Movies
The ‘untold’ revolutionaries: Identity series explores lesser-known Black social movements
The most recent installment of Philadelphia journalist and storyteller Sofiya Ballin’s Black History Untold series explores the 'untold' histories of Black social movements.
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Listen 4:59Christopher Plummer, star of stage, screen, ‘Sound Of Music,’ dies at 91
The Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor died Friday at his home in Connecticut. He was 91.
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Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking award-winning actor, dead at 96
Tyson's death was announced by her family, via her manager Larry Thompson, who did not immediately provide additional details.
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BalletX explores interracial romance and post-election anxiety in new dance films
Francesca Harper choreographed 'THAW’ for BalletX, inspired by interracial love, the poetry of Alice Dunbar-Nelson, and the post-election political crisis.
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Screen Actors Guild may discipline, expel Donald Trump
After leaving the White House, President Donald Trump may lose his SAG card, too.
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South Philly was jealous, so film buffs opened the city’s third Free Blockbuster
The Delco native who came up with the idea is hoping no corporate buzzkills shut them down.
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Philabundance donations earn you free admission to ‘Polar Express’ screening at drive-in
Philadelphia Film Society is sponsoring a food drive benefiting Philabundance, along with a free screening of the 2004 animated film “Polar Express.”
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BlackStar Festival launches new magazine celebrating Black, Indigenous filmmakers of color
The influential indie film festival in Philadelphia saw a need for critical writing about Black, brown, and Indigenous visual culture.
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Charlie Brown specials to air on TV, after all, in PBS deal
On Wednesday, Apple bowed to the backlash, announcing it had teamed up with PBS for ad-free broadcasts of “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” and "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
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Filmmaker returns to Camden roots to tell story of a ‘Higher Love’ threatened by addiction
“Higher Love” tells the story of Daryl Gannt as he struggles to extricate his girlfriend, who is pregnant and has a drug addiction, from the Camden streets.
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Actor Sean Connery, the ‘original’ James Bond, dies at 90
The Scottish actor rose to international superstardom as the suave and fearless secret agent, first playing Bond in “Dr No” in 1962.
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Disney warns viewers of racism in some classic movies with strengthened label
Many people have long said certain Disney classics like Peter Pan, Dumbo and The Aristocats contain racist stereotypes and overtones.
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Rocking Philly gear, Adam Sandler plays ‘a local with good taste’ in Netflix basketball movie
Keep a lookout for a South Fellini “Wawa Jawn” t-shirt.
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Regal movie chain will close all 536 US theaters on Thursday
Some 40,000 Regal theater employees are now facing a furlough across the U.S., after the movie chain announced it's closing all locations due to the coronavirus.
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How my time at an elite Philly private school inspired my film about isolation
Filmmaker André Robert Lee, the brainchild behind “The Prep School Negro,” writes about isolation, racism and identity.
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