In the interest of getting “hard” copies of my work under one roof, I plan to spend the next few weeks posting the entire archive of my film journalism here on ScullyVision. With due respect to the many publications I’ve written for, the internet remains quite temporary, and I’d hate to see any of my work disappear for digital reasons. As such, this gargantuan project must begin! I don’t want to do it. I hate doing it. But it needs to be done. Please note that my opinions, like everyone’s, have changed a LOT since I started, so many of these reviews will only represent a snapshot in time. Objectivity has absolutely no place in film criticism, at least not how I do it.
Originally posted on Cinema76.
Monday, May 13th
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Psychotronic Film Society – Free screenings on the second and last Monday of every month. Be prepared for the wild and weird. 7:30 PM at PhilaMocA. Free!
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Good Morning (dir. Yasujiro Ozu, 1959) – 4K Restoration!! 7:15 PM at Bryn Mawr Film Institute. Get tickets here.
Tuesday, May 14th
GPFO Presents An Evening With SAG-AFTRA – Experienced SAG-AFTRA authorities are on hand to advise filmmakers, actors, and other creatives on how to take advantage of their new low-budget and shorts contracts. 6:30 PM at Philadelphia Film Center (Black Box). Tickets.
Wednesday, May 15th
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International Cinema Series – Rafiki (dir. Wanuri Kahiu, 2018) 7:30 PM at Ambler Theater
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Art on Screen – Boyhood (dir. Richard Linklater, 2014) 7:30 PM at Princeton Garden Theatre
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Lost in Translation (dir. Sofia Coppola) 7:30PM at County Theater.
Thursday, May 16th
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A League of Their Own (dir. Penny Marshall, 1992) 7:00 PM at Bryn Mawr FIlm Institute. Featuring an introduction by film critic/author Elizabeth Weitzman. After the screening, Weitzman will be signing copies of her new book Renegade Women in Film and TV. Get tickets here.
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The Vampire Bat (dir. Frank Strayer, 1933) 7:00 PM at Lightbox Film Center
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Retrograde: Dazed and Confused (dir. Richard Linklater, 1993) 7:30 PM at Ambler Theater
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New Frontiers: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (dir. Stephan Elliott, 1994) 7:30 PM at Princeton Garden Theatre
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PUFF Presents: Hectic Zenith’s Horror TV Grab Bag 7:00 PM at South Street Cinema
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International Cinema Series – Rafiki (dir. Wanuri Kahiu, 2018) 7:30 PM at County Theater
Friday, May 17th
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show (dir. Jim Sharman, 1975) Midnight at Ritz at the Bourse as part of their Midnight Madness series. Featuring live shadowcast performance by Transylvanian Nipple Productions
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South Street Art Mart presents The Princess Bride (dir. Rob Reiner, 1987) 7:00 PM at South Street Cinema
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The Sin of Nora Moran (dir. Phil Goldstone, 1933) 7:00 PM at Lightbox Film Center
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Streets of Fire (dir. Walter Hill, 1984) 9:45PM at Colonial Theater.
Saturday, May 18th
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The Rugrats Movie (dir. Igor Kovalyov, Norton Virgien, 1998) 10:30 AM at Ambler Theater
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PUFF Presents Uptown Girls (dir. Boaz Yakin, 2003) 8:00 PM at South Street Cinema
Sunday, May 19th
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (dir. Mel Stuart, 1971) 4:00 PM at South Street Cinema
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City Lights (dir. Charles Chaplin, 1931) 7:00 PM at South Street Cinema
