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Movie Blog Post: THE SHAPE OF WATER
I stated in my End of the Year Wrap Up Post, that only very special movies, or special to me, would get a full post, and all other wide release films would be reviewed on my #MiniMovieReview page. It's not yet the new year and already writer/producer/director Guillermo del Toro's THE SHAPE OF WATER, with 7 Golden Globe Nominations, falls into the first category...
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Tommy Wiseau’s THE ROOM & James Franco’s THE DISASTER ARTIST
Tinsel & Tine’s Look at THE DISASTER ARTIST & THE ROOM By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor A couple weeks ago when I received Allied’s weekly screening list, Tommy Wiseau’s The Room was scheduled. I didn’t know anything about the movie, so I went to You Tube for a trailer and discovered something weird and nonsensical – only it didn’t appear to be a comedy or a spoof. I didn’t even finish watching the trailer; I just sorta scratched my head, didn’t give it a lot of thought and chose the other films on the list I planned to see in the coming week. Tinsel & Tine Movie Selfie Cut to…
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Murder on the Orient Express
Even if you think you know this WhoDunit, which (screenplay by Michael Green) has changed quite a bit from the Agatha Christie version, you should treat yourself to this movie just to enjoy the gorgeous production value (shot with 65mm film cameras) both inside and outside of the famed train is sheer grandeur & class...
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Interview with PHILADELPHIA ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL Director ROB BUSCHER
Tinsel & Tine’s Look at : the 10th Annual PHILADELPHIA ASIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL PAAFF Conference By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor POST UPDATE 11/12/17 ORIGINAL POST 11/4/17 Philadelphia Asian American Film & Filmmakers is a volunteer run nonprofit organization founded in 2008 to educate and expose the Philadelphia region to films by and about Asian Americans through year round events, primarily the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival (PAAFF17) November 9-19, 2017. This year’s Festival highlights the long but largely unheralded history of Asian Americans in the film industry; beginning with the opening night film, a screening of the rarely seen and recently restored silent film The Dragon Painter (1919), starring…
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Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
How could Wonder Woman be such a box office success, yet few seem interested in the origins of this female icon?...
