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EMPIRE Talk Week 1 (FOX TV) Lee Daniels, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard
There’s no better feeling than to find out people are watching what you’re doing, I’m not talking about Fox’s new drama Empire yet, created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, I’m talking about me, and Tinsel & Tine. A PR Rep for the show and FOX TV contacted me to ask if I wanted to be a Blog Ambassador for #EMPIRE. And it didn’t just come with an email, it came with a phone call from LA! I was told they’d been following my movie tweets and posts and felt T&T would be a good fit. Auspicious beginning to 2015! So now I’ll be watching the show EVERY WEDNESDAY at…
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Fernando J. Scarpa (Doradus /Jay ROCCO) Update for 2015!
I got a chance to meet and interview LA writer/director, Fernando J. Scarpa in Philadelphia this past summer. His short film Doradus (click for T&T post) was well received at the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival 2014 (click for T&T PIFF2015 meets PhillyTechWeek) In fact, it was the first time Scarpa had a chance to view the film with an audience of strangers, having only shown Doradus rough cuts to friends, family and colleagues. Leaving the screening he was buoyed by the enthusiasm of the audience, motivating him to want to continue the development of the project. “I remember I called co-producer Mara New from the airport and said, we have…
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COUCH FEST is Coming to Philadelphia, and 35 other Cities Around the World – December 6th
POST UPDATE 12/9/14: Le Anne Lindsay & Nicole Ayers Attended Couch Fest last Saturday, and met the Philly host Nicole Ayers in person, as our interview (see original post below) had been conducted online. As it’s my dream to one day be on a film festival jury panel, I enjoyed voting on the 16 shorts screened; however, I wish there had been a little more time in between films to really process my thoughts on each one. My favorite: Mit besten Grussen (With Best Regards) (Germany 5 min) | Filmmaker: Bernhard Wenger A woman desperate to meet her crush takes her coworker’s advice to “gently” damage his car and…
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Win “I AM ALI” DVD!
POST UPDATE: As of 12/21/2014 I have not chosen a winner. At the end of every Tinsel & Tine post there are share icons, just click a social media platform and then send me the URL once it’s posted, it’s that simple! Muhammad Ali is a name known and revered the world over for his feats and fancy inside the ring. Here’s a peek inside of the man outside of the ring. I AM ALI is now out on DVD & Blu Ray – Tinsel & Tine has 3 “I Am Ali” DVD’s to give away! And since I have to shell out the postage on this one, I’m…
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Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival Gets FOODIE (Nov 13 – 22, 2014)
I’m still finished publishing my Part 2 & 3 of the Philadelphia Film Festival Recap, but I’m still gonna try to catch some of the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival running November 12 -22, 2014 which is about celebrating and elevating the Asian American experience. Since 2008 PAAFF is proud to have presented dozens of culturally relevant films and exciting programming to broad and diverse audiences from Chinatown to Center City to University City. I’m particularly interested in their Foodie Film Series PAAFF EATS: Thurs 11/13 6:30pm – Documentary Program FAMILY INGREDIENTS – Join host Chef Ed Kenney as he travels the path of ancestors, from Hawaii to the homeland in…