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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…
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21st Annual Philadelphia Film Festival Coverage (Part II)
This is Part II of Tinsel & Tine’s 21st Philadelphia Film Festival Recap & Reviews. Hope you had or will have a chance to check out Part I. This year, a nice addition to the going’s on, was the VIP Bar located at 110 Chestnut Street. Pass holders, filmmakers and staff were invited to hang out between screenings and enjoy sponsored events by: Alma de Cuba, Empson USA, Tony Lukes, Barefoot Wines & Bubbly & Bourbon Blue. David Bentley with PFS Blogger Ben Silverio I had a nice chat with David Bentley, wine rep with Empson USA. You know how wine connoisseurs will say, this was a good year or…
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21st Annual Philadelphia Film Festival Coverage (Part I)
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I think I may have seen less films this year than any previous. it wasn’t so much my day job that interfered, which by the way, generously let me come in 2 hrs late for work a couple of days during the festival. No, this year, I didn’t count on my new relationship being affected by my film festival-ing or vice versa. If you’re a regular reader, you will have seen recent posts where I’ve mentioned my new boyfriend James – he wrote the Argo review, and one on the Gotti movies; I mentioned him in a few other posts and I’m in the midst…
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PFF21: SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK w/ David O. Russell Red Carpet Photos
21st Philadelphia Film Festival Opening Red Carpet with David O. Russell, director of “Silver Linings Playbook” and Matthew Quick, author of the same entitled book. All day Thursday, October 18, 2012, I was feeling out-of-sorts and low on energy, but all that seemed to disappear the moment I stepped up to the press bullpen to take red carpet photos at the Opening of the 21st Philadelphia Film Festival, featuring the opening film – Silver Linings Playbook. Director David O. Russell (The Fighter) was the prime red carpet target, along with the author of the book “Silver Linings Playbook” Matthew Quick. The others pics are of local actors (Brea Bee, Vaughn…
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Comcast Market GPFO PhillyPitch Contestants
On Saturday, September 29, 2012 The Greater Philadelphia Film Office (GPFO) held auditions for PhillyPitch! At The Market & Shops at Comcast Center. The actual PhillyPitch takes place on October 25th during the 21st Annual Philadelphia Film Festival. In a nutshell, 8 aspiring screenplay writers will have a chance to give a run down on their screenplay (pitch) in front of a panel of judges who are truly in the movie business and have the ability to take your screenplay to the next level. But first these writers/filmmakers had to audition for a spot in front of a panel consisting of GPFO notables: Joan Bressler, Director of Greater Philadelphia Filmmakers;…
