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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America

Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Despite many good options, Jake Tapper’s followers think ‘Rocky’ is the best Philly movie

The online debate raged fast and furious.

5 years ago

FILE - This Aug. 13, 2020 file photo shows a logo for Netflix on a remote control in Portland, Ore. Streaming services ranging from Netflix to Disney+ want us to stop sharing passwords. That's the new edict from the giants of streaming media, who hope to discourage the common practice of sharing account passwords without alienating their subscribers, who've grown accustomed to the hack. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
Community

Passing on your password? Streaming services are past it

Many of us were taught to share as kids. Now streaming services ranging from Netflix to Amazon to Disney+ want us to stop.

5 years ago

Barry Jenkins served as showrunner, executive producer, writer and director to the 10-part Amazon series, The Underground Railroad. (Atsushi Nishijima/Amazon Studios)
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Arts & Entertainment

‘Underground Railroad’ director Barry Jenkins sees film as an ’empathy machine’

Barry Jenkins served as showrunner, executive producer, writer and director to the 10-part Amazon series, The Underground Railroad.

5 years ago

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association voted last week to approve an overhaul proposal but the group's pledges of transformation have done little to reassure entertainment companies. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Hollywood Foreign Press)
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Arts & Entertainment

NBC won’t air 2022 Golden Globes in rebuke to Hollywood Foreign Press Association

The network is the latest company to distance itself from the press group which has been accused of self-dealing, corruption and conflicts of interest.

5 years ago

Empty frames that would normally hold movie posters hang on the front of an AMC theater shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic on Dec. 4, 2020, in Rosemont, Ill. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Arts & Entertainment

If big box office means big ratings, this year’s Oscars are in big trouble

Most awards seasons find film fans seeking out Best Picture nominees in the runup to the telecast, with the eventual winner reaping millions of additional dollars.

5 years ago

Nahye Hyman stands next to a horse
Community
Billy Penn

Donations to North Philly riding club skyrocket after confusion over ‘Concrete Cowboy’ fundraiser

The Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club is still searching for a new permanent home.

5 years ago

Ellis Ferrell, 81, founder of the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club, feeds a mint to a horse called “El Dog.
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

‘Concrete Cowboy’ debuts on Netflix as Philly riders who inspired the film fundraise to keep tradition alive

The Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club that inspired the Idris Elba movie screening on Netflix is fundraising to keep afloat.

5 years ago

Moviegoers sitting in a socially distant seating arrangement at the AMC Lincoln Square 13 theater
Arts & Entertainment

Audiences hold back, even as more movie theaters open

Approximately 80% of the domestic market is currently allowed to operate with limited capacity. Many areas in North America are not yet fully open.

5 years ago

A close-up photo of Jamira Burley
Community

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.

5 years ago

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Born in Toronto, Christopher Plummer made his name as a classical actor -- performing Shakespeare at the Stratford Festival in Canada and the Royal Shakespeare Company in England. He began acting in films in the 1950s. He's pictured above in 2011.
NPR
Community

Christopher 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.

5 years ago

Cicely Tyson arrives at night two of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Community

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.

5 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

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.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally
Politics & Policy

Screen Actors Guild may discipline, expel Donald Trump

After leaving the White House, President Donald Trump may lose his SAG card, too.

5 years ago

Community
Billy Penn

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.

5 years ago

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Community

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.”

5 years ago

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