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CCD RESTAURANT WEEK Returns with Increased Health and Safety Measures (9/13 – 9/25/2020)
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I’m not weighing in for or against this. Just reporting on Philly Foodie News: Center City District has decided to go ahead with their annual early Fall RESTAURANT WEEK – September 13 through 25, 2020 reformatted with increased health and safety protocols. More than 60 participating restaurants are working together with the CCD to create a safe experience so residents and visitors can support local businesses and keep local workers employed. Guests will as per previous years, enjoy three-course dinners for $35 per person, as well as $20 three-course lunches at participating locations (tax, gratuity and beverages are not included). Take- Out: For the first…
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I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY Whitney Houston Biopic to be helmed by Black, Female Director Stella Meghie
Filmmaker Stella Meghie (Jean of the Joneses, Everything, Everything , The Weekend, The Photograph ) is shaking up Hollywood. Now, a newly minted Academy member with four films under her belt, this writer-director is taking on an ambitious new project: Whitney Houston’s life story! “It’s so strange to think that the teen girl with ‘I’m Every Woman’ playing over and over in her head, running down the hallway, now gets to direct the movie about Whitney’s life. That is very surreal.” The film, titled I Wanna Dance With Somebody, (screenwriter Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody) has not yet been cast, but shooting is slated to begin next spring. Sony Pictures picked…
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‘Captain Marvel 2’: ‘Candyman’s Nia DaCosta To Direct Sequel
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor MovieNews As a big MCU fan this is very exciting to me to see a part of the franchise helmed by a female black director 👏🏽 Whoo hoo! However, the only issue I have is that I really hated Nia DaCosta‘s LITTLE WOODS, it’s depressing in a way that’s just bleak, one of those movies where you feel depleted at the end. Jordan Peele (screenplay) DaCosta (director) CANDYMAN which won’t be out til the fall, looks too scary for me to watch. So, I’m a little worried about a big change in tone for the next Captain Marvel installment. The first one had some great…
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5 QUESTIONS FOR ACTOR and PIE MAKER –
ANTHONY LAWTONLet’s Talk Pies! The Pandemic hit every sector of our economy, but none more than the Arts. So, I get as an actor, you, like most, need a side hustle, but why and when did you decide to start selling pies on Facebook? And tell us more about the selections?
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Radioactive (Marie Curie Story)
Like so many historical biopics, most recent example “Tesla” “Radioactivity” feels surface, too many montages to depict passage of time, too glossy. I’d really like to see a gritty movie about a notable person of history. One that’s intriguing and reflective of the person, not just marking beats of their life’s résumé. And one not so romanticized and glamorized.
