Movies
‘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
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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A year after envelope pandemonium, a ho-hum night is just what the Oscars ordered
It only stands to reason that the most surprising Oscars might be followed by the least surprising Oscars.
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‘Black Panther’ brings new visibility to cosplayers of color
The film "Black Panther" has inspired black cosplayers around the country to be more visible within the cosplay community.
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What the Oscar winner for best picture will tell us about 2017
For better or worse, the winners of the Oscar for best picture are a pretty good reflection of the year that was.
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Air Date: March 1, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:31Pa. writer penned Clint Eastwood’s ‘The 15:17 to Paris’
In the spring of 2015, Dorothy Blyskal had quit her corporate job and was writing Facebook posts begging for an entry-level position in show business.
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Director of Oscar-nominated Aleppo doc wants his film to serve as witness
The documentary Last Men In Aleppo, by Syrian filmmaker Feras Fayyad, takes viewers inside the city.
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The magnificence of ‘Black Panther’ is in its re-imagining of Africa
Never has a Hollywood blockbuster film captured Africa and her people in such rich, layered, multitudinous ways.
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The film, with its visually stunning portrayal of Africa and its people, is filled to bursting with truth about the black experience.
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