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Bull Rider and Miss Man: DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
Every year I make a point of seeing all the up for awards season movies; some years I’m more successful than others. Still haven’t seen a few flicks that I’d like to fit in before the Golden Globes on Sunday, January 12th (be sure to follow Tinsel & Tine on facebook, twitter or pinterest to enjoy the red carpet and telecast with me!). One movie I saw kinda late in the game is Dallas Buyers Club. Going in I knew Matthew McConaughey lost 50lbs to play the role and that it dealt with AIDS, but other than that, knew little else, which I find is the best way to…
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THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor In The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Walter (Ben Stiller) is an exceedingly regular kinda guy, with 15 years at Life Magazine, working with photo negatives in a dark archival room, along side a nice, but overweight, equally dorky guy (Adrian Martinez). Like most of us who are still looking for love in our late 30’s and 40’s, we find ourselves spending a lot of time with siblings and our parents, and in my case a 70 year-old aunt. In Walter’s case a sister (Kathryn Hahn) still holding on to low level acting aspirations and a mother (Shirley MacLaine) who needs help moving into a…
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Devouring: THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
I love this entire review. It’s simplistic and a quick read, yet gives a great description of the movie… The Wolf of Wall Street is a bacchanal barrage of booze, broads and blow that will have you laughing — or shaking your head — because of its cynically unabashed exuberance… They (Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Terence Winter) create an almost surreal, carnal, carnival-like atmosphere where these self-proclaimed masters of the universe grow more and more intoxicated and invincible, as the money continues to pour in from unsuspecting suckers… READ MOREBob Bloom JConline.com Tinsel & Tine’s Take Undoubtedly, this version of The Wolf of Wall Street would be great as a…
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Re-examining Oppression – MANDELA: Long Walk to Freedom
I’m always fascinated by The Collective Unconscious, which in terms of film this past year, was made evident in the re-examination of race relations – 42, Fruitvale Station, The Butler, 12 Years A Slave and now Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. What does it mean that past and present racial injustice and oppression are being so powerfully brought to life on the big screen at this moment in time? Are we exercising the ghosts of the past in order to usher in a better future of equality? And how do you feel as a Caucasian person watching these movies? Cause it’s not as if any of the films even attempt to see…
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Tribeca Film: S#X ACTS
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Israeli filmmaker Jonathan Gurfinkel’s and writer Rona Segal have created a film that feels more like a documentary exposing the cavalier relationship many teens and young adults have with sex. It would seem young women around the world give out BJ’s and hand jobs like it means nothing. If S#X ACTS weren’t in subtitles (Hebrew), I would have sworn the movie was set in a suburb of The United States. Gili (Sivan Levy) is an attractive girl of about 16 or 17, she’s not traditionally pretty, but definitely appealing, like a cheaper version of a young Marion Cotillard. The film begins with Gili taking selfies,…
