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Nanny McPhee drops into Philly
PFS sent me on a fun assignment yesterday to cover Emma Thompson doing a Nanny McPhee Q & A and book signing for children invited from local organizations. Click HERE to read post and view pics. I also saw that Emma first made a stop at “Good Day Philadelphia” Stay tuned tomorrow for my commentary on Eat, Pray, Love if you’ve ever taken a look at my profile, I’ve always listed this as my favorite book, so needless to say, I was anxious to see if the movie measured up.
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GOING THE DISTANCE Q&A with Director Nanette Burstein
Personally, I’ve never been in a truly long distance relationship, but I once dated a guy that lived in DE (less than 2hrs away) and he broke up with me citing – logistics. Dated another guy in Allentown, (again, less than 2 hrs away in the other direction) sent him a text once with a very steamy promise if he agreed to drive to me after work. His reply, “Not during the week, cause I’d have to leave your place super early in the morning to get to work on time”. .. So this rom/com starring Drew Barrymore and real life love interest Justin Long is very relate-able. The movie…
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Bad Timing for Buddakan
Have you ever checked out Tinsel & Tine’s list of “Next Dining Experiences”? (scroll down sidebar) Buddakan was on that list for a very long time. I was able to check it off in June, as I was treated to this long standing Stephen Starr hot spot for my birthday. For years I walked passed this restaurant and felt as if it were a private club and that I needed a special invitation to dine. The family style menu aspect always gave me the impression I needed to come with a gaggle of people. That every table would be filled with laughing, jovial large parties and anyone dining with a…
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Cheap Trick at the Piazza / Submit Film to PFF
Had my blogging hat on for Philadelphia Film Society last night, at their screening of Cheap Trick’s Live at Budokan at the Piazza. I also put on my interviewing hat. Here’s an except from the post. Click the link below to read full post on PFS site. …And later during the film I sat in front of these two gentlemen, from their comments I could tell they were really familiar with the music. On the right is Robert, he has a masters in music composition. On the left is Derrick, he’s a musician that still plays quite a bit. And here’s their take on Cheap Trick: The band is one…
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T & T Does Vegas
I’m sure many people share my view that this movie represents an ideal of Vegas (above clip “The Lady Loves Me” from Viva Las Vegas). I still have to catch The Hangover, never have seen Casino, hated Leaving Las Vegas, Ocean’s 11, original and remakes are pretty cool, but nothing stacks up against Ann-Margaret and Elvis in a dance off! That’s the trouble with growing up on old movies, real life never quite lives up; nevertheless, I just spent four fun nights in Vegas with my sister and her friend to celebrated my sister’s big 4-0! Two things you always hear about Las Vegas, other than the mantra What happens…
