Dear La Petite Mort, I think my game is broken. I haven't been out on multiple dates in years. I'll admit, I'm sort of a particular guy. If I want to see There Will Be Blood and she wants to see 27 Dresses, done. If I want to talk about Obama and all she can say is, Oh Britney! she's finished. It might seem picky, but I never want to settle. If she's too short,......

(This movie has already been out for over a week, obviously. However, when I saw it last Friday I felt compelled to write about it—it's been a long time since I saw a movie that stayed with me for this long. If you haven't had a chance to see it yet, by all means do so ASAP.) It must be something in the water. Filmmakers have rediscovered the mythology of the American frontier, and that......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this holiday weekend (all of these movies open today). Most Likely to Rule: I'm Not There - An "unconventional" biopic of Bob Dylan wherein six different actors play him at various stages in his career. Said actors include Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, and Heath Ledger. Also in the cast (but not playing Bob) are David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, and Julianne Moore. We could see how this......

It's been a while since we've had the pleasure of adding a new writer to the mix, but today we get to do it again. Please help us welcome John K. Frisbee, who among other things is the Director of Development at Pig Iron Theatre Company, to our cadre of writers. John's primary interest is in covering Philly's outer neighborhoods – but we're going to let him start with University City. Werner Herzog's increasing popularity......

3:10 to Yuma is another entry in Hollywood's current favorite genre: the remake. Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately, depending on how you look at such things), I can't compare it to the original, as I've never seen it. But I have seen this film, and it's about a down-on-his-luck fellow named Dan Evans (Christian Bale) who's trying to hold onto his ranch, even though a powerful local businessman is trying to drive him off the land......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. Apparently, in the next three to 10 years we're expecting scientists to create artificial life. Um... does that freak anybody else out?! Didn't Dr. Frankenstein decide this was a bad idea? If you've even seen the ads for Superbad, you know there's a sequence where a character creates a fake ID with the name "McLovin" on it. Well, now you can......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Broken English - This romantic comedy by first-time writer/director Zoe Cassavetes, and starring Parker Posey and Gena Rowlands, already hit Philly a while back during the Film Festival; you can read our review right here. Trailer Showing at: Ritz at the Bourse Brooklyn Rules - The story of three life long friends set against the backdrop of mobster John Gotti's rise to power in the '80s.......

What's new and/or interesting at Philly theaters this weekend. American Hardcore - A documentary film adaptation of a book by Steven Blush, this is a look at the wave of popular and influential anti-establishment punk (is that redundant?) bands that arose during the Reagan era - including Minor Threat, The Circle Jerks, Black Flag, and the Dead Kennedys. Awesome. We don't see how this could be bad. Trailer Showing at: Ritz at the Bourse Copying......

The best of the internet, chopped into tiny bits and grilled for your enjoyment. Ladies and gentlemen: the trailer for The Prestige. If possible, it made us even more excited about seeing this movie than we already were. The Prestige, btw, is based on a novel about magicians in a friendly competition with each other that quickly escalates into all-out war. Plus, they might actually end up discovering how to do real magic. And it's......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. In case you're interested, the Movie Blog has the run-down of all the nominees and winners of the 2006 MTV Movie Awards. Our favorites: Hayden Christensen's Vader takes Best Villain, Christian Bale's Batman gets Best Hero, Jessica Alba wins Sexiest Performance for Sin City, and Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger get Best Kiss for Brokeback Mountain. Nice! Word. What he said.......