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90th ANNUAL OSCAR ROUNDUP 2018
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Tinsel & Tine Recaps & Archives The 90th Annual Academy Awards THE HOST Jimmy Kimmel handled his monologue with the kid gloves type humor necessary in this very sensitive climate. Pandering to the #metoo #timesup and inclusion movement in a way that wasn’t too cloying. I bet he and the Academy producers were wonderfully surprised the whole Jet Ski bit went over better than they would have imagined – at the start of the show, Kimmel offered up a Jet Ski (worth almost $18,000) and a trip to Lake Havasu in Arizona as a prize for the Oscar winner who gave the shortest acceptance…
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Oscars Post 2018: BEST COSTUME DESIGN NOMINATED FILMS 2018
Tinsel & Tine’s Look at 2018 OSCAR NOMINATED MOVIES FOR COSTUME DESIGN By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I wrote this for the LAMB (Large Ass Movie Blogging Association) segment “The LAMB Devours the OSCARS – Costume Design Nominees” When it comes to the artistic elements instrumental in rounding out and truly creating the feel of a movie or film, like production design, cinematography and music, what captures my attention more often than the others is Costume Design. I was not a fan of Carol by Todd Haynes, yet I remember the color palate of each dress and outfit worn by Cate Blanchett & Rooney Mara, and those fabulous furs. I…
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Movie Blog Post: THE SHAPE OF WATER
I stated in my End of the Year Wrap Up Post, that only very special movies, or special to me, would get a full post, and all other wide release films would be reviewed on my #MiniMovieReview page. It's not yet the new year and already writer/producer/director Guillermo del Toro's THE SHAPE OF WATER, with 7 Golden Globe Nominations, falls into the first category...
