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HARRIET Kasi Lemmons Interview Philadelphia
By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Harriet Tubman, the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad as a superhero. Not in a Marvel sense of course, however an intention to show a woman of extraordinary courage & heroism is behind director Kasi Lemmons and Gregory Allen Howard’s script – as we see Tubman jump off a bridge to elude captors, travel hundreds of miles alone on foot to free herself, then risking that freedom to return again and again to free others, brandishing pistols, wading through deep waters and basically exhibiting the kind of physical & mental strength usually reserved for male super or action heroes. We begin on a plantation,…
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Steven Spielberg’s WEST SIDE STORY December 18, 2020
An adaptation of the original Broadway musical, WEST SIDE STORY explores young love and tensions between rival gangs the Jets and the Sharks on the streets of 1957 New York. The cast also includes Ansel Elgort (Tony); Rachel Zegler (Maria); Ana Isabelle (Rosalia); Corey Stoll (Lieutenant Schrank); Brian d’Arcy James (Officer Krupke); Curtiss Cook (Abe) and Academy Award®-winner Rita Moreno, who plays Valentina and also serves as one of the film’s Executive Producers. The film is now in production for Twentieth Century Fox and The Walt Disney Studios. WEST SIDE STORY is produced and directed by Steven Spielberg from a script by Academy Award®-nominated screenwriter and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tony Kushner.…
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HBO will begin filming the new limited series Mare of Easttown starring Kate Winslet
We’re excited to welcome a new production to town! #HBO will begin filming the new limited series #MareofEasttown starring #KateWinslet this Fall/Winter in #Philadelphia | #filminphilly #phillyfilm https://t.co/uz6H6u0poB — Philly Film Office (@GPFO) October 24, 2019
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Jason Momoa’s new film is looking for thousands of extras in Pittsburgh
Want a chance to be working on the same film set as Jason Momoa? The “Aquaman,” ‘Game of Thrones” and “Stargate: Atlantis” star is filming a new movie in Pittsburgh this fall and they need extras. “Sweet Girl” is a thriller from Netflix starring Momoa as a man out for revenge after his wife’s death. The movie is currently seeking to cast thousands of extras, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Best part? No prior acting experience is required… READ MORE
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PhillyVoice Reports: Robert De Niro, Shia LaBeouf to film ‘After Exile’ in Philly this fall
Philly has been a hotbed for feature films, reality TV, and anthology series lately, so it’s not shocking that one of Hollywood’s biggest stars is headed here before year’s end to film a new project. Robert De Niro will be back in the Philly area to film “After Exile” starting in early November, the Greater Philadelphia Film Office confirmed to the Inquirer. Shia LaBeouf, Shailene Woodley, and Chloe Grace Moretz reportedly also will star in the film. “After Exile” is a crime drama, directed by Joshua Michael Stern, about a young man (LaBeouf) who is coming to terms with his life and father (De Niro) after he serves an eight-year…
