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Movie-O-Meter: Comely Aliens, Gonzo Filmmakers, and Grizzly Bears

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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Philly’s Evan Jonigkeit in Mysterious Amazing Spider-Man 2 Post-Credits Scene

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 doesn’t open in the U.S. until May 2, but an early release in the U.K. has fans abuzz — not because […]

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ON THE SPOT: Director of Oculus On His First Fear and Creepy Favorite Ingredient for Fake Blood

Filmmaker Mike Flanagan has an all-too-appropriate hometown. The horror director, whose previous film Absentia, about a missing husband and an eerie tunnel, earned numerous awards […]

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ON THE SPOT: Our Hilarious Chat With Cuban Fury and Shaun of the Dead
Star Nick Frost

British actor Nick Frost is best known as Simon Pegg’s co-pilot in director Edgar Wright’s “Blood and Ice Cream Trilogy,” consisting of the eccentric comedies […]

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MOVE Bombing Documentary Now on Netflix Instant

Just a quick heads up: Let the Fire Burn, the 2013 documentary detailing Philly’s 1985 MOVE bombing is now available to stream instantly on Netflix. […]

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First Major U.S. David Lynch Museum Exhibition Coming to PAFA

This fall the Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will present what it’s calling the first major U.S. museum exhibition of the works of […]

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to Team Up Again in New Film The Nest

Baby Mama mommas Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are in negotiations to pair up on the big screen again, this time playing hard-partying sisters in […]

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Get Everything Real Good, Honey:
Divine’s 5 Best Movie Moments

I Am Divine, the touching, often zany documentary that profiles the life of performer/drag extraordinaire/cult icon and all-around filthiest person alive Divine (aka Harris Glenn Milstead), […]

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NEW MOVIE SPOTLIGHT:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Every Friday we spotlight a buzz-worthy new movie opening in Philadelphia. Name: Captain America: The Winter Soldier Genre: Comic Book Action Epic Logline: It’s Skyfall […]

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Grocery Store From Witness Closes

One of the more famous shooting locations from Harrison Ford’s mid-80s Amish thriller, Witness, is no more. Lancaster Online reports that W.L. Zimmerman & Sons grocery […]

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5 Best New Films on Netflix Instant Streaming: Barton Fink, Gattaca, Chinatown and More

Having survived the long, cold winter scowl, April brings us the beginnings of renewal and rebirth, you know, all that crap. But that doesn’t mean […]

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Philadelphia Film Society Announces Spring Showcase

As an addendum to its annual film festival, Philadelphia Film Society introduces its Spring Showcase, showing at the PFS Theater at the Roxy April 11-17th. […]

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NEW MOVIE SPOTLIGHT: The Bible Meets Metaphysics in Darren Aronofsky’s Noah

Every Friday we spotlight a buzz-worthy new movie opening in Philadelphia. Name: Noah Genre: Biblical adventure/metaphysical rumination Logline: The Poseidon Adventure meets Doctor Doolittle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OSaJE2rqxU […]

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LAST CHANCE: Catch These 3 Great Films Before They Leave Philly Big Screens

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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5 Gay Things to Do This Week in Philly: Miss Fish 2014, Get Rammed at the
NSFW Dance Party and More

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