-
HOPE SPRINGS
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I just finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s book Committed, her follow up to the phenomenally successful Eat, Pray Love. (click for T&T commentary on this food in film book/movie) In it, she examines, dissects, enlightens, muses and laments on the subject of western marriage, along with the marriage customs and outlooks from a few other cultures. Ultimately, she comes to the conclusion that to a large degree, women come up short in the whole marriage scenario; but despite this fact, the state of matrimony, whether it be legal or symbolic, straight or gay, mixed race, religious or secular, is a state that the human condition longs…
-
Magic Mike
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Steven Soderbergh is an impressive director – Traffic, Erin Brockovich, Ocean’s Eleven Trilogy, Contagion and many more, but his last movie Haywire (click for T &T commentary) didn’t seem to be up to his usual standard. Now, he’s redeemed himself for me with Magic Mike. Based on the real-life pre-acting career of star Channing Tatum, this behind the scenes look at male stripping is not only entertaining, sexy and fun; it’s got more quality and a hipper flavor than the trailer would have you believe. Tatum’s character Mike is ambitious in that cocksure way some young guys have of running a lot of…
-
Just a Taste: People Like Us
Writer/Director Alex Kurtzman is known for writing high-tech, extraterrestrial, action flicks like Transformers, Star Trek, Cowboys and Aliens and TV shows like Fringe and Alias, so a family drama like his latest movie People Like Us, is quite a departure. But it’s the fact that this story was inspired by Kurtzman and writing partner Roberto Orci’s own life experiences with long lost siblings, that keeps them from being out of their depth. Sam (Chris Pine) is a fast talking, ambitious young man who in the initial scenes seems to be cocksure and on top of everything. All this comes crashing down around him when he makes a big oversight at…
-
Book to Film: One Day
I’m always open to guest bloggers on Tinsel & Tine! Although normally those I asked to write something, always say – “Yes, great I’d like to do that”, and then never write a bleeping word. Those that contact me, of course want to include a link. Which is fine as long as the link goes to something above board, and most importantly, the post is well-written and pertaining to film or food or ideally both. Please enjoy guest post by Rose Redding: ———————————————————————————— Commentary: One Day When David Nicholls’s novel, One Day, hit bookshelves back in 2009 it quickly became a phenomenon. After being translated into 31 languages it appeared…
-
ME AT THE TONY AWARDS 2012
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor There’s always some glitter of Tinseltown on Broadway; however, the 66th Annual American Theater Wing’s Tony Awards had a really important film tie-in. You probably think I’m referring to: The win for Death of a Salesman produced by Scott Rudin, directed by Mike Nichols, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Andrew Garfield, who brought along current girlfriend and Spiderman (2012 movie) co-star Emma Stone. Or Once, totally sweeping the Tonys as a Broadway musical! Which first was a movie with an amazing soundtrack and a love story which I found to be utterly charming in it’s simplicity. But no, it’s bigger than that. Could it be……
