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Guest Blogger Melissa O’Donnell: THE VISIT
by Melissa O’Donnell THE VISIT MOVIE REVIEW FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF A PHILLY BASED ACTRESS I was granted the privilege of attending an early screening of M. Night Shyamalan’s THE VISIT, at United Artists Theater in King of Prussia, PA through Tinsel and Tine. I jumped at the opportunity as both an avid film fan and Philadelphia based actor. I love seeing what Shyamalan releases because I know what he is capable of as a writer and filmmaker, but almost more so, I love what he does for the film industry in the state of Pennsylvania. He constantly brings his work to his home state, employing local cast and crew,…
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COUCH FEST is Coming to Philadelphia, and 35 other Cities Around the World – December 6th
POST UPDATE 12/9/14: Le Anne Lindsay & Nicole Ayers Attended Couch Fest last Saturday, and met the Philly host Nicole Ayers in person, as our interview (see original post below) had been conducted online. As it’s my dream to one day be on a film festival jury panel, I enjoyed voting on the 16 shorts screened; however, I wish there had been a little more time in between films to really process my thoughts on each one. My favorite: Mit besten Grussen (With Best Regards) (Germany 5 min) | Filmmaker: Bernhard Wenger A woman desperate to meet her crush takes her coworker’s advice to “gently” damage his car and…
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Philly Film Fest Highlight: QFEST July 11-22, 2013
More summer film festivals in Philly! As AwesomeFest continues, and on the heels of The Philadelphia Independent Film Festival comes the 19th Annual leading LGBT film fest – QFEST With 108 films that include 46 feature films, 23 documentaries, and 39 shorts films, as well as 3 World Premieres, 4 East Coast Premieres and over 50 Philadelphia Premieres, QFest is showcasing the absolute best in LGBT cinema. As has become tradition for the festival, QFest will be also offering up films that touch on several hot button topics facing the LGBT community, immigration, sexual identity, addiction, and marriage equality. “While not prone to hyperbole, I have to say that this…
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Never Too Young To Start Making Movies
Chris (T & T Blog Contributor) makes a point of being plugged into positive happenings in Urban Philadelphia, last week he went to see an exclusive screening by a group of young teens – Students of IPS (Intensive Prevention Services) at Diversified Community Services screened their short romantic comedy Switch Up. DCS is rooted in South Philadelphia and enables children, youth and families to realize their fullest potential and achieve self-sufficiency in safe neighborhoods. Perhaps one of these fresh faces will be the future of Philly Filmmaking and Hollywood! Cast and crew (consisting of I.P.S. staff and students) of the short romantic film Switch Up. (*left to right* Annalee Pratt…
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Help Restore the Roxy! Supporting The Philadelphia Film Society
The Philadelphia Film Society, the organization which produces the annual Philadelphia Film Festival, will assume operations and reopen the Roxy Theater located in Philadelphia’s historic Rittenhouse Square neighborhood. It will operate as a first-run independent theater, providing festival-type films all year long. The Roxy is due for a facelift, as it has not undergone major building maintenance, upgrades to seating, wall treatments, or carpeting for countless years. Projection updates are also needed, to make the necessary transition from 35mm film projection to digital. In order to attract patrons, the Roxy needs to be welcoming, clean, and state-of-the-art. Restore The Roxy KickStarter Campaign The PFS Theater at the Roxy will provide…
