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Wine Country
Abby (Amy Poehler) decides to celebrate her friend Rebecca’s (Rachel Dratch) 50th birthday with a weekend getaway over Rebecca’s protestations that she wants a low-key celebration. Abby, Rebecca and four of their friends, whom they have known since they were young waitresses, decide to spend the weekend together in Napa. Rather than allow the women to relax and drink Abby wants them to adhere to a strict schedule, a way of seizing control as, unbeknownst to the group, she has recently lost her job. In fact, all her friends are struggling with problems of their own, stuff which gets revealed in between all the drinking, dancing & rolling down hills…
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MA
A lonely middle-aged woman befriends some teenagers and decides to let them party in the basement of her home. But there are some house rules: One of the kids has to stay sober, don’t curse, and never go upstairs. They must also refer to her as Ma. But as Ma’s hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma’s place goes from the best place in town to the worst place on Earth.
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Poms and Booksmart
Synopsis: POMS is a comedy about a group of women who form a cheer leading squad at their retirement community, proving that you’re never too old to ‘bring it!’ Synopsis: BOOKSMART On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night.
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O’Shea Jackson, Jr – A Few of His Favorite Things
O'Shea Jackson, Jr (son of Ice Cube) came to Philly to promote the Seth Rogan Charlize Theron rom/com LONG SHOT. Jackson plays the best friend. Tinsel & Tine got a chance to ask him a few fun questions.
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THE INTRUDER
Tinsel & Tine #MiniMovieReview THE INDTRUDER (Director Deon Taylor) – Scott and Anne Russell (Michael Ealy & Meagan Good) celebrate Scott’s landing a big new client by buying a big new house in Napa Valley CA. The only problem being, the old widower (Dennis Quaid) is having a hard time letting go of his family’s property, selling it to the Russell’s but finding any and all reason to return to the house and give advice and befriend Anne, who’s often home alone, as Scott still works in San Francisco. A movie like this is meant to be so bad, it’s good (no pun intended), it’s supposed to have a bit…
