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Smith, in a large burgundy blazer, sits next to Adams, in a peach, orange & gray striped shirt. They both smile.

Multiple truths: A conversation with Chasing Chasing Amy filmmaker Sav Rodgers

Exploring love, queerness, and becoming yourself through the lens of late 1990s favorite Chasing Amy

Filmmaker Sav Rodgers did not mean to show his own journey, including his transition and his own love story, but his documentary Chasing Chasing Amy explores much more than the hit film. He speaks with Adryan Corcione.
Adryan Corcione

Adryan Corcione

Features 5 minute read
The four actors, in casual but stylish clothes, pose together next to a red-carpet backdrop with the Long Bright River logo.

Long Bright River star Amanda Seyfried joins author Liz Moore on FringeArts panel

Exploring Philly connections as Long Bright River goes from page to screen

Philly author Liz Moore’s bestselling novel Long Bright River, set in Kensington, is now a TV series streaming this week on Peacock. The show’s stars and consultants joined a March 7 panel at FringeArts. Alaina Johns was there.
Alaina Johns

Alaina Johns

Previews 4 minute read
Movie poster of Purple Rain. Prince on a motorcycle, posing for camera, fog fills a dimly lit area

The BSR March 2025 repertory movie roundup

Purple Rain, Mulholland Drive, Y Tu Mama También, and more

A Prince revival, seminars on Lynch and Altman, and a book on Y Tu Mama También. Stephen Silver rounds up March movie screenings.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 5 minute read
David, a white man with glasses and short gray hair, works behind the register in a coffee shop. He wears a blue t-shirt.

Blind filmmaker David Y. Block is finally telling his own story

The life behind Born Blind

David Y. Block, a blind journalist and filmmaker, has been telling other people’s stories through his documentaries for years. But as he tells Anndee Hochman, now he’s learning to turn that lens on himself.
Anndee Hochman

Anndee Hochman

Features 5 minute read
Two Korean people sit close in a bathroom looking at their phones inquisitively

The BSR February 2025 repertory movie roundup

Honoring David Lynch, Valentine's Day flicks, and more

Fire Walk with Me, When Harry Met Sally, Parasite, a “Girls n' Guns Double Feature,” and more screen this month. Stephen Silver previews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 5 minute read
Rodgers, a Black woman. Portrait style photo with her to the right, glasses, and a yellow sweater over a black top

Getting behind the scenes with the Hammer and Nails Conference

Encouraging young women of color

This new conference, hosted by Camden Rep, looks to cultivate and educate young girls of color interested in careers in film and theater. Dara McBride previews.

Dara McBride

Previews 2 minute read
Two people look on, one smiles, the other looks unapproving or disgusted at something. They’re inside, a door behind them

The BSR January 2025 repertory movie roundup

Dinner in America, Glen or Glenda, and more

Kicking off the new year with punk rockers, Glen or Glenda, and a classic documentary about war criminals in costume. Stephen Silver rounds up.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 4 minute read
A group of Jim Henson’s Muppets in Christmas gear in a snowy backdrop, Michael Caine as Scrooge stands with them

The Philadelphia Orchestra presents The Muppet Christmas Carol

A frog, a pig, and Constantine Kitsopoulos

The Philadelphia Orchestra scores the 1992 film live this week, and it has us wondering: what Muppet do you relate to the most? Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer previews.
Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer

Previews 3 minute read
A group of Jim Henson’s Muppets in Christmas gear in a snowy backdrop, Michael Caine as Scrooge stands with them

The BSR December 2024 repertory movie roundup

RockyFest, The Muppet Christmas Carol, and more

Die Hard, the Muppets, and other Christmas classics, and a Rocky marathon highlight December movies in the area. Stephen Silver previews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 5 minute read
Film still. A performer in white, a sparkling floral-looking headdress, against a black backdrop

The BSR November 2024 repertory movie roundup

Paul Thomas Anderson films, Whit Stillman, a noir film festival, and more

A Paul Thomas Anderson retrospective, Whit Stillman back in town, a noir festival, and the return of the Lightbox Film Center. Stephen Silver previews.
Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver

Previews 4 minute read