Tinsel & Tine’s PART 2 Coverage of the 23rd Philadelphia Film Festival (#PFF23)

Every year I say I’m gonna try to see more docs during the festival, but I never do, I’m more a narrative film-goer, but I did get to Tomorrow We Disappear.  Filmmakers Adam Weber and Jimmy Goldblum had planned to film a magical journey through India’s Kathputli Colony, a long standing artist camp made up of puppeteers, magicians, tight rope walkers, fire eaters etc.. – Only upon arrival, they find out this camp is being disbanded by the New Dehli government in order for land developers to create high-end skyscrapers and condos.  The impending displacement of the Kathputli Colony becomes the meat of the documentary, which is lucky for the colony, as the film is actually making it hard for the government to just come in and take over.  But unfortunately for the movie, it also makes the doc a little bit boring and repetitive at times.  I would have liked a bit more of the original intent of the piece, depicting artists bending themselves into pretzels and swallowing swords.

One of the Centerpiece Screenings – The Imitation Game stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing, the British mathematician who helped end the Second World War and usher in the computer age, but ultimately paid a high price for his genius.

The post screening Q&A (below video excerpt) features Producer and Founder of Black Bear Pictures, Teddy Schwarzman @weinsteinfilms

Such a fascinating history lesson #WWII #mathematics #computers – T&T Lamb Score: 3.5 outta 5.

Tamme McClelland & Marco Smiljic are Philadelphia Film Fest regulars. In fact, they met at the 2005 Fest, married and still come each year as part of their anniversary celebration!

Song One is a romantic drama set against the backdrop of Brooklyn’s vibrant indie music scene starring Anne Hathaway, Johnny Flynn, Mary Steenburgen and Ben Rosenfield.

During the post-screening Q&A I got to ask writer/director Kate Barker-Froyland what made her want to write a music driven film for her first vehicle? I was curious about her musical background. The answer and more can be heard on the below sound file.

Got to ask writer/director Alex Ross Perry had he always intended for the protagonist (played by Jason Schwartzman) to have long periods of time off screen when he began writing Listen Up Philip?       See Audio Player below to hear answer, and more discussed during the post screening Q&A.

#PFF23 Listen Up Philip Q& A w Writer/Director @alexrossperry #GreaterFilmadelphia starring Jason Schwartzman #NewYork #Writer @PhillyFilmSociety Interesting storytelling device where the main character is not centered on throughout the movie, instead the supporting characters are featured on their own, while still pertaining to the lose plot.

A photo posted by LeAnne Lindsay (@tinsel_tine) on Oct 10, 2014 at 6:44pm PDT

Keira_Knightley in Laggies was my only screening on Monday, Oct 20th
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Documentary Love and Terror on the Howling Plains of Nowhere

#PFF23 Q&A with Director Dave Jannetta/ w friends @LoveTerrorMovie

Not many docs are based on a book, based on a mysterious death of a Mathematician by combustion, based on a town in Nebraska, where people claim to see Werewolves.

#PFF23 Creep @blumhouse w/Mark Duplass Gotta say a fitting title. Just hope I don’t dream about Peach Fuzz tonight. https://t.co/vkXzsBrt88
— Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) October 24, 2014

Q& A with filmmaker Malik Vitthal and his 100 Year Old Grandmother

The only screening I had a chance to see featuring an African American cast and issues was Imperial Dreams this film features hot new actor John Boyega as an ex-con, aspiring writer trying to take care of his son and not revert back to what sent him to prison in the first place; unfortunately, his uncle not only expects him to pick up where he left of in the “family business” he find nothing but catch 22’s and red tape from “the system”.

The movie is a narrative, but based on a real-life story.  Listen to the sound file below to hear Malik explain how he came to make this film.

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