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PAAFF 2020: Panels on Asian American cinema are free to stream
Movie magic and history, through an Asian American lens
A new resource for film fans and a magic show were part of this year’s Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival. Both events are still available to stream free online. Rachel Bellwoar tuned in.
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The Annenberg Center presents Boaz Yakin’s ‘Aviva’
Love plus four
Sex, gender, and dance collide in ‘Aviva,’ a film about love and identity written and directed by Boaz Yakin, with choreography by Bobbi Jene Smith, formerly of Batsheva Dance Company. Melissa Strong reviews.
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PAAFF 2020: Takeshi Kushida’s ‘Woman of the Photographs’
Severed selves
'Woman of the Photographs,' one of the narrative features screening during the 13th annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, is a surreal Japanese film whose loose narrative is further distorted by a forced visual aesthetic. Kelly Conrad reviews.
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2020: Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Minari’
Is the American dream enough?
Sundance Film Festival award winner ‘Minari,’ screened as one of the marquee films at the 29th annual Philadelphia Film Festival, is a family drama that doesn’t delve deep enough into the immigrant experience. Kelly Conrad reviews.
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2020: Filippo Meneghetti’s ‘Deux’
A tender, defiant love
Filippo Meneghetti’s French-language film ‘Deux’ (‘Two of Us’) is a poignant love story and new queer classic. Mina Reinckens reviews the Philadelphia Film Festival screening.
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2020: Chloé Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’
Surviving America
‘Nomadland’ launched the 29th annual Philadelphia Film Festival's hybrid presentation, with a showing at the PFS Drive-in at the Navy Yard on October 23. Stephen Silver reviews.
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Here’s why everybody should watch FX’s ‘What We Do in the Shadows’
My favorite murderers
Killers with no regard for human life may not sound like the most queer-positive demographic, but everyone should be watching ‘What We Do in the Shadows,’ a lovingly queer TV series about vampires. Mina Reinckens reviews.
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Philly Fringe 2020: Casa de Duende presents ‘States of Desire’
Tom of Finland in 2020
For this year's Fringe, Case de Duende presents an international video showcase exploring the legacy of gay porn icon Tom of Finland. Josh Herren reviews.
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Jeff Kaufman’s ‘Terrence McNally: Every Act of Life’
Missing McNally
The 2018 documentary ‘Every Act of Life,’ seeing a resurgence following Terrance McNally’s death from COVID-19 complications earlier this year, is a wonderful look into the life and career of the theatrical polymath.
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Back to the drive-in: Philly joins the COVID-safe movie renaissance
Movies take a front seat in the pandemic
The drive-in theater has reemerged as a popular activity in the pandemic, and Philly-area movie-goers are in on it. Cinephile Kelly Conrad says it’s a welcome relief from the times.
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