Philly Spotlight
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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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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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5 QUESTIONS FOR ACTOR and PIE MAKER –
ANTHONY LAWTONLet’s Talk Pies! The Pandemic hit every sector of our economy, but none more than the Arts. So, I get as an actor, you, like most, need a side hustle, but why and when did you decide to start selling pies on Facebook? And tell us more about the selections?
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Philadelphia Film Society “Save Our Screens” Campaign
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor POST UPDATE: 7/21/2020 Thanks to our community, we have successfully reached our SOS Campaign goal of $150,000 with a total of $151,004 raised… Posted by Philadelphia Film Society on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 There’s hardly an industry that hasn’t been affected by the Pandemic, but the film/movie industry has been truly hard hit across the board, and close to home. I’m glad to see The Philadelphia Film Society (PFS) COVID-19 Fundraiser taking off, as it would be devastating to our city if when life returns to normal they were no longer around. (Worried about the Ritz Landmark Theaters in Philly too). For those that don’t know,…
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SHARED STORIES | A Four-Part Virtual Film Series, Presented by GPJFF Mon. July 13 – Aug 3
The Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival has been on a little hiatus these past few months but they are very excited to announce a new 4-film virtual film series that will begin July 13 – August 3, every Monday night at 7 PM EST. The program’s title, SHARED STORIES: THE INTERSECTION OF BLACK AND JEWISH EXPERIENCES IN AMERICA, pretty much sums it up. They will be showing two new films + two older films that relate to this theme. Today, we live in a rare moment – a moment where transformation is possible and we, as a people, are capable of changing history! We can all agree that the last few…
