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FREETOWN: Interview with Director Garrett Batty
Interview with Garrett Batty By Tinsel & Tine Blog Contributor – Terri Heard Every so often, I lose myself in the fantasy of making my own films. Somewhere in the fantasy-land that frequently floods my head, I see myself sitting in the director’s chair, calling out “Cut” or “Print” and then flash forwarding to whatever awards ceremony will have me as the awed audience applauds. Yep. Easy peasy. …Hear that? Somewhere God – however you define God (or don’t) – is laughing. Hysterically. And why wouldn’t He? First of all I haven’t set foot inside of a church in years, so is it really that He’s going to answer my…
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POST UPDATE 10/31/2015 : See Full Movie – Then read interview below with filmmaker: One of the best parts of writing a film blog is that literally every post, I learn something new – sometimes it’s something I have sketchy details about that’s made clearer. Sometimes it’s just realizing that a director I thought I was unfamiliar with, actually made a movie I liked from back in the day. And other times, I’m totally getting schooled. For instance, Cosplay, this is a term I was unfamiliar with till I attended the Philly preview screening of writer/director Aleksandra Svetlichnaya’s short film DINNER. Ukraine born, Philly bred, Aleksandra is a multi-talented young…
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Food in Film: WAITRESS Movie
In this 2007 film, Keri Russell stars as Jenna - a desolate diner waitress seeking solace in the art of pie-making. Trapped in an unhappy marriage, she’s eager to escape her husband and her small-town hell and sets about to make a run for it by entering an out of town pie baking contest...
