December 20, 2012
Cameron Mackintosh’s new 25th anniversary production of Les Misérables is once again coming to the Academy of Music for a two-week engagement, January 2-13. And here’s a fun spin: the movie version of the hit musical stars Hugh Jackman, who will himself be gracing the Academy of Music stage just 13 days after the Les [...]
Read more»August 6, 2012
Remember last year when we told you about the rowing movie starring James Van Der Beek that was shooting in Philadelphia at the time. Well, the movie — called “Backwards” — is due out in theaters in September and here’s the trailer. You can definitely tell they shot the movie in Philadelphia — city [...]
Read more»August 17, 2011
Philadelphia is no stranger to iconic sports movies (Rocky I-V, Invincible, Pride). Now Haverford native Sarah Thomas is adding to that list with Backwards, a rowing film she wrote and is starring in that is being filmed in the City of Brotherly Love. Backwards, which gets its name both from the fact that in rowing [...]
Read more»July 14, 2011
Yesterday, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team defeated France 3-1 in the Women’s World Cup semifinals, sending the American team to their first World Cup final since they won it all at the Rose Bowl in 1999. Even more exciting for Philly soccer fans, the team has strong local connections to the Philadelphia area. Nine [...]
Read more»July 8, 2011
Philadelphia native Chris Ferguson is leading the final NASA Atlantis mission today, the official close of NASA’s space shuttle history. According to KYW, Ferguson is a graduate of Archbishop Ryan High School and Drexel University, and this will be his second time in the shuttle’s commander seat. But Ferguson won’t be the only Philadelpian aboard [...]
Read more»June 9, 2011
The summer blockbuster movie “Super 8″ opens in theaters nationwide tomorrow and it looks pretty awesome. What’s also very cool — the source for some of the initial inspiration for the movie can be traced back to Steven Spielberg’s first Super 8 camera, which is on view at the new National Museum of American Jewish [...]
Read more»May 13, 2011
Earlier this week, legendary director Steven Spielberg stopped by the new National Museum of American Jewish History on Independence Mall for a quick visit and a tour. Spielberg has a special connection with the Museum, having supplied NMAJH with multiple items from his films that are currently on view in the Museum’s Only in America® [...]
Read more»March 14, 2011
The theatrical trailer for the summer blockbuster movie “Super 8″ just came out and it looks pretty awesome. What’s also very cool — the source for some of the initial inspiration for the movie can be traced back to Steven Spielberg’s first Super 8 camera, which is on view at the new National Museum [...]
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