April 11, 2013
Kicking off tonight and running through Sunday, April 14, the XPN Music Film Festival presents 26 total screenings at a number of locations in University City, including the Mandell Theater, the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and World Cafe Live. The films that make up the festival all center around musical subjects and themes. [...]
Read more»April 11, 2013
Art Sanctuary, an organization that puts regional and national African-American literary, visual and performing arts in the spotlight, is set to host a number of excellent events honoring African-American writing this spring. One of the country’s oldest African-American festivals celebrating the best in literary, visual and performing arts, the Celebration of Black Writing has grown [...]
Read more»April 10, 2013
If you didn’t get outside yesterday (or even if you did) go outside tonight! Temperatures are still unseasonably warm and there is no better time to reap all of Philadelphia’s outdoor benefits. Grab a drink or a bite at one of Philadelphia’s restaurants with outdoor seating, check out our alfresco dining guide here. Beyond happy [...]
Read more»March 26, 2013
Kick off first Friday festivities at the Fabric Workshop and Museum’s opening reception for its new exhibit, Changing Scenes: Points of View in Contemporary Media Art. The reception welcomes the exhibit to the museum with after-hours access from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 5 Changing Scenes: Points of View in Contemporary Media Art [...]
Read more»March 26, 2013
Discover Philadelphia film at the first annual Cinedelphia Film Festival which explores all things related to Philadelphia film. The festival delves into locally inspired film beyond Rocky and M. Night Shyamalan to highlight some of the lesser-known films that feature Philadelphia or Philadelphians. From April 4 to 27, the festival showcases 40 programs that in [...]
Read more»March 25, 2013
Attention music lovers and film buffs. As of today, tickets for the XPN Music Film Festival are officially on sale, and are available online. The full film lineup has been announced, too, and from April 11 to 14, 17 screenings will take place in University City, either at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, [...]
Read more»March 5, 2013
After a hugely popular event last year, the XPN Music Film Festival is back for its second year. This event combines the best of the film world with the best of the music world. The festival will feature great movie soundtracks, biographical films on musicians and music documentaries. It is hosted by WXPN and the [...]
Read more»November 9, 2012
So Brad Pitt is starring in a new summer blockbuster coming out next year and the first trailer just came out. The movie is called World War Z and it’s about… zombies. And guess what? Philadelphia stars as Brad Pitt’s home in the movie. The brand new trailer features three different shots of our city’s [...]
Read more»October 23, 2012
The Philadelphia Film Festival is the city’s annual curator of great films and cinematography. But who would have guessed it’s also a collector of great food trucks? This week and this week only, film festival attendees will be graced with the presence of some of Philadelphia’s favorite food trucks — Call Me Cupcake, Yumtown USA [...]
Read more»October 17, 2012
Now in its 21st year, the Philadelphia Film Festival is the region’s largest and most notable celebration of cinema. For 11-days, the city will be teeming with fantastic screenings from around the globe, discussions with notable directors and actors, insider parties and marquis events. Produced by the Philadelphia Film Society, the Philadelphia Film Festival is [...]
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