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Holmes, a Black woman, in a layered floral black top & hoop earrings. She looks to the right against a melon-colored backdrop

The art of possibility with BlackStar Projects and Maori Karmael Holmes

Looking forward to the 2023 BlackStar Film Festival, August 2-6

Maori Karmael Holmes, founder of BlackStar Projects and recent winner of the 2023 Berresford Prize from United States Artists, talks with Kyle V. Hiller about the award, the film festival, and the power of possibilities.

Kyle V. Hiller

Jul 25, 2023 Profiles 5 minute read

A screen cap of the film, a dozen or so with light sabers fight off an army of droids in a desert area.

The BSR July 2023 repertory movie roundup

Blobfest, Hitchcock, Star Wars prequels, and more

Blobfest is back! Jurassic Park at the Mann with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Hitchcock seminars, Bruce Lee double feature, and more screenings this month. Stephen Silver rounds up.

Stephen Silver

Jul 05, 2023 Previews 5 minute read

A still of Ford in Blade Runner 2049. Sepia toned, a window behind him shows a futuristic skyrises and a hazy sky

The BSR June 2023 repertory movie roundup

Harrison Ford, The Room, Christopher Nolan, and the 90s

Stephen Silver rounds up movie screenings for June, including a handful of Harrison Ford films outside of the Indiana Jones universe.

Stephen Silver

Jun 07, 2023 Previews 6 minute read

A young Black boy looks onto the water at the shore, seemingly after magic hour with dark hues and tint.

The BSR May 2023 repertory movie roundup

Grease turns 45, Sports Movie Night, screening Barry Jenkins, and more

May sees familiar screenings like Goodfellas and Rocky Horror, but this month also has some rare, unique offerings. Stephen Silver rounds up.

Stephen Silver

May 03, 2023 Previews 5 minute read

Ramona and Metcalf, standing together looking grimly confused and wary in a high-school hallway.

The Philadelphia Film Society presents SpringFest 2023

Coming soon: reviews of Somewhere in Queens, Polite Society, and Sisu

This year’s PFS SpringFest featured 18 films in three days, including Ray Romano’s directorial debut, genre-bending action in Polite Society, and Sisu, about a violent rout of the Nazis in Finland. Stephen Silver reviews.

Stephen Silver

Apr 17, 2023 Reviews 3 minute read

Blanchett as Lydia Tár. She holds a conductor's baton, wears a black jacket w/ white blouse, a crowd out of focus behind her

The BSR April 2023 repertory movie roundup

Fluid Karma tour, 25 years of Lebowski, and TÁR talk

Stephen Silver previews film screenings and events for April in the Greater Philadelphia area, including a visit from Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly, a Toshiro Mifune retrospective, and more from Sight & Sound 500.

Stephen Silver

Mar 29, 2023 Previews 5 minute read

B&W film still. A man in a suit at a podium, other men in suits look on behind him, a large poster with a man reads KANE.

The BSR March 2023 repertory movie roundup

Discovering the cult classics and revisiting the familiar

March screenings include Rent, Philadelphia, and One Sings, the Other Doesn’t, from the late French auteur Agnès Varda. Stephen Silver rounds up.

Stephen Silver

Mar 01, 2023 Previews 5 minute read

‘Princess Bride’ Actors Cary Elwes and Robin Wright pose in character and medieval costuming against a floral backdrop.

The BSR February 2023 movie repertory roundup

"You must remember this"

Stephen Silver rounds up February with some great movie screenings for the coldest month of the year.

Stephen Silver

Feb 01, 2023 Previews 5 minute read

Withers, a Black man, holds two film cameras, and poses for a b&w portrait. His photos are behind him on a wall.

PBS’s Independent Lens presents The Picture Taker

Capturing the story of civil rights movement photographer Ernest Withers

Phil Bertelsen and Lise Yasui’s documentary casts a dynamic light on the life of Ernest Withers, an iconic civil rights photographer who was also a secret informant for the FBI. Kathryn Smith Pyle previews.