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Heated Fights and Hot Heads: OUT OF THE FURNACE
Out of the Furnace Comes Heated Fights and Hot Heads Tinsel & Tine Blog Contributors with varying perspectives Flood the Drummer® and DJ Reezey® review new crime thriller For men who love bare-knuckle brawls, that leave blood from jaws and the lone justice-seeking vigilante who becomes the law, then Director Scott Cooper’s nearly two-hour new crime thriller Out of the Furnace will be the adrenaline rush that leaves you satisfied. Opening in theaters nationwide today, November 6th, this R rated film stars British actor Christian Bale (The Dark Knight), Casey Affleck (Tower Heist), the seductive and vivacious Zoe Saldana, and the legendary Woody Harrelson, in one of his grittiest roles…
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A Chat with Malcolm D. Lee on Ushering in The Best Man Holiday
If you are black and living on earth you’ve seen the movie The Best Man at some point in your life. In fact, How many times have you watched it over the last 14 Years? (comments welcome). Thus making the sequel a much anticipated movie event! And I can unequivocally say it was worth the wait – The Best Man Holiday not only serves these beloved characters in heart and truth and spirit, but is also sure to become an annual Christmas Classic. The opening montage flashes briefly back to Lance (Morris Chestnut) and Mia’s (Monica Calhoun) wedding, while quickly filling the audience in on each character’s progression since last…
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What A: RUSH (Directed by Ron Howard)
I had every real intention of being a race car driver when I grew up. For my 6th birthday, I got the cutest yellow race car, the kind you can sit in and drive. Today it would have been electrically powered, but back then it had foot pedals. Then as I got older, each Christmas, I would ask for a bigger and better race track. Before drifting off to sleep, I’d imagine the controls in my hand and how great it was going to be to speed around that track and beat my sister. At the arcade, I cared not a wit for Pacman or Donkey Kong, I went…
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FREE SCREENING PASSES (Philly) And Mini Review – DON JON
Post Update 9/22 – Sorry, all the passes have been taken. Be sure to like our facebook page, or follow on twitter or pinterest, so you’ll be the first to know next time Tinsel & Tine has giveaways! What drew me to this film, Don Jon (click for trailer) was the fact that it was written and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt! But when I mentioned this to 2 friends, both of which watch a fair amount of movies, they said, “Who?” I find that strange, since he’s been a staple actor for me since playing an alien in the TV show 3rd Rock from the Sun. But I would think…
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12 Pubs: THE WORLD’S END (Let’s Boo Boo)
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor There are so many themes which should be explored in this post: lost youth, failure, the nature of the human race and the bonds of friendship. But I’m spent. I’ve written and edited a lot this week and I’m really trying to focus on getting appropriate sponsors to advertise on the site! Check out Tinsel & Tine’s Rate Sheet and Google Analytics, if you are or know someone looking to get great exposure on a quality blog, please pass the links along 🙂 Just think of it as my ticket to Tribeca & Sundance in 2014! The World’s End reunites Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and…
