Results tagged “coldwar”

What's new and/or interesting on TV this week.

Just in time for tonight's party (will you be there?), Phillyist adds another new writer to the mix, this one the very talented—and extensively published—Joshua Valocchi. We'd like to emphasize that we brought him on as a writer long before he said nice things about Editor Jill's place of employment in a Philadelphia Weekly article, and that said article has nothing to do with his new position on the staff. Although Editor Jill may just...

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed.

Judging by the, as of this writing, abysmal freshness rating of 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lot of people don't agree with me, but I thought The Invasion was a pretty good movie. It's apparently the fourth film adaptation of a story originally told in a Collier's magazine serial (and which was later turned into a novel), but the only other movie version I've ever seen was the first one - 1956's Invasion of the Body Snatchers. That film, which is quite excellent, used the concept of a secret invasion of plant-like aliens who could replace humans with not-quite-perfect-replicas while they were asleep as a metaphor for Cold War paranoia. The 2007 version of the film takes the horrifying concept of our loved ones - and ourselves - becoming weird emotionless others that we don't recognize, and goes off in an entirely different direction with it, using it as a stepping-off point to examine humanity and its relationship to violence, and concluding finally that the lasting terror will come not so much from outer space, but from ourselves.

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend.

We here at Phillyist love the holiday season as much as the next person. It always brings fond memories of great home cooked food, warm fireplaces and those wonderful family get-togethers where something always gets broken, someone always falls asleep really early, and someone else takes WAY too many pictures (Mom...).

Movie Monday at The Troc: Teen Witch. Johnny Goodtimes will spin his own brand of trivia witchery before the film The Troc is located at 1003 Arch Street. Doors open at 6PM, feature begins at 7:30 PM. $3 admission is applicable towards concessions.

Fun around town, for $10 or less: