Film

To celebrate its 35th anniversary, a new 35 mm print of Nicholas Roeg’s The Man Who Fell To Earth is doing a Summer/Fall tour.  Starting today that print will spend a week at Ritz at the Bourse.  Of all of David Bowie’s film roles, this sci-fi tale of an...

I’m not sure if you’re aware of this, but for the remainder of the month all Criterion releases purchased at Barnes & Noble or barnesandnoble.com are 50% off.  This is not a prank.  All Criterion releases purchased at Barnes & Noble or barnesandnoble.com are 50% off through the end...

Next week Tom Tykwer’s (Run Lola Run, The Princess and the Warrior, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer) latest, Three, will be screening as part of Q Fest (Friday, July 8 at 5:00 at Ritz East 1 and Sunday, July 10 at 7:15 and Ritz at the Bourse).  Three...

Trollhunter by Andre Ovredal opens tomorrow at the Ritz at the Bourse.  I normally wouldn’t have much of an inclination to see a mockumentary monster movie, but the fact that its US premiere engagement prompted Chris Columbus’ company to acquire the rights for an English-language remake (and no one...

Le Tigre was the first band to ever make me resent being straight.  I mean, I’d hated sports and cargo shorts for years, but the first time I ever saw Le Tigre was the first time I was ever like, “Shit, why can’t I just like cock?  Or, ya...

Hey Philthadelphia, Do we have some good news for you! There is going to be a sneak preview of  “The Best and The Brightest” at the Prince Theater on Friday April 15th and Saturday April 16th at 7:30pm. Tickets will be $10.00.  I would suggest buying them now as...

Director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell (Saw) introduced the midnight screening of Insidious at the Toronto International Film Festival by saying that they wanted the film to be “this generation’s Poltergeist”.  Those are some large shoes to fill.  Prior to knowing their intentions, I did recognize some similarities...

“I was born with seven clits. Seven that I know of. Seven that I can feel and touch.“ This is the opening dialogue to the film “Bad Biology“.   The camera rolls and we see a close up of a seemingly innocent young woman in a pink fuzzy turtleneck...

After the recent death of Trish Keenan (vocalist for Broadcast), I started pulling out some old Broadcast albums and reading some tributes written by people who have worked with her. Bob Stanley (from the band Saint Etienne) reminisced about the many things they had shared regarding, art, music, and...