Movies
WATCH: Philly Is Ugly
A couple of weeks ago, we brought you the trailer for Philly Is Ugly, Philadelphia photographer Nathaniel Dodson’s time-lapse film of the local cityscape. Well, now […]
Lee Daniels’ The Butler Takes First at Box Office
USA Today: Despite a clutch of new films in theaters this weekend, Lee Daniels’ The Butler topped them all, serving up $25 million, according to studio […]
TRAILER: Cory Monteith’s Last, Philly-Set Movie
Here’s the trailer for McCanick, one of deceased Glee star Cory Monteith’s final two films, both of which will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival next […]
TMZ: Terrence Howard Evicted From New York City Apartment
It’s been quite an August for Lafayette Hill-based actor Terrence Howard, who co-stars with Oprah in Lee Daniels’ The Butler, which comes out this week. […]
The Good and Bad of Elysium
It is 2154. Due to overpopulation and pollution, the world’s wealthiest and most powerful have abandoned Earth for a utopian society aboard the space station […]
The Best and Worst of 2013 Movies … So Far
It has been a disastrous summer for movies. Compared to last year, box office was down over 17 percent. (Much of this has been attributed […]
WATCH: 10 Reasons We Love Aubrey Plaza
When we first saw her in Parks & Recreation, Funny People and Safety Not Guaranteed, Aubrey Plaza seemed to be budding into one of the most ubiquitous young […]
Will the Roxy Theater Ever Reopen?
When we first learned last September that Sansom Street’s Roxy Theater was closing, it was sad — though not entirely unexpected — news. Center City’s […]
Mayor Nutter Hosts Screening of Fruitvale Station
Mayor Nutter will host a screening of Fruitvale Station at 7 p.m. tonight at the Ritz Five. Tickets to the screening are already sold out, […]
WATCH: Philly Is Ugly Trailer Disproves Title’s Assertion
Philadelphia photographer Nathaniel Dodson has created a timelapse film called Philly Is Ugly, to be released Aug. 15. Judging by the trailer below, the title […]
Center City Getting New Movie Theater! (Sort of)
Broad Street’s getting a new theater. Except it’s not exactly new. Well, whatever, we’ll take anything we can get here in screen-starved Philadelphia. (How’s that […]
In New Rocky Movie, Stallone Will Need a Walker to Get Up the Art Museum Steps
Gonna fly now…. Via The 700 Level, we see that Sylvester Stallone is planning another Rocky movie. Trying hard now… But it’s totally not a […]
Kimmel Center Now Open For Movie Showings
CBS Philly: On Tuesday, officials at the Kimmel Center unveiled their brand new digital installation in the Perelman Theater which they hope will be the […]
Last Week for Bistrot La Minette’s Courtyard
This week marks the end of movies in Bistrot La Minette’s courtyard and to the courtyard itself. Peter Woolsey has leased the courtyard from the […]
Tigre Hill’s Aborted Union-Bashing Documentary, in Trailer Form
A few weeks ago, filmmaker Tigre Hill (The Shame of the City, The Barrel of a Gun) revealed he was no longer working on a documentary about labor […]