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28th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival Coverage
October 17-27 by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Originally posted 10/31/19 Day 1 (10/17) #PFF28 The Festivities are in full swing Opening Night film #1 PARASITE fantastically nutz and at the same time a commentary on wealth disparities dir Bong Joon Ho pic.twitter.com/nv5QiRb4r9— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) October 18, 2019 Opening Night Film JUST MERCY starring Michael B Jordan, Jamie Foxx Philadelphia Film Society bestowed the inaugural HUMANITARIAN AWARD TO BRYAN STEVENSON the subject of the film and the Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative. For 30 years Stevenson has made it his life’s work to exonerate innocent death row prisoners, try to eliminate excessive and unfair sentencing,…
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The 77th Annual Golden Globes Round Up 2020
his year the Globes went Vegan! Without any meat to sop up all that free flowing champagne, I was expecting a few more Olivia Coleman (The Crown) tipsy type speeches, but for the most part everyone held it together. The room did seem apprehensive when Joaquin Phoenix took the stage to accept his award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama - Joker
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STAR WARS: The Rise of Skywalker
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor The press screening for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker was at 1pm in the middle of the day on a Tuesday, for those of us who run movie sites on the side, but need to clothe, shelter and feed ourselves, that’s the worst possible time, if it were in the morning, I could take half a day, if it were late afternoon I could take half a day, but to take a full vacation day to see Star Wars was not happening as I’m not a huge Star Wars person, I love sci-fi, fantasy, action for which this falls into, but truthfully, I’ve always…
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Philadelphia Theatre Scene
“Theater Beat” rounds up news and notes from the theater scene in and around Philadelphia. They asked Philly theater professionals to tell us what they’re excited to see in the year ahead… Starting with two prominent theater people: Paige Price, Producing Artistic Director Philadelphia Theatre Company and Thom Weaver Barrymore Award-winning set and lighting designer READ ARTICLE https://www.inquirer.com/arts/philadelphia-theater-2020-season-recommendations-paige-price-thom-weaver-20191231.html Article to continue next Tues with more Philly Theater notables ALSO MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR … 2020 PHILLY THEATRE WEEK! a 10-day celebration of artists, organizations, and audiences that have made Greater Philadelphia one of the most vibrant theatre regions in the nation. Audiences will have an opportunity to try unique events…
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Sundance or Bust
Tinsel & Tine (Editor, Le Anne Lindsay) is heading to Sundance Film Festival for the first time. It’s been a dream to attend this annual film mecca since starting this site in 2010. However, I could use a bit of financial assistance with travel and wardrobe. Please consider donating to my #Sundance2020 GoFundMe
