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Nazi Zombie Horror Flick OVERLORD Is Glossy B-Movie
An exploitation B-movie with an A-movie gloss.
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Philadelphia Film Festival: VOX LUX Hits All The Wrong Notes
Natalie Portman stars as a pop singer in this failed rumination on the nature of fame and the toll it can take on someone.
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Philadelphia Film Festival: CHEF FLYNN A Less Than Filling Documentary
A revealing look at teen celebrity chef Flynn McGarry that leaves us hungry for more, but not in a good way.
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2018: Orson Welles’ THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND and Doc “THEY’LL LOVE ME WHEN I’M DEAD!” Make For Ideal Double Feature
The recently completed final work from the legendary director was well worth the wait.
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2018: Nazi Zombie Horror Flick OVERLORD Is Glossy B-Movie
An exploitation B-movie with an A-movie gloss.
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Philadelphia Film Fest 2018: GENERAL MAGIC Almost Changed The World A Decade Early
The story of the company that created the smart phone more than a decade before Apple debuted the iPhone.
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2018: STUDIO 54 Is A Love-Letter To The Famous Disco
The equally explosive rise and fall of the most famous night club of the disco-era is charted by those who were there then.
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Philadelphia Film Fest 2018: BATHTUBS OVER BROADWAY A Delightful Trip Into The Hidden World Of Industrial Musicals
The debut documentary feature from director Dava Whisenant is a trip into the world of some of the greatest musicals that ever tried to sell you products like bathroom fixtures and automobiles.
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2018: DIVIDE AND CONQUER: THE STORY OF ROGER AILES A Raw Look At The Former FOX News Head
The rise and ignominious fall of the main who created FOX News and created a climate of hyper-partisanship in the process is charted in this new documentary.
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Philadelphia Film Festival 2018: WRITE WHEN YOU GET WORK A Befuddled Mess
A private school administrator tries to keep her conman ex-boyfriend from destroying her carefully constructed life in this rather messy drama.