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Movie Blog Post: 20th Century Women
Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Tinsel & Tine’s Look at Mike Mill’s Mother in 20th Century Women Writer/Director Mike Mill’s semi-autobiographical movie 20th Century Women stars Annette Bening as Dorothea Fields a late in life mother raising a 15 year-old son, Jamie (Lucas Jade Zumann) in the late 1970’s in Santa Barbara CA. Their home purchased at auction was once a sprawling Victorian mansion, but is now barely livable, however little by little Dorothea is restoring the home with the help of a border William (Billy Crudup) a hippy who also restores vintage cars, he once tried to live on a commune but found that lifestyle too far out even for…
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Philly Spotlight: TOUCH OF HEART GREETING CARDS
Greeting Cards Making A Come Back TOUCH OF HEART GREETING CARDS a tiny, little division of Hallmock In spike Jonze’s futuristic movie HER Joaquin Phoenix’s character has a job writing personal letters for people who love the idea of corresponding the old-fashioned way but don’t have time to put pen to paper. My friend Ira “Wally” Wolins’ new business, Touch of Heart Greeting Cards, puts me in mind of this movie, because he too has found a market for people who still enjoy sending real, tactile greeting cards, but they want to send something original with a touch of humor and a touch of heart.While in between jobs, Ira helped…
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The 74th Annual Golden Globes Round Up 2017
Man, was it noisy this year. Every year all the celebrities say this is the most fun awards show because of the eating, drinking and socializing, but this was the first year people didn't pipe down when the next presenter came on. Some presenters didn't seem to know how to handle it. Although, everyone got good and quiet during Meryl Streep's address to not only Hollywood, but to the country. I've heard the criticisms and unfortunately, her speech didn't cause as big a stir as I would have liked. ...
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Best & Worst Movies of 2016 (Top 10 List)
TINSEL & TINE QUICK YEAR IN REVIEW By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor It was a busy, fun year in Philly/Foodie Events too, but you can see a wrap up of those posts on the #PhillySpotlight page. So this is just a run down of some movie highlights from 2016: 1. The First Movie I Saw in 2016 was 45 YEARS starring 2 actor’s actors Charlotte Rampling & Tom Courtenay (it was part of last year’s Awards season, but in Philly it was released in January). 45 Years is one of those unassuming, quiet, yet very powerful and memorable films about an older couple examining their marriage in light of some…
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Hidden Figures
I've seen it twice and I've cried tears of joy each time. I'm so glad these amazing women with incredible minds, have now been publicly recognized for their gifts and talents which contributed to our country's space travel....
