Film Festivals Archives
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Philadelphia Film Festival Spring Preview
Small observation, perhaps the programming director, Michael Lerman could elaborate a bit more on his take and reasons for the film choices when introducing the films. I think festival goers enjoy any insider type info, I know I do!...
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Wrap Up of the Wrap Up from Sundance – Carol Coombes
Knowing that readers are seeking out Tinsel & Tine for commentary on new films and reviews on restaurants, here’s my final round-up from Sundance, embracing Hollywood star-power, Asian noodles and a different way to view movies! In these hard times, everybody knows somebody who has lost his or her job. In The Company Men directed by John Wells, three men Bobby Walker (Ben Affleck) Gene McClary (Tommy Lee Jones) and Phil Woodward (Chris Cooper), senior executives in a shipping company, find themselves causalities of successive (and devastating) rounds of corporate downsizing. If success is measured by grand sounding job-titles, a flashy car, membership to an exclusive golf-club, a large house…
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Part 1 Sundance 2010 Wrap Up (Scribe – Carol Coombes)
Tinsel & Tine: Because it’s impossible for me to attend has many festivals as would be my wish, I would really love to spread the word to Film Festival Attendees around the world to send post to Tinsel & Tine. Please feel free to blog about what ever part of the film festival is of interest to you and do it in your own style. Just be sure to rate each film with Tines – Rating System:* Excellent – 4 Tines * Great – 3 Tines * Good – 2 Tines * Fair – 1 Tine * Poor – Tarnished With that being said – T & T is happy…
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We Interrupt Sundance…
Between the Articles and Blog sections on the Sundance 2010 website, it really is the next best thing to being there. Great transcripts of the Q&A’s – The Runaways is a must see for me!But unfortunately, Carol hasn’t been able to check in the last few days. Hopefully, we’ll all stay tuned for her wrap up! The interruption comes in the form of a R.I.P. for Author, Historian and Activist, Howard Zinn, a couple of months ago, I posted commentary on the History Channel doc “The People Speak” based on Zinn’s work. I hope in honor of him they’ll broadcast the documentary again. On the flip side of that, my…
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Sundance 2010 Post 1
All that encompassess the Sundance Film Festival got underway on Thursday(1/21/10) and Park City Utah greeted artists, film goers, musicians, moguls, press and partiers with a lovely snowfall. Grant it, I’m not there to witness this wonderful, over indulgence of sights and sounds, but next year I will be for sure! For this year, I’m very excited to have a corespondent at the festival who is sending back posts and pics for Tinsel and Tine! Stay tuned for Carol Coombes’, first post of her Sundance screenings and mingling. In the meantime, she has taken these great on the scene pics to share. In the spirit that Tinsel & Tine celebrates…
