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The 24th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival Coverage (October 22 – November 1, 2015)
Tinsel & Tine’s Look at the 11 Days of PFF24 By Editor, Le Anne Lindsay Philadelphia Film Festival Day 1 – Opening Film”Anomalisa” (Prince Theater PFS) Charlie Kaufman & Duke Johnson in Attendance Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson Philadelphia Film Festival Red Carpet Opening Night The Opening night film ANOMALISA is a stop motion animation journey into the mind of writer Charlie Kaufman who also is behind such imaginative movies as Adaptation, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Being John Malkovich (all playing during the festival “From the Vaults” click each title for screening dates & times). Anomalisa is directed by Duke Johnson, the co-collaborators were both in attendance…
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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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See Chris Rock’s TOP FIVE (Rock in Philly Video)
Rock’s “Top Five” displays the finest strengths we’ve seen yet from a filmmaker who is clearly becoming more immersed in and thoughtful about his craft. There is a slow growing group of comic voices aspiring to put more soul and feeling into comedies, and Rock joins Louis CK, Lena Dunham and Judd Apatow in that category with this film… READ MORE – Kevin Jagernauth, The Playlist Indiewire.com This isn’t the first praise I’ve read when it comes to Chris Rock’s thoughtful, semi-autobiographical, comedy Top Five (click for trailer) about a successful “Hammy” comedian coming to a crossroads in his life, looking to take a serious left turn with a film…
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PHILADELPHIA INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL Meets PHILLY TECH WEEK Come April 2015
I got a chance to talk to PIFF founder, Benjamin Barnett now that the festival has officially been moved from June to April 17-25, 2015. There was much excitement in Ben's voice as we discussed this highly anticipated blending of art and technology.
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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…
