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Set in the 50’s Flicks: BROOKLYN and TRUMBO
Quick Look at 2 Period Movies In Theaters Thanksgiving Weekend BROOKLYN & TRUMBO By Tinsel &Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay Thought I’d do a combined post on these two movies as both have single word titles, are set post-WWII, and both have strong leads torn between what’s comfortable and taking risks. BROOKLYN stars Saoirse Ronan (Atonement, Grand Budapest Hotel) as Eilis a young Irish woman who can’t find decent work in their small town of Enniscorthy, so her older sister who treats her almost like a daughter, even though they both live at home with a loving mother, arranges for her passage to America through a priest in New York…
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Spotlight on: SPOTLIGHT MOVIE
Spotlight Movie Journalism At Its Best By Tinsel & Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay I’m trying to recall what I felt January of 2002 when the story broke about the Sexual Abuse Scandal of the Catholic Church. I seem to recall not being very surprised. The idea that hundreds of priests not only molested and defiled thousands of children who trusted them, but that the Catholic Church right up to the Vatican would cover it all up for decades, should have seemed unbelievable; but I remember just thinking, I’m glad this has finally come to light. Not that I had any first, second or third hand knowledge of any of…
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A Revlock Review: SECRET IN THEIR EYES
Gripping Yet Absurd By Tinsel &Tine Contributor Mikhail Revlock Secret in Their Eyes is easily the most preposterous film I have reviewed for Tinsel & Tine, outranking RunAll Night and even Beyondthe Reach. It is a film in which detectives look for a suspect in Dodger Stadium and find him in the first section they search. It is a film in which a self-published comic book is held up as incriminating evidence. It is a film in which Julia Roberts crawls into a dumpster, curls up beside her slain daughter, and weeps profusely as Chiwetel Ejiofor slowly backs away. A remake of the Oscar-Winning (and less awkwardly titled) El…
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Holiday Movie: LOVE THE COOPERS & Interview w Director JESSIE NELSON
Ah, the holiday season. That magical time when everyone comes together. And is reminded of one thing… YOU CAN’T REGIFT FAMILY! By Tinsel & Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay The holidays are upon us again and the pressure is on to be in good cheer, take part in as many holiday gatherings as possible, feel festive and shop, shop, shop. I’m quite certain, I would enjoy the holiday season if it didn’t feel thrust upon you and mandatory. For me, over the years, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years all have begun to feel like doing your taxes, getting your car inspected or a dental check up – obligations, not of your…
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Butter Cake Tribble joins Black Tribbles for James Bond: SPECTRE
T&T Once Again Joins an Episode of Spoiled Tribbles: SPECTRE By Tinsel & Tine Editor Le Anne Lindsay (aka Butter Cake Tribble) I got to sit in on another post screening podcast with the Black Tribbles. This time we rehashed the latest and possibly last Daniel Craig Bond flick – SPECTRE Spectre is the twenty-fourth James Bond film produced by Eon Productions, the 4th with Daniel Craig and the second with director Sam Mendes at the helm, the first being 2012 Skyfall (click for T&T post). Although not quite as sentimental as the previous film, this one too delves into Bond’s past. Quick T&T: Synopsis: Like the plot of…
