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Interview with TYLER PERRY
By Le Anne Lindsay I’ve now interviewed both Ava DuVernay and Tyler Perry, do you realize how close that puts me to being in Oprah’s sphere! Photo credit: Allied Philly Tyler Perry was in Philadelphia earlier this month to promote his latest movie Boo! A Madea Halloween. He walked the red carpet and introduced the film to an enthusiastic Philly audience. The next day, just a few select outlet, (yours truly included!) and the young kid who sung for the Pope, Bobby Hill, got a chance to individually meet and chat with the entertainment mogul at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. T&T: I read somewhere that when you directed your first…
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Philly Premieres A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME Now on DVD in time for Halloween
SUPERNATURAL THRILLER OUT ON DVD A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME Red Carpet Coverage by T&T Editor, Le Anne Lindsay Last month I attended the premiere of a horror movie called A House is Not A Home. Regular readers know since blog contributor Candi Smith of “Candi’s Corner” left T&T to pursue her own media career, I don’t cover horror movies any more; the reason being, I like to be able to sleep at night. (Note: I am looking for NEW CONTRIBUTORS, so if you’re interested, send me an email with a writing sample or two. It’s a non-paid gig, but I let you have your own voice; you’re bio…
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GRAND LUX CAFE: Warm Sticky Bun Bread Pudding Recipe & Demo
CELEBRATE NATIONAL DESSERT DAY with GRAND LUX CAFE by Tinsel & Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay One of the things Tinsel & Tine likes to feature on our #PhillyCalendar are the National Food Holidays. Restaurant chain, Grand Lux Cafe appreciates this and invited me to attend a special dessert extravaganza in time for National Dessert Day which is celebrated Friday, October 14th. We started with some of their top apps, so we’d have something on our stomachs before all the sweets. The Asian Nachos (Crispy Fried Wontons covered with chicken in a sweet-hot peanut sauce, topped with melted cheese, green onion and wasabi cream) is now my new favorite bar…
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Movie Blog Post: So Proud of Nate Parker and his film The Birth of A Nation
STILL TIME TO RALLY AROUND THE REAL ISSUES OF THE BIRTH OF A NATION By Tinsel & Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay I’m certainly not trying to be insensitive to the horrors of rape or suicide. But come on people, this movie is not the platform for that discussion. Nate Parker was not convicted of a crime and has grown up to have a beautiful family and a seven year journey to bringing forth his film – The Birth of a Nation. It is time to rejoice about hard work, dedication, patience and talent paying off – to Research/Write/Act/Direct/Secure Funding/Go Broke etc.. takes a lot of stamina and heart and…
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Movie Blog Post: THE DRESSMAKER
A TOWN TRANSFORMED BY OVER THE TOP ELEGANT DAY WEAR By Tinsel & Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay I fell in love with the trailer for this film, THE DRESSMAKER (Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse, based on the novel of the same name by Rosalie Ham) the odd tone and vampy quality sucked me in immediately and so did the first 3/4 of the movie. Then it takes a really hard turn into sadness and black comedy. Sure, I get it, the story’s about a prodigal daughter’s unwelcome return home, so you anticipate repercussions; still I never expected it to get so dark; was hoping I could recommend it to my…
