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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Philadelphia Film Festival at 18 1/2

First, the stats: The 18 1/2th Philadelphia Film Festival (abbreviated, but no less tasty) comprises 37 films from 15 countries.  

It kicks off on October 15 with Law Abiding Citizen, F. Gary Gray's legal thriller (shot locally) starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx (the film will be accompanied by Gray and a "special guest") . The closing-night film (on October 18, the night before the festival actually ends) is Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire, (acompanied by its locally-connected director Lee Daniels). In between will be a number of films hot from their premieres in Toronto and New York, movies such as Lars von Trier's controversial  marital saga Antichrist, the Chris Rock documentary Good Hair, and Cheryl Hines' marital slapstick Serious Moonlight. Among the other buzzworthy offerings are Grant Heslov's Men Who Stare at Goats starring George Clooney, Rebecca Miller's The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, starring Robin Wright and Jean-Marc Valle's The Young Victoria with Emily Blunt.

For more information, check out http://www.pff09.org/.

 

Posted by Carrie Rickey @ 12:27 PM  Permalink | 4 comments
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Posted 11:18 PM, 09/30/2009
Reprehensible
The line up of films looks stellar. Great opening and closing night films with Philly ties... Also, can't believe they got Antichrist.
Posted 10:02 AM, 10/03/2009
betalab
It's a good idea for a Film festival in Phila to feature (world breaking) movies from the top tier of the Fest circuit ... Where's the Festival hangout? Is their a cafe or central point?
Posted 01:52 PM, 10/04/2009
carrierickey
Excellent question. You really haven't seen a movie until you've schmoozed it. I will invite one of the organizers to answer.
Posted 04:00 PM, 10/09/2009
valerie wilcox
HI and thanks for asking! Yes, the official festival gathering spot is Cine Cafe at Top Hat at the top floor of 247 Market Street above Lucy's Hat Shop. From 10 pm on there will be drink specials but you need to present your screening ticket.( I know I will probably need a drink after seeing Antichrist..!) During the day we've heard that people will either be going to Cosi or Positano - not PFF designated sites but just word on the street.
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About Carrie Rickey

Carrie Rickey has been The Philadelphia Inquirer’s film critic for 21 years. She has reviewed films as diverse as Water and The Waterboy, profiled celebrities from Lillian Gish to Will Smith, and reported on technological breakthroughs from the video revolution to the rise of movies on demand. Her reviews are syndicated nationwide and she is a regular contributor to Entertainment Weekly. Rickey’s essays appear in numerous anthologies, including The Rolling Stone History of Rock & Roll, The American Century, and the Library of America’s American Movie Critics.

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