Interviews Archives
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Post Diner en Blanc 2016 Interview with Organizer Natanya DiBona
Philly Spotlight: Interview with one half of the Diner en Blanc organizing team Natanya DiBona By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor In 2014 I attended Diner en Blanc (click for post) as an attendee, brought in by my friend and fellow blogger Denine Gorniak, The Bicycle Chef, who has attended all 5 years, 4 of them as a table leader. Knowing I would be blogging about the experience, I wanted to make it a little more personal, so I decided I needed someone to design a dress especially for me to wear to #DEBPHL14. Needing to stay within budget, I contacted Drexel University to see if any of their recent grads would…
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BlackStar Film Festival Coverage August 4-7, 2016
Coverage of BSFF16
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Movie Blog Post: BFFs starring Tara Karsian & Andrea Grano
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Indie Film Spotlight: BFFs by Writers, Producers, Co-Stars Tara Karsian and Andrea Grano Looking for a few days of vacation and amusement, two best friends pretend to be lovers while attending a couple’s weekend workshop. I received a screener for this film, BFFs,which premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Kat (Tara Karsian) is having one of those weeks where you break up with your long term boyfriend right before your birthday and your mother’s gift to you is a weekend couples retreat. Kat’s best friend Samantha (Andrea Grano) with easy familiarity appropriates most of Kat’s birthday gifts for herself, including trying to figure out…
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KEANU: Interview with Jordan Peele & Method Man
Peele says it was a challenge he and Key were ready for. “The difference of course at this point,” he says, “is you have to sustain a story. So you can’t just sell out the comedy and expect to be able to go back and have people care (about) what you’re doing. You have to ground it. You have to give it heart. And so ‘Keanu’ takes us through on this journey.”
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Fireside Chat with ICE CUBE & DEON COLE – BARBERSHOP 3: THE NEXT CUT
By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Half the fun of writing Tinsel & Tine is never knowing what kind of exciting invitation is right around the corner – who would have thought I’d get a chance to interview rapper, writer, producer, mogul, actor Ice Cube! Of course, it was hard not to ask questions about Straight Outta Compton, but I knew I needed to be a professional and stick to things pertaining to the movie at hand – Barbershop 3: The Next Cut, which I screened the night before with Cube and comedian/cast member Deon Cole on the red carpet. Sidenote: I did however, get Cube to autograph my Straight Outta…
