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5 Questions for Filmadelphia Shorts Filmmakers PFF29
Derek Pastuszek: My family and I were affected by Hurricane Sandy: We had a quirky old house in Beach Haven on Long Beach Island, a home my grandfather built himself in the 1960s (after the March Storm of 1962) – and although the house survived Sandy, my family parted ways with it in the aftermath. At the time we shot Islander, I was attending the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles
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Philadelphia Film Festival Curated Packages & Fest Foodie Discounts
#PFF28 REELS AND DEALS Enjoy some neighborhood hospitality across the city with these excellent restaurants, bars, and coffee shops offering specials to all festival goers. Simply present your physical ticket, digital ticket, or your festival badge when ordering. PIZZA FRESCA703 Chestnut St.10% OFF LALO111 S Independence Mall E10% OFF to all Badge Holders POSITANO COAST212 Walnut St.10% OFF (Food Only) TAKOREAN111 S Independence Mall E10% OFF BUDDAKAN325 Chestnut St.10% OFF PRESCRIPTION CHICKEN111 S Independence Mall E$5 Pints of Classic Soups: Hangover, Grandma, Chickenless, Bone Broth ALMA DE CUBA1623 Walnut St.10% OFF STEAP & GRIND1619 Frankford Ave.15% OFF MARTHA2114 E York St.10% OFF to all Badge Holders JONES700 Chestnut St.10% OFF…
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Tinsel & Tine’s Coverage of the 23rd Philadelphia Film Festival (#PFF23) Part 1
For me, St. Vincent works mainly because Lieberher is a natural. During the Q&A he seems pretty much like a regular kid, but in the movie, he can deliver humor with the deadpan brilliance of a seasoned comedian. Also, the story provides a genuine unfolding of just who this man, Vincent, used to be, and how he came to this point in his life...
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Dishing Up: Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
Warning! Seeing Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted will have you singing "Afro Circus, Afro Circus, Polka Dot, Polka Dot, Polka Dot, Afro" with a mash up of "I Like to Move It Move it" hours later.
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Commentary – No Strings Attached
Guess what? No Strings Attached, for the most part, actually works! Romantic Comedies, I feel are the trickiest of all genres. It’s an unknown quotient of ingredients needed to make a good cocktail of two people falling in love, amidst a contrived plot. You often end up with something too sweet, or too flat, too light or too dark, or just unpalatable. I felt that James L Brook’s How Do You Know had some good ingredients, but No Strings Attached, directed by Ivan Reitman, does a better job of mixing it all together. So in keeping with my rom/com cocktail metaphor, the movie would rate 3 out of 5 cherries…
