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Movies
Drive-ins are making a comeback
Drive-ins are making a comeback as the COVID-19 era's socially distant entertainment venue. It turns out their origin story has a big chapter here in 1930s Camden, N.J.
Air Date: August 3, 2020
Listen 18:19Is a ‘floating cinema’ popup coming to Philly with social distancing boats? Yeah, probably not
News reports promise the same event in half a dozen cities. Local officials haven’t heard anything about it.
5 years ago
Movies may not be real — but in a lot of ways, they’re real to us. Great films help us understand the world, history, and one another ...
Air Date: July 3, 2020
Listen 49:07Brandywine Museum and Colonial Theatre raise the curtain on reopening
The Brandywine and Colonial are the first Philly-area museum and theatre to reopen since COVID-19 shut everything down.
5 years ago
Listen 2:53AMC pushes back movie theater reopening by 2 weeks
The company said Monday that it would open approximately 450 U.S. locations on July 30 and the remaining 150 the following week.
5 years ago
AMC Theaters reverses course on masks after backlash
The chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue.
5 years ago
Hollywood says Black Lives Matter, but more diversity needed
Hollywood's record in diversity and inclusion has improved in recent years, but it still lags behind the population — particularly in its executive ranks.
5 years ago
Oscars to set best picture noms at 10, inclusion standards
The Oscars are implementing some big changes, including a set number of best picture nominees and to-be-determined representation and inclusion standards for eligibility.
5 years ago
Breakout movie director centers Black Philly girls — meet her at a watch party and live Q&A
Chat with “Selah and the Spades” creator Tayarisha Poe on Tuesday, May 5.
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Art house cinema finds a home on the Avenue of the Arts
Philadelphia’s only year-round art cinema venue moves across town to the Avenue of the Arts.
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Listen 1:54In an age of streaming, ‘Oscar bounce’ at the box office is … less bouncy
Films used to get a boost at the box office from Oscar nominations. It still exists for films hanging on at the multiplex. But industry changes are altering the calculus.
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And the Best Picture Oscar goes to… the film that reaches the ‘magic number’
WHYY film critic and “Flicks” host Patrick Stoner explains the Academy Awards’ nominating process for best picture ahead of this weekend’s ceremony.
5 years ago
Listen 5:07Can dogs really act or is it all an illusion?
Clever choreography, a strong bond between dog and trainer … and evolutionary psychology?
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Listen 08:12Kirk Douglas, Hollywood tough guy and ‘Spartacus’ superstar, dies at 103
Douglas was often cast as a troubled tough guy in films, most famously as a rebellious Roman slave named Spartacus. Offscreen, he was devoted to family and charity.
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‘Harriet’ screening in Philly for free in honor of Black History Month
‘Harriet’ distributor Focus Features is partnering with movie theater chain Regal Cinemas to offer two free screenings of the Oscar-nominated film nationwide.
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