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AMC 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
Community

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

Da 5 Bloods Spike Lee
Arts & Entertainment

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

A close-up of an Oscar statue outside of the Dolby Theatre is shown.
Arts & Entertainment

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

TAYARISHA POE
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

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.

6 years ago

Lightbox Chief Curator Jesse Pires has relocated the film center to The University of the Arts, where screenings will resume this month. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

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.

6 years ago

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Musicians perform a song from Slumdog Millionaire during the 81st Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 22, 2009, in Hollywood, Calif. The film won 8 Oscars including Best Picture that year — and had box office returns to show for it. (Gabriel Bouys/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

In 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.

6 years ago

Film critic Patrick Stoner (left) interviews Tom Hanks (right) for his movie,
Arts & Entertainment

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.

6 years ago

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When Quentin Tarantino accepted the Palm Dog award at the 2019 Cannes  Film Festival, he called Sayuri, the dog actor in
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Science

Can dogs really act or is it all an illusion?

Clever choreography, a strong bond between dog and trainer … and evolutionary psychology?

6 years ago

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Actor Kirk Douglas, shown above at 39, was born Issur Danielovitch in New York to Russian-Jewish parents. He would later tell his own children that they didn't have his
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Kirk 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.

6 years ago

Cynthia Erivo (left) stars as Harriet Tubman along with Aria Brooks (right). (Glen Wilson/Focus Features via NPR)
Arts & Entertainment

‘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.

6 years ago

Ritz at the Bourse movie theater (Google Maps)
Arts & Entertainment
Philadelphia Business Journal

Beloved Philadelphia movie house Ritz at the Bourse to close, per report

Old City art-house movie theater the Ritz at the Bourse will close at the end of January, according to a report by the Philadelphia Inquirer.

6 years ago

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers in a scene from
Arts & Entertainment

The list of nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards

Did any of your favorite films of the year make the list?

6 years ago

(From left) Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Mark Ruffalo, members of the cast of Avengers: Endgame in Los Angeles in April. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is getting a trans character, Feige says. (Willy Sanjuan/Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Marvel Cinematic Universe to get first trans character

Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said a trans character will appear in a movie that is currently being filmed.

6 years ago

Leonardo DiCaprio at the premiere of the movie 'Once Upon a Time in ... Hollywood' at the Tokyo Midtown Hibiya. Tokyo, 26.08.2019 | usage worldwide Photo by: Kento Nara/Geisler-Fotopress/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

The best movies of 2019

It’s our annual year-in-movie show this Friday when Marty and her guest discuss their favorite films of 2019.

Air Date: December 27, 2019 10:00 am

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