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An Outside Look at : F. Gary Gray’s N.W.A Biopic STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON
By Tinsel &Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay If you’re thinking, I don’t wanna see STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON cause I’ve never been a fan of “Gangsta Rap” or “Reality Rap” as N.W.A referred to it in the late 80’s early 90’s, think again, cause you don’t have to know anything about any of the players to appreciate the fact that an American story, defining a time period in the now accepted mainstream culture of hip hop, has been well documented. F. Gary Gray’s movie is a feast for hip-hop connoisseurs and novices alike as it charts the West Coast rap superstars’ meteoric rise, fractious in-fighting and discovery that the music…
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As If the T. Rex Wasn’t Enough: JURASSIC WORLD
Spotlight on Summer Blockbuster JURASSIC WORLD By Tinsel & Tine Editor, Le Anne Lindsay This summer we’re back in movie franchise heaven starting with The Avengers, now Jurassic World (4th installment) and next Magic Mike, and so far the first two have hit their marks as far as I’m concerned! T&T Synopsis: Jurassic World takes us back to Jurassic Park, only now it’s 20 years later, and the amusement park has become as common as Disney World, even though you have to travel to Costa Rica to get there. John Hammond’s vision for Jurassic Park (homage is paid with original logos and other references to the 1st movie) is…
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Dinner and a Movie: PITCH PERFECT 2 REVIEW AT BAHAMA BREEZE
Pitch Perfect 2 Video Review at Bahama Breeze in King of Prussia, PA By Tinsel & Tine Editor – Le Anne Lindsay and new Contributor – Kem Odike of KemKlicks.com Tinsel & Tine is about the joy of movies and eating. The blog’s original concept was – go to a movie, go to a restaurant – review both. (dinner and a movie), over the years, T&T’s become separate movie highlights, foodie profiles, and Philly event recaps, which is great, but it’s nice to get back to the simpatico of food and film together! Check out the below video which features Kem and I discussing the summer sequel to Pitch Perfect…
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Artificial Intelligence: EX MACHINA
Screenwriter Alex Garland (28 Days Later, Dredd, Sunshine) decided he'd direct his latest film, a creepy Sci-fi, with nice plot twists - EX MACHINA. Caleb (Domhnall Gleeson) works as a programmer or coding expert for a Google like company called Bluebook. He wins an inter-corporate contest to spend a week with the founder, Nathan (Oscar Isaac) of Bluebook, and thinks it's an amazing chance to hang out with a super intelligent programming genius, hashing out theories and going over Algorithm and Ambient Occlusion and techie junk like that...
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FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Book to Movie Comparison
Satiated: Fifty Shades of Grey & Fifty Shades Darker By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor POST UPDATE: 2.11.2017 I didn’t read all three of E.L. James Fifty Shades of Grey novels – I listened to them. These books on tape were the highlight of my day while working for a mortgage company doing tedious, monotonous, brain numbing data entry. No sooner did I finish Fifty Shades, I ordered up Fifty Shades Darker, followed by Fifty Shades Freed. It was a period of time when I needed a heavy dose of escapism and obviously, I wasn’t alone! If you were one of the millions of women around the world who indulged in…
