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Love-Hating and Hate-Loving Gwyneth Paltrow

  Gwyneth, Gwyneth, Gwyneth. While we should be spending our precious time worrying about Amanda Bynes’ downward spiral—which, surprisingly, is concerning me more than is […]

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This Is Why You Can’t Have A Nice Netflix

You may notice that Netflix doesn’t have quite so many TV shows and movies today. Why? Because Hollywood, that’s why! Slate reports: But to serious […]

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9 Best Movie Weddings

The first time I saw the ad I thought it was joke. Surely it was merely a composite photo — put together for some failed movie […]

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Philadelphia Filmmaker’s Vines Up for Tribeca Film Fest Award

In case you’re unfamiliar with Vine, it’s a cool new mobile app (owned by Twitter) that lets you make 6-second videos. New York’s prestigious Tribeca […]

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Bradley Cooper Visited Patients at a Boston Hospital Today

I’m afraid I don’t have more for you than this tidbit. But it confirms what we already knew about Cooper–he’s a very good guy. BMC […]

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New Disney Avengers Girl’s T-Shirt: “I Need a Hero”

  Merch for Disney’s Avengers movie has hit the stores, and the shit has hit the fan. They’ve released two t-shirts, one for boys and […]

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13 Movies That Film Critics Got Completely Wrong

As I was reading through old reviews and writings of Roger Ebert last week, I stumbled across an interview he did for the Television Academy […]

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New Jackie Robinson Movie 42 Recalls Phillies’ Shameful Past

There’s a new movie coming out this week that paints a rather unflattering picture of Philadelphia and its sports culture. And it goes much farther […]

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(A) Stallone to Play (A) Rizzo in New Biopic

It’s a veritable family affair! Playboy Harry Jay Katz has bought the rights to Sal Paolantonio’s Rizzo biography, and his son David Bar Katz, whose […]

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Three Movies To Scare Kim Jong-un Out Of Starting A Nuclear War

Mostly, it’s The Scoop’s job to keep you  up with the coolest or most-important news coming out of Philadelphia. But damn if North Korea doesn’t […]

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Bradley Cooper Will Play An Evil, Probably Sexy Cowboy

Great news for those of you who would like to see Philly homeboy Bradley Cooper in buckskin chaps: He’s signed on to play an evil […]

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Maria Bello Alert: Appearing in Conshohocken Tonight

Actress and local gal Maria Bello will be in Conshy tonight hosting a fundraiser for her non-profit We Advance, which advocates for women’s rights issues […]

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The Best Roger Ebert Zingers of All Time

Yesterday the world lost a legend. Just days after announcing his cancer had returned, Roger Ebert died at the age of 70.

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Film Critic Roger Ebert Dies at 70

One of America’s most beloved and respected film critics, Roger Ebert, has died. Since losing part of his lower jaw to cancer in 2006–rendering him […]

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What’s Next for Silver Linings Playbook Writer Matthew M. Quick

“This has probably been the most insane couple of months of my life,” says Matthew M. Quick. It’s the Tuesday before February’s Oscar ceremonies, and […]