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W.E. (Madonna’s Directorial Debut)
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Madonna, for all her faults, cast this self-funded feature with uncharacteristic cinematic poise. Otherwise, though, it’s a disappointment – Ed Gibbs The National A glossy mess with no discernible point of view; a gluttonous feast of self-pity by women with a total lack of self-awareness – Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews “W.E.” is a mess, but it’s certainly an attractive one; the characters are underdeveloped, yet so relentlessly art- directed that at least there’s always something lovely to look at – Moira MacDonald I really wish W.E had been released into the public like the blind auditions of The Voice. I’m quite certain that…
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11th Annual LunaFest Short Films Festival
If you consume powerbars, you’ll no doubt be familiar with Clif and Luna bars, but you may not know this same company is in the film biz. In 2000 they created LunaFest a short film festival by, for and about women. It’s a traveling, one night film festival; this year (Friday, March 2, 2012) one of the stops was Chestnut Hill, PA (30 minutes outside Center City Philadelphia for any non-local readers). One of Tinsel & Tine’s missions is to highlight film and food events around the city; this one was of particular interest because it was located in my own backyard, and served as a community fundraising event. Here’s…
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Traders Joes: Veggie Dishes
I struggle when it comes to eating enough vegetables during the week. I like them, but there’s always something more fun and readily available to eat outside of the veggie family. Although recently, I have discovered two veggie combinations from Trader Joe’s that I can put together in minutes and actually look forward to having: This freshly packaged Brussels Sprouts Sauté comes all together with cranberries, onions, bacon, hazelnuts and container of balsamic dressing. The ingredients come layered, so first I caramelize the onions and bacon in a little olive oil, before adding in the finely chopped brussels sprouts. After sauteing for about 5 minutes, I added in the balsamic…
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Tinsel & Tine: ANNUAL OSCARS ROUND UP 2012
Tradition may be safe, but not necessarily boring. Billy Crystal was the go to, tried and true choice to host The 84th Annual Academy Awards (9th x) after the Brett Ratner "gay slur" firing and subsequent pull out of Eddie Murphy as host...
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Commentary – THIS MEANS WAR
My screening of This Means War was courtesy of and reviewed for Cinedelphia Take a little True Lies, mix in a dash of Mr. & Mrs Smith, add a touch of Ocean’s Eleven and then half-bake and you’ve got a mildly entertaining, McG romantic, spy comedy. This Means War stars Reese Witherspoon as the lucky lady being courted by two super cute spies. Of course Reese’s character, Lauren thinks she’s just dating two super cute guys. Lauren is an executive at a consumer products research firm, who lately has had a run of bad luck or no luck in the romance department. Her older, married friend, Trish (Chelsea Handler) decides…
