Philly Spotlight
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Center City Restaurant Week
From January 12 – 24, 2020, restaurants across Center City will offer three-course dinners for only $35* per person. In addition, many will also offer a three-course lunch for $20.* Some restaurants won’t be offering all meals on Saturday and Sunday. This will be clearly marked on their menus. Restaurant Week patrons can park for $9 or less at participating Philadelphia Parking Association and Philadelphia Parking Authority facilities from 4:45 p.m. to 1 a.m. by presenting a voucher from participating restaurants. For a list of locations, visit the Restaurant Week Parking page. CCD Restaurant Week Main Page >> *Tax, alcohol and gratuity not included. Menus are subject to change. Reservations are subject…
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Spies in Disguise Directors Interview – Troy Quane & Nick Bruno
I really enjoyed meeting the two directors of SPIES IN DISGUISE Troy Quane & Nick Bruno both very engaging and genuinely in love with their movie. They not only made a good directorial team, but they were also perfectly in sync when answering questions...
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RECAP REELBLACK Presents: Screening Series Finale
Note: Recap was published November 10, 2019. Dates get changed to keep some posts on top #PhillyCalendar #MiniRecap on Friday night (11/8) Mike Dennis ended his 15 year Reelblack Inc. Screening Series. Reelblack will still be a leading voice for promoting and producing Black film and media, just in other outlets like the popular Reelblack Youtube channel. The finale was met with a great turnout, impressive local filmmakers, pearls of wisdom, a lot of love and a few technical difficulties 😄 The evening featured 5 local filmmakers and one who Skyped in from the UK – CORINE DHONDEE with her doc BRADFORD YOUNG: CINEMA IS THE WEAPON a candid interview…
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Philadelphia Film Critics Circle 2019 Winners
Most major cities have a Film Association which lends weight to the movies out during Awards Season. Philly didn't have one up until 3 years ago when Critics Rich Heimlich and Stephen Silver decided it was time for Philadelphia (a movie town) to weigh in, establishing the Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC).
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PTC RECAP: SEE & BE SCENE:
Tinsel & Tine #PhillyCalendar #MiniRECAP Philadelphia Theatre Company invited me to their annual Sneak Peek at what they’re looking at for next year 2020/2021 46th Season! They call it SEE & BE SCENE where some of the best Philly actors come to perform a scene from 8 Plays up for consideration. Then the audience gets to vote on their favorites. Out of the eight, here’s the four I voted for: JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN By Kimberly Belflower “The line between witch and heroine blurs in this post-#MeToo examination of power, literature, and sex education” THE FIRST DEEP BREATHby Philly native playwright Lee Edward Colston II(Set in West Philadelphia) –…
