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October 19-29, 2023
Centerpiece screenings include Bradley Cooper’s widely anticipated MAESTRO, a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein starring Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, and Maya Hawke; RUSTIN starring Philadelphia-native and Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo and
directed by DGA Award and five-time Tony Award winner George C. Wolfen which shines a long overdue spotlight on the extraordinary man who, alongside giants like the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., Adam Clayton Powell Jr., and Ella Baker, dared to imagine a different world; and THE
HOLDOVERS, director Alexander Payne’s New England prep school comedy, reuniting Payne and film star Paul Giamatti READ MORE
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17th Annual Philadelphia Independent Film Festival
As always, PIFF (Philadelphia Independent Film Festival) running May 8-11, 2024 has a ton in store for the 4 day Film Festival. Starting with opening night film ONE ONE ASKED YOUR a documentary by Ruth Leitman, which follows The Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead on her 2017 “Vagical Mystery Tour...
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!
5 Questions for FIRSTGLANCE INDIE FILMMAKERS 2023
The 26th Annual FirstGlance Film Festival in Philadelphia October 5-8 2023 will take place at PFS Bourse 400 Ranstead St Philadelphia PA. Check out these 5 Questions for Indie Filmmakers videos...
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10th Anniversary BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE- August 4-8, 2021
BlackStar Film Festival is celebrating it's 10th year with both in-person and for virtual screenings and events. It’s a major turning point for a festival that has come to be recognized as a significant celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora, as well as of global communities of color. BlackStar Film Festival always turns out to be one of the highlights of my summer. I may…
B. PHL Film Fest
The B. PHL Film Fest presented by 5 Shorts Project is back for its second year and we’re looking to highlight more filmmakers from around the region and beyond. Last year’s film fest had some amazing short films, including an official Tribeca Film Fest selection! This year, we want to show more short films in even more genres during all 3 days of B. PHL, September 29- October 1...
BlackStar (Virtual) Film Festival Coverage – August 20-26,2020
Originally Posted August 30, 2020 The 9th Annual BlackStar Film Festival (Aug. 20 to 26) in Philadelphia online due to COVID-19. Click images in Gallery to enlarge I’ve got to say, I enjoyed a Virtual Film Festival far, far more than I anticipated. I still felt as if I was attending an event. I liked that Blackstar Founder/Director Maori Karmael Holmes, Rashid Zakat, Rich Medina, Dr. Yaba Blay and…
Two New Curated Film Series taking place at the Drive-In & Film Center!
PFS invites the cinephiles to revisit films that keep us on the edge of our seats with the Blockbusters in 4K series at the Philadelphia Film Center. All films in this series will be presented in stunning 4K on the largest screen in Center City. Tickets are currently on sale for the first collection of remastered films which includes: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF…
Tribeca: 5 Questions for Bonnie Discepolo GRACELAND
I got a chance to catch GraceLand (United States | 14 MINUTES | English) directed by Bonnie Discepolo which screened in the block of shorts: Pursuing Happiness, during Tribeca Film Festival 2021. The film's comedic overtones and use of a well-known pop culture figure, perfectly allows for a deeper message underneath...
Olde City’s Ritz Bourse Movie Theater Under New Mgmt
Philadelphia Film Society is taking over the Ritz at the Bourse venue and leaving the Roxy PFS will soon have nine total screens in Philadelphia — five at the Bourse, two at the Navy Yard, and two at the Film Center.
10th Anniversary BLACKSTAR FILM FESTIVAL COVERAGE- August 4-8, 2021
BlackStar Film Festival is celebrating it's 10th year with both in-person and for virtual screenings and events. It’s a major turning point for a festival that has come to be recognized as a significant celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora, as well as of global communities of color. BlackStar Film Festival always turns out to be one of the highlights of my summer. I may…
B. PHL Film Fest
The B. PHL Film Fest presented by 5 Shorts Project is back for its second year and we’re looking to highlight more filmmakers from around the region and beyond. Last year’s film fest had some amazing short films, including an official Tribeca Film Fest selection! This year, we want to show more short films in even more genres during all 3 days of B. PHL, September 29- October 1...
BlackStar (Virtual) Film Festival Coverage – August 20-26,2020
Originally Posted August 30, 2020 The 9th Annual BlackStar Film Festival (Aug. 20 to 26) in Philadelphia online due to COVID-19. Click images in Gallery to enlarge I’ve got to say, I enjoyed a Virtual Film Festival far, far more than I anticipated. I still felt as if I was attending an event. I liked that Blackstar Founder/Director Maori Karmael Holmes, Rashid Zakat, Rich Medina, Dr. Yaba Blay and…
Two New Curated Film Series taking place at the Drive-In & Film Center!
PFS invites the cinephiles to revisit films that keep us on the edge of our seats with the Blockbusters in 4K series at the Philadelphia Film Center. All films in this series will be presented in stunning 4K on the largest screen in Center City. Tickets are currently on sale for the first collection of remastered films which includes: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF…
Tribeca: 5 Questions for Bonnie Discepolo GRACELAND
I got a chance to catch GraceLand (United States | 14 MINUTES | English) directed by Bonnie Discepolo which screened in the block of shorts: Pursuing Happiness, during Tribeca Film Festival 2021. The film's comedic overtones and use of a well-known pop culture figure, perfectly allows for a deeper message underneath...
Olde City’s Ritz Bourse Movie Theater Under New Mgmt
Philadelphia Film Society is taking over the Ritz at the Bourse venue and leaving the Roxy PFS will soon have nine total screens in Philadelphia — five at the Bourse, two at the Navy Yard, and two at the Film Center.