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Scene from September 5: An early 1970s newsroom crowded with anxious male journalists.

The 2024 Philadelphia Film Festival presents Tim Fehlbaum’s September 5 and Sean Baker's Anora

The 33rd Philadelphia Film Festival kicks off with two great new movies

The Philadelphia Film Festival kicks off its 2024 screenings with September 5 and Anora, two great films sure to draw a lot of buzz as they head into their upcoming releases. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Reviews 5 minute read
Portrait photo of Bostwick. Arms crossed, smiling at camera. Wears all black, with gray hair. Blue backdrop

The BSR October 2024 repertory movie roundup

Sean Baker, John Malkovich, and lots of Halloween horror

Horror flicks for October, a Sean Baker retrospective, and many more screenings highlight the month. Stephen Silver previews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 5 minute read
Film still features a young girl looking on with onsetting fear with black hair that blends into background

Delco Horror Haven Invasion brings horror shorts and more to Media

A new house of horrors

The Delco Horror Haven Invasion is a two-day film festival that looks to keep horror movies in Delaware County. Stephen Silver previews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 3 minute read
Photo of outside of Sigma Sound Studio, a sign above the awning, windows with closed shades, on the corner of a street

The long odyssey of Philly’s legendary Sigma Sound Studios

A documentary film caught in limbo

Producer and director Bill Nicoletti talks the trials and tribulations of getting The Philly Sound Heard 'Round the World, a documentary on Sigma Sound Studios, to an audience. Frank Halperin profiles.

Frank Halperin

Profiles 3 minute read

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Book cover. Agnès Varda isolated against a textured purple background, the title and subtitle behind her in yellow and white

Capturing film legend Agnès Varda with Carrie Rickey's A Complicated Passion

From page to screen, to page again

Philadelphia film critic Carrie Rickey pens A Complicated Passion, a biography on the legendary filmmaker Agnès Varda. Rachel Bellwoar interviews.
Rachel Bellwoar

Rachel Bellwoar

Profiles 7 minute read
Film still, Gene Wilder in character, dressed up as a cowboy, looks directly at camera, leaning against a brick wall

The BSR September 2024 repertory movie roundup

Blazing Saddles, Wong Kar Wai films, and plenty of LA private eyes

Stephen Silver previews screenings happening in the area, including a collection of “shaggy dog adventures,” a hearty serving of Wong Kar Wai flicks, and the Blazing Saddles 50th anniversary.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 4 minute read
Three women in skydiving suits each hold one of three small children, an airplane parked behind them

The ninth annual Women’s Film Festival boasts more than movies

Films, workshops, and more for and by women

The Women’s Film Festival returns on August 15, 2024, with feature films, documentaries, workshops, panels, and more. Jill C. Brooke previews.
Jill Brooke

Jill Brooke

Previews 3 minute read
A young girl, brown skin with braids, smiles as a star-like character hovers over her palms. Animation film screenshot

The BSR August 2024 repertory movie roundup

Baby in the corner, the Beatles, and the life and death of Mr. Spock

Movie screenings happening in the Philadelphia area in August, including Star Trek and the Matrix trilogies and a 60-year anniversary of the Beatles’s 1964 film. Stephen Silver previews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 4 minute read
Outside a movie theater, a large, inflated ‘blob’ stands behind the ‘Colonial’ theater sign. A crowd is outside the theater

The BSR July 2024 repertory movie roundup

Blobfest, the Before trilogy, and more

Hit the cinemas with Philadelphia Film Society’s Summer of Trilogies, four Hitchcock film seminars, and the 25th annual Blobfest. Stephen Silver previews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 4 minute read
Photo of five people on a film panel in low light, holding microphones, with open scripts in their laps.

The BSR June 2024 repertory movie roundup

Pedro, Pride, Pacino, and Sestero

June offers plenty of chances to celebrate Pride at the cinema in Philly, plus seminars on The Godfather, Part II and Memento, and lots more picks, from Bee Movie to Pulp Fiction. Stephen Silver rounds up area film screenings.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 4 minute read