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The Importance of SELMA: Interview with director Ava DuVernay in Philadelphia
T&T: On the days when you filmed the massacre on the bridge, what was the set like between white and black cast members? Was there a lot of tension? And if so, did you try to dispel it or use it to heighten the scene? AVA: That's interesting. It's the last day of my 2 week press tour and no one else has asked me that question. So that's pretty cool.
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Interview with Filmmaker Justin Simien in Philly – DEAR WHITE PEOPLE
Tinsel and Tine would like to introduce a new Blog Contributor – Mikhail Revlock who’s first assignment was to cover the interview with writer/director Justin Simien Justin Simien’s Dear White People (click for trailer) follows the lives of four black students during a racially charged semester at the Harvard-esque Winchester University. Sam White (Tessa Thompson), accustomed to dishing out satirical advice as the host of the titular radio show, attains new found clout when she is elected president of her traditionally black residence hall, Armstrong Parker House. Troy Fairbanks (Brandon P. Bell), the well-liked son of the dean (Dennis Haysbert), struggles to meet the high expectations of his father…
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Interview with writer/director Fernando J. Scarpa: DORADUS
Synopsis: Living out of the public eye for years, Hollywood producer Eleonore Donte (Mara New) is still a powerful woman of beauty, class and genius; whose movies are considered a part of Cinematic History. To his great surprise, young TV writer Demitri Christon receives an invitation to Eleonore’s private estate where he pitches his script ‘Doradus’; a story of ghosts. But… does Demitri believe in ghosts?...
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Debbie Allen Does Philly (Brothers of the Knight & Entrepreneur Works “Actors Studio”)
Debbie Allen graciously gave a free “Inside the Actors Studio” type visit to Philly at International House on July 2, 2014. Full of saucy humor and passion, Ms. Allen lectured on creativity, her life’s journey, what it means to be an artist, her relationship with her sister Phylicia Rashād, the 18 years it took to get AMISTAD made and so much more… The below video is just a small excerpt of her address to us lucky enough to attend this inspiring and insightful event: Ms Allen is in Philadelphia to present her newest staged musical Brothers of the Knight, (July 3 – 6) a hip, rejuvenated adaptation of the…
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Art, History, Race, Romance, Politics: BELLE
by Le Anne Lindsay I’m sure there are people born and raised in Nebraska who are Francophiles, Gingers who love the sun and Dutch who wear Kimonos and collect things from the Ming Dynasty and on and on, you never know why people have an affinity to, or identify with, things that don’t seem to fit who they are or should be. I’ve always been drawn to the British Aristocracy and fancy the idea of living in a sprawling country estate. I began reading historical Harlequin Romance novels about the age of 11 or 12 and absolutely loved all the etiquette, intrigue, wealth, entertaining and most importantly, no one worked.…
