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Movie-O-Meter: Neighbors Is a Shapeless Mess With Only a Few Inspired Bits + Our Take On Other New Releases

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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Interview: X-Men: Days of Future Past‘s Evan Jonigkeit

Philly fans — and even non-fans — of X-Men will have extra incentive to stand in line for the next iteration of the long-running franchise, […]

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5 New Films You Should Stream Right Now on Netflix: Lost Children, Tarantino, Pryor Live and More

Hollywood’s blockbuster movie season is officially upon us, bringing with it an endless stream of superheroes, big-star comedies, and a depressing shortage of anything really worth watching. […]

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Filmmaker “Crowdsourcing” Funding for Kermit Gosnell Movie

NBC 10 reports that more than 19,000 people have contributed to the budget of a new movie about vilified “House of Horrors” abortion doctor Kermit […]

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Movie-O-Meter: The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Woody Allen’s Fading Gigolo, Aaron Paul Decodes Annie Parker and More

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 NOW! […]

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Construction Finally Underway On 19th and Chestnut iPic Movie Theater

Goodbye, historic, falling apart Boyd Theater. Hello, iPic.

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PHOTOS: Laurie David Attends Fed Up Screening at the Kimmel Center

Movie goers withstood the rain storm Wednesday night to attend a screening of Fed Up at the Kimmel Center. Philanthropist Garrett Getlin Snider and Greater Philadelphia Film […]

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Bradley Cooper Packs On 40 Pounds for Role in American Sniper

Or at least that’s what his co-star, Nashville‘s Eric Close says. From E! News:

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Movie-O-Meter: Tilda Swinton Plays a Vampire, Cameron Diaz Flops, and Our Take on Paul Walker’s Final Film

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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Iverson Documentary to Premiere at Tribeca Film Festival

The Iverson documentary premieres Sunday at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzCtfarMEA8

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Highlights From Tribeca, Part 2: More Sweet and Caring Than Carnal

Ticket film critic Piers Marchant shares his favorite flicks as he takes them in at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City:  Extra reading: […]

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New Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Flick Gets Release Date

Last week I reported that Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will reunite on the big screen again, playing sisters in the Jason Moore-helmed comedy The […]

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Kevin Hart to Team With Seth Rogen in Upcoming Buddy Comedy

In a recent interview Neighbors director Nicholas Stoller leaked that he may soon be working on a new “buddy comedy” starring Philly’s Kevin Hart and […]

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Highlights the Tribeca, Part 1: Equal Parts Mad, Creative Cenius

Enjoying the somewhat peculiar charms of the Tribeca Film Festival, I’ve taken in a host of films on my first two days. Here are some […]

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Lambertville Author James McBride to Produce The Good Lord Bird

In January we interviewed Lambertville author James McBride, who had just won the National Book Award for his novel The Good Lord Bird. When we […]