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Maybe it's because I love war movies. Maybe it's because I love George Clooney. But The Men Who Stare at Goats, based on a book by Jon Ronson and directed by Grant Heslov (a distant relative-of-a-relative by marriage, but that's not really pertinent), was definitely on my list of most-anticipated movies of 2009. The film, which is based on more truth than you'd like to believe (a paraphrase of the opening title card), follows a reporter's quest to learn more about an elite group of psychic soldiers, nicknamed "Jedi warriors," also features (as Allison so eloquently put it in today's CinePhillyist) "Obi-Won, Kaiser Soze, and The Dude"—a cast list that at once made me giddy with anticipation and totally nervous that the movie wouldn't do its cast justice.

Tonight, we're headed to the Franklin Theater at the Franklin Institute for night one of the FirstGlance Film Fest, another indie showcase sponsored by OctoberFestPhilly. We're especially looking forward to Dark Room Theater, written and directed by Temple grad Ben Pollack.

Films: The Loss of a Tear Drop Diamond; A Town Called Panic

Adventures of Power (PG-13)

By John Alexander

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I worried I was going to miss the thing entirely—"the thing" being a round-table interview with Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal, the director and screenwriter of the film The Hurt Locker. I'd left early, I'd taken the precautionary cab so as not to be made late by a half mile walk in high heels to the Four Seasons. But, my taxi was sitting at 17th and Market with no clear sign that movement would ever be possible. Eventually, finally, it moved and I made it.

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Like free movies? Like our state capital? Well then you're in luck! This weekend marks the 2009 Harrisburg Arts Fest Film Festival, held in conjunction with the city's annual Memorial Day Weekend Arts Fest. With dozens of films screening for free at three separate venues in Harrisburg, new films will join classics (Eraserhead, anyone?) on the four-day bill. So come on! Less behind-the-scenes drama and less expensive than some other film festivals we could mention? We think it's well worth the gas money.

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Freshness: we has it, in the form of neighborhood food co-ops.

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Attention all Men With Incredible Tattoos and Acoustic Guitarists!

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Full disclosure: I kind of want to punch Matthew McConaughey in the neck. Nothing personal, I’m sure he’s a lovely human being, and he’s nice enough to look at if you don’t mind your men freakishly tan with an appalling lack of body hair. There’s just something about him that grates on me.

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