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Christmas in Harlem: BLACK NATIVITY
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor There are so many movies that have gone to the stage and so many Broadway shows that have become movies, that I could start a whole new blog just comparing the adaptations back and forth of both. Here’s another one – “Black Nativity” a staged musical originally written by Langston Hughes, the show was first performed Off-Broadway on December 11, 1961. It’s a stylized, gospel retelling of the Biblical Jesus, Mary & Joseph Christmas story told with a dark skinned cast. Now writer/director Kasi Lemmons (Eve’s Bayou, Talk to Me) has put her own spin on the tale for her new movie Black Nativity starring…
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(Philly) FREE SCREENING PASSES: GRUDGE MATCH (starring Sylvester Stallone & Robert De Niro)
Post Update 8/29/2016 – I’m not sure why, but suddenly this post from 2013 became a high traffic page. If you did a search for free screening passes and want to see movies in preview in Philly then sign up for Tinsel & Tine’s newsletter below: NEWSLETTER Subscribe for Free Screening Passes & Food Related Giveaways Win Passes to See Grudge Match before it hits theaters Christmas Day! Tinsel & Tine has 25 (admit two) Gofobo codes for the Grudge Match Preview Screening at The Prince Theater 7:30pm on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Use the Rafflecopter widget below and Enter to Win! Note: Arrive Early! Screening passes do NOT…
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A Chat with Malcolm D. Lee on Ushering in The Best Man Holiday
If you are black and living on earth you’ve seen the movie The Best Man at some point in your life. In fact, How many times have you watched it over the last 14 Years? (comments welcome). Thus making the sequel a much anticipated movie event! And I can unequivocally say it was worth the wait – The Best Man Holiday not only serves these beloved characters in heart and truth and spirit, but is also sure to become an annual Christmas Classic. The opening montage flashes briefly back to Lance (Morris Chestnut) and Mia’s (Monica Calhoun) wedding, while quickly filling the audience in on each character’s progression since last…
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FREE SCREENING PASSES (NJ) HOMEFRONT
SYNOPSIS: HOMEFRONT is an action movie about a widowed ex-DEA agent who retires to a small town for the sake of his 10-year-old daughter. The only problem is he picked the wrong town. This edge of your seat action thriller features an exciting ensemble cast. Jason Statham and James Franco face off in a quiet southern town as Winona Ryder and Kate Bosworth become entangled in a fight that consumes everyone. HOMEFRONT will be the MUST-SEE action thriller this Thanksgiving! See below link and code for free screening passes to see HomeFront Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 Where: AMC Cherry Hill (2121 New Jersey 38, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002)…
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FREE SCREENING PASSES (Philly) – BLACK NATIVITY
POST UPDATE: TINSEL & TINE BLACK NATIVITY REVIEW BLACK NATIVITY In a contemporary adaptation of Langston Hughes’ celebrated play, the holiday musical drama BLACK NATIVITY follows Langston (Jacob Latimore), a street-wise teen from Baltimore raised by a single mother, as he journeys to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged relatives Reverend Cornell and Aretha Cobbs (Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett). Unwilling to live by the imposing Reverend Cobbs’ rules, a frustrated Langston is determined to return home to his mother, Naima (Jennifer Hudson). Langston embarks on a surprising and inspirational journey and along with new friends, and a little divine intervention, he discovers the true…
