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13 Life Lessons from The Conjuring

The Conjuring — opening today — is based on the “true” story of two families: the Perrons who are being terrorized by the evil spirits […]

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Always Sunny’s Charlie Day Talks Battling Monsters in Pacific Rim

Technically, Charlie Day isn’t a Philadelphian—he just plays one on TV. But that’s close enough for us to follow his career in the movies, where […]

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Philly’s Kevin Hart Has Fourth-Highest-Grossing Concert Film Ever

Forbes reports on the blazing career of Philly comedian Kevin Hart, who is ranked No. 6 on the magazine’s list of top-earning comedians. But by […]

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Hollywood Is Already Working on a Boston Bombing Movie

Today in the “too soon” department, Hollywood has already started working on a film based on the Boston Marathon bombings. It’s been only 85 days […]

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Seven Reasons You Should Skip The Lone Ranger

Perhaps the tepid, if not vicious, reviews have not yet swayed you from seeing The Lone Ranger this weekend. Perhaps your sincere, stalkerish love of […]

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Grading the Films of Rick Santorum’s Christian Movie Company

Rick Santorum: attorney, former United States senator from Pennsylvania, presidential candidate, and now … movie mogul. Over the weekend, Rick Santorum announced that he is […]

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Rick Santorum Is Now A (Christian) Movie Mogul

Rick Santorum is going (Christian) Hollywood! Pennsylvania’s former U.S. senator, and failed candidate for the 2012 GOP nomination, has been named CEO of EchoLight Studios, […]

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America Is Just Like Westeros!

My husband isn’t a Game of Thrones guy. When he comes home from work, he really just wants to watch a movie he’s already seen […]

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New Clip Shows “Philly” Get Zombified in World War Z

Sure, it was actually filmed in Scotland, but the new clip from World War Z makes it seem that a city that looks a little […]

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M. Night Shyamalan Says He Ghost-Wrote a Freddie Prinze Jr. Movie

So said M. Night, in an interview with Movies.com: Shyamalan: By the way, I ghost-wrote a movie that same year that would even add to […]

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Main Line Filmmaker in Bitter Feud With Martin Scorsese’s Daughter

There aren’t too many Philadelphia stories that involve Martin Scorsese, his daughter Catherine Scorsese, actor Ray Liotta of Goodfellas fame, or pop prince Jesse McCartney. […]

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Just In Time for Pride, 15 LGBTQ Films and TV Shows You Can Stream Right Now

One thing we can be proud of/thankful for this Pride season is the fact that the film industry has finally figured out how to make […]

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10 Hottest Wildwood Boardwalk T-Shirts of 2013

Wildwood is a town where fashion is important. Hear me out. Wildwood fashion may be trashy, but the boardwalk is a place to be seen. […]

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Reviews: Is After Earth the Worst Movie Ever Made?

Well, After Earth is finally out. The latest movie from Philadelphia-area filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan stars Will Smith and his son Jaden, and it seems […]

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Frances Ha and the Death of the Manic Pixie Dream Girl

For the past couple months, I’ve told anyone I can get to listen to me about an essay by journalist Michelle Orange, called “The Dream […]