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M. Night Shyamalan and Bruce Willis to Re-Team for Philadelphia Project

Sixth Sense and Unbreakable duo M. Night Shyamalan and Bruce Willis are in talks re-team again for a project set in Philadelphia. According to Deadline, […]

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Lamb of God Documentary Gets World Premiere at the Troc

Looks like thrash metal band Lamb of God has chosen the Troc to world-premiere their upcoming documentary, As the Palaces Burn. A nice honor, but not […]

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TLA Pitches Movie Theater to Northern LIberties

TLA’s Ray Murray went in front of the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association last night to shed some light on his plans for Warehouse Cinema, the […]

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FUN FACT: James Bond Was Named After a Bird Scientist Who Worked at Philly’s Academy of Natural Sciences

If you watch tonight’s BBC in America production of Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond, here’s one fact the film might omit: Ian Fleming […]

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More Details on TLA’s Proposed Movie Theater on North Sixth Street

It’s been some time since Ray Murray ran an actual movie theater. The old Theater of the Living Arts is now a concert hall, and […]

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Is It Time to Tear Down the Boyd Theater?

This is the old Boyd Theater on the 1900 block of Chestnut Street. The once-glorious Art Deco movie theater has been dormant since 2002 and […]

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New Movies Opening This Weekend in Philly: “The Past” and “Gimme Shelter”

Our weekly roundup of the new movies opening this weekend in Philadelphia. This week, only two: Ashgar Farhadi’s The Past and Gimme Shelter starring Vanessa Hudgens and […]

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Senior Citizens Pose as Iconic Movie Characters

A group of senior citizens ranging in age from 75 to 98 are the stars of a new calendar that finds them posing as iconic […]

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12 Rep Films Showing This Week: The Breakfast Club, Harold and Maude, Newlyweds and More.

Every week we round up the repertory films playing this week in Philadelphia. Click film names for trailer when available. 

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Classic Cinema Movie Night (And Themed Cocktails) At Franklin Mortgage This Sunday

In December, they did Top Gun–a classic of American cinema–with excellent themed cocktails based on the movie. And now, the crew from Franklin Mortgage is […]

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Eight Great Streaming Video Options for Your Snow Day Home

Philadelphia is pretty much shut down, thanks to Janus. Schools are closed, and you’re probably home today,too. And what are you going to do? Work […]

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Two Films For Philly Movie Fans at This Year’s Sundance Festival

This year’s Sundance Festival is in full swing out in Park City, Utah, where two Philly-centric films are enjoying some much-hyped screen time. Mad Men […]

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Philly’s Kevin Hart Has the No. 1 Movie in America

Grantland reports that Ride Along, Philly comedian Kevin Hart’s movie with Ice Cube, is No. 1 in the country: “Two records for Ride Along, right off […]

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WATCH: Trailer for Jayhawkers, A New Wilt Chamberlain Biopic

There’s not much of Wilt Chamberlain’s Philadelphia life depicted in the new biopic, Jayhawkers. But he was a Philly guy, so here’s the new trailer […]

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2014 Gay Movie Preview: What’s Playing at Sundance

The 2014 Sundance Film Festival kicks off today in — funny enough — Utah with a generous itinerary of LGBT flicks. And while most of […]