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Filmmaker Interview: Matt Johnson OPERATION AVALANCHE
I was really impressed with this movie, it's clever to imagine two hot shot CIA neophytes pulling off the caper of all capers. Then there's the camera work. Yes, "Found Footage" tends to now be denigrated a bit, and there are a couple times you don't feel the camera would've been rolling, but for the most part, it creates a fantastic storytelling device, and...
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THE BILLBOARD BOYS (Documentary)
WE’RE LIVING HERE IN ALLENTOWN – THE BILLBOARD BOYS By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I think most of us agree the first Reality TV show was MTV’s The Real World and the first competition reality show – Mark Burnett’s Survivor. But did you know there was an event that both preceded and combined these two institutions? Back in 1982 the radio station WSAN came up with a publicity stunt that went viral, way before we ever knew the term, and in all places, Allentown PA. Producer Frank J. Petka, of Tag Visual Media and his partner Writer/Director Pat Taggart from Roxborough and Southwest Philly respectively, are set to release a…
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OK Cupid Philadelphia Dining
Zama & Grand Caffe L’Aquila First Stops on my Wining & Dining Dating Tour of Philly By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor So regular readers know I decided to set up an OK Cupid profile to make it easier for Trekkie’s to upload their info to enter T&T’s be my Trekkie Guide Competition. I was going to take it down after the contest, but decided instead to change it to this: I’ve never been spoiled. I’ve always taken care of myself on every level. I’ve only been in relationships and on dates where I’m pulling my own weight financially. I’d like to know what it’s like to be wined and dined,…
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Movie Blog Post: THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS & COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Fassbender’s character Tom is newly back from War War I and feeling a lot of survivor’s guilt. He takes a job as a lighthouse keeper at a remote lighthouse off the coast of Australia. Before setting out to his isolated post, he's invited to dinner by his employer...
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Movie Blog Post: MORGAN
A Sci-Fi Version of And Then There Were None by Tinsel & Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay It’s gotta be tough to follow in your father’s footsteps when he wears big shoes the likes of “Alien” and “Blade Runner”, but it looks like Luke Scott, son of Ridley Scott is off to a good start with room to grow a size or two. MORGAN, written by Seth W. Owen, has a sci fi premise involving corporate funding of an experimental project birthing humanoid creatures with artificial DNA. The first prototype of this version to make it longer than a few hours is Morgan (Anya Taylor-Joy). The team who brought Morgan…
