Film & TV
Conviction's Verdict
Betty Anne Waters almost single–handedly got her wrongly–accused brother, Kenny, out of jail. For almost 20 years, she studied law, pursued witnesses and collected DNA evidence to prove his innocence.
Deja Vu: Adventures In Film Festivals
Film Festivals are fun — no doubt about it. What isn’t fun is boarding the terror train back to West Philly in the middle of the night. This weekend, the Film Editors held each other tight as they faced disgruntled riders, flash mobs and a near gang–war.
Review: It's Kind Of A Funny Story
A mental ward serves as the backdrop for indie quirkiness Here’s a funny story: the directors of Half Nelson decided to make a lighthearted comedy.
Philly Film Festival Preview
Tonight at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Darren Aronofsky’s highly-anticipated Black Swan will kick off 10 days of geeky cinema appreciation.
Review: Red
In Red, Frank Moses (Willis) is a retired CIA operative who just can’t kick his gun powder habit.
Review: Nowhere Boy
Released just in time for John Lennon’s 70th birthday (but almost a year after it came out in the UK), Sam Taylor-Wood’s Nowhere Boy portrays the early life of eventual nowhere man John Lennon.
Interview with Paul Fierlinger
My Dog Tulip, an animated film directed by Penn Design professor Paul Fierlinger, opens today at the Ritz.
Review: Waiting For Superman
Every 26 seconds a kid drops out of high school. American public schools once produced 100 Nobel laureates and 10 Presidents.
Review: Jack Goes Boating
By contrasting the radically different relationships of two couples, Jack Goes Boating, Philip Seymour Hoffman’s directorial debut, presents a sincere, yet staid picture of love among middle-aged adults.
Deja Vu: Bugs And Bedbugs
It’s official, we’re infested! Only New York City has more cases of bedbugs than Philadelphia, and they aren’t expected to go away anytime soon. While you are probably in the clear, it’s nevertheless easy to become paranoid.
Review: The Social Network
Before Mark Zuckerberg became the world’s youngest billionaire, he was as awkward at talking to women as anyone in Skirkanich Hall. The opening sequence of The Social Network depicts a rapid-fire, cringe-worthy exchange between Zuckerberg (Eisenberg) and his girlfriend.
Extended Interview: Jesse Einsenberg, Aaron Sorkin, Armie Hammer
JESSE EISENBERG Street: What is your relationship to Facebook?
Interview With Jesse Eisenberg And Aaron Sorkin
Street sat down with Jesse Eisenberg and Aaron Sorkin to discuss interactive media, fencing and the real men behind the story.
The Fake Documentary?
“Why won’t anyone take me seriously?” asks Joaquin Phoenix in I’m Still Here, a “documentary” about the star’s bizarre transition from acting to rapping.
Deja Vu: How McQueen's funeral reminds us of Zoolander
Alexander McQueen’s passing in February was easily the biggest tragedy to hit the fashion world since the Orange Mocha Frappuccino “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” gasoline freak fire of ’01. Not to be outdone by their fictional Zoolander counterparts, the fashion elite gathered this week in a virtual reenactment of Rufus, Brint and Meekus's funeral to pay tribute to the late designer. Anna Wintour delivered the heartfelt eugoogly, no doubt sporting her signature sunglasses, mirroring Derek’s unforgettable blue-steel tinted frames. Naomi Campbell channeled Katinka Ingabogovinanana in feathers, dressed as a Greek fury. Sarah Jessica Parker, keeping it somber with a tasteful beehive not topping out at more than 10 or 12 inches, might have cast a critical eye at her fellow mourners, asking in typical voice-over fashion: “I couldn’t help but wonder, were these people here to pay tribute to a great man, or to try and one-up each other with their batshit crazy getups?” But what does it matter, Carrie?
Review: Never Let Me Go
At Hailsham academy, Kathy (Mulligan), Ruth (Knightley) and Tommy (Garfield) live in a world of Orwellian euphemisms — they are “special” children predestined to make “donations” until “completion.” While not as subtle as Kazuo Ishiguro’s masterful novel, Mark Romanek’s adaptation of Never Let Me Go gradually reveals the grim fate that awaits these students, offering clues.
Sharp Talons
At midnight, Hedwig, the world’s most famous snow owl, invited us to tea at her ostentatious owlery at the top of the Tower of London.
Fall Film Predictions
As we transition from summer excess to academic studiouness, Hollywood too is laying down its machine guns in favor of more intellectual fare.
Review: The Town
This is not the screwing around crew Ben Affleck’s first feature, Gone Baby Gone, was an intimate drama about detectives searching for a missing girl.
