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Contributor Diane Roka: THE END OF THE TOUR
The End of the Tour: More of an Essay than a Review By Tinsel & Tine Contributor and Illustrator Diane Roka When I was a kid in the 70’s, I would sit on the carpeted floor of our tiny local library (housed in a suburban mini-mall), wearing a tube top, denim gauchos, clogs and a feathered hairdo, and pore over a box of the latest Rolling Stone magazines. The giant plastic comb in my back pocket would be uncomfortable to sit on after a while, but I didn’t care. Journalists like Ben Fong-Torres and Cameron Crowe and photojournalists like Annie Leibowitz would travel and sometimes live “embedded” with the musicians…
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PEANUTS Celebrates the 47th Anniversary of “Franklin” its First African-American Character! #FranklinDay
The Peanuts Movie: An Interview with Harriet Glickman & Mar Mar By Illustrator and Tinsel & Tine Contributor – Diane Roka Harriet Glickman Illustration by Diane Roka These days, it’s hard to watch the news without feeling depressed about the state of things. In 1968, Harriet Glickman felt the same way. Martin Luther King had just been assassinated, racial tensions were running high, and Harriet was raised in a family that believed that when something very wrong takes place, you do something about it. Harriet had been a schoolteacher, and was now home raising her three children. Her whole family were big Peanuts fans — there were posters on the…
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A Revlock Review: AMY
Kapaida’s documentary succeeds in simultaneously humanizing the artist and legitimizing her art. Early home videos reveal the singer’s passion, whimsicality, and wit, strengths that were already dissipating by the time Winehouse entered the public eye...
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A Revlock Perspective: INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 3: Into the Further 4D Experience
INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 3 Into the Further 4D Experience in Philly By Tinsel & Tine Blog Contributor – Mikhail Revlock I didn’t know how to prepare for the Into the Further 4D Experience. The team at Allied warned it would be a mix of frights old-fashioned and newfangled, a fresh take on the haunted house model, a virtual preview of the third chapter of the Insidious saga… On May 2nd, during the South Street Spring Festival, I find the Into the Further 4D Experience parked between South and Lombard. Comprised of two semi-trailers adorned with bold red and white lettering, it is impossible to miss. I employ my press…
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Diane Keaton & Morgan Freeman in 5 Flights Up
5 Flights Up Review By Tinsel & Tine Contributor – Linda Visconti Living well as you age can seem like a contradictory balance between being cautious and throwing caution to the wind. The employed are urged to plan early for retirement so that the money saved can be spent with abandon as they age. Seniors are admonished to safeguard their health so that they can defy the athletic odds as they grow older. “5 Flights Up” is a love story built on 40-years of marital commitment lived out in a scenic Manhattan apartment. The increasing difficulty of climbing five stair flights is the catalyst for this couple to consider a…
