Movies

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Watch: On the Road

Walter Salles film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s novel On the Road deals with the underbelly of the Beat Movement with no shortage of homoeroticism and sexual liberation.

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Weekend Roundup

Friday, Oct. 26 William Way hosts the Queer Fear Costume Closet (6:30 p.m.) with great garb from Philly AIDS Thrift. ArtNUDE Philadelphia is presented by […]

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9 Possible Surprise Endings for Twilight (With Pictures)

The Internet has been abuzz about the new ending for the final Twilight movie—Breaking Dawn, Part 2—being released on November 16th. Producers and author Stephenie […]

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Philly Man Crawled Through Movie Theaters to Steal Credit Cards From Purses

A federal jury in Hartford has convicted a Philadelphia man on charges of identity theft and using stolen credit cards. The 49-year-old bought tickets to […]

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HughE Dillon: Philadelphia Film Festival Opens

Last night, the 21st Philadelphia Film Festival opened with a bang, screening Silver Linings Playbook, a film made in Philadelphia and directed by David O. […]

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What to See at the Philadelphia Film Festival

If you were one of the lucky people to see last night’s screening of Silver Lining’s Playbook—the opening film of the 21st Philadelphia Film Festival—it’s […]

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VIDEO: Author Says The Silver Linings Playbook Is a Love Song to Philly

Matthew Quick—a South Jersey native and author of the book The Silver Linings Playbook—recently made an appearance on Good Day Philadelphia to discuss the David […]

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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Are Hosting the Golden Globes

Upper Darby native, 30 Rock actress, SNL alum, and the evil genius behind the instant classic, Mean Girls, Tina Fey, will be co-hosting the 2013 […]

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J-Lo Will Destroy Iran’s Theocracy With Pop Tunes, Sultry Dresses

Jennifer Lopez nearly destroyed Ben Affleck’s career, but now she’s after bigger game: The mullahs of Iran. The singer/actress/beloved icon gave a concert in Azerbaijan […]

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15 Most Quotable Movies of All Time

When we talk about movie quotes, we often disassociate the quote from the movies. Sometimes it’s because the quote is far more famous than the […]

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Philadelphia’s Movie Scene Sucks Because Center City Doesn’t Have a Mainstream Theater

Earlier this week, my colleague Victor Fiorillo broke the news that the Philadelphia Film Society—the tireless folks who put on our days-long film festival every […]

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Jennifer Garner’s Movie Career Is Not in the Toilet

“Butter bombs, Jennifer Garner’s track record worsens,” intoned the headline on Yahoo! Movie Talk before writer Meriah Doty delivered a whole spiel about Garner’s tumble […]

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AUDIO: Michael Smerconish Dissed by Led Zeppelin at Press Conference

On Tuesday morning, I emailed 1210-AM radio host Michael Smerconish about the Barbra Streisand concert at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. His response: “Sorry […]

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Philadelphia Film Society Takes Control of Sansom Street’s Roxy Theater

Back in September, I broke the news that Sansom Street’s Roxy Theater would be closing in the immediate future. Well, that immediate future came last […]

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Will Oscar Host Seth MacFarlane Offend Everyone in Hollywood?

Earlier this week, a chill ran through the bones of many Hollywood stars: Seth MacFarlane—the creator of The Family Guy, American Dad!, The Cleveland Show, and blockbuster movie […]