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BlackStar Film Festival Aug 1-4, 2024 – Coverage
13th Annual BlackStar Coverage 2024. It was great in my neighborhood of West Philly for years, but when BSFF moved into Center City last year, I think I like it better. It just gives it more of a big festival shine. And the Kimmel Center is a sweet hangout spot in between screenings...
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RECAP: Flavors of the Black Diaspora: A Philadelphia Popup Dinner
I am so pleased I got to attend this before COVID-19 shut down all my social/blogging engagements. It was just a perfect evening of meeting a small group of wonderful new foodies, in a lovely atmosphere, over 5 delectable and creative courses, not to mention appetizers and cocktails.
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ROMANCING THE STONE – 40th Anniversary
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito Director Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Contact, Who Framed Roger Rabbit ) First time writer Diane Thomas I joined some fellow members of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle to discuss this milestone anniversary on episode 120 of the Film Scribes Podcast: My Pocast Notes: This has been one of my favorite movies for as long as I can remember. Partly because I started reading romance novels at the tender age of 11 – more than likely why I’m still single, always looking for my Jesse or my Jack – and neither exists. My favorite romance novelist had my same last…
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Reigniting my passion for CIGARS!
When I started smoking in the 90's there was no YouTube, so I was just kinda winging it. This time I've started watching the wide array of videos, from you're regular Joe type smokers to London Aficionados and in between.
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17th Annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
As always, PIFF (Philadelphia Independent Film Festival) running May 8-11, 2024 has a ton in store for the 4 day Film Festival. Starting with opening night film ONE ONE ASKED YOUR a documentary by Ruth Leitman, which follows The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead on her 2017 “Vagical Mystery Tour...
