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10 Must-See Films at the Philadelphia Film Festival 2014

Ticket film critic Piers Marchant combed through the around-100 films playing at this year’s Philadelphia Film Festival to come up with 10 that you absolutely must get a […]

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Trestle Inn is in the Spirit This Fall

Trestle Inn is getting in the “spirit” on Thursdays this fall, by offering complimentary spirit and cocktail tastings from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. and cocktail […]

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Movie Meter: True Stories Win the Weekend with Nas’ Illmatic Doc and a Britain’s Got Talent Underdog

SEE IT NOW Pride: Yet another uplifting, true story. This film is based on the mid-’80s United Mineworkers strike in England. The Mineworkers were joined in […]

City Life

Cate Blanchett to Star in Tim Burton Remake of Mary Poppins?

Just a spoonful of sugar made us say “OMG” today when we heard a rumor about a Tim Burton remake of the ever popular film Mary […]

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6 Gay Things to Do in Philly This Week: Where to Watch American Horror Story: Freak Show, New Quizzo Night at Tabu, Kinky Boots at Dilworth Park and More

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Movie Meter: Ben Affleck Gets Weird in Gone Girl, Nicolas Cage Gets Left Behind

SEE IT NOW Gone Girl: My shaky endorsement for David Fincher’s hotly anticipated new thriller—based on the bestseller by Gillian Flynn—comes with a veritable wheelbarrow full of […]

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FIRST LOOK: American Sniper Trailer, Starring Bradley Cooper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZtrhRRw53Y The trailer for Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper was released. The film, based on a memoir of the same name by Chris Kyle, stars Philly’s […]

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5 Best New Films to Stream on Netflix in October: Hoop Dreams, Tombstone, Meryl’s Breakout Role, and More

Even for a company whose business model involves catering to the widest possible range of viewer, Netflix has outdone itself this month with a crazy-quilt […]

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What’s Worth Seeing in October: Neil Young, Thurston Moore, Midtown Village Fall Festival, and More

Neil Young October 8th and 9th Academy of Music The gritty Canadian singer and guitarist has always had a huge Philadelphia fan base, and his […]

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Movie Meter: Kristen Wiig & Bill Hader Delight as Siblings in The Skeleton Twins

SEE IT NOW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf6CUAIqTOU The Skeleton Twins: You might miss them on Saturday nights, but there’s a lot more to this film than a welcome […]

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3 Unique Film Festivals To Look Out For in October

Found Footage Festival The Found Footage Festival (FFF), currently in its 10th year, is coming to Johnny Brenda’s Thursday, October 2nd for two showings at […]

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André 3000 Wants Kevin Hart to Play Big Boi in Outkast Biopic

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Outkast’s André 3000 chats about playing Jimi Hendrix in the upcoming Jimi: All is By My Side. During the […]

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Who and What to See This Weekend at qFLIX

Thursday evening saw the inaugural launch of two new LGBT-centric arts events in Philadelphia: William Way’s brand-new, first-of-its-kind queer jazz festival, OutBeat, and qFLIX, the new-media […]

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Movie Meter: Tina Fey’s This is Where I Leave You is a Tremendous Waste of Comic Firepower

SEE IT NOW! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdBPuT1lmgQ 1. The Conformist: A most welcome re-release of Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1970 classic about a cowardly Italian man in 1930’s Italy, who […]

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Overheard at the Toronto International Film Festival

I just returned from the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, which wrapped up this weekend with an awards ceremony awards and a host of final […]