Film & Movie Archives
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SambWrite Blog Contributor: LUCY
The film revolves around Lucy (Scarlett Johansson) – a 25-year-old student, who may or may not be studying abroad, but definitely partying it up, in Taiwain. Her friend Richard (Pilou Asbæk) forces her to deliver a suitcase to some pretty bad people led by Mr. Jang (Choi Min-shik), who we find out plans to distribute the next “it” drug across Europe. Problem is, Jang needs mules to deliver said drugs to targeted cities...
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Debbie Allen Does Philly (Brothers of the Knight & Entrepreneur Works “Actors Studio”)
Debbie Allen graciously gave a free “Inside the Actors Studio” type visit to Philly at International House on July 2, 2014. Full of saucy humor and passion, Ms. Allen lectured on creativity, her life’s journey, what it means to be an artist, her relationship with her sister Phylicia Rashād, the 18 years it took to get AMISTAD made and so much more… The below video is just a small excerpt of her address to us lucky enough to attend this inspiring and insightful event: Ms Allen is in Philadelphia to present her newest staged musical Brothers of the Knight, (July 3 – 6) a hip, rejuvenated adaptation of the…
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“Take Back The Rom-Com” – OBVIOUS CHILD
T&T Note: I did screen Obvious Child and thought, it’s hard not to like a movie that features a lovable screw-up, that’s unabashedly human and absurdly honest. But I also had so many posts to write this week that I was relieved when a fellow blogger asked if she could guest post and write a review on this movie – Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Obvious Child Boards The Female – Centric Comedy Train By Guest Blogger – Elizabeth Eckhart Obvious Child is the most recent film to jump on board the female-centric comedy train – and we’re more than glad it did. The film, which is the most recent addition to…
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Philly Red Carpet Photos: THINK LIKE A MAN TOO & INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL EALY & MEAGAN GOOD
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Got a chance to be among the media photogs at The Prince Music Theater for Thursday night’s preview of the the highly anticipated sequel, inspired by Steve Harvey’s best-selling book “Act Like a Lady, Think Like A Man” – Think Like A Man Too. When Think Like A Man came out in 2012, I covered that red carpet for the film outlet Cinedelphia and therefore wasn’t able to post the pics on T&T. Now all the invites are sent to me, including interviews with major actors like Michael Ealy and Meagan Good! SEE INTERVIEW BELOW Singer Songwriters -“Kindred The Family Soul!” …
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Cavalcade of Mutants: X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST
My new favorite Mutant is Quicksilver (Evan Peters). He's super, crazy fast, so much so he has time to not only stop a bullet, but play with it during its trajectory. The rescue of Eric/Magneto from the Pentagon features the crackerjack, swiftness of Quicksilver, at the end of the scene the audience at my screening exploded into loud clapping appreciation.
