Philly Spotlight
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8th Annual BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE
Founded in 2012 by Maori Karmael Holmes, BlackStar has become the hottest event on the film festival calendar. Exposing and providing its audience with must-see film premieres, poignant artist discussions, and discoveries of emerging filmmakers. Remember, artists like Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty; HBO’s Random Acts of Flyness), Matthew A. Cherry (9 RIdes; ABC's Whiskey Cavalier), Nijla Baseema Mu'min (Jinn)
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LEGO® ANIMALS INVADE THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO
Got to enjoy it with Denine aka @thebicyclechef and her son Nate. We were sad to learn the Polar Bears after 35 years have passed away, but the LEGO® sculpture (see video 2nd image) is an AMAZING tribute! Part of Creatures of Habitat: A Gazillion-Piece Animal Adventure, Presented by WSFS Bank, and created by Artist Sean Kenney. 12 amazing life-size LEGO® brick vignettes situated throughout the Zoo.
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TEDDY PENDERGRASS: IF YOU DON’T KNOW ME Interview with director Olivia Lichtenstein
TEDDY PENDERGRASS: IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME was the Closing Night film at the 27th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival – a documentary detailing the extraordinary life and career of Philly’s own Teddy Pendergrass. The night before I got a chance to chat with the director Olivia Lichtenstein and producer Nick Bedu about the making of the doc., how much time they spent in Philly, the darker side of Teddy, the music, the tragedy and the come back of this sexy and soulful entertainer gone too soon.
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27th Annual PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL Coverage
I'm going to highlight the last first CLICK HERE to jump below to my interview with director OLIVIA LICHTENSTEIN & producer NICK BEDU of the closing night film TEDDY PENDERGRASS: IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME
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Actor Interview: BRIAN ANTHONY WILSON – SWEAT at Philadelphia Theatre Company (PTC)
Tinsel & Tine Chats with Philly Favorite BRIAN ANTHONY WILSON appearing in SWEAT By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Lynn Nottage’s work SWEAT plays at Philadelphia Theatre Company October 12- November 4, 2018. Synopsis: Reading, Pennsylvania. A valley town of fiercely proud families who worked for generations in the plants and factories of a thriving county seat. Unions rule, well-paying jobs are coveted and politics are personal. As industries disappear, the men and women of Reading are rendered powerless as they watch their income, legacy and relationships follow suit. Based on Lynn Nottage’s extensive research in Reading, Sweat shares the fear, tragedy and hopefulness of a community…
