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Genius collaborators: composer John Cage, dancer/choreographer Merce Cunningham, and artist Robert Rauschenberg. (Photo © Douglas Jeffrey; courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.)

Alla Kovgan’s ‘Cunningham’

Dancing ahead of his time
Filmmaker Alla Kovgan’s new biography examines how choreographic genius Merce Cunningham transformed modern dance. Gary Day reviews.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

Articles 2 minute read
From 1964 to today: ‘Up’ subject Jackie Bassett. (Image courtesy of the BBC.)

Michael Apted’s ‘63 Up’

55 years later
Director Michael Apted’s 55-year social experiment on film ends with a powerful lesson about the wisdom age can bring. Gary Day reviews.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

Articles 3 minute read
Still one of the industry’s busiest: Martin Scorsese on the set of ‘The Irishman.’ (Photo courtesy of Netflix.)

Martin Scorsese brings Philly’s Frank Sheeran to Netflix with 'The Irishman'

For the love of Marty
Martin Scorsese’s most anticipated feature yet, The Irishman brings Philly mobster Frank Sheeran to the big screen and will be streaming in homes around the world by the end of the month. Raj Tawney considers.
Raj Tawney

Raj Tawney

Articles 4 minute read
The color and essence of Vietnam in every corner: Leon Le’s ‘Song Lang.’ (Image courtesy of PAAFF.)

PAAFF presents Leon Le’s ‘Song Lang’

An unexpected debt
‘Song Lang,’ screened at PAAFF, follows the unlikely friendship that develops between a charismatic young opera singer and a brutal debt collector in 1980s Saigon. Christina Anthony reviews.
Christina Anthony

Christina Anthony

Articles 2 minute read
Polar bears on the horizon: photographer Amos Nachoum. (Image courtesy of GPJFF.)

The Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival presents 'Picture of His Life'

The great white bear
'Picture of His Life,' a documentary about an enigmatic Israeli-American attempting a historic photographic feat, kicked off this year’s Fall Fest at the Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Articles 3 minute read
Fresh perspectives from four filmmakers make these genre shorts strong offerings. (Image courtesy of PAAFF.)

The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival presents ‘Genre Shorts: Asian Imagination’

Where point-of-view keeps genre fresh
Four short films screening in a November 9 program at PAAFF prove that, no matter the genre, it always pays to be specific. Rachel Bellwoar reviews.
Rachel Bellwoar

Rachel Bellwoar

Articles 3 minute read
A survivor, not a victim: Melvil Poupaud portrays Alexandre in ‘By the Grace of God.’ (Photo courtesy of Music Box Films.)

François Ozon’s 'By the Grace of God'

A survivor’s story
François Ozon’s docudrama, ‘By the Grace of God,’ is based on a true story of a group of men who took on the priest who sexually abused them as children, and the Catholic hierarchy that tried to protect him. Gary Day reviews.
Gary L. Day

Gary L. Day

Articles 3 minute read
‘The Human Factor’ visits Ehud Barak, Bill Clinton, and Yasser Arafat at Camp David in 2000. (Image courtesy of Dogwoof Sales.)

The 2019 Philadelphia Film Festival presents ‘Plucked,’ ‘The Human Factor,’ and ‘Waldo on Weed.’

The best documentaries of PFF 2019
Three of the most notable documentaries at the Philadelphia Film Festival covered the theft of a priceless violin, American negotiators' memories of the failed Mideast peace process, and a Philly restaurateur who added cannabis to his young son’s cancer treatment. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Articles 6 minute read

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You haven’t seen anything like this before: Sun-kyun Lee and Yeon-kyo Park in ‘Parasite.’ (Image Courtesy of NEON + CJ Entertainment.)

The Philadelphia Film Festival presents ‘Parasite’ and ‘Just Mercy’

Opening duo
Bong Joon-ho’s dark comedy ‘Parasite’ and American legal drama ‘Just Mercy’ kicked off this year's Philadelphia Film Festival, which runs through October 27. Stephen Silver reviews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Articles 4 minute read
The Kenyan government set 105 tons of ivory and 1.3 tons of rhino horn ablaze on April 30, 2016 in a response to the decimation of local populations, as seen in the film ‘Anthropocene: The Human Epoch.’ (Image courtesy of Anthropocene Films Inc.)

The Academy of Natural Sciences presents ‘Anthropocene: The Human Epoch’

A whole new era
‘Anthropocene: The Human Epoch’ is a new documentary that asks whether we’re in a whole new age of the Earth, thanks to human activity. Lane Blackmer considers a screening and discussion at Philly’s Academy of Natural Sciences.
Lane Blackmer

Lane Blackmer

Articles 5 minute read