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PFS Drive-In at the Navy Yard
#ICYMI MORE DRIVE-IN MOVIE NEWS: THE PHILADELPHIA FILM SOCIETY (Producers of the Philadelphia Film Festival, owners of The ROXY and The Philadelphia Film Center currently closed due to COVID-19) have begun a Drive-In Movie Theater at the Naval Yard (Admiral Peary Way Philadelphia, PA 19112) DAYS/TIMES: Drive-In will open 1 hour before listed showtimes – Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays for one daily screening | Friday and Saturday for two screenings | Monday for one FREE screening (must still reserve a ticket). PRICING: $12 for adults and $7 for children ages 12 and under. PFS members can attend for $8. TICKETS WILL BE SOLD ONLINE ONLY RESERVE TICKETS: (http://filmadelphia.org/nowshowing/) Navy…
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AMC Theaters August 20, 2020 Opening
Commentary – Le Anne Lindsay, Editor #MovieNews Of course I wanna go back to seeing movies in the theaters, but what about the air conditioning, #COVID19 possibly circulating in the reconstituted air? As a member of The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle, we were asked if we would be willing to head back to the theaters for preview screenings if it was only critics attending. At first I said yes, as there would only be like 10-12 of us and we could each take a row. But then I remembered the whole air conditioning thing and decided no, because I don’t want to wear a mask during a whole movie. And…
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Ticket Giveaway- A Night at the Drive-In
Amazon Studios’ Summer Screening Series Curated by Michael B. Jordan Amazon Studios and Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society – “A Night at the Drive-In”, a nationwide summer screening series featuring a wide selection of films celebrating multi-cultural voices in cinema. In an effort to evoke the nostalgic joy of a summer evening at the drive-in with family and friends, attendance will be at no cost to local communities. “With this drive-in summer series, I hope that friends and families are able to not only enjoy, but to learn and grow. Now more than ever, amplifying Black and Brown stories means engaging culture to speak to hearts and minds about the…
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CCD RESTAURANT WEEK Returns with Increased Health and Safety Measures (9/13 – 9/25/2020)
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor I’m not weighing in for or against this. Just reporting on Philly Foodie News: Center City District has decided to go ahead with their annual early Fall RESTAURANT WEEK – September 13 through 25, 2020 reformatted with increased health and safety protocols. More than 60 participating restaurants are working together with the CCD to create a safe experience so residents and visitors can support local businesses and keep local workers employed. Guests will as per previous years, enjoy three-course dinners for $35 per person, as well as $20 three-course lunches at participating locations (tax, gratuity and beverages are not included). Take- Out: For the first…
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I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY Whitney Houston Biopic to be helmed by Black, Female Director Stella Meghie
Filmmaker Stella Meghie (Jean of the Joneses, Everything, Everything , The Weekend, The Photograph ) is shaking up Hollywood. Now, a newly minted Academy member with four films under her belt, this writer-director is taking on an ambitious new project: Whitney Houston’s life story! “It’s so strange to think that the teen girl with ‘I’m Every Woman’ playing over and over in her head, running down the hallway, now gets to direct the movie about Whitney’s life. That is very surreal.” The film, titled I Wanna Dance With Somebody, (screenwriter Anthony McCarten (Bohemian Rhapsody) has not yet been cast, but shooting is slated to begin next spring. Sony Pictures picked…
