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Rocky, Star Wars Let Us Grow Old With Favorite Characters

I went and saw Creed last weekend. Reader, I cried. I cried when Rocky Balboa got sick. I cried when Creed put on his papa’s […]

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Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

When I was 4 years old, I waited in what seemed like an endless line with my mom one May afternoon. When we finally reached the destination — […]

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GIVEAWAY: See Carol Early and For Free Next Week at Ritz at the Bourse [CONTEST CLOSED]

Folks were buzzing about Carol when it screened a few months ago at the Philadelphia Film Festival, but those of us who missed it have […]

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Stormtroopers “Arrested” on South Street

Philly police are just like us: They can’t wait for the new Star Wars movie and they’ll go to any lengths to stop fools from […]

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Photo: This Is What Star Wars Hysteria Looked Like in Philly in 1983

Check this out. A shot from May 23, 1983 shows what looks like hundreds of Philadelphians lined up on Chestnut Street to see the opening […]

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New Trailer Offers Sneak Peek at Star Trek Beyond

This morning, Paramount Pictures released a teaser trailer for Star Trek Beyond. The film, directed by Justin Lin, will hit theaters on  July 22nd. It stars Idris Elba, Chris […]

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WATCH: Stallone Tweets Video of Michael B. Jordan Getting Knocked Out During Creed Shoot

Yesterday on Twitter, Sylvester Stallone shared a video from the set of Creed where his cast mate Michael B. Jordan actually gets knocked out while shooting […]

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REVIEW: Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq

Born out of sorrow, strife and a sense of being fed up with inaction, Spike Lee’s latest film, Chi-Raq, is an inventive look at gun violence in […]

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250 Best Movies of All Time

Ryan Godfrey works as a product manager for a local software company, surrounded by the kind of numbers and data that most of us will never […]

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INTERVIEW: Legendary Hollywood Voice-Dubber Marni Nixon

You may not know the name Marni Nixon, the charming 85-year-old soprano, but you have likely heard her voice in one of the many iconic […]

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The Three Main Problems With Creed

Have you ever had the eerie realization that you were being directly marketed to? Have you ever watched a commercial for light beer featuring 15 urban […]

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Win Tickets to See an Early Screening of The Danish Girl

Looking for a midweek movie/date night? There have been 25 pairs of tickets set aside for Philly Mag readers at an early screening of Tom Hooper‘s much-buzzed-about […]

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Sylvester Stallone Nabs First Acting Award for Creed

It’s not quite movie awards season, but the National Board of Review (NBR), a group of 120 film buffs from New York, is getting ahead of the […]

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5 Great Dysfunctional Family Movies on Netflix Streaming

We’re very quickly charging into what is the most family-intensive season of the year. Thanksgiving’s cattle drive draws together crazy aunts, grumpy uncles and too-cool-for-school […]

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OUT in Theaters: Keaton, McAdams, and Ruffalo Put a Spotlight on Catholic Coverups

When that winter chill first hits the air, movie lovers and fashion gurus alike start to get a little wet because they know one thing […]