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A Ridley Scott Film: THE MARTIAN
By Tinsel & Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay Mars Potatoes with Vicodin Matt Damon joins the ranks of Tom Hanks (Castaway), Ryan Reynolds (Buried), James Franco (127 Hours), Suraj Sharma (Life of PI) Sandra Bullock (Gravity) and Robert Redford (All is Lost) – Movies where the main character is stranded somewhere alone and must rely on their own wits to not only survive, but to entertain themselves. (click links for T&T posts) In THE MARTIAN Mark Watley (Damon) is an Astronaut with a background in Botany. He’s part of a crew of 5 sent to explore Mars. All is witty repartee and good natured barbs at one another, over the…
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Contributor Diane Roka: THE END OF THE TOUR
The End of the Tour: More of an Essay than a Review By Tinsel & Tine Contributor and Illustrator Diane Roka When I was a kid in the 70’s, I would sit on the carpeted floor of our tiny local library (housed in a suburban mini-mall), wearing a tube top, denim gauchos, clogs and a feathered hairdo, and pore over a box of the latest Rolling Stone magazines. The giant plastic comb in my back pocket would be uncomfortable to sit on after a while, but I didn’t care. Journalists like Ben Fong-Torres and Cameron Crowe and photojournalists like Annie Leibowitz would travel and sometimes live “embedded” with the musicians…
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Celebrating 25 Years of Watching: PRETTY WOMAN
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor The Today Show reunited the cast of one of my all time favorite movies – PRETTY WOMAN to celebrate the movie’s 25th Anniversary. This is my go to when I just wanna shut out the world. I’m all in every time, every scene. But it feels impossible Pretty Woman was released 25 years ago. If only I could pretend I was 5 when the movie came out, and lie and say I never saw it in the movie theater. But alas, I remember distinctly going to see it. The pre-viral, yet media frenzy over the discovery of the “Pretty Woman” herself Julia Roberts, and all…
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Tinsel & Tine 87th OSCARS Round UP 2015
Quick RECAP of best and worst red carpet looks, who hosted, what I ate, and other misc fodder from the 87th Academy Awards...
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Philly Spotlight: Philly Independent Film Festival Preview @ Art Alliance
One of the films "The Invitation" had its first preview before a test audience. The filmmaker J.P. Hoffman (Imaginarium Pictures) was in attendance along with the featured actors Tom Schmitt and Melissa O’Donnell. On the surface the film appears to be a break up love story, until it takes a turn to the dark side.
