Movie News
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ANNUAL OSCAR ROUNDUP 2017
Tinsel & Tine Recaps & Archives The 89th Annual Academy Awards By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I normally start these round ups talking about the foods served at my annual Red Carpet Picnic, then I go into the host, handled very well by Jimmy Kimmel, whose Trump Administration political jokes were funny, made a point, but weren’t too over the top – “The Oscars are being watched by 225 countries around the world who now hate us”. Then I normally go to the red carpet fashion trends & best and worst dressed, followed by best speech and so on… highlighting various categories, some fodder, and ending with the highest honor…
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The 74th Annual Golden Globes Round Up 2017
Man, was it noisy this year. Every year all the celebrities say this is the most fun awards show because of the eating, drinking and socializing, but this was the first year people didn't pipe down when the next presenter came on. Some presenters didn't seem to know how to handle it. Although, everyone got good and quiet during Meryl Streep's address to not only Hollywood, but to the country. I've heard the criticisms and unfortunately, her speech didn't cause as big a stir as I would have liked. ...
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Filmmaker Interview: Matt Johnson OPERATION AVALANCHE
I was really impressed with this movie, it's clever to imagine two hot shot CIA neophytes pulling off the caper of all capers. Then there's the camera work. Yes, "Found Footage" tends to now be denigrated a bit, and there are a couple times you don't feel the camera would've been rolling, but for the most part, it creates a fantastic storytelling device, and...
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THE BILLBOARD BOYS (Documentary)
WE’RE LIVING HERE IN ALLENTOWN – THE BILLBOARD BOYS By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I think most of us agree the first Reality TV show was MTV’s The Real World and the first competition reality show – Mark Burnett’s Survivor. But did you know there was an event that both preceded and combined these two institutions? Back in 1982 the radio station WSAN came up with a publicity stunt that went viral, way before we ever knew the term, and in all places, Allentown PA. Producer Frank J. Petka, of Tag Visual Media and his partner Writer/Director Pat Taggart from Roxborough and Southwest Philly respectively, are set to release a…
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BlackStar Film Festival Coverage August 4-7, 2016
Coverage of BSFF16
