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Scribe Video Center presents 'Our Side: The Other Atlantic City'
Beyond the boardwalk
A short documentary based on a theater adaption of Turiya S.A. Raheem’s book, 'Growing up in the Other Atlantic City: Wash’s and the Northside' honors the city’s black legacy. Adryan Corcione reviews.
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Rian Johnson's 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'
Trading places
The new generation of 'Star Wars' heroes does away with the old guard, which is just what Master Yoda predicted. Rob Buscher considers. (Contains spoilers.)
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Franklin Institute's Tuttleman IMAX theater presents Keith Melton's 'Mysteries of China'
The 2,000 year old men
The IMAX film 'Mysteries of China' arrives at the Franklin Institute just in time to accompany its 'Terracotta Warriors of the First Emperor' exhibition. Richard da Silva reviews.
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David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg's 'Bill Nye: Science Guy'
Un-blinding them with science
David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg's documentary 'Bill Nye: Science Guy' shows the man behind the television icon. Gary Day reviews.
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Jonathan Olshefski's 'Quest: A Portrait of an American Family'
Outside the comfort zone
Philadelphia-area director Jonathan Olshefski's 'Quest: A Portrait of an American Family' offers an astonishing look at one family in North Philadelphia over the span of a decade. Rob Buscher reviews.
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Pierfrancesco Diliberto's (Pif) 'In Guerra per Amore' at Lightbox Film Center
Mussolini meets the mob
Pierfrancesco Diliberto's (Pif) 'In Guerra per Amore' offers a surprising look at an Allied alliance with the Sicilian mafia. Rob Buscher reviews.
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The trouble with film and television diversity initiatives
When hiring for diversity is the problem
Are media diversity initiatives harming artists of color instead of helping them? Rob Buscher considers.
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‘The Breadwinner,’ directed by Nora Twomey
Hiding in plain sight
In ‘The Breadwinner,’ animated characters come to life, telling a harrowing story of survival and imagination in Taliban-dominated Afghanistan. Gary Day reviews.
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The future of Center City filmgoing
Making screen time matter
AMC Theatres has announced its plans for a new multiplex cinema on East Market Street. Stephen Silver offers a few helpful suggestions.
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David France's 'The Life and Death of Marsha P. Johnson'
Marsha P. Johnson documentary dogged by controversy
The gay liberation movement started when Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick at the 1969 Stonewall uprising, but David France's 'The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson' shows how the movement often excluded the “T” in “LGBT.” Adryan Corcione reviews.
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