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

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

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Phillyist thought romantic comedies were supposed to make us feel all warm and squishy about love; and so we went to Must Love Dogs expecting to weep happily into our popcorn, grinning dopily at leading man John Cusack (on whom Phillyist has crushed since The Journey of Natty Gann) as we wished we were in leading lady Diane Lane's place. Instead we were left squirming in our seats, our deep-seated fear of Internet dating validated ten-fold.

Philadelphia does a lot of things differently than other cities. Among the lesser known of these idiosyncrasies is the art of the grift, also known as the short con. Not restricted to John Cusack sharing a bizarre incestuous relationship with Angelica Huston and then getting beat down with a sack of oranges, the short con involves a rich variety of methods for separating money from the gullible. Most of you have probably seen many of them performed. If you’re lucky, you may have even seen some of them performed in local style.