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It’s Time for the 22nd Philadelphia Film Festival! #PFF22
Wow! Has it been a year already? Believe it or not, I lost a boyfriend over PFF21. We met on Labor Day weekend and mistakenly spent almost every moment with each other from that point on. I warned him that I’d be pretty busy for 2 weeks once the Philadelphia Film Fest started up, as I’d be trying to cover a number of films and events for Tinsel & Tine. He seemed okay with it in theory, but once I was in the midst of it all, he got resentful that it was taking up so much of my time, but also didn’t want to join me. There were of…
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Vicks Vapo Foot Rub – AFTERNOON DELIGHT
Her girlfriend Stephanie (Jessica St. Clair) convinces Rachel to go on a couples date to a strip club, where Jeff buys Rachel a lap dance from a stripper named McKenna (Juno Temple). Part sexual attraction, part fascination, part altruism drives Rachel to seek out McKenna and eventually invite her into her home as her son's Nanny.
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Food Truck: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs in Philadelphia (9/14)
Here’s a fun little film and food thing that also fits into Tinsel & Tine’s Food Truck Series – On Saturday, September 14 at 12:00pm, the CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS 2 Foodimobile Truck will be stopping by near the Please Touch Museum (4231 Avenue of the Republic Philadelphia, PA 19131). (For accurate locations, guests should always check out Twitter @Foodimobiles and the website http://cloudy2foodtrucks.com/ ). Who ever said there’s no such thing as a FREE LUNCH! – free of the charge, fans of all ages can order off the menu that will be full of options including Tacodiles (Tacos), Subwhales (Sandwiches), Hippotatomus (Baked Potatoes), Barry Strawberries, among…
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Four Seasons Philadelphia Interview: Ryan Coogler: FRUITVALE STATION
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I knew nothing about the true events which Fruitvale Stationis based upon – I’m sure the controversial racial implications of OscarGrant’s death reached the East Coast, but sometimes I go undergroundnews wise for weeks at a time, and when I emerge, I don’t go back to findout what I missed. I do however pay attention during theSundance Film Festival. And when I read about Fruitvale Station,winning so much praise, I thought, how dramatic can it be? We know theguy dies. But I was so wrong, the film has real heart and emotionalinvolvement because it is so “day in the life of”. As you’re watching…
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AFFRM Launches New Distribution Label ARRAY
Ava DuVernay’s AFFRM BECOMES ARRAY “AFFRM’s new label ARRAY is built to serve the tremendous burst of black cinematic talent across the globe, filmmakers who are embracing new technologies to tell their stories by any means necessary,” DuVernay said in a statement. “The goal is to expand the brand cultivated over our first four theatrical releases by reaching new audiences via both digital and traditional platforms,” “Selma” director Ava DuVernay has given an extreme makeover to her 5-year-old distribution company. Previously known as AFFRM (African American Film Festival Releasing Movement), the filmmaker has relaunched and expanded the company as Array. “I’ve always felt as if there were so many films…
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