Disney’s Earth Screening tonight at Ritz 5

Ritz Five 214 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 7:30PM. Sign up here and print out your free ticket, each ticket admits 2 people. Check out Film Metro for free movie screenings in Philadelphia.  Read More

Where The Wild Things Are Trailer

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Watchmen: The Saturday Morning Cartoon

Sometimes I wish parodies were real. Enjoy this in case you’re one of the losers that didn’t buy advance tickets for tonight’s midnight screenings (myself included).  Read More

STELLLLLLLAAAAAAA

That’s right, guys – A Streetcar Named Desire is at the Walnut Street Theater starting tomorrow, January 13th and runs until March 1st. I’ve only seen the Hollywood adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ masterpiece, but I’m dying to see Blanche DuBois in all of her crazy glory on stage. Plus the Walnut Street theater, on 9th and Walnut, is the oldest theater in America, so that’s pretty rad. Tickets range from $10 – $60 depending on the... Read More

Frank Miller, you robbed Me! (Get Your Shit Right!)

IF anyone knows Frank Miller… Please tell him I want my time and money back. I don’t even know what was the most annoying aspect of this film but I do know that half way through my friend leaned over and whispered, “This is pushing it’s way into the top 3 worst movies I have ever seen.” Maybe it was the fact that half the movie was a voice-over or that most of the lines are bad innuendo (so bad my friend kept joking that they must have accidentally... Read More

Luhrmann to Direct ‘The Great Gatsby’

Baz Luhrmann has bought the rights to The Great Gatsby, insisting that the pre-Depression novel parallels the current economic climate. The Australia director claimed that F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary classic, which details the transition of America from the Roaring Twenties to the Great Depression, could be used to teach people about their own financial state. “If you wanted to show a mirror to people that says, ‘You’ve been drunk on money,’... Read More

Are YOU Afraid of the Dark?

Prima Linea Productions brings together 6 of the worlds best cutting edge graphic artists for their newest movie Peur(s) du Noir or Fear(s) of the Dark. This 6 scenario film explores the bumps in the night, the shadows passing on the wall, the suffocating, paralyzing fear that makes you choke on your own panic. Weather your fear is of demonic possession, bugs, spiders and maggots crawling inside your skin, the unseen spirits, being hunted down and devoured by ravenous wild wolves,... Read More

Transformers Gets Big

OMG, I can’t wait for Transformers II: Revenge of the Fallen. But better news, even though I was expecting it, Transformers will be shot in IMAX. Yes, that means Shia LaBeouf in all of his glory. And… Megan Fox. All of the scenes that aren’t shot on the IMAX camera will be shot widescreen, just like The Dark Knight, and when the IMAX scenes come up the screen will go full. OMG, aren’t you excited?! Catch it in theaters, June 26, 2009.  Read More

TONIGHT at The Bridge Cinema

Michael Cera and Kat Dennings will be at The Bridge Cinema (40th & Walnut) after the premiere of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (around 9:30PM) for a Q&A session.  Read More

Come Watch a Movie by Crazy Local Philly Artist Isaiah Zagar.

So even if you haven’t heard of him and you live in Philadelphia, you definitely know who Isaiah Zagar is, you’ve seen his murals all over Philly. He does these colorful mosaics chalk full of nudity, if you take a closer look. And if you haven’t already you can check out his “art garden” on Sundays on South Street for about 4 dollars.Anyway Zagar’s film will be screening at the Trocadero this coming Monday, so come check it out and hopefully... Read More

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