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Come Away
I can accept the concept of both these tales having origins from the same family and then diverging into separate stories over time and retelling. For instance, although Alice carries around a big rabbit, she’s also given a tiny bell and told by her mother that it’s really a fairy named Tinker. The children have an overbearing, rich aunt Eleanor (Anna Chancellor) who wants to see they are brought up properly and she’s depicted as the Red Queen. The inciting incident of older brother David’s drowning is both a reason for younger brother Peter to feel it’s his duty to take his brother’s place and grow up quicker. And at…
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Here’s What a Film Producer Does, And Why
borrowed excerpts from Gabrielle Nadig’s article Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Became an Independent Film Producer for “DEAR PRODUCER” First things first. I did not really understand what a producer did before I started doing it and I still frequently come across people in the industry who do not know or do not value what we do. So I’ll explain… There are so many great writers and directors with a vision, but there are so few people who can bring that vision to life. These skills led me to be a producer rather than a director because I loved the idea that a producer could build…
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Disney+ Winter Specials
I'm not sure I ever asked myself, what was Olaf's mental state having just been born into consciousness out of thin, icy air, by Elsa in FROZEN. Well, whether you asked or not, the previously untold origins of Olaf are revealed in the Disney+ short “Once Upon A
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29th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival Coverage
Just like I said about Virtual Black Star Film Festival this summer, I really enjoy so much about an online film festival. Yes, I do still miss seeing films as they were intended for the big screen, but these platforms for viewing films as a festival are pretty sweet. With BlackStar, you had to tune in when the film was being shown, or you missed it. But what I love about PFF29, once the film had it’s first showing, then it was just available for the rest of the run of the fest. And I could watch them via my Roku. As usual, there was a wonderful mix of genres…
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Interview with CENTRAL AVE co-hosts Julissa Bermudez and Sanya Richards-Ross
by Contributor Candace Cordelia & Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Got a chance to cover some Philly TV entertainment. Well, let me clarify, the show is called CENTRAL AVE and it’s nationally syndicated, but for Philadelphia it airs 11pm Saturday & Sunday on Ch 17 WPHL-TV. And when I say cover, well, I received the opportunity to interview these 2 fab co-hosts of Central Ave – Julissa Bermudez and Sanya Richards-Ross, but I was in the middle of covering 3 virtual film fests. So, I called upon my friend and colleague Candace Cordelia! Candace is a Philly-based on-camera host and writer who once upon a time contributed regularly to Tinsel &…
