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Movies
Prominent Philly Jewish culture center, The Gershman Y changes name, mission
One of Philadelphia's prominent Jewish culture centers, The Gershman Y, will change its mission to focus solely on film.
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Listen 2:01Director Jason Reitman on ‘Tully’
Guest: Jason Reitman In the new film Tully, Charlize Theron plays an already stressed-out mother who’s ...
Air Date: April 30, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:45As Saudi Arabia’s cinema ban ends, filmmakers eye new opportunities
An elite group of movie lovers in the Saudi capital Riyadh got a special treat on Wednesday — a screening of the Hollywood blockbuster Black Panther.
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How Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson found himself and won us over
Merging his personas, actor became wildly successful by playing himself, inserted into popular franchises that needed a boost.
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Documentary ‘Albatross’ shows how our obsession with plastic is killing this bird
The film, screening April 14, will be a featured selection of this year’s Princeton Environmental Film Festival.
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‘Black Panther’ expected to formally break Saudis’ 35-year cinema ban
The ban is older than the kingdom's crown prince, along with two-thirds of his country.
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‘Paterno’ movie a polarizing story with unanswered questions
The HBO movie directed by Barry Levinson debuts Saturday and stars Oscar winner Al Pacino as Joe Paterno.
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Blockbuster ‘Ready Player One’ a natural next step for Spielberg’s relentless career
Spielberg’s success has made him such a quintessential figure that, if you asked 10 people on the street to a name a film director, all 10 might very well identify him.
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West Philly fashion designer adds flair to ‘Black Panther’
A small Philadelphia fashion designer with big cultural ambitions gets a boost from the global phenomenon of 'Black Panther.'
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Listen 2:08‘Black Panther’ puts spotlight on question of connection
"Growing up, we used to get made fun of for being African" by black Americans, says the 36-year-old physical therapist. "Now ... we're in, we're cool."
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Can ‘Tomb Raider’ end the curse of Hollywood video game flops?
As video games evolved from side-scrolling beat-em-ups to intricately layered, cinematic narratives, why didn’t films based on them get any better?
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North Philly students ‘lost for words’ after seeing themselves in ‘Black Panther’
The school’s principal, Jamina Clay-Dingle set up a GoFundMe page in February online to raise money to help pay for her students to see the film. Her goal was to raise $1,125.
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Listen 3:48NewsWorks Tonight, March 7, 2018
We have updates on the aftermath of today’s snowstorm. Scientists are concerned about ...
Air Date: March 7, 2018
Listen 18:45NFL Films senior producer ends long career with swan song to Eagles
NFL Films has released its annual movie chronicling the Super Bowl champions: “Philadelphia Eagles: Super Bowl LII Champions.”
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Listen 15:40Former Lower Merion High School and NBA star Kobe Bryant wins Oscar for animated short
Kobe Bryant is a winner in retirement, too.
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