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......

Let’s make one thing clear: you do not go to see the latest Will Ferrell comedy because you are expecting a revolution in moviemaking, an epic work of American cinema, or a quirky art house film. You go see the latest Will Ferrell comedy because you want to laugh. You want to spend ninety minutes forgetting your film snob pretensions and laughing at men getting kicked in the crotch. And if you understand that, friends,......

ABC 6 seems to have had way too much self love over its Thanksgiving Day Parade. Wednesday night at 11 PM they dedicated a large chunk of the first part of the newscast to the parade. Especially ridiculous was a poorly produced Dann Cuellar piece where he spent several minutes previewing the parade and “visited” the “North Pole” with some of the most awful green screen work you will ever see. If you are......

Musician Joshua Radin...

Let's look back at a week in which no site in the -ist network adopted anyone from Africa... -Austinist reveled in the dumb antics of some U.T. law students and posted some great audio from former New Orleans natives who've decided to stay in Austin. But the best news for Austinist? They were voted Best Local Entertainment Web Site by the local Austin alt-weekly. Congrats, Austinist. -DCist gloried in being told their musical tastes made......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. Saturday Night Live helpfully shows us what life would be like if Al Gore had become President. That's funny stuff. But it also makes us kind of wistful and sad. (Via) Already mastered Klingon and looking for a new geeky linguistic challenge? Well, check out this comprehensive guide to all of J. R. R. Tolkien's invented languages. It's......