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WATCH: Warner Bros. Releases Magic Mike XXL Teaser Trailer

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the teaser trailer for the followup to its ridiculously successful Magic Mike, provocatively named Magic Mike XXL. It begins with a […]

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Bradley Cooper Talks American Sniper Controversy With Terry Gross On Fresh Air

This week on Fresh Air, Terry Gross interviewed fellow Philadelphian Bradley Cooper about American Sniper and his work in The Elephant Man, which is playing […]

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Lena Dunham Pans Woody Allen and Other Things Overheard at Sundance 2015

We’re coming to the end of the line for the 2015 edition of Sundance, with most press leaving either today or tomorrow—and most of the […]

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Phillly LGBT Film Festival qFLIX Announces 2015 Dates

Philly’s brand new—and only—LGBT film festival, qFLIX, has announced the dates for its second season. They’re kicking things off a little earlier this year, on July […]

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Will Smith’s Concussion Gets Christmas 2015 Release Date

Today, Sony Pictures announced the release date for Will Smith’s Concussion: December 25, 2015. Deadline sums up the film: Concussion follows Dr. Bennet Omalu (Smith), the forensic neuropathologist who made […]

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WATCH: Downingtown’s Miles Teller in New Fantastic Four Trailer

The Internet lost its mind today when 20th Century Fox released the first trailer for Fantastic Four. The film is described as “a contemporary re-imagining […]

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18 Movies and TV Shows to Stream On Your Snow Day

Snowstorm duds are the best kind of duds: Many of us still get a snow day from work and we don’t have to worry about shoveling our sidewalks. […]

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American Sniper Blamed For Increase in Violence Against Muslims, Bradley Cooper Asked to Help

American Sniper, starring Jenkintown native Bradley Cooper as real-life Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, takes the number one spot over the weekend once again, giving it […]

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5 Hottest Male Movie Villains

This weekend, the new Jennifer Lopez thriller The Boy Next Door is set to stalk theaters worldwide. The film plays like an erotic Lifetime movie, […]

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Oscar Face-Off: Marion Cotillard vs. Julianne Moore

Every year, Academy Award nominations produce at least one “group of death” involving a hyper-competitive category with many worthy candidates. Arguably, one of the toughest this […]

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City Offering 3,000 More Tickets for Youth to See Selma

Last week, a campaign called #SelmaForStudents offered thousands of tickets for young people in Philadelphia to see Selma, the Ava DuVernay-helmed film that chronicles Martin Luther […]

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Philly Ring Girls, Fire-Breathers and Spanish-Speakers Sought for Rocky Spinoff Creed

Sylvester Stallone is back in the City of Brotherly Love (see!) and he’s calling for backup. Heery Casting, a local casting agency, is seeking locals from all […]

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Sarah Palin Loves American Sniper, Thanks Bradley Cooper for His Performance

I imagine Bradley Cooper’s over the moon about right now. His latest film, American Sniper, eviscerated the box office over the weekend, opening with a […]

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Kevin Hart: I Won’t Play a Gay Role

Kevin Hart is everywhere these days promoting his latest flick, The Wedding Ringer, which opened in theaters this weekend with an impressive $20.6 million box office. […]

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Dan Savage Bringing Amateur Porn Film Festival to Philly in February

Since QFest went kaput, we’ve had little opportunity to sit in a movie theater with hundreds of strangers to watch films with titles like Beethoven’s […]