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Flicks of the Week: AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS, CUTIE AND THE BOXER 23 Aug 2013 | 07:52 pm
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints Set in Texas, this fable-like love triangle written and directed by David Lowery, is another ravishing-looking film that is emotionally empty. Bob (Casey Affleck) loves Ruth (...
Flick(s) of the Week: Jobs, When Comedy Went to School 16 Aug 2013 | 07:43 pm
When Comedy Went to School An endearing documentary about the Jewish comics who honed their talents at the Catskill resorts in the 1930-1960s, When Comedy Went to School features interviews—and some v...
Flick of the Week: BLUE JASMINE 9 Aug 2013 | 12:08 am
Blue Jasmine Cate Blanchett gives a phenomenal performance as the title character in Woody Allen’s fantastic new film. Her body language and expressions, her vocal inflections and reactions are so rea...
Flick of the Week: THE ACT OF KILLING 1 Aug 2013 | 09:50 pm
The Act of Killing This chilling documentary, directed by Joshua Oppenheimer with Christine Cynn, has Indonesian militia leaders who overthrew their government and executed thousands of Communists in ...
SEPTA Begins Testing New Payment Technology 1 Aug 2013 | 09:40 pm
It’s real, folks, and it may just take Philadelphia’s public transportation system out of the 20th century and into the future. Plan Philly reports that while the SEPTA’s New Payment Technology (NPT) ...
Bike Bandits Loot Bikes Used in Charity Race 1 Aug 2013 | 09:30 pm
A group of thieves have reportedly stolen about a dozen bikes that were sitting behind a barbed wire fence outside of the Irish Pub on Walnut Street near 20th Street–bikes that were used in the 65-mil...
Flicks of the Week: BLACKFISH 26 Jul 2013 | 12:43 am
Blackfish This remarkable documentary–about orcas that have maimed and/or killed trainers while performing for audiences–is a film SeaWorld will not want audiences to see. But Blackfish is a don’t-mis...
Flick of the Week: Fruitvale Station 19 Jul 2013 | 12:09 am
Fruitvale Station This ripped-from-the-headlines story about Oscar (Michael B. Jordan), an African American man in Oakland experiencing tragedy the day he has decided to be a good person, is heartbrea...
Flick of the Week: V/H/S/2 12 Jul 2013 | 01:38 am
V/H/S/2 This sequel to last year’s horror anthology features four more “found footage” stories as a pair of private detectives Larry (Lawrence Michael Levine) and Ayesha (Kelsy Abbott) stumble upon ne...
University City Dining Days Returns 11 Jul 2013 | 10:22 pm
University City Dining Days returns this year from Thursday, July 18 to Thursday, August 1 with 28 restaurants participating in the “3 courses, 3 prices” promotion. University City’s most popular dini...
