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Acclaimed Broadway Musical ONCE Coming to Philly!
I’ve only seen the movie Once – well, once, in the theater in 2006, two years before starting Tinsel & Tine, so I never wrote about it, but it’s always stuck with me. There’s a strangely magical simplicity to this little love story between a Dublin guitarist / singer-songwriter (Glen Hansard) who makes a living by fixing vacuum cleaners and this Czech girl (Markéta Irglová) who plays piano when she gets a chance, and does odd jobs by day and takes care of her mom and her daughter by night. The soundtrack also struck a chord with me – particularly the song “Falling Slowly”, which I still listen to fairly…
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Do You Know How Many Calories are in Guacamole?: ENOUGH SAID
Once you reach a certain age an you’re either still single or single again, you’re sorta like a used book on Amazon; anyone looking to buy the book thinks why didn’t they keep the book? Why is the price so reasonable? How worn is it? Maybe it’s better to buy a new one. Seeing the recommendations from other buyers who rate the sellers, helps a lot with your decision to purchase a used book. And this is basically the premise of writer/director Nicole Holofcener’s latest movie Enough Said. T&T Enough Said Synopsis: Eva (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is a middle-aged, divorced woman with a daughter who’s about to go off to…
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FREE SCREENING PASSES (Philly) And Mini Review – DON JON
Post Update 9/22 – Sorry, all the passes have been taken. Be sure to like our facebook page, or follow on twitter or pinterest, so you’ll be the first to know next time Tinsel & Tine has giveaways! What drew me to this film, Don Jon (click for trailer) was the fact that it was written and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt! But when I mentioned this to 2 friends, both of which watch a fair amount of movies, they said, “Who?” I find that strange, since he’s been a staple actor for me since playing an alien in the TV show 3rd Rock from the Sun. But I would think…
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Food Truck: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs in Philadelphia (9/14)
Here’s a fun little film and food thing that also fits into Tinsel & Tine’s Food Truck Series – On Saturday, September 14 at 12:00pm, the CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 Foodimobile Truck will be stopping by near the Please Touch Museum (4231 Avenue of the Republic Philadelphia, PA 19131). (For accurate locations, guests should always check out Twitter @Foodimobiles and the website http://cloudy2foodtrucks.com/ ). Who ever said there’s no such thing as a FREE LUNCH! – free of the charge, fans of all ages can order off the menu that will be full of options including Tacodiles (Tacos), Subwhales (Sandwiches), Hippotatomus (Baked Potatoes), Barry Strawberries, among…
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Off Broad Street Theater / Battle of the Burger / Collingswood Pop Up Gala – ROUND UP
September is always the start of event season! I started off Friday September 6th with The Off Broad Street Mobile App “Appy Hour”. I get some requests to promote some theater events in Philly, and up until recently often turned it down, not wanting to dilute the brand of Film & Food. But I also pride Tinsel & Tine as being a Philly Blog, so why not add a little theater info in now and again. Downloading the FREE Off Broad Street Mobile App gives you access to reviews, tickets, discounts, videos, performance schedules etc.. for the 7 Off Broad Street Theatre Consortium -11th Hour, Azuka, Brat Productions, Egopo…
