Philly Spotlight
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New Social Media Site: Collaborate Philly
I'm a writer and film and video production person. People always tell me, "Go to L.A. Go to New York. You'll find the creative community there." But I ask, Why not Philly? Why can't our city be a leader in the creative industry?
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Philly Welcomes BlackStarFilmFestival – A Conversation with Ava DuVernay
The BlackStar Film Festival took place August 2-5, 2012 in Philadelphia...
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North By Northwest – Interview with Eva Marie Saint
Photo credit: Hugh E Dillon Earlier this month the Turner Classic Movies’ “Road to Hollywood” tour came to Philly (Prince Theater) and brought along legendary actress Eva Marie Saint, the actress best known for her sexy spy role, playing opposite Cary Grant in Alfred Hitchcock’s suspense classic – North By Northwest. The 10-city tour is part of a campaign to promote the vintage film network’s annual TCM Classic Film Festival (April 12-15). I’ve seen North By Northwest close to a dozen times starting around the age of 12. It’s one of my favorite Hitchcock flicks, so I was thrilled to get an opportunity to not only hear more about the…
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Commentary – DARK GIRLS
Dark Girls is co-directed and produced by Bill Duke (Duke Media) and D. Channsin Berry (Urban Winter Entertainment) the film explores the deep-seated bias and attitudes about skin color; particularly dark skinned women, outside of and within the Black American culture...
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EXIT STRATEGY: An Un-Romantic Comedy
Here's the run down: Exit Strategy features James (JAMEEL SALEEM), likeable but irresponsible, who moves in with his take-charge girlfriend of three months Kim (KIMELIA WEATHERS) and quickly discovers she’s everything he never wanted in a woman ...
