Movie News
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BEST & WORST MOVIES OF 2017 (Top 10 List)
I see approx 130 movies in the movie theater a year. For which I'm grateful. And, as I still consider myself a proud story-aholic, I'm hoping to at least match that number for 2018. But out of all those, I've narrowed down my favorites, almost favorites, ones I still really want to see, and those I'm glad I saw so I could put something in the "worst"category...
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THE INTERNATIONAL OCEAN FILM TOUR Sails into Philadelphia for One Night Only
The International Ocean Film Tour is not a film festival per se, but it is presented in conjunction with the organizers of last spring's Philadelphia Environmental Film Festival. Philly Film-goers come out on December 1, 2017 to the URBN Annex Screening Room (Drexel Campus) to experience a thrilling lineup of the very best in ocean adventures and environmental documentaries...
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Tech & Art Blog Post: SUNDANCE INSTITUTE’S NEW FRONTIER DAY LAB
By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor The Sundance Institute is the arm of the Sundance Film Festival which invests and nurtures collaborations between artists, filmmakers, gamers, programmers, scientists, technologists and innovators to explore new forms of storytelling using new media and tech. For this one day Lab in Philadelphia, Sundance Institute invited several panelists to come and explain their work to us and what they’re trying to accomplish, most of the programs are societal in nature… For instance, Ashley Baccus-Clark (molecular biologist with Hyphen-Labs) was there to introduce the world of NeuroSpeculative AfroFeminism, an art installation and virtual reality experience meant to address modern-day problems for women of color. The VR…
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CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN HIGHLIGHT: for Short Film SPINE By Rachel Mueller
If you are a Philly or Tri-State area filmmaker about to embark on a Crowdfunding Campaign and would like some additional FREE promotion via Tinsel & Tine and our social media platforms… email me: tinseltine@gmail.com Below post featured 6/1/17 – 7/1/17 CROWNFUNDING FEATURE: SPINE: A Short Film Philly Filmmakers – Temple Students SPINE offers a unique story that portrays the healing process of mental health. It is untraditional in a variety of ways, and portrays a well-rounded female protagonist. This representation is crucial in our society where at one point any medical problem a woman faced was “in her head.” Now when mental illness is gaining traction in media, it…
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Movie Blog Post: BRIGSBY BEAR, STEP, PATTI CAKE$
Not only am I equally impressed by each of these three films, each one had a Q&A in Philly! See Mini Reviews and Videos...
