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Movies

Michelle Yeoh accepts the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for
Arts & Entertainment

‘Everything’ wins best picture, is everywhere at Oscars

“Ladies, don't let anyone ever tell you you're past your prime,” said Yeoh.

3 years ago

Antje Menikheim (left) lead scenic painter for Sunday's 95th Academy Awards, and scenic artist Michael Thomas prepare Oscar statues for the event, Wednesday, March 8, 2023, near the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles
Arts & Entertainment

How does Oscars voting work? This is how winners are decided

Final voting takes place not too long before the ceremony and is done completely online. For most categories, it's pretty simple.

3 years ago

mathematician Ben Zauzmer poses at a stadium
Arts & Entertainment
6abc

Upper Dublin mathematician is incredibly good at predicting Oscar winners

Last year, Ben Zauzmer accurately predicted 19 out of 20 categories.

3 years ago

A close-up of children performing, wearing all green for St. Patrick's Day.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Patti LaBelle, Oscars Night Party, World Cafe Live Beer Fest in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

March 9-12: “The Simon and Garfunkel Show” in Del., World Cafe Live Beer Fest in Philly, and Patti Labelle in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.

3 years ago

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hris Rock appears at the Television Critics Association Winter press tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 9, 2020
Arts & Entertainment

Year after the slap, Chris Rock hits back in new special

The 58-year-old comedian on Saturday night performed his first stand-up special since last year’s Oscars.

3 years ago

A person speaks at a podium in front of an audience.
Community

Gun violence film screenings in Philly aim to ‘blanket the city’ with trauma support

The city hopes the film will open doors to mental health help for Philadelphians affected by gun violence.

3 years ago

Harvey Weinstein appearing in court in Los Angeles in Oct. 2022
NPR
Courts & Law

Harvey Weinstein will likely spend the rest of his life in prison after LA sentence

Once one of the most powerful men in Hollywood, the 70-year-old former film producer will most likely spend the rest of his life in prison.

3 years ago

Animators used this jointed wooden puppet as a reference model when creating ''Pinocchio'' in 1940. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

Disney takes over the Franklin Institute with 100 years of movies, music, and ‘magic’

Six things to look for at the world premiere of the entertainment company’s centennial exhibition.

3 years ago

A close-up of a man who is smiling.
Arts & Entertainment

Delaware actor finds success after clowning with Tom Hanks in ‘A Man Called Otto’

After starting in local theater, Newark actor Julian Manjerico got his big break alongside Tom Hanks in the new film "A Man Called Otto."

3 years ago

Jacqueline Taylor-Adams (center), development director for the House of Umoja and program director of the Youth Peace Corps, poses with three of her summer program students, (from left) Brielle Bartley, 16, Hameen Jackson, 15, and Jaelyn Mack, 14
Community
Billy Penn

Learning about the House of Umoja’s anti-violence work of inspires Philly teens: ‘We need to breathe together’

An upcoming documentary looks at the West Philadelphia organization’s efforts in the 1970s, and asks if they could be replicated today.

3 years ago

A closeup of Alec Baldwin
Courts & Law

Prosecutors file charges in set shooting by Alec Baldwin

Santa Fe District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies announced that her office filed the charges Tuesday.

3 years ago

Cindy Williams arrives to the TV Land Awards 10th Anniversary in New York
Arts & Entertainment

‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at 75

Williams' family said in statement Monday that she died in Los Angeles Wednesday after a brief illness. She was 75.

3 years ago

Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh and James Hong in Everything Everywhere All at Once
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

5 takeaways from the Oscar nominations

War movies are big, first-time acting nominees had a great morning, and inclusion at the Oscars is still an uphill battle.

3 years ago

File photo: This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., on Oct. 23, 2021. (Jae C. Hong/AP)
Courts & Law

Alec Baldwin to be charged with manslaughter in shooting

Prosecutors announced that actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer.

3 years ago

Parkway Central Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia
Community
Billy Penn

Stream thousands of movies for free: Kanopy is back at the Free Library

After being discontinued in 2021 because of cost, the popular service was reinstated under a new model.

3 years ago

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