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The Peanut Butter Falcon
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor By now you’ve probably heard about this little Road movie that could, getting 95% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. The reason for this is writers/directors Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz have crafted something that feels uplifting and timeless with a pinch of unexpected humor sprinkled throughout. I have to admit, I had little intentions of seeing this movie until it started getting such great buzz; and that’s not because of any misgivings about Shia LaBeouf. I just feel very uncomfortable thinking about people living with afflictions like Down Syndrome. The world has too many sharp edges for people who are so vulnerable to the deep cuts of cruelty.…
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22nd Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival in Philly
And 2nd Anniversary for The Madlab Post Screening Shorts at BOK Building Audiences in over 400 Cities Spanning 6 Continents are Uniting for One Week for One Reason…to Judge the Ten Finalists in the 22nd Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival. This global festival begins Thursday 9/26 at 6:30PM with a celebration reception at The Madlab Post’s studio BOK Building (1901 S. 9th Street Room 411 Phila, PA 19148) Daily showtimes follow including Mondays – Fridays 9/27 through 10/4 at 2PM, two shows on Saturdays 9/28 – 10/5 at 1PM and 6:30PM, and Sundays 9/29 – 10/6 at 4PM MANHATTAN SHORT is the only event of its kind. The films screen…
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5 Questions for Actor: BROOKE LEWIS
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Tinsel & Tine’s 5 Questions for Filmmakers Series has expanded to include those on the lens side of the camera, starting with actor (I don’t use the feminine form any longer) Brooke Lewis (Philly Native). She stars in the comedy ½ New Year about a tight knit group of friends letting loose once a year at their annual Half New Year Party. The film will be showcased at this years FirstGlance Film Festival (Nov 1-3, 2019) in Philadelphia. Brooke Lewis is an multi award winning actress. Among other accolades, she most recently took home the award for Best Actress in an Indie Film at the…
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Allen’s Lane Art Center: THE INSANITY OF MARY GIRARD
Written by Lanie Robertson Directed by Mariangela Saavedra Sept. 19, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29, Oct. 4, 5, 6 It is 1790, and Mary Girard, wife of prolific Philadelphia philanthropist Stephen Girard, has awoke to find herself committed to the mental asylum of The Pennsylvania Hospital. How did she get here? How long must she stay? Why has her husband not come to have her released? Is it all a mistake, or is she truly insane? Join us on the inside where we find out more about her and those closest to her, as the tale unfolds of Mary…Polly Mary…Crazy Mary…Girard. The first four performances of this show will…
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#MiniTheaterReview: AN ACT OF GOD
Tinsel & Tine Highlight’s – One Woman – Two Angels Play By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor On Thursday (Sept 19th) I got a chance to venture out to the Bristol Riverside theater to see AN ACT OF GOD (A New Comedy) by David Javerbaum, starring KIM WAYANS as GOD. The stage play is adapted from Javerbaum’s “The Last Testament: A Memoir By God”, which started as a series of tweets. Although “God” has two angels Archangel Michael (Benjamin Brown) and Archangel Gabriel (Peter DeLaurier) to play off during the piece, it’s essentially a One Person play. Both Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory) and Sean Hayes (Will & Grace) have…
