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5 Questions for Filmmaker: Jesús Canchola Sánchez
By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Tinsel & Tine’s 5 Question Interviews are catching on! The series got the attention of a Chicago-based Mexican American, first-time filmmaker/musician, Jesús Canchola Sánchez. He has written, directed, produced and stars in his feature film debut, BITTERSWEET WATERS (Agua Agridulce) which recently screened at REELING: Chicago LGBTQ Film Fest. Synopsis: A young man living in rural Mexico loves in secret. In order to live truthfully, he must overcome his mother, his lover’s fiancée, and the traditional community that surrounds him. LET’S GET TO KNOW JESÚS CANCHOLA SÁNCHEZ THROUGH 5 QUESTIONS T&T: In a nutshell what was the main inspiration for BITTERSWEET WATERS and/or the theme that…
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At Home with Tinsel & Tine: A SINGLE MAN
I’ve never had anything called lemon something that wasn’t good, but have you had Turkey Hill’s Southern Lemon Pie ice cream? It’s really DELISH!!! Light, soft, creamy lemon texture with just the right size pieces of shortbread cookie and a hint of marshmallow. I understand it’s a seasonal ice cream, another reason to hate saying goodbye to summer. Anyway, this is what I enjoyed while finally watching Tom Ford’s 2009 critically acclaimed A SINGLE MAN starring Colin Firth as a gay professor in the early 60’s who realizes after a year of mourning his lover’s death, he can’t take the pain anymore and plans his day around his suicide. It…
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The Happy Sad – LeRoy McClain Interview
So here’s yet another coincidence, I saw the film The Happy Sad during QFEST (Philly’s LGBT film festival) and went to the after party, where I talked to one of the stars of the movie LeRoy McClain. I remember thinking, I should be interviewing him, but it’s too loud in here and I’m sure he just wants to chill right now. I started to give him my card and ask him to contact me later for an interview, but I let the moment pass. Skip to a month later, my sister Lauren who’s a Media & Cultural Trend Analyst (see website), happens to socially meet Timothy Yates who runs public…
