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Movies

Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie at a Barbie event in June in Sydney, Australia.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

‘Barbie’ is the only billion-dollar blockbuster solely directed by a woman

Greta Gerwig's film joins a high-grossing list of mostly male-directed movies, most of them with men leading the casts.

2 years ago

Emily Gallagher holds up a jar of waste as she smiles, seated next to her husband, Austin Elston, who is also smiling.
Arts & Entertainment

Philly filmmakers want to disrupt Hollywood with the first zero-waste feature film

Shot in Fishtown, the film generated just 16 ounces of trash. A typical Hollywood film can produce a million pounds of waste.

2 years ago

Mark Margolis on stage
Arts & Entertainment

Philly native Mark Margolis, actor known for roles in ‘Breaking Bad’ and ‘Scarface,’ dies at 83

Margolis was born in Philadelphia on Nov. 26, 1939, and briefly attended Temple University before moving to New York City to study acting.

2 years ago

Artists involved with the Kensington Storefront stand at the front of a room.
Community

Its closure in 2020 crushed a community. A new short documentary is bringing the Kensington Storefront back to life

Last Thursday’s film premiere proves just how beloved the Kensington Storefront was — and how it may be coming to life again.

2 years ago

File photo: Actor Paul Reubens portraying Pee-wee Herman poses for a portrait while promoting ''The Pee-wee Herman Show'' live stage play, Monday, Dec. 7, 2009, in Los Angeles. Reubens died Sunday night after a six-year struggle with cancer that he did not make public, his publicist said in a statement.
Arts & Entertainment

Pee-wee Herman actor Paul Reubens dies from cancer at 70

Reubens' character, with his too-tight gray suit, white chunky loafers and red bow tie was best known for the film “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and the television series.

2 years ago

Banner for Blackstar film festival
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

BlackStar Film Festival returns with a game-changing location and solidarity with labor strikes

With over 90 films representing nearly three dozen countries, the fest’s 12th year promises to be full of “joy, radical care, and thriving.”

2 years ago

Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies was recently nominated for two Emmys but it was canceled after one season and has been removed from Paramount+. Above, Tricia Fukuhara as Nancy Nakagawa, left, Marisa Davila as Jane Facciano, Cheyenne Wells as Olivia Valdovinos and Ari Notartomaso as Cynthia Zdunowski.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

The streaming model is cratering — here’s how that’s hurting actors, writers and fans

Streamers have been removing content from their platforms lately — and they're canceling series after just one season.

2 years ago

Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig posing together
Arts & Entertainment

With ‘Barbie,’ Greta Gerwig breaks a box office record for female directors

Globally, it far surpassed “Wonder Woman’s” debut with over $337 million versus $228.3 million, though “Captain Marvel’s” global launch was higher at $455 million.

2 years ago

Sign saying 'Let's Party Barbie Bombshell'
Arts & Entertainment
6abc

Philadelphia residents embrace ‘Barbie-mania’ as new movie hits theaters

Movie-goers flocked to the theaters, many dressed head to toe in pink for the occasion.

2 years ago

film set
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Sorry to ‘Oppenheimer’ IMAX hopefuls: The Franklin Institute’s theater is still closed, with no target for reopening

To watch the movie in Christopher Nolan’s “ideal” format, you have to go to King of Prussia.

2 years ago

Ann Sheridan opens a door in a black-and-white film still as a man looks on in the background.
Arts & Entertainment

From Blob to Noir: Colonial Theatre hosts Philly debut of ‘Noir City’ festival

Eddie Muller’s festival of classic film noir has been around for 20 years, touring through a dozen cities. It’s coming to the home of The Blob.

2 years ago

Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lisa Ann Walter
Arts & Entertainment

‘Enough is enough’: ‘Abbott Elementary’ stars join Philly rally in solidarity with striking SAG-AFTRA workers

Sheryl Lee Ralph and Lisa Ann Walter joined the rally in LOVE Park on Thursday afternoon.

2 years ago

SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher, center, and SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, center right speak alongside SAG-AFTRA members during a press conference announcing a strike by The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists on Thursday, July, 13, 2023, in Los Angeles.
Arts & Entertainment

What does the SAG-AFTRA strike mean for Philly film, TV production?

For the first time since 1960, actors and writers are picketing film and TV productions at the same time.

2 years ago

Tina Fey and Fred Armisen on the picket line
Community

Hollywood actors join screenwriters in historic industry-stopping strike as contract talks collapse

It will be the first time since 1960 that actors and writers picket film and television productions.

2 years ago

Headshot of Alan Arkin
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Alan Arkin has died — the star of ‘Get Smart’ and ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ was 89

Arkin sparked up more than 100 films in a career stretching over seven decades.

2 years ago

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