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Five Reasons People Who Hate Romantic Comedies Will Love Drinking Buddies

This past Friday, Drinking Buddies, Joe Swanberg’s new, critically acclaimed romantic comedy , opened in Philly at the Ritz at the Bourse. Initially, anyway, it’s […]

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Cory Booker Is a Fan of Ben Affleck Batman. Maybe…Because Affleck Gave Him Money?

Gasp! Sorry I’m pro-Ben RT @tylerkingkade if elected, will you stop Ben Affleck from playing Batman? — Cory Booker (@CoryBooker) August 23, 2013 BuzzFeed has […]

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The Internet Is Losing Its Mind Over Ben Affleck Playing Batman

Ben Affleck will be playing Batman. The people are not happy. It wasn’t a nightmare. Ben Affleck is…Batman. http://t.co/MgITFv6vrh — New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) […]

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WATCH: Oprah, Lee Daniels, True Blood and This Week’s Other Winners and Losers

This week’s entertainment news was anything but slow. Here are just a few of the week’s winners and losers. Winner: Oprah Winfrey Oprah has been […]

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Why Philly Needs an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema

It’s no secret that, for all its cinematic traditions, from The Philadelphia Story to Rocky to Bradley Cooper jogging while wearing a garbage bag, Philadelphia […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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, […]

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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 […]