21st Philadelphia Film Festival Begins TODAY!
Posted Thu, 18 Oct 2012 by Ben

In just a few short hours, the 21st Philadelphia Film Festival kicks off this year’s festivities with a screening of David O. Russell’s ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, and Robert DeNiro.

If you managed to get tickets or snag a badge (since that’s the only way you’ll get into this SOLD OUT event), you’ll be rubbing elbows with ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ author Matthew Quick, producers Donna Gigliotti and Bruce Cohen, and director O. Russell since they’ll all be making appearances right here in Philly for the festival.

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A Note from PFS Executive Director Andrew Greenblatt
Posted Tue, 16 Oct 2012 by Anonymous

Over the last couple weeks, I’ve had the great opportunity to speak with many of you about our fantastic program this year, and I’m thrilled with how excited everyone seems to be. As the Festival approaches, I wanted to share a few additional thoughts with you.

One of the favorite perks of my job is the ability to travel around the world to the top film festivals, watching some of the most original, challenging, important films every year.

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PFF 21 Staff Picks
Posted Fri, 05 Oct 2012 by Ben

Last Friday, the whole line up for this year’s Philadelphia Film Festival went live. Hopefully in the week that it’s been available, you’ve noticed that there’s a great selection this year, but for you newbies (or even some of you veteran festival goers), it might be a little overwhelming when you’re trying to decide which films to see.

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You Must Be Going To HELLO I MUST BE GOING
Posted Fri, 21 Sep 2012 by Ben

The Philadelphia Film Society hosted a screening of the film that opened this year’s 2012 Sundance Film Festival, HELLO I MUST BE GOING, at World Café Live in University City.

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DREDD 3D - Interview with star Karl Urban
Posted Thu, 20 Sep 2012 by Anonymous

DREDD 3D is quite possibly the one of the best surprises that you’ll see at the cinema all year (apart from the films of the 21st Annual Philadelphia Film Festival, October 18-28, 2012 <-Shamless Plug). It’s an action film that takes itself rather seriously, and yet still manages to have an incredible amount of fun – from the fantastic performances firmly grounded in a post-apocalyptic surreality to the perfect complimentary scoring to the visually sumptuous effects, there’s something here for all genre fans.

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'The Words' Opens Today!
Posted Fri, 07 Sep 2012 by Ben

This weekend, the new movie from the hometown writing/directing team Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal, ‘The Words’, opens in theaters everywhere. Featuring fellow Philly boy Bradley Cooper, as well as Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana, Ben Barnes, and J.K. Simmons, the film tells the story of Rory Jansen, a struggling writer who finds fame after passing off a lost manuscript as his own novel and then deals with the consequences of stealing another man’s words.

Well, that’s one story that’s presented in the movie anyway.

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New Blogger joins the ranks at PFS
Posted Fri, 31 Aug 2012 by Anonymous

The Philadelphia Film Society is proud to announce the addition of a new blogger to the crew who goes by the name of Ben F. Silverio.

This Philadelphia native received a degree from Drexel University in Screenwriting and Playwriting with a minor in Television Production.

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PFS Member Sneak Preview of ROBOT & FRANK
Posted Wed, 15 Aug 2012 by Anonymous

Each year my dream is to attend the Sundance Film Festival and each year I fail to make this trip a reality. But I do make a point to find out which films are getting buzz. Before wining the Alfred P.

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LAWLESS - Interview with Author Matt Bondurant
Posted Fri, 10 Aug 2012 by Parinda

Earlier this week, PFS members previewed the new film, Lawless, by director John Hillcoat; starring Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf and Guy Pearce.

Based on international best-selling author Matt Bondurant's second novel, The Wettest County in the World, the film recounts true events of the Bondurant family's involvement in Great Moonshine Conspiracy of 1935.

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Artistic Director Michael Lerman Highlights The Best From Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
Posted Tue, 07 Aug 2012 by Mariah Weiler

I just got back from Korea where the longstanding Puchon International Fantastic Festival is serving up some of the greatest new genre titles from around the world. Among the big events here, there were packed houses for films from Asia like Doomsday Book, an anthology featuring top Korea directors like PFF alum Kim Ji-Woon who made A Tale of Two Sisters and The Good, The Bad and the Weird.

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