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Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Wish I had written a #MiniMovieReview right after seeing @MaRaineyFilm but I had to just keep screening Award Season contending films, no time to write. So in deference, I've done a roundup Congratulating everyone involved with the film...
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SPECIALish Jessica Watkins
I got a chance to screen Jessica Watkins' comedic feature length documentary ‘SPECIALish’ showing her walk across the United States over the course of 8 months. Punctuated by her standup comedy about her experience at stops in clubs along her way. First off, I admire Jessica for all the walking and camping she did do, because I know for me, I'd be lucky to...
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Opera, rock, and film collide – SOLDIER SONGS
The latest production SOLDIER SONGS premiered in January and runs til May 31, 2021. It stars and is directed by Johnathan McCullough, produced by James Darrah, who teamed up with FreshFly Films in Philadelphia and shot the piece on location at the Birmingham Hill Preserve, site of the American Revolution’s Battle of Brandywine (1777).
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I AM: 5 Questions for Filmmaker Jerry Hoffmann
I AM synopsis: One day, the withdrawn Noé (Sheri Hagan) finds a motionless android (Melodie Wakivuamina) in the forest, takes it with her and reactivates it. It's the beginning of a strange relationship. Far too late, Noé realizes that the android is about to copy her personality...
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Philly Suburban Dining Scene adding Four New Restaurants
"We are thrilled to announce the grand opening of Stove and Tap West Chester - our third Stove and Tap location and fifth new restaurant for Stove and Co. Restaurant Group," said Weathers. "Chef and his culinary team will bring our signature and beloved American classic favorites plus modern gastropub fare to a new area of the Philadelphia suburbs...