http://www.philly.com/r?19=960&32=3796&7=-1&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2F The Inquirer's Steven Rea writes on movies. en-us Wed, 15 May 2013 13:28:53 GMT 2013-05-15T13:28:53Z en-us http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=207415841&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FNew-trailer-for-Sam-Katzs-Great-Experiment-a-Philadelphia-video-history-.html “The Great Experiment,” mayoral candidate-turned-ace-filmmaker Sam Katz’s ongoing series on the history of Philadelphia, has a new trailer just out. Watch it here! Wed, 15 May 2013 13:28:53 GMT 923d2d81a901f4347578a09b4f647cc4 Steven Rea 2013-05-15T13:28:53Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=206658361&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FRay-Harryhausen-heads-off-to-that-stop-motion-studio-in-the-sky.html The master animator, responsible for sword-fighting skeletons and marauding crustaceans, for incredible and inventive visual effects in a slew of sci-fi and fantasy classics, passed away this week in London. Harryhausen was 92. Thu, 09 May 2013 04:01:25 GMT 5e74476c562d08199ce61d61f6ed48db Steven Rea 2013-05-09T04:01:25Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=205669111&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FKoch-documentary-shows-former-NYC-mayor-as-relentless-campaigner--even-decades-after-he-left-office.html In “Koch,” the charismatic, controversial three-term mayor of New York is shown in all his glory -- and garrulousness. Thu, 02 May 2013 03:45:55 GMT 58635a2939017c18dac9b455dddeff3e Steven Rea 2013-05-02T03:45:55Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=205659001&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FNew-Woody-Allen-vive-la-France.html Firth! Stone! The prolific, and increasingly peripatetic, Woody Allen casts the leads in his new film – an untitled project to be shot in France this summer. Wed, 01 May 2013 21:17:23 GMT af0a4e66598e9e31d65dd4cdfa5fc26c Steven Rea 2013-05-01T21:17:23Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=203909091&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FSee-this-movie-Blancanieves-the-best-black--white-silent-film-since-The-Artist.html A wondrous, intoxicating new silent from Spain, in which the Brothers Grimm’s `Snow White’ gets a modernized, feminist, bullfighting spin. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:34:25 GMT 85cef483fa3b53c794f85af109d9be36 Steven Rea 2013-04-24T13:34:25Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=203198031&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FJackie-Robinson-bio-has-top-opening-weekend-in-history-of-baseball-pics.html `42’ scored $27.4 million opening weekend at the box office. That’s a record for baseball-themed flicks. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:26:43 GMT d9bd2181eaaaf19b88bac36f7c8a5af1 Steven Rea 2013-04-16T14:26:43Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=203050101&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FNot-So-Silent-Cinema-presents-rare-Buster-Keaton-shorts-with-live-music.html Four early 1920s Keaton classics screen Thursday at International House – with live musical accompaniment from the Not So Silent Trio. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:59:07 GMT 5cf237c3804337a7c70b285ceaa76df1 Steven Rea 2013-04-15T17:59:07Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=202312731&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FPlease-to-Meet-Me-Future-Folk-and-sing-along-Grease-also-highlight-WXPN-Music-Film-Fest.html The second annual WXPN Music Film Fest is upon us. And for Beatles’ fans, Thursday’s opening night doc feature, “Good Ol’ Freda,” about the Fab Four’s long-time personal secretary, is a must-see. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:46:05 GMT ca4d458ce0326e00fcdf78fe8a1d8dc3 Steven Rea 2013-04-10T15:46:05Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=201941491&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FLes-Blank-playful-and-passionate-documentarian-dead-at-77-.html A food, music and film zealot, Les Blank brought humor and passion to his documentaries. He passed away Sunday. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:04:09 GMT a2fe3accb08ed4186cf60e902d24f14b Steven Rea 2013-04-08T16:04:09Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=201518971&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FROGER-EBERT-RIP.html Prolific, passionate and perceptive to the end, the cancer-stricken film critic celebrated the classics and championed the forgotten gems. His long-running weekly TV show was famous for its thumb-slinging sound bites, but Ebert’s Pulitizer Prize-winning reviews were never slight or superficial -- and always sparked with his love of movies. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:13:16 GMT 4ccf0e367c0eddfdbfa2a6b0d215b57d Steven Rea 2013-04-05T13:13:16Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=201253111&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FJurassic-Park-in-3D--bigger-not-better.html The 20th anniversary re-release of Steven Spielberg’s $900 million box office hit has been retrofitted for 3D. Somehow, all those dinos run amok look more fake, not less. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:15:07 GMT aa5a25f5cf837102453552db3dd387eb Steven Rea 2013-04-03T15:15:07Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=200932581&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FValley-Girl-the-quintessential-80s-flick-to-screen-with-live-soundtrack.html Songs by Modern English, The Psychedelic Furs, Sparks, all performed live by Philly’s Sweatheart, as “Valley Girl,” the “Citizen Kane” of ‘80s teen pics, screens Tuesday night at PhilaMOCA. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:54:56 GMT f4e92dcbc5cffb4b3a0cfbdc2404094b Steven Rea 2013-04-01T20:54:56Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=200428751&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FJD-Salinger-documentary-coming-this-fall.html Long in the works, an extensively researched documentary feature about the famously reclusive author of "The Catcher in the Rye" has been acquired by the Weinstein Company. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Tom Wolfe, E.L. Doctorow, Gore Vidal are among the talking heads. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:37:12 GMT 259725f98862d0d56096dc269f1838ee Steven Rea 2013-03-28T14:37:12Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=199145731&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FHuman-Rights-Watch-Film-Fest-at-I-House.html “The Invisible War,” the Oscar-nominated documentary about under reported incidents of rape in the U.S. military, is on the program of the ambitious Human Rights Watch Film Festival, happening this week at International House. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:19:07 GMT 5251e5cf77f5d098f06033f4a176a951 Steven Rea 2013-03-20T13:19:07Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=197761211&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FCinedelphia-celebrates-Philly-with-crazy-ambitious-April-fest.html From horror screamers to a survey of Philly in films, from homegrown docs to Japanese thrillers, from the Three Stooges to the Divine Hand Ensemble, from Reelblack to Secret Cinema, the Cinedelphia Film Festival offers an engagingly eclectic and eccentric film (and music) lineup all through April. Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:08:05 GMT 8619476e1e241c97ad93308e9b7ed651 Steven Rea 2013-03-13T15:08:05Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=195302631&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FNew--Restore-the-Roxy-Kickstarter-is-raising-big-bucks.html The Roxy Theater, closed since the fall, is getting a facelift. And its new tenants, the Philadelphia Film Society, have launched a Kickstarter campaign to help pay for it. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:24:38 GMT 0e26f58f4eed2b15935a3eb20e59fd09 Steven Rea 2013-03-05T18:24:38Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=195247411&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FGirl-Rising-celebrating-the-power-of-education-premieres-Saturday-in-Doylestown.html An international documentary with narration by Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Liam Neeson and Kerry Washington, screens at the County Theater on Saturday. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:48:49 GMT 6729598ce09993264d2aeda567e2b642 Steven Rea 2013-03-05T14:48:49Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=195250151&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FMarcel-Carne-classic-Hotel-du-Nord-free-tonight-.html The 1938 romantic melodrama is tonight’s Chestnut Hill Film Group offering, free admission! Tue, 05 Mar 2013 14:13:22 GMT ba12c66e37336b15ed61ce0e3abf48e6 Steven Rea 2013-03-05T14:13:22Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=193672741&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FSeth-MacFarlane-wont-be-back-so-whos2014s-Oscar-host.html The "Family Guy" and "Ted" dude delivered a string of tasteless gags at the Academy Awards, managing to alienate large swaths of Hollywood’s elite – and TV audiences, too. He’s indicated his Oscar hosting days are done. Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:55:56 GMT 5eeec90bd97acddd07e0703b9cc50a93 Steven Rea 2013-02-27T22:55:56Z http://www.philly.com/r?19=961&43=319827&44=191837661&32=3796&7=521857&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.philly.com%2Fphilly%2Fblogs%2Fonmovies%2FThe-clothes-off-of-J-Laws-and-B-Coops-backs-Silver-Linings-clothes-on-sale-now.html Bradley Cooper’s T-shirts and sweats, Jennifer Lawrence’s jacket and top, Jacki Weaver’s raincoat, Chris Tucker’s sweater – “Silver Linings Playbook” wardrobe on sale on Amazon.com Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:50:42 GMT bf967cad5497ef2bec35b1c88221fa40 Steven Rea 2013-02-19T20:50:42Z