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Last Christmas
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor In my review of the “The Irishman” I admitted that I’m not the best person to review that movie as it’s just not my genre. But rom/coms, that’s something I know something about! And it’s sad when they don’t quite hit the mark; you want so badly to be charmed and yet you just can’t get there. “Last Christmas” is directed by Paul Feig (“Bridesmaids” “Spy”) and written by Bryony Kimmings and Emma Thompson, who co-wrote the story with her husband, Greg Wise. Based on the ubiquitous annual Christmas song of the same name by George Michael. Which I think comes in #2 on most…
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TINA: The Tina Turner Musical
By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I got to see TINA: The Tina Turner Musical with Thomasena of @musicfilmdiva and her friend Carol. It’s everything you want a Broadway show to be, book & music meet perfectly!!! We saw it with Nkeki Obi-Melekwe @nkekio SO dynamic! Can’t imagine the other Tina who plays her most shows, being better 😍 The Ike Turner was so convincing Daniel J Watts @dwattswords , I didn’t know whether to clap or boo for him at curtain call 😄 Be on the look out for a star on the horizon in a little package, Skye Dakota Turner @skyedakotaturner plays Annamae (Tina) as a child and her…
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Charlie’s Angels 2019
It’s sad CHARLIE’S ANGELS 2019 tanked with a 8.2M opening, cause I really enjoyed it better than the first 2 Charlie’s Angel’s inspired (cause none of them will ever match the first 3 seasons of the TV series for me) movies. Sure those reboots had more action and recognizable names, but this one took on Elizabeth Banks‘ “Pitch Perfect” female bonding, light humor, genuine sense of fun. I thought the stakes were good and contemporary in terms of the case; I liked the addition of a male holistic healer/chef called Saint; and the production design felt sleek and just a tinge futuristic. It even officially took Kristen Stewart off my…
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Jojo Rabbit
Writer/director Taika Waititi (“Thor Ragnarok”) created a Wes Anderson-esque offbeat Anne Frank-ish comedy, which won the People’s Choice Awards at TIFF. JOJO RABBIT is set near the end of World War II. Jojo Betzler, played by a remarkable young actor (Roman Griffin Davis) who could give both Jacob Tremblay (Room) and the Stranger Things kids a run for the money) is a German 10-year-old Nazi enthusiast so zealously ready to join the Third Reich, his imaginary friend is a wacky Adolf Hitler (played by Waititi). This is Roman’s first professional role and he really seemed to understand the whole tone of the movie and how to play it straight with…
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Film Festival Strategy Session
Pssst 🤫 wanna know the secrets to getting your film into all your fave fests? Then join PWIFT (@pwift ) for our Film Festival Strategy Session Sunday, Dec. 8th You’ll hear first-hand from four influential festival directors: > Maori Karmael Holmes Founder & Artistic Director, BlackStar Film Festival BlackStar Film Festival > Phuong Nguyen Co-Founder & CEO of The Women’s Film Festival > Suzi Nash Programmer – Shorts, Features, Docs at qFLIX Philadelphia qFLIXphiladelphia > Katherine Elisabeth Clark Writer/Director, Co-Founder of PopUp Anthology and > Moderated by Amy Tiehel, Filmmaker These panelists will share their expertise in our Q&A discussion. Then they’ll roll up their sleeves to give you hands-on…
