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Empire Talk Week 4: False Imposition (FoxTV)
Here we are 4th week of Empire and I thought this was going to be the first week I couldn’t watch at 9pm, cause I had a screening I couldn’t miss, but then lucky for me they changed the screening time from 7:30pm to 6pm, so I was home with 15 minutes to spare – just enough time to make myself a cup of hot cocoa with brandy and turn on Cookie and them! 7 Highlights (Recap) from Episode 4 of EMPIRE “False Imposition” Directed by Rosemary Rodriguez 1. Tianna (Serayah) knows what’s up! Despite the way Hakeem feels about his mother, Tianna understands Cookie knows her stuff, so she…
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A Revlock Interview: Kevin MacDonald – BLACK SEA
Interview with Director Kevin MacDonald for Latest Movie “Black Sea” By Tinsel & Tine Blog Contributor – MIKHAIL REVLOCK Kevin MacDonald is nothing if not ambidextrous. With almost metronomic regularity, the Scottish director alternates between shooting fiction films and documentaries. Though he might not be a household name in the states—he is quick to confess that he has yet to produce a “hit”—MacDonald does not lack in prestigious accolades. One Day in September, his gripping account of the Munich Massacre, netted the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 2000. His 2004 docudrama Touching the Void is widely considered the best mountaineering film of all time. And in 2006 MacDonald…
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Women on the Edge: STILL ALICE and CAKE
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Dual Film Reviews on “Still Alice’ and “Cake” I saw these two films Julianne Moore in Still Alice and Jennifer Aniston in Cake within days of each other and couldn’t help but be struck by the similarities. Both women are dealing with harsh realities not of their own making. Both women are in good income brackets, yet that fact only alleviates their situations in minor ways. And both women are mothers who can’t protect their children from a terrible fate. In STILL ALICE, Alice Howland (Moore) is a 50 year-old professor of linguistics. She’s esteemed in her field, has written books and is asked to…
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Philly Spotlight – OIC of America: SHOW OFF YOUR PURSE -N- ALITY
I got a tweet from Philly PR Girl inviting me to check out a Pre-Event Pop Up Happy Hour to draw attention to an upcoming fundraiser for OIC of America. The happy hour was held at Fratelli’s Italian Bistro (1339 Chestnut Street). I have yet to dine here, but you can read a write-up on the South Philly Review: Phyllis Stein-Novack Italian Bistro Review SPR The fundraising event being promoted at this pre-event is called Show Off Your Purse- N- ality (click for more info and to purchase tix ) to be held February 7, 2015 (3-6pm) at the Marriott Philadelphia. The event is a designer purse auction…
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Book to Movie Post: FIFTY SHADES OF GREY
Yup, I read all 3 of the 50 Shades of Grey trilogy by E. L. James. Well, not really read, it was when I tried an audiobook membership with Audible.com. Pretty soon after joining I downloaded 50 Shades, how could I resist? And then immediately had to listen to 50 Shades Darker and 50 Shades Freed. Which just should have been entitled 50 Shades continued and continued some more; because really, it’s all just one long book. But never tediously long. No, quite the contrary, to my horror, I too fell in love with these simple characters and didn’t want to let them go. For me, the books take me…
