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    The 75th Annual Golden Globes Round Up 2018

    Tinsel & Tine’s RECAP of the Hollywood Foreign Press 75th Annual GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Well, I think we can all agree the 2018 Golden Globes was not the good time party we’re used to at this affair. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association celebrated their 75th year in the shadows of the sexual misconduct aftermath and the #Timesup women’s activism movement. Dakota Johnson Best Bling on Black & on Back The varying shades of black dresses, some with bling and spots of color – Allison Williams (Get Out) being my favorite, followed by Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades Trilogy), all made a statement and an elegant affair,…

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    Movie Blog Post: I, TONYA

    Tinsel & Tine Welcomes Back Contributor Terri L. Heard Smashdance: ‘I, Tonya’ Revisits the Crash-and-burn Celebrity of Figure Skater Tonya Harding At the climax of the film I, TONYA, Margot Robbie, starring as infamous figure skater Tonya Harding, graces us with a rictus grin – both horrifying and heartbreaking – as she applies her makeup before taking to the ice at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Staring at her, you can’t help but think of Glenn Close’s disgraced Madame Merteuil at the end of Dangerous Liaisons or the late Kurt Cobain’s psychotic grin at the end of his video for the song Smells Like Teen Spirit. All three…

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    Movie Blog Post: THE SHAPE OF WATER

    Tinsel & Tine’s Look at THE SHAPE OF WATER By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I stated in my End of the Year Wrap Up Post, that only very special movies, or special to me, would get a full post, and all other wide release films would be reviewed on my #MiniMovieReview page.  It’s not yet the new year and already writer/producer/director Guillermo del Toro’s THE SHAPE OF WATER, with 7 Golden Globe Nominations, falls into the first category. “The Shape of Water” is a love story, espionage thriller and monster movie all rolled into one.  Sally Hawkins plays a mute cleaning woman at a high-security government facility in early 1960s…