Everything Must Go
Posted Tue, 31 May 2011 by lalindsay

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Everything Must Go – at once a sales pitch and a surrender to fate – is a perfectly apt title for this melancholic yet entertaining film that dismantles the structures, behaviors and relationships we have come to consider normal.

Nicolas Halsey (Will Ferrell) is not having a good day. Not only has he been fired from his sales-manager job of sixteen years, but he returns home to find the locks changed and his belongings strewn outside, the spoils of his failed marriage scattered across the lawn for all the world to see.


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20th Anniversary Philadelphia Film Festival Short Film Competition
Posted Mon, 23 May 2011 by Parinda

The 20th Anniversary Philadelphia Film Festival Short Film Competition is
supported by the Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge

The Philadelphia Film Society is seeking submissions from area filmmakers for the 20th Philadelphia Film Festival Short Film Competition.

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Circumstance Commentary and post screening Q & A w/ Director Maryam Keshavarz
Posted Fri, 20 May 2011 by lalindsay

As promised, Maryam Keshavarz along with lead actor, Reza Sixo Safai, returned to give our PFS audience a Q & A after the re-screening of her film Circumstance.

IHouse Theater was packed. I've never sat so far up in the bleachers and more than half the audience remained for the Q & A moderated by Roya Rastegar, which allowed us more than a behind the scenes look at the film, it also provided an education of the restrictions placed on society in Iran.

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Review - Thor
Posted Tue, 17 May 2011 by Anonymous

"Thor" operates under the mistaken assumption that Thor is cool. Marvel's unsolicited film adaptation makes no attempt to entice an audience that may yet be unfamiliar with this benchwarmer hero. Peter Parker was a dweeb; Bruce Wayne lost his parents; Clark Kent was abandoned at birth; great comic heroes have compelling origin stories. Our introduction to Thor is as a spoiled warmonger about to ascend to kinghood. Why are we rooting for this guy, again?

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Bridesmaids
Posted Wed, 11 May 2011 by lalindsay

SNL wacky woman, Kristen Wiig has co-written a surprisingly textured humorous tale of woe.

With a tone similar to the 40 Year-Old Virgin, Bridesmaids mixes a crazy cast of characters, laughter and heart to create a pleasing pre-summer bouquet of comedy.

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Tribeca Film Picks by Executive Director, Andrew Greenblatt
Posted Sun, 08 May 2011 by lalindsay

I sat down with PFS Executive Director, Andrew Greenblatt to get the scoop on what he liked at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival and what Philly audiences might expect during the upcoming 20th Philadelphia Film Festival (Oct. 13-23, 2011).

My first thoughts when it comes to attending the more well known film festivals, is all about being a part of the gala celebrations, red carpets and rubbing elbows with the celebrities.

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Recap of PFS / Positano Coast Happy Hour (5/4/2011)
Posted Thu, 05 May 2011 by lalindsay

(pictured left to right Andrew Greenblatt, Anita Reher and Molly Dougherty)

Yesterday evening, PFS held their first Happy Hour not related to a specific film screening. It was just a chance for our members, attendees and guests to meet, drink and chat (hopefully about movies, but not necessarily), in the hospitably relaxed beauty of Positano Coast. (Truly, one of my favorite restaurants in the City).

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Review - Fast Five
Posted Wed, 04 May 2011 by Anonymous

Forgive my ignorance of the "Fast and Furious" films. Believe it or not, this fifth installment is the first I've seen in its entirety. I could generally care less about car culture and only just learned how to change my own oil. The closest I come to drifting is in "Mario Kart." I am not the target audience. But as the producers have apparently exhausted street racing tropes, they've pimped the franchise out to the masses. Color me impressed, it actually works.

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Morgan Spurlock Interview - Pom Wonderful presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold
Posted Wed, 20 Apr 2011 by lalindsay

Writer/Director Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) has delivered a witty, insightful, pioneering and entertaining documentary which delves into the prevalent and ubiquitous world of product placement, cross promotion, media impressions and asks the question, is there truth in advertising?

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Review - Rio
Posted Tue, 19 Apr 2011 by Anonymous

"Rio" is one for the kiddies, so you'll have to forgive this childless twenty-something for feeling at odds with the target audience. The theater was stuffed with tykes with mouths agape—whispering, screaming, and coughing. I have no idea if that means they were enjoying it. From an adult perspective, this anthropomorphic epic isn't necessarily a painful endurance test, but unlike Nickelodeon's "Rango," there isn't a single compelling reason to recommend it to anyone over the age of 12.

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