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Film al Fresco: Indie Films & Food Trucks on the Parkway this Summer

  Indie films and delicious food will meet again on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway this summer, with the second year of Film al Fresco, an outdoor film […]

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Movie-O-Meter: Edge of Tomorrow Doesn’t Make Much Sense, But the Aliens Are Cool

Our weekly roundup of new releases, ranked for your viewing pleasure, by their indispensability and watchability. Yes, we made up that word. SEE IT NOW! […]

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This Month’s Best New Movies on Netflix Streaming: Annie Hall, Triplets of Belleville, The Art of the Steal and More

Here we are in that glorious sweet spot of the year — finally beyond all that damned ice and snow and right before the execrable heat and humidity of deep summer. […]

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Are You Ready for Nails: The Movie?

Via Crossing Broad, Variety reports that a Lenny Dykstra biopic may soon be made.

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Will Smith to Star in New Film About NFL Concussion Controversy

Variety has the scoop on a new new project starring Philly’s Will Smith, a drama based on GQ article “Game Brain,” which takes on the controversy surrounding […]

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NEW MOVIE-O-METER: The Dance of Reality, Maleficent, and More

Our weekly round-up of new releases, ranked for your viewing pleasure, by their indispensability and watchability. Yes, we made up that word.

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NEW MOVIE-O-METER: Memorial Day X-Men Mayhem

Our weekly round-up of new releases, ranked for your viewing pleasure, by their indispensability and watchability. Yes, we made up that word.

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11 Best Fashion Movies on Netflix

Confession time: I have really bad taste in movies. Like, really bad. I adore rom coms and when I find a movie that I like, I’ll keep […]

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LAST CHANCE: A Trio of Movies to Catch Before They Leave Theaters This Weekend

Each Friday, a new slew of movies comes in to replace what’s already been playing. In order to keep you fully abreast of what you […]

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Philly-Based Documentary Where I Am Available on Netflix Instant Streaming

Where I Am — Pamela Drynan’s 2013 documentary concerning Philadelphia writer Robert Drake — is now available to stream instantly on Netflix. The film catches […]

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Chuck D to Present Double Feature at Philadelphia Independent Film Festival

Public Enemy frontman Chuck D is coming to town to present a double feature at the seventh annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival in June. The first […]

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WATCH: Trailer for John du Pont Film Foxcatcher

Foxcatcher — a film chronicling Philadelphia mutli-millionaire and convicted murderer John du Pont — got screening treatment this week at the Cannes Film Festival. More from A.V. Club:

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Bradley Cooper and Todd Phillips Form New Production Company

Bradley Cooper and Hangover writer/director Todd Phillips have joined forces for a yet-to-be-named production company that’s already struck a three-year deal with Warner Bros. A.V. Club […]

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Movie-O-Meter: One of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Final Films, the Philly-Set God’s Pocket, Opens at Ritz Five

Capsule reviews of the weekend’s new movies. Should you see it, wait for DVD, or skit it altogether? We lay it out below.  SEE IT […]

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Tabu Bartender Chosen to Show Short Film at Cannes

Philly filmmaker Jordan Fraser — who has likely slung you a vodka-cran or three at Tabu — is among a crop of 50 emerging auteurs nationwide who will be showing […]