Interviews Archives
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DIRTY DANCING: Win T&T Interview with Jennifer Mealani Jones
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Film to Stage Post: DIRTY DANCING The Classic Story Returns to Philly May 16 – 21 at the Merriam Theater! I’m really looking forward to seeing the Kimmel Center Broadway stage adaptation of Dirty Dancing, some movies are hard to picture going from the screen to live theater, but I think this one will lend itself. And great timing as the movie is celebrating it’s 30th Anniversary! So sad we lost Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey’s real nose since the musical romantic drama took the box office by storm back in 1987, and became a beloved favorite for subsequent generations. For me, it’s not quite…
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Elisabeth Moss of Hulu’s Original Series The Handmaid’s Tale Speaks on Feminism
The wave is coming back as we’re faced with things being taken away from us that we thought we would always have – reproductive rights and all that. For me I’ve definitely become more aware and more active in the last few years.” stated Elisabeth Moss during TheWrap’s Power Women Breakfast, an all-female panels discussion held on Wednesday April 19, 2017 in Washington, D.C.
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LOST GIRLS: Interview with Playwright/Screenwriter John Pollono
Tinsel & Tine Shines a Philly Spotlight on Theatre Exile’s Production of “Lost Girls” By Editor, Le Anne Lindsay Theatre Exile continues their 20th anniversary season with the Philadelphia premiere of “Lost Girls”, running February 16 to March 12, at Studio X. This hard-hitting drama is the story of three generations of women who struggle to rise above their limited prospects, in a world indifferent to their struggles, to prevent history from repeating itself.The play was written by a voice new to Philadelphia’s stage – John Pollono, an American playwright who also penned the award-winning “Small Engine Repair“. Pollono has appeared on NBC’s hit show This is Us, and he…
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Philly Interview: DAMIEN CHAZELLE – LA LA LAND
By Tinsel & Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay Damien Chazelle, the writer/director of Whiplash, and his collaborative partner, composer Justin Hurwitz have created a beguiling, unapologetically romantic homage to classic movie musicals in LA LA LAND (opening film of the 25th Philadelphia Film Festival – click for T&T coverage). The opening scene, a single continuous shot shows a traffic jam in L.A., where all of the drivers emerge from their vehicles and break into song and dance. The film shouts to the audience that this is a throwback to old-school Hollywood musicals, thus, resulting in the audience understanding to view the film with a suspension of disbelief from the beginning.…
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The 25th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival Coverage (October 20 – 30, 2016)
Tinsel & Tine’s Look at the 11 Days of #PFF25 By Editor, Le Anne LindsayPOST UPDATE: 10/30/2016 Click HERE for my Interview with Oscar Nominated Writer/Director DAMIEN CHAZELLE MINI REVIEWS & STUFF ON THE FILMS I SCREENED DURING #PFF25 10/20 Opening Night – I’m not going write about La La Land here because I was fortunate enough to have a sit down interview with the writer/director Damien Chazelle so that will be a separate post I’ll publish shortly before the movie musical hits theaters December 2nd. 10/21 Day 2 – I saw Chilean director Pablo Larraín’s first English language film JACKIE starring Natalie Portman the film is…
