Philly Spotlight
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Unexpected Treat: THE SAPPHIRES
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor DELIGHTFULLY RICH AND ENTERTAINING! The Sapphires is everything Sparkle was supposed to be, but even with the help of the late Whitney Houston, couldn’t manage. If you describe The Sapphires as just three sisters and a cousin form a singing group in the 1960’s, then you’re gonna yawn and say, I’ll just watch Dreamgirls again. But you’d be wrong. The Sapphires is not only different because the girls are Australian Aborigines, with a white Irish screw up as their mentor/manager (Chris O’Dowd). It’s different because it just hits every beat and note to perfection and I’m not talking about the Soul soundtrack. Gail (Deborah Mailman)…
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Spotlight: New Filmmaker Koran Dunbar – Greencastle
He's done everything by faith, luck, talent, perseverance and perhaps a little stupidity. Much of which he wrote and directed into Greencastle, in which he plays the lead, Poitier, a black man living in Greencastle PA, who's a single father and just kinda out of sync with life. He earns his living working at a pet store, while attending a 2 year online program to earn a certificate in animal care.
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Paranormal Parody – A Haunted House
@marlonlwayans #AHauntedHouse is a bad title, too generic, no black people are gonna call it this, why didn't u just go with Paranormal Blacktivity? Ur writing is raunchy, juvenile, stupid, racial and ridiculous yet I LOL'd so much in spite of myself. This movie will find it's core audience and they'll be lovin :-D the whole thing!
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21st Annual Philadelphia Film Festival Coverage (Part II)
This is Part II of Tinsel & Tine’s 21st Philadelphia Film Festival Recap & Reviews. Hope you had or will have a chance to check out Part I. This year, a nice addition to the going’s on, was the VIP Bar located at 110 Chestnut Street. Pass holders, filmmakers and staff were invited to hang out between screenings and enjoy sponsored events by: Alma de Cuba, Empson USA, Tony Lukes, Barefoot Wines & Bubbly & Bourbon Blue. David Bentley with PFS Blogger Ben Silverio I had a nice chat with David Bentley, wine rep with Empson USA. You know how wine connoisseurs will say, this was a good year or…
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21st Annual Philadelphia Film Festival Coverage (Part I)
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I think I may have seen less films this year than any previous. it wasn’t so much my day job that interfered, which by the way, generously let me come in 2 hrs late for work a couple of days during the festival. No, this year, I didn’t count on my new relationship being affected by my film festival-ing or vice versa. If you’re a regular reader, you will have seen recent posts where I’ve mentioned my new boyfriend James – he wrote the Argo review, and one on the Gotti movies; I mentioned him in a few other posts and I’m in the midst…
