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(02/12/18 1:05pm)
This is by no means an exhaustive list of all the great movies for Netflix and chilling this Valentine’s Day, but the internet’s most extensive list comes from Better Home & Gardens, so I figured we’re due for an update. Here it is:
(02/02/18 2:04pm)
Spoiler warning, but you’ve had 27 years to watch this.
(02/14/18 5:10am)
Unfortunately, cuffing season ended long ago in autumn. With Valentine’s Day only a few weeks away, the possibility of meeting “the one” in DRL or Williams Hall is hardly likely. However, Street has just the remedy for you to overcome any feelings of loneliness: '80s movies!
(02/10/18 10:43pm)
The most commercially successful films of the last year included all the usual suspects—the latest installment of the Star Wars franchise, a substantial helping of comic book adaptations, and every flavor of flashy, action–packed entertainment bursting with all the wonders of special effects one could imagine. With a few exceptions, these blockbusters were also critical success stories, and despite being unrecognized in many of the more prestigious categories in this year’s Academy Awards, films like Star Wars: The Last Jedi and War for the Planet of the Apes received well–earned technical nominations.
(02/01/18 1:16pm)
We all have a bit of an amateur detective inside of us. Whether you’re a Criminology major or you just got really invested in the Casey Anthony trial, there’s something fun about mysteries you don’t know the answer to. The draw of the unknown is a large part of the reason why shows like CSI and Law and Order: SVU have been television staples for years; they give us sensational drama and tidy, self–contained resolution all in 45 minutes. But a lot can get sacrificed in those short run–times. This becomes especially evident once you’ve watched a couple back to back.
(02/09/18 1:29pm)
On October 17th of last year, Alyssa Milano tweeted asking that anyone who had ever experienced sexual harassment or assault respond by tweeting back ‘me too.’ Almost overnight #MeToo became a movement catapulting a culture of silence and abuse against women to center stage. Since October the movement has gone on to accumulate over 1.7 million tweets, launching it to national attention, landing its high–profile supporters on the cover of TIME magazine and confirming for many users what was already known: sexual abuse is an insidious international, classist, racist, and prejudiced epidemic.
(01/29/18 8:25am)
Waving at the cheering crowd, eyes gleaming from beneath the brim of his simple trucker hat, third–time Oscar nominee Woody Harrelson walked on the stage of the Zellerbach Theater on the evening of January 27th. The event marked a year from the release of Harrelson’s directorial debut, Lost in London. The film, which is inspired by a true story, recreates the events of a rather wild night: after his wife sees the cover of a magazine which suggests that Harrelson had an orgy the previous night, she threatens to leave him, and he goes out for drinks with an Arab prince. Naturally, chaos ensues—Harrelson runs into his “best friend” Owen Wilson, but gets into a fight with him after Wilson states that his best friend is Wes Anderson. Eventually, Harrelson ends up in prison, where he spends the night before being bailed out by his wife—and, of course, Owen Wilson. Lost in London was shot in a single–take, in real–time, with a single camera, and live–streamed into 550 theaters across the US on January 19th, 2017.
(02/06/18 5:27am)
2018 started off with a bang, with female-led programming on the rise, with newcomers like The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, actresses spotlighting abuse through political activism; wage and class lines seem to be shifting in the necessary direction outside of burden and into necessary obligation. But the women professing #TimesUp haven't always been alone in their demands for equality. Here’s a look back on eight extraordinary women who used their loud voices and platforms to start the conversation.
(02/07/18 8:04am)
The widely beloved Portlandia has officially begun airing its eighth and final season on IFC. Since its premiere in 2011, Portlandia has both lovingly and ruthlessly mocked not only the quirks of its namesake Oregon city, but hipster culture all over the United States—at least, it did when people still used the word hipster.
(02/04/18 8:35pm)
In the midst of all the Oscar season hype about Steven Spielberg’s The Post, another movie springs to mind—1971’s All The President’s Men, the film about two journalists who uncover crucial details about the Watergate Scandal. It’s a classic among political thrillers, and the issues it explores of government surveillance and an antagonistic press–president relationship only make it more topical today.
(01/25/18 11:49pm)
As the third season of RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars was announced for January 25, fans were faced with interesting news: Nancy Pelosi, the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives, will be a guest judge in an episode this season. Other guest judges will include Vanessa Hudgens, Marc Jacobs, Shay Mitchell, and Adam Lambert.
(01/29/18 8:39am)
Last Sunday, the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Minnesota Vikings 38–7 to qualify for the Super Bowl. It's the first time the Eagles will be in the Super Bowl since 2005, when the Patriots, who they will be playing again this February 4th, defeated them. It’s the perfect setup for a sports movie: plucky underdogs get a second chance to defeat the reigning champions (the Patriots have played ten Super Bowls, more than any other team in the NFL).
(02/02/18 2:21pm)
“To the 53 people who’ve watched A Christmas Prince every day for the past 18 days: who hurt you?”
(03/01/18 2:00pm)
It was a wild year for cinema, and as much as the Academy Awards are about celebrating all that Hollywood has done in the past year, the 90th Oscars ceremony on Mar. 4 will make headlines for more than just the films. Here’s a drinking game that will make the tearful speeches and slow–moving reveals a little more fun.
(01/25/18 11:48pm)
The International House Philadelphia is a not–so–hidden gem on Penn’s campus. Known as the region's center for artistic, cultural, educational, and residential activities, the International House runs the renowned cinema program, the Lightbox Film Center.
(01/25/18 6:08am)
The Oscars are slated for March 4, the Golden Globes happened earlier this month, and a number of smaller ceremonies will air between the two. It’s award season in Hollywood, and that means excitement. In a year full of fantastic films such as Get Out, Lady Bird, and Call Me By Your Name, there’s a lot of fun to be had speculating on which films will win what accolades.
(01/24/18 2:00pm)
In anticipation of the upcoming screening of Lost in London at the Annenberg Center, Street got a chance to interview Woody Harrelson, the first–time director and main star of the movie. The film was shot in a single take, with one camera, and for the first time in the history of cinema, live broadcast into 550 theaters in the US on January 19, 2017. The film is inspired by a real incident: in 2002, after a night out in Soho, Harrelson broke an ashtray in a London taxi, which led to him spending a night in jail. Lost in London, which also stars Owen Wilson and Willie Nelson, follows the three as they recreate the events of that night.
(01/25/18 5:56am)
Penn doesn't grace the small screen as often as some of its Ivy League counterparts (looking at you, Gilmore Girls), but we've got a wide range of representation in more shows than you might expect.
(01/25/18 6:36am)
After a day of sightseeing in a foreign country, you decide to take a rest in your hotel, boot up your tablet, and open Netflix. In the hope of catching up with another episode of Stranger Things, however, you find out that your Netflix account doesn’t work abroad or that the offerings are different. Why can’t you binge–watch in foreign countries?
(02/08/18 5:19am)
When the NSA agent behind my webcam and I curl up for a night in, Marvel TV is usually on the menu. Maybe not first on the menu—I’m not a philistine—but presently there all the same. The (ahem, superior) comic giant’s foray into live–action, prime–time television has been lauded and condemned with equal fervor since the 2013 launch of their earliest show, Marvel’s Agents of Shield on ABC. On one hand the franchise celebrates weirdos, perhaps a few degrees more attractive and cooler than you and me, but essentially just like us. On the other hand, given Marvel’s inescapable grip on cinematic superhero narratives, maybe viewers have stopped critically engaging and have simply come to accept their cape–seized fates. Luckily so far Marvel’s four–year TV run, following its even longer animated series runs, has not yet fully saturated its market. There will always be space for stories, many including ensemble casts, who spotlight their characters’ inherent variety and difference. With this weighted bag in mind, let’s rank Marvel’s ‘new–to–TV’ endeavors of 2017.