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Empire Talk Week 2: The Outspoken King (Fox TV)
By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor So twitter was really hot during Empire last night. Looks like the show is catching on. It’s an all out crazy, fun, campy, black soap opera. Don’t come to it looking for quality programming, watch it for the sheer entertainment value alone! The Beautiful Talented @therealtaraji 💜got me glued 2 da T.V. ! 💯 Fav new Show #Empire #gurlpower http://t.co/n3OBlxeqSQ— YUMMYYUM MS.32FLAVAZ (@DiamondAtl) January 15, 2015 Last night’s episode was actually directed by Lee Daniels, the series creator. Once again Cookie (Taraiji P. Henson) reigns supreme, putting her 2 cents or ($400,000) in everywhere. She just can’t leave Lucious (Terrance Howard) alone, barging into his…
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Philadelphia Connection: FOXCATCHER
Steve Carell plays the wealthy, eccentric, oddball, murderer John du Pont with perhaps a little too much characterization. Everyone's been praising Carell for losing himself in a dramatic roll; but for me, the transformative hair, prosthetic nose, extensive makeup, small teeth and overly stiff upward tilt of the head, is all a bit distracting...
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The Importance of SELMA: Interview with director Ava DuVernay in Philadelphia
T&T: On the days when you filmed the massacre on the bridge, what was the set like between white and black cast members? Was there a lot of tension? And if so, did you try to dispel it or use it to heighten the scene? AVA: That's interesting. It's the last day of my 2 week press tour and no one else has asked me that question. So that's pretty cool.
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What’d Ya Think of This Flick? : INTO THE WOODS
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I had started an Into the Woods post two weeks ago, but never finished it and as much as I live for and revere the genre of the Movie Musical, now I’m kinda past doing a more in depth write up. However, once again Chris Evangelista at CutPrintFilm has written a very good review. I don’t agree with his criticism of Johnny Depp as the Big Bad Wolf, or the lukewarm praise for Meryl Streep; but he’s spot on when it comes to the Prince Charming duet between Chris Pine and Billy Magnussen, “Agony” scene/song is pure hilarious camp. It’s been too long since…
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Talk About Grit!: UNBROKEN (Angelina Jolie)
Wartime dramas can be tough no matter what, but Angelina Jolie has directed a film with no let up on the grueling physical and mental anguish that Zamperini experienced. I think if Unbroken cut out a few days at sea and a couple of beatings and instead we got to see Louis...
