Philly Spotlight
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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...
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Andrew Wyeth: In Retrospect
I recommend seeing this Andrew Wyeth Retrospect at the Brandywine River Museum of Art which closes next weekend 9/17/17. I went the first week in July and kept meaning to post these pictures, but this entire summer has been more fleeting than any I remember. I only ever knew fragments about the entire clan of PA Wyeth painters, so it was interesting to find out more details. I never even knew how many of Andrew Wyeth subjects were people of color. But what fascinated me most was the affair he carried on for 15 years resulting in 240 paintings of Helga Testorf, a neighbor of Wyeth’s in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania…
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Movie Blog Post: GIRLS TRIP
Tinsel & Tine’s Look at GIRLS TRIP By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I first saw the trailer for Girls Trip back in like February or March and thought it looked pretty good and in addition to the known cast of Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall and Queen Latifah, I saw it had the team of super producer Will Packer (THINK LIKE A MAN, Ride Along, ALMOST CHRISTMAS, STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON and many more) and the talents of director Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man and THE BEST MAN HOLIDAY) but still I worried that the movie would fall flat, that it wouldn’t have cross over appeal both to other races…
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CHUCK (The “Real Rocky”)
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Chuck Wepner in Philadelphia for Q&A after Screening of His Biopic CHUCK When Chuck Wepner was introduced to the Philadelphia audience in attendance at PFS’s Prince Theater for the preview screening of CHUCK, the first thing he said was that the only way he agreed to have his real story told was if there were no sugar coating; he wanted it all out there – warts and all. It just so happens that some guys can wear warts like badges of honor, because Chuck, played by “Ray Donovan” lead Liev Schreiber, is the kinda guy you root for, despite his many stupid choices, lost opportunities…
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DIRTY DANCING: Win T&T Interview with Jennifer Mealani Jones
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Film to Stage Post: DIRTY DANCING The Classic Story Returns to Philly May 16 – 21 at the Merriam Theater! I’m really looking forward to seeing the Kimmel Center Broadway stage adaptation of Dirty Dancing, some movies are hard to picture going from the screen to live theater, but I think this one will lend itself. And great timing as the movie is celebrating it’s 30th Anniversary! So sad we lost Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey’s real nose since the musical romantic drama took the box office by storm back in 1987, and became a beloved favorite for subsequent generations. For me, it’s not quite…
