Movies
Philly’s BlackStar Film Festival is looking for a new home
The annual showcase of African-American cinema launched at UPenn’s International House, but the building’s pending closure may force the fest to relocate.
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Listen 1:4025 years after scoring ‘The Lion King,’ Hans Zimmer returns to Pride Rock
Twenty-five years after he scored the original The Lion King, Hans Zimmer returns to Pride Rock to revisit the classic musical themes for a re-imagined tale.
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Hollywood shoots the moon: 117 years of lunar landings at the movies
Motion pictures went to the moon long before Apollo 11 did, and they keep going back.
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This week: we get an update on the closure of Hahnemann Hospital and we learn about the Clean Slate Act.
Air Date: July 15, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Marvel’s first openly trans actor calls for more portrayals
Zach Barack plays a classmate of Peter Parker's in "Spider-Man: Far From Home." His gender identity is not addressed in the brief role.
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Netflix promises to quit smoking on (most) original programming
The streaming content giant announced Wednesday that it will stub out depictions of smoking across all of its upcoming original programs aimed at younger viewers.
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In Asian-led ‘Always Be My Maybe,’ ethnicity is secondary
The newly released Netflix movie "Always Be My Maybe," is an Asian American rom-com with a twist: Ethnicity isn't central to the plot.
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Ava DuVernay hopes you hear ‘the heartbeat of the boys’ in Central Park 5
Her Netflix miniseries When They See Us will be released Friday.
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How the new ‘Aladdin’ stacks up against a century of Hollywood stereotyping
Though critically acclaimed and widely beloved, the 1992 animated “Aladdin” feature had some serious issues with stereotyping.
6 years ago
How Disney princesses influence girls around the world
Disney has made an effort to diversify and empower its princess cast in recent decades, responding to criticisms that the brand is too white and casts women in passive roles.
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Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97
The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday at her Carmel Valley, California, home. The foundation said she was surrounded by close friends.
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Edward Zwick and Trial by Fire
Filmmaker, producer, and screenwriter Edward Zwick discusses his past projects and most recent film, Trial by Fire.
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Listen 33:30In ‘Ask Dr. Ruth,’ the famous sex therapist looks inward at last
Dr. Ruth Westheimer revolutionized talk around sex in America. At 90, she's letting her own walls come down in a new documentary.
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