Philly Spotlight
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International Women’s Day Celebration in Bala Cynwyd
The theme for this International Women's Day gathering was Micro-Entrepreneurship, so every woman in the room got a chance to talk about their business or their dreams for their business/passionate pursuit. I can't feature everyone who attended in one post, but here's a sampling of the attendees...
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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.
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Philadelphia Connection: FOXCATCHER
Steve Carell plays the wealthy, eccentric, oddball, murderer John du Pont with perhaps a little too much characterization. Everyone's been praising Carell for losing himself in a dramatic roll; but for me, the transformative hair, prosthetic nose, extensive makeup, small teeth and overly stiff upward tilt of the head, is all a bit distracting...
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BLACK TRIBBLES: Le Anne Lindsay Joins Tribble Nation
POST UPDATE 5/24/17 Tinsel & Tine aka Buttercake Tribble on Black Tribbles Podcast “Spoiled Tribbles” BLACK PANTHER Pirates of the Carribbean: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES LOGAN DOCTOR STRANGE STAR TREK BEYOND GHOSTBUSTERS 2016 Batman V Superman: DAWN OF JUSTICE Geek at Heart: AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON James Bond: SPECTRE Geeks in the Round: FANTASTIC FOUR Summer Female Bond Spoof: SPY Summer Disaster Movie: SAN ANDREAS POST UPDATE 1/16/15: I DID IT! First time on live radio. Of course anal me had made lots of notes, but after I got into the rhythm of things I was able to start winging it and join in the…
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The Importance of SELMA: Interview with director Ava DuVernay in Philadelphia
T&T: On the days when you filmed the massacre on the bridge, what was the set like between white and black cast members? Was there a lot of tension? And if so, did you try to dispel it or use it to heighten the scene? AVA: That's interesting. It's the last day of my 2 week press tour and no one else has asked me that question. So that's pretty cool.
