Films: The Wackness (Mystery Film!) Future Screenings: None Ahhh... nothing like a journey into the unknown. In lieu of a clear direction or any previous experience in the film fest-going, I started my bit in coverage with a mystery film that ended up the neatest, nicest fit I could possibly hope for. A fine introduction if I do say so myself. The Wackness Maybe it’s just me, but a nineties period piece about a chill......

Films: A Song of Good, The Wackness (Mystery Film!) Future Screenings: A Song of Good - Mon 4/14/08, 9:30PM at the Ritz East The Wackness - none Quite often during the Festival, I'll choose to go see a movie based solely on when and where it's being screened. This has worked well for me in the past: the positively chilling Next Door, for instance, still haunts me two years later, and I had no intention......

What's new and/or interesting in theaters this weekend. Most Likely to Rule: Gone Baby Gone - Ben Affleck's directorial debut is based on a novel by the guy who wrote Mystic River, and stars Ben's brother Casey as a private detective investigating a young girl's disappearance. As one might expect, nothing is what it appears to be and he must risk everything to find the girl. The film also stars Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, and......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Rocket Science - When a film is described as "inspirational," we immediately approach it with suspicion, but this one at least has an interesting premise: a 15-year-old high school student (Reece Thompson) with an uncontrollable stutter decides to work through his disability by joining the debate team at school. The film is directed by Jeffrey Blitz, who overcame a speech impediment of his own as a......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. It's a list, and one about Star Wars, even, so there's no way we could not post for you Star Wars: Top 20 Moments. And as it turns out, it's also quite a good list, with some really good selections. The only one we might quarrel with is number 7: Vader gets a new wardrobe. The scene where Anakin finally goes into the......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. The CIA wants to debunk some common myths about working for them, whilst also providing you with one of those fun internet personality quizzes that the kids seem to like so much these days. This Phillyist turned out to be a Thoughtful Observer, whilst Phillyist Jill (who sent the link our way) is an Impressive Mastermind. And what did we learn......

This week’s quote comes from the great Ben Kingsley. It’s actually advice to film actors, but Kingsley has acted on the stage before (and how!), and we’re sure he’d give the same advice to stage actors. The advice goes: “You can throw away the privilege of acting, but that would be such a shame. The tribe has elected you to tell its story. You are the shaman/healer, that's what the storyteller is, and I think......