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Just a Taste: Salmon Fishing in Yemen
Although I had trouble becoming engaged for the first 30 minutes or so of the film; by the end I was taken in by the zen outlook of the endeavor. I was also quite taken with that charming Sheik. For a man like that, I might consider being wife number 10 or 11.
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Commentary – DARK GIRLS
Dark Girls is co-directed and produced by Bill Duke (Duke Media) and D. Channsin Berry (Urban Winter Entertainment) the film explores the deep-seated bias and attitudes about skin color; particularly dark skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture...
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Ambler Theater’s Babette’s Feast: Film & Food Recap
Since beginning Tinsel & Tine in 2008, I’ve gotten to learn more, be a part of, and savor these two creative expressions: Film and Food. The pinnacle of my experiences thus far, took place on Thursday night (March 8, 2012) at the Ambler Theater. Those of us in attendance were not only given the opportunity to see Babette’s Feast, the Oscar winning, Danish film, considered one of the all-time great “food films”; we also got to taste Babette’s menu! Quail en Sarcophage avec Foie Gras, Wild Mushrooms and Truffle Butter Sauce The event came together pretty quickly, the idea coming from Chef Drew Abbate of the The Vine and…
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W.E. (Madonna’s Directorial Debut)
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Madonna, for all her faults, cast this self-funded feature with uncharacteristic cinematic poise. Otherwise, though, it’s a disappointment – Ed Gibbs The National A glossy mess with no discernible point of view; a gluttonous feast of self-pity by women with a total lack of self-awareness – Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews “W.E.” is a mess, but it’s certainly an attractive one; the characters are underdeveloped, yet so relentlessly art- directed that at least there’s always something lovely to look at – Moira MacDonald I really wish W.E had been released into the public like the blind auditions of The Voice. I’m quite certain that…
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11th Annual LunaFest Short Films Festival
If you consume powerbars, you’ll no doubt be familiar with Clif and Luna bars, but you may not know this same company is in the film biz. In 2000 they created LunaFest a short film festival by, for and about women. It’s a traveling, one night film festival; this year (Friday, March 2, 2012) one of the stops was Chestnut Hill, PA (30 minutes outside Center City Philadelphia for any non-local readers). One of Tinsel & Tine’s missions is to highlight film and food events around the city; this one was of particular interest because it was located in my own backyard, and served as a community fundraising event. Here’s…
