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MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE – Sean Durkin & Elizabeth Olsen Q & A
Have you heard about Martha Marcy May Marlene? It’s been a darling of this year’s festival circuit – The title gives the impression four women share top billing, but in actuality newcomer Elizabeth Olsen (cast only two weeks before shooting), is not only the subject of the multiple monikers, she hauntingly carries the full weight of this dark drama; along with some good, creepy assistance by John Hawkes (Winter’s Bone). The film explores the mind altering experience of cult life. A group of mostly 20-something men and women share an old farm house in upper state New York. The initial impression is one of communal, live off the land, find…
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Tinsel & Tine Mini-Hiatus
As previously mentioned, I was hired to write posts, fb & tweet out social media for Philadelphia Cinema Alliances’ QFEST 2011! The festival runs July 7th – 18th, but I’ve been at it steadily for the last two weeks; so be sure to check out the Qblog. Now that I’m blogging for both film organizations in Philadelphia, a full-time career in this arena can’t be far away!? Actually, I had some apprehension about accepting the QFest gig for three reasons: 1) As many Philly readers know, there once was only one non-profit film association, until a couple of years ago when there was a nasty split. I never chose sides;…
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Commentary – Cave of Forgotten Dreams
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I arrived breathless to the PFS preview screening of Cave of Forgotten Dreams, with only moments to find a seat and tear open my 3D spectacles. I do believe the Paleolithic artists of these ancient cave renderings would have understood my tardiness, as I had come from a second full day of hanging wonderful works of art for the opening of The Art of the Garden Exhibit in Haverford. As I began to shift my focus to the screen before me, taking in the beauty and breathing elegance of these 32,000 year-old drawings, brought to life with incredible texture by the 3D filming, I took…
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LIMITLESS w/ Bradley Cooper Special Appearance
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor “We’d all love to be great, we’d all like to do something special and make an impact on the world. Here’s a story about a guy who actually finds some fantastical way to make it happen. But it’s all played very real, it’s not magic, it’s a pill and it actually make him become the best version of himself, he’s not a superhero, but he has this sense of perfectibility” – Limitless Director, Neil Burger interview on Trailer Addict. Upper level PFS members were invited to an industry preview screening of the new thriller Limitless. The majority of the audience was made up of the…
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Commentary – Country Strong
So after the PFS preview of Country Strong on Wednesday night, I was discussing the film with a staff member who felt the movie was too song oriented. I could tell he was not a Country Music fan, so I agreed with him and said I feel the producers of the film were more interested in selling a soundtrack than making a good movie, which I truly feel. What I didn’t say, was that I would be one of the people looking to buy said soundtrack. I was already on YouTube yesterday watching the music video of Gwyneth marching around in her red cowboy boots to the title track. And…
