Movie News
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BlackStar Film Festival Aug 1-4, 2024 – Coverage
13th Annual BlackStar Coverage 2024. It was great in my neighborhood of West Philly for years, but when BSFF moved into Center City last year, I think I like it better. It just gives it more of a big festival shine. And the Kimmel Center is a sweet hangout spot in between screenings...
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ROMANCING THE STONE – 40th Anniversary
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito Director Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Contact, Who Framed Roger Rabbit ) First time writer Diane Thomas I joined some fellow members of the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle to discuss this milestone anniversary on episode 120 of the Film Scribes Podcast: My Pocast Notes: This has been one of my favorite movies for as long as I can remember. Partly because I started reading romance novels at the tender age of 11 – more than likely why I’m still single, always looking for my Jesse or my Jack – and neither exists. My favorite romance novelist had my same last…
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Philadelphia-based award-winning feature documentary A WOMAN ON THE OUTSIDE premieres on PBS this Thursday March 28th!
The film opens “Liberated Lives,” WORLD's new collection of films that centers on the stories of incarcerated people and returning citizens. These documentaries offer a kaleidoscopic look at how the carceral system ripples through families and communities.
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Tinsel & Tine: Annual Oscars Round Up 2024
Annual Recap & Archive highlighting Oscars 2024 - the 96th Academy Awards - Celebrating movies of 2023 ... Live Broadcast March 10, 2024
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Sundance 2024 Film Festival Coverage
Virtual Sundance attendance was truncated this year starting Jan 24-28th. Still, it's a great way to start my film/movie year off on a good foot!
