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Exporting Raymond w/ Guest Appearance by Phil Rosenthal (Creator of Everybody Loves Raymond)
However, I was on such a helium high from cackling uncontrollably throughout this comedic documentary chronicling Phil Rosenthal's misadventures while recreating his hit show Everybody Loves Raymond, with a Russian cast, for a Russian audience, in Moscow. Followed by a jocular
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LIMITLESS w/ Bradley Cooper Special Appearance
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor “We’d all love to be great, we’d all like to do something special and make an impact on the world. Here’s a story about a guy who actually finds some fantastical way to make it happen. But it’s all played very real, it’s not magic, it’s a pill and it actually make him become the best version of himself, he’s not a superhero, but he has this sense of perfectibility” – Limitless Director, Neil Burger interview on Trailer Addict. Upper level PFS members were invited to an industry preview screening of the new thriller Limitless. The majority of the audience was made up of the…
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Commentary – I Will Follow
Tinsel & Tine’s Look at I WILL FOLLOW Filmmaker Ava DuVernay By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Earlier this month I did a post on filmmaker, Ava DuVernay (click for post) which among other things discussed the new initiative aimed at giving films of color a wide release in commercial theaters, called AFFRM (African-American Film Festival Releasing Movement). AFFRM’s inaugural release is set for March 11th with Ava’s film I Will Follow. Last week I was privy to a Reelblack press screening of the film. Now, it’s my policy not to read any reviews of films before I write my own, as I don’t want my opinion to be influenced or…
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Interview TOM MCCARTHY Interview – WIN WIN
By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Tom McCarthy (The Station Agent, The Visitor) has once again written and directed a picture that’s been touted at the festivals; however, his newest film has enough mainstream appeal to be backed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Win Win is the story of an attorney, wrestling coach and most importantly, family man, Mike Flaherty (Paul Giamatti) living in a middle class Jersey suburb trying to keep things going in these difficult economic times. The crux of the film deals with how a small indiscretion can cause considerable consequences in a person’s life and the lives of those around them. Mike’s clients mostly consist of senior citizens…
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The Philadelphia Story (1940) – PFS Filmadelphia Classic
On Wednesday PFS presented The Philadelphia Story (click link for blog post on this film by legendary director Peter Bogdanovich) as the first Filmadelphia Classic of the new season. The Philadelphia Story used to be one of my very favorite film from the age of 12 to about 16 or so. My younger sister and I used to watched it quite often; thinking on it now, we must have been rather sophisticated kids, as its themes and dialogue would seem to have been over our heads. We never really discussed why we liked the movie so much; yes, we were in love with Cary Grant, but Houseboat or That Touch…
