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29th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival Coverage
Just like I said about Virtual Black Star Film Festival this summer, I really enjoy so much about an online film festival. Yes, I do still miss seeing films as they were intended for the big screen, but these platforms for viewing films as a festival are pretty sweet. With BlackStar, you had to tune in when the film was being shown, or you missed it. But what I love about PFF29, once the film had it’s first showing, then it was just available for the rest of the run of the fest. And I could watch them via my Roku. As usual, there was a wonderful mix of genres…
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Interview with CENTRAL AVE co-hosts Julissa Bermudez and Sanya Richards-Ross
by Contributor Candace Cordelia & Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Got a chance to cover some Philly TV entertainment. Well, let me clarify, the show is called CENTRAL AVE and it’s nationally syndicated, but for Philadelphia it airs 11pm Saturday & Sunday on Ch 17 WPHL-TV. And when I say cover, well, I received the opportunity to interview these 2 fab co-hosts of Central Ave – Julissa Bermudez and Sanya Richards-Ross, but I was in the middle of covering 3 virtual film fests. So, I called upon my friend and colleague Candace Cordelia! Candace is a Philly-based on-camera host and writer who once upon a time contributed regularly to Tinsel &…
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UNCLE FRANK
It's during this visit Betty confides in Uncle Frank some hopeful ambitions, and quickly takes it back, opting for what's expected of her future. Uncle Frank advises her she can carve out her own way in life, and not to think small, dream big.
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CHRISTMAS VILLAGE IN PHILADELPHIA RETURN TO LOVE PARK AND CITY HALL WITH A 2020 SOCIALLY DISTANCED LAYOUT
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Christmas Village in Philadelphia, the authentic open-air German-style Christmas Market at LOVE Park and City Hall, will again return for the 2020 holiday season from Thanksgiving to Christmas Eve. Now with a new socially distanced layout, reduced vendor capacity, new safety protocols, and a new separated food area. For this year, Christmas Village in Philadelphia will see many changes with the health and safety of visitors, tourists, vendors and staff in mind. Masks and social distancing will be required. Visitors are encouraged to not only wear their masks, follow social distance guidelines, and keep in direction with the new layout, but everyone who visits is…
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Netflix REBECCA Remake 2020 vs Classic Hitchcock REBECCA 1940
Manderley Revisited with the gang from the Large Association of Movie Blogs (aka the LAMb) We discuss my beloved, classic, Academy Award winning REBECCA dir by Alfred Hitchcock Produced by David O. Selznick, starring Joan Fontaine, Laurence Olivier & Judith Anderson. Then we go into REBECCA the remake by Ben Wheatley currently on Netflix starring Lily James, Armie Hammer & Kristen Scott Thomas check out the Podcast:
