Movies
Abe Lincoln in 2016!
Over the past week or so, I’ve heard from family and friends who’ve been unable to see Lincoln because of sold-out theaters. Color me four-score […]
Officials Want to Grow Tax Credit So Philly Can Keep Impersonating New York in the Movies
It’s a rare week one can traverse Center City without stumbling onto a film set, and the Greater Philadelphia Film Office wants to keep it […]
Silver Linings Playbook: At Least The Suffering of Eagles Fans Makes Great Art
Philadelphia native Zach Baron says the new movie, Silver Linings Playbook, about a family of tortured Philadelphia Eagles fans, is “the best sports movie in […]
Movies About Legends: 5 Actors Who Didn’t Fit the Part
The release of Lincoln kicks off a stretch of biopics featuring historic figures. After Daniel Day-Lewis tackles Abe Lincoln, Anthony Hopkins will play Alfred Hitchcock. […]
Channing Tatum Replaces Bradley Cooper as People’s Sexiest Man Alive
People has named its Sexiest Man Alive for 2012, and the winner is … Channing Tatum. Channing Tatum? That’s sexy? Oh, sure, he’s got muscles […]
Blame Bradley Cooper’s Uncle for De Niro’s Philly Accent
Here’s Silver Linings Playbook star Bradley Cooper on Letterman last night, explaining how his HVAC-repairing Uncle Ernie came to give elocution lessons to Robert De Niro:
VIDEO: Robert De Niro is Clearly Using Bradley Cooper to Woo Philadelphia Audiences
Sure, maybe it seemed like acting legend Robert De Niro wanted to woo Philadelphians by portraying a very dedicated Eagles fan in his new movie, […]
You Still Might Get to See Bradley Cooper Naked
In a new WSJ Q&A titled “The Sexiest Bipolar Man Alive,” Philly’s shirtless wonder Bradley Cooper talks about looking sexy, playing crazy, and how being […]
If They Can Make a Casablanca Sequel, They Will Stop at Nothing
Because Americans, especially those responsible for making movies, can never leave well enough alone, there is a script for a sequel to Casablanca. Even worse? […]
VIDEO: Watch Zombies Destroy Philadelphia in Brad Pitt’s World War Z
Which is scarier? Zombies destroying Philadelphia, or Brad Pitt’s decision to go the stringy-haired urban hippie father look for this role? The movie comes out […]
Watch: Chris Colfer in Struck By Lightening
Glee’s Chris Colfer has written and stars in a new film Struck By Lightening.
James Bond Is From Philadelphia
James Bond—the British secret known as 007—is one of the most infamous fictional characters ever. Created by Ian Flemming, Bond has been the protagonist of […]
Blame Congress for Disney’s New Star Wars Film
Here are the first two thoughts I had Tuesday, when Disney announced it would buy LucasFilm and make a new Star Wars movie for 2015: […]
Disney Buys Lucasfilm for $4.05 Billion, Announces New Star Wars Movie
IT’S A TRAP! Disney has announced its acquisition of Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion. Lucasfilm is the production company behind the Star Wars franchise. The Walt […]
VIDEO: Joss Whedon Endorses Mitt Romney. For Zombie Reasons.
Joss Whedon—director of The Avengers, and creator of cult classics like Buffy the Vampire Slayer—offers the best endorsement of the 2012 campaign: