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Movies

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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Jean Hersholt, from left, president of Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, congratulates James Baskett, second African American to win an Oscar, for his special award for his portrayal of Uncle Remus in the 1946 Disney feature film
Arts & Entertainment

The Jim Crow film that just won’t die, “Song of the South”

Racially segregated movie theaters disappeared decades ago but another element of the era just won’t die: Walt Disney’s 1946 movie “Song of the South.”

6 years ago

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

New Mr. Rogers film pushes superstar actor Tom Hanks to take a risk

Patrick Stoner interviewed the Oscar winner about portraying the PBS children’s TV legend. Here’s a conversation with WHYY’s Jennifer Lynn about that chat.

6 years ago

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Detailed view on the newly installed system to filter out PFAS Forever Chemicals at Well #2 of the Horsham Water and Sewer Authority facility in Horsham, Pa., on August 22, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Toxic PFAS chemicals, found across Pennsylvania, get the Hollywood treatment

Dark Waters dramatizes the true story of a former corporate lawyer who exposed the effects of toxic PFAS chemicals discharged into a creek in West Virginia.

6 years ago

(Focus Features/Youtube)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Arts & Entertainment
The Philadelphia Experiment

Why would some Black audiences boycott the new Harriet Tubman movie?

Across Black Twitter and other social media platforms, a small but vocal segment of Black people are imploring other African Americans not to support the film. Why?

6 years ago

Sally Field poses for photographers upon arrival at the Olivier Awards in London, Sunday, April 7, 2019. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Sally Field

Marty talks with Sally Field, about her life, her career, and why acting was such a successful tool for overcoming trauma.

Air Date: November 8, 2019 10:00 am

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**FILE** DuPont Washington Works plant along Ohio River in Parkersburg, W. Va. is shown in this undated file photo. (AP Photo/The Marietta Times)
Community

DuPont execs react to villain role in ‘Dark Waters’ film

Company executives react to DuPont’s role as the villain in a new film about chemical contamination starring Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway.

7 years ago

Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan testifies in support of film tax credits during a hearing before the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee, held at the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

‘One of the greatest places to shoot in the world’: M. Night Shyamalan pushes Pa. to boost film tax credit

The famous director explained why it’s hard for new movie makers to convince studios to shoot in Pennsylvania. He argued for larger tax breaks.

7 years ago

(Focus Features/Youtube)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

New movie ‘Harriet’ shows Philadelphia as ‘a beacon for enslaved people’

Produced and written by Black women, the film hits theaters on Nov. 1

7 years ago

Joel Hodgson and the MST3k robots (Shout Factory)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Joel Hodgson, creator of Mystery Science Theater 3000

Joel Hodgson joins Marty to talk about his career, the humble beginnings of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and saying goodbye to his robot friends.

Air Date: October 25, 2019 10:00 am

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A scene from
Arts & Entertainment

Eagles fandom, medical marijuana and rugby stories give Philly Film Fest a local flavor

For its final weekend, the Philadelphia festival offers local movies about Eagles fans’ highs and lows, a weed warrior, and a displaced high school team.

7 years ago

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