Movies
Ritz at the Bourse Closes Indefinitely to Replace Air Conditioning Unit
The air conditioning unit at the Ritz at the Bourse recently crapped out, so the theater has closed indefinitely as the entire system is replaced. […]
Get Smart: Five Gay Poets
Questia is celebrating Pride with free access this June to LGBT poets in its online research library.
This Is Why You Should Arrive 25 Minutes After Your Movie “Starts”
Last night, Fandango celebrated its exclusive “teaser trailer” for Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained. It was a special night for film buffs eager to see what […]
Janet Jackson to Make Trans Documentary
Janet Jackson is making a documentary about transgender life called Truth that begins shooting this summer.
21 Most Awesomely Bad Movies of All Time
People love bad movies. When I asked Facebook friends what they thought was the best worst movie ever, titles flooded in—within days I had a […]
Woody Allen Draws Inspiration From Upper Darby
Woody Allen recently wrote a work of fiction inspired, partly, by a strange crime committed in Upper Darby last year. The owner of a pizza […]
Hollywood Will Apply Total Lack of Imagination to [Insert Brand Name Here]
Belittlement occurs on a regular basis for movie lovers. It’s a symptom of reading preposterous news—who’s ready for Vince Vaughn in The Rockford Files?—or watching […]
Meet Five LGBT Families
At a time when LGBT families are making media headlines, a documentary – In My Shoes: Stories of Youth With LGBT Parents – goes behind the […]
It’s OK to Sneak Food Into the Movie Theater
I love going to the movies because it’s so dramatic: The lights dim, the audience buzzes, and then images dance across a giant screen. Throw […]
This Short Film on Pete Rose Is the Saddest Thing You’ll See All Week
ESPN has announced that it will produce another volume of 30 for 30—the Peabody award-winning series of documentary films. The second volume will include 30 […]
Hey Butthead, Biff Tannen Has The Answers to All of Your Back to the Future Questions
Radnor’s Tom Wilson is best known for mixing up colloquial phrases and calling Marty McFly a butthead in the Back to the Future trilogy. He’s […]
Weekend Roundup
Friday, May 11 See the new exhibit Collage at the Latvian Society (starting at 9 a.m.) with works by artists from around the country. The event […]
A Gift to 2012 Grads: The Ultimate Time-Wasting Post
Now usually I don’t do this, but, uh, but go ahead and break ’em off with a little message for the graduating class of 2012. […]
Please, Hollywood, Stop Making Movies About Dogs
In Darling Companion, opening Friday in Philadelphia, Diane Keaton plays an empty-nester whose life becomes revived when she takes in—and falls in love with—a stray […]
HughE Dillon: Colin Farrell Film Wraps on Walnut
It’s a wrap on Walnut Street. After four days there, Dead Man Down finished filming the gangster movie in Center City for a bit. On […]