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......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Becoming Jane - English majors around the world are either cringing or jumping for joy over this historical drama about the personal life of Jane Austen, which heavily influenced her work. Normally, this Phillyist would be rolling his eyes and thinking of any and every excuse imaginable to avoid seeing this movie, but if push comes to shove, he might suffer through it. After all, Anne......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Puccini for Beginners - The concept: an operatic screwball romantic comedy. A New York writer and opera addict (Elizabeth Reaser) gets dumped by her lesbian lover because she can't commit, and ends up starting secret relationships with two other people - a philosophy professor named Phillip and a girl who used to be straight named Grace (Gretchen Mol). Little does she know that Phillip and Grace......

What's new and/or interesting at Philly theaters this weekend. Most Likely to Rule: Hard Candy - Yet more Philadelphia Film Festival entries get their wider release this weekend, and this is one of them. None of us Phillyist writers saw it, but some of our friends did, and they said it was very good, and very disturbing; one of them nearly passed out during the screening, in fact. And not just Phillyist's personal friends are......