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Fairuza Balk and David Thewlis in The Island of Dr. Moreau at Andrew’s Video Vault at the Rotunda October 8

THE 18 1/2 PHILADELPHIA FILM FESTIVAL
Oct 15-19: The Philadelphia Film Society presents the 18 1/2 Philadelphia Film Festival with screenings from Thursday October 15 thru Monday October 19 at the Ritz At The Bourse and Ritz East theaters. The Opening Night film is Law Abiding Citizen. The Closing Night film is Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. Monday, October 19 will be a Best Of The Fest Day at the Ritz Bourse. Approximately 30 films are programmed for the Fest. Among the films confirmed are six films from this year’s Sundance Film Festival, three films from the Berlin Film Fest, three films from this year’s Cannes Film Festival, and seven films from this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Among other attendees—Actor Ben Foster (The Messenger) and director Lee Daniels (Precious)—will be in attendance at screenings and parties throughout the festival.
Information on Opening & Closing Night parties and receptions, and special ticket packages are available at (215) 253-3599,  or you can check the festival website at www.pff09.org.
 
ANDREW’S VIDEO VAULT AT THE ROTUNDA
Oct 8 at 8 p.m.: Island of Lost Souls (d. Erle C. Kenton, 1932, 70 min). “TERROR! Stalked the Brush-Choked Island... Where Men Who Were Animals Sought the Girl Who Was All-Human!” Charles Laughton is the fiendish, fey doctor in this feverous adaptation of the 1896 H.G. Wells’ classic about genetic experimentation.
The Island of Dr. Moreau (d. John Frankenheimer, 1996, 99 min). Marlon Brando is the mad doctor in this over-the-top and totally captivating take on the Wells legend.
Monstrosity (d. Andy Milligan, 1989, 89 min). Andy Milligan’s loopy punk mash-up of The Golem, Frankenstein and Dr. Moreau.
Admission is free. Screenings are at 4014 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, on the second Thursday of every month. For additional events, check out the website at www.armcinema25.com.

BRYN MAWR FILM INSTITUTE
What’s Up Doc?
Oct 20 at 7 p.m.: Beyond Breast Cancer: Stories of Survivors (d. Vivian Umino, 2008, 63 min). This powerful documentary explores the experiences of nine courageous women who survive breast cancer only to find the struggles aren’t over. The film will be introduced by breast surgeons Drs. Thomas Frazier and Andrea Barrio. The screening is free and open to the public.
Horrorfest
Oct 7 at 7 p.m.: Nosferatu (d. Werner Herzog, 1979, 107 min). Werner Herzog’s haunting update of F.W. Mumau’s 1922 film takes us back to the Transylvanian home of the vampiric count, portrayed by the superb Klaus Kinski.
Oct 21 at 7:30 p.m.: Anamorph (d. Henry Miller, 2007, 107 min). An aging, tired detective recognizes a pattern of murders as similar to a case that, just a few months ago, resulted in the death of a fellow officer. This screening will be introduced and discussed by the filmmaker Henry Miller, and co-writer Tom Phelan.
Oct 28 at 7:30 p.m.: Night of the Living Dead (d. George A. Romero, 1968, 96 min). Night of the Living Dead is a landmark piece building the foundation for the contemporary ‘zombie-apocalypse’ horror subgenre.
Oct 13 at 7 p.m.: The Godfather: Part II (D. Francis Ford Coppola, 1974, 200 min). The second part of Francis Ford Coppola’s epic mafia trilogy finds Michael Corleone attempting to legitimize his family’s business. Paralleling this is the tale of young Vito Corleone as he begins the family business.
Oct 27 at 7:30 p.m.: Executive Suite (d. Robert Wise, 1954, 104 min). An all-star cast unites in this corporate drama to tell the story of the Trendway Corporation and their search to replace their deceased president, who left no clear successor. Should it be the cold, money-wise Loren Shaw, or the young engineer, Don Walling?
Open Screen Mondays
Bryn Mawr Film Institute invites area filmmakers to screen their films—just bring your film in DVD or VHS format, and they'll run it on the big screen. Admission, refreshments, and praise (or criticism) from your peers will all be offered free of charge. This is an exciting forum for Philadelphia area filmmakers. You don’t have to be a filmmaker—come if you just want to see interesting local work. Open Screen Mondays happen the first Monday of every month 9-11 p.m. To have your film added to the screening schedule, bring it to the theater box office any time after 8 p.m. the day of the screening. Films are shown in the order registered. Films or clips should be 10 minutes or less in length.
The Bryn Mawr Film Institute is located at 824 W. Lancaster Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA. Tickets are $8.75 for general admission; $4.50 for members; $6 for students with ID, seniors and children under 18. For the theater hotline, call (610) 527-4008, or go to www.brynmawrfilm.org. For more information about Open Screen Mondays, please contact events coordinator Alice Bullitt at (610) 527-4008 or e-mail abullitt@BrynMawrFilm.org.

CINEMA SALON
This film discussion group has been going strong since 1997. Members catch each week’s assigned film at their convenience. Film picks are always currently running and can be seen at the Ritz and other theaters. Then they join their fellow members on Thursday evenings for a lively debate. The films are always provocative: art films, foreign films, restored classics, indie pics, and documentaries.
You must see the film to attend the discussion group. Each session is $5 (the first one is free). Cinema Salon meets on Thursday evenings, 7-9 p.m., at The Ethical Society, 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia. For information on upcoming discussion films and to become a member, please e-mail cinemasalon@yahoo.com.

CHESTNUT HILL FILM GROUP
Oct 6 at 6 p.m.: Gone With the Wind (d. Victor Fleming, 1939, 238 min). Celebrate the 70th anniversary of an American classic. Vivien Leigh is Scarlet O’Hara and Clark Gable, Rhett Butler in David O. Selznick’s lavish adaptation of Margaret Mitchell’s beloved romantic novel of the Old South. Original roadshow presentation with intermission.
Oct 13 at 7:30 p.m.: Hair (d. Milos Forman, 1979, 121 min). Milos Forman’s movie of the now classic 60s tribal rock musical about the dawning of the age of Aquarius features an ensemble including John Savage, Treat Williams, Beverly D’Angelo, Nicholas Ray and Charlotte Rae.
Oct 20 at 7:30 p.m.: Rififi (d. Jules Dassin, 1955, 122 min). Jules Dassin’s Paris-set film noir, a tense heist suspenser, much imitated, but never duplicated, featuring the orchestration and silent execution of a jewelry robbery as its magnificent centerpiece.
Oct 27 at 7:30 p.m.: Peeping Tom (d. Michael Powell, 1960, 101 min). A darker but less gruesome black comedy than Psycho, Michael Powell’s character study of a cameraman murderer, disturbingly and persuasively links cinema to mental illness.
Screenings are at the Chestnut Hill Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia, 8711 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia. For more information go to armcinema25.com, or call (215) 248-0977.


Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis in Beetle Juice at the Colonial Theatre October 17

COLONIAL THEATRE
Oct 11 at 2 p.m.: The Bride of Frankenstein (d. James Whale, 1935, 75 min). The archly villainous Dr. Pretorius blackmails unwilling Henry Frankenstein into creating a female monster, culminating in another gorgeously filmed laboratory scene of lightning, flying kites, and whirring gizmos. Once the lightning-streaked, big-haired, white-robed Bride walks, how will the Monster react; who will live and who will die?
Horror of Dracula (d. Terence Fisher, 1958, 82 min). Count Dracula returns to the land of the living to claim his beloved Mina. The all-knowing Van Helsing battles the vile beast for the safety of humanity.
Oct 17 at 2 p.m.: Beetle Juice (d. Tim Burton, 1988, 92 min). A childless couple, Barbara and Adam, move to the country only to be killed in a car accident. Their ghosts return to their beloved Victorian home, and find the Handbook for the Recently Deceased, which not only lets them know they’re dead, but comes in handy when they learn that they can continue to live in their house, even though a new family—from the land of the living—is moving in. The new owners, fresh from the city, include the overpowering hipster mom Delia, her pompous SoHo interior designer, her meek husband Charles, and their morose teenage daughter Lydia, who befriends the ghostly couple. Though the threesome attempt to scare Delia from ruining the house with redecoration and her unpleasant personality, their attempts fail. As a last resort, they call upon the services of the demented, terrifying, but hilarious “bioexorcist,” Beetlejuice.
Oct 18 at 2 p.m.: Dracula (d. Ted Browning, 1932, 75 min).
Son of Frankenstein (d. Rowland Lee, 1939, 99 min). When Frankenstein’s son discovers the “sleeping” monster born of his father’s experiments, he cannot resist following in his dad’s ill-fated footsteps. Sure that he can alter the creature’s violent nature, he brings the monster back to life. But the young doctor’s depraved assistant, Ygor, has other, less noble plans for the newly revived miscreant, and soon the two are off on a murderous spree through the village. Will Frankenstein be able to stop them... or will he once again have to destroy the life he created?
Oct 24 at 2 p.m.: Ghostbusters (d. Ivan Reitman, 1984). When Dr. Peter Venkman and his Columbia University colleagues are kicked out of their prestigious academic posts, they start a private practice as professional ghost-catchers. Although the three parascientists are idle for awhile, their television advertisements finally pay off when beautiful Dana Barrett contacts them.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (d. Jim Sharman, 1975, 100 min). An innocent young couple is stranded at the home of a mad scientist who is building the perfect man. The castle is filled with a most bizarre group of characters who worship their master, Dr. Frank-N-Furter, played magnificently by the fabulously sexy Tim Curry, in leather jacket, pearls, fishnet stockings, and heavy makeup. Brad and Janet are forced to examine their own sexuality as the voluptuous doctor releases the hidden desires in each of them.
Oct 25 at 2 p.m.: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (d. Roy William Neill, 1942, 74 min). When Larry’s body is unearthed from his grave, he miraculously springs back to life, but finds that the wolfman curse is resurrected with him. Desperate for any help, he takes the advice of a gypsy woman and travels overseas to a mysterious European village. There he searches for the legendary Dr. Frankenstein, a brilliant scientist who might be able to solve his peculiar problem. Unfortunately, when he arrives, Larry learns that the doctor is dead. Instead, he meets Dr. Mannering, another gifted man of science who happens to be dating Frankenstein’s daughter. Just when it seems Larry may finally be cured, Frankenstein’s monster is discovered frozen in a large block of ice. Foolishly, they thaw him out, and, as you might expect, a climactic battle between wolf and patchwork-zombie soon follows.
The Invisible Man (d. James Whale, 1933, 71 min). Jack Griffin, a chemist who has discovered an invisibility formula, wants desperately to find the antidote, but a side effect of the drug is driving him insane. Becoming gradually more unhinged, Griffin strips off his nose, bandages, and clothes before the stunned villagers and sets about terrorizing the countryside. When he progresses from mayhem to murder, Griffin’s beloved Flora and colleague Dr. Kemp work with police to try to capture the elusive Invisible Man. It is a race against time to stop Griffin’s plans to make the world grovel at his feet.
Films are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $4 for children under 13 and members, $6 for students with ID and seniors, $7 regular admission. The Colonial is located at 227 Bridge Street, in the heart of the historic business district of Phoenixville. For more information, call (610) 917-0223, or go to www.thecolonialtheatre.com.

FANCYPANTS CINEMA
Fancypants Cinema features Flix@N3rd every Tuesday night at 9 p.m. Hosted by the irrepressibly irreverent Scott Johnston. Stop by and see the latest in Philadelphia independent filmmaking. This show has become a popular watering hole for local film talent and therefore a good networking opportunity. So come hobnob with those like yourself—people trying to finish film projects. Enjoy the clarity of the digital projection system on an eight-foot screen. Filmmakers are encouraged to bring their own short films for screening that very evening (preferably under 15 minutes). DVDs and VHS readily playable. If you are playing on another format please bring a player.
Flix@N3rd happens at N. 3rd Bar & Restaurant, 3rd and Brown streets. For more information, call (215) 413-3666, or go to www.norththird.com.

FILM @ INTERNATIONAL HOUSE
2nd Annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival
Oct 9-11: Philadelphia Asian American Film & Filmmakers is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Asian American film and filmmakers throughout the Philadelphia region and educating and exposing the region on films about Asian Americans through an annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival celebrating and elevating the Asian American experience. For more information, visit www.phillyasianfilmfest.org.
Red Hollywood
Soviet cinema of the 30’s produced many masterpieces, not just well known classics like Alexander Nevsky. Joseph Stalin ordered films made to uplift the spirits of workers and peasants and to mobilize them to build a bright Communist future. The man responsible for creating Stalin’s musical extravaganza movies was Grigori Aleksandrov. The young film director/scriptwriter was sent West after co-directing October (aka Ten Days That Shook the World) with Sergei Eisenstein in 1928. After three years Aleksandrov returned to Moscow but found himself under the spell of Hollywood and Greta Garbo. In Lubov Orlova, the most glamorous actress of Soviet cinema at that time, he found his Soviet Garbo and made her his wife.
Oct 21 at 7 p.m.: The Jolly Fellows or Moscow Laughs (d. Grigori Aleksandrov, 1934, 96 min, Russian with English subtitles). An ambitious but untalented singer Yelena mistakes Kostya, a simple shepherd for a famous jazz band leader. They attend a swank get-together, but instead of a saxophone, he brings his pan-pipes as well most of the animals from his farm. But all is not lost. Yelena’s long-suffering servant Anyuta (Lyubov Orlova), is a terrific singer. When she and Kostya discover each other, musical and romantic fireworks soon follow. The film was an enormous success and transformed Orlova into the first Soviet movie star.
Oct 22 at 7 p.m.: The Circus (Tsirk) (d. Grigori Aleksandrov, 1936, 94 min, Russian with English subtitles). Orlova plays Marion, an American entertainer who after giving birth to a black baby, becomes a victim of US racism and is forced into exile. She arrives in Moscow as a member of a circus troupe and falls in love with a gymnast. The circus’ manager is not thrilled by the idea of losing his main attraction and threatens to disclose the existence of her child. Marion’s “dirty secret” is revealed, and rather then shunned, her son is embraced by the members of the circus’ audience who sing a lullaby for him.
Oct 23 at 7 p.m.: Volga-Volga (d. Grigori Aleksandrov, 1938, 106 min, Russian with English subtitles). Volga-Volga is a rags-to-riches story with Orlova as the cheerleading letter carrier Strelka Petrova, an amateur performer from the small town of Melkoretchensk. Strelka (or Arrow) undertakes the great journey up the Volga and overcomes various obstacles to finally reach the capital. Here buoyant Orlova plays alongside Soviet star Igor Ilinskiy, an amazing veteran actor. A prime example of exhilarating Soviet propaganda, Volga-Volga has been under extensive critical scrutiny for its exaggerated and idealized representation of Soviet provincial life but even so, the film still remains very entertaining and quite amusing.
Exhumed Films
To celebrate the joyous Halloween season, Exhumed Films proudly presents the third annual 24 Hour Horror-Thon: a full 24 hour marathon of nonstop horror mayhem! As always, the lineup of films is being kept secret—people who come to the show find out what the features are as they unspool onto the screen. This show will be a combination of some of the biggest horror titles of the last 30 years or so mixed with some really rare gems. Plus they’ll run tons of classic trailers, shorts and other oddities. Can you stay awake for the entire 24 hours? Who will survive, and what will be left of them?
$24 general admission. In advance at www.exhumedfilms.com or one hour before showtime (cash only).
Unless otherwise noted, free admission for members above Internationalist level; $5 Internationalist members, students and seniors; $7 general admission. International House is located at 3701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. For more information, call (215) 895-6533, or go to www.ihousephilly.org.


A scene from Offside at the Foreign Film and Discussion Series October 5

FOREIGN FILM AND DISCUSSION SERIES
Now entering its fifth year, the Foreign Film and Discussion Series is held at Evesham Library in Marlton, NJ, one Sunday afternoon of each month at 2 p.m. Drexel University Professor Ramesh Kajaria leads this film viewing and discussion. Films are shown in their native languages with English subtitles.
Oct 5 at 2 p.m.: Offside (d. Jafar Panahi, 2006, 99 min). Many Iranian girls love soccer as much as their countrymen and sport fans all over the world but, they are prevented by law from attending live soccer matches in their country. Inspired by the day when his own daughter was refused entry to a soccer stadium in Iran, Jafar Panahi’s Offside follows a day in the life of a group of Iranian girls attempting to watch their team’s World Cup qualifying match against Bahrain at the stadium in Tehran.
The Evesham Library is located at 984 Tuckerton Road, Marlton, NJ. Interested film-goers can call the library at (856) 983-1444 for more information, visit our blog at www.eveshamlibrary.wordpress.com, or check the online calendar at www.bcls.lib.nj.us.

FREE FILMS AT THE FREE LIBRARY ON RITTENHOUSE SQUARE
Ozu Films
Oct 7: Bakushû (d. Yasujiro Ozu,1951, 124 min). Postwar Tokyo: a serene household: older parents: Noriko, their 28-year-old single daughter their married son, his devoted wife, and two rascally sons: to their chagrin, Noriko determines her own course of action.
Oct 14: Tôkyô monogatari (d. Yasujiro Ozu, 1953, 136 min). An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their children and find indifference and ingratitude: the parents are packed off to a spa by their impatient children: Tôkyô monogatari is a moving meditation on mortality: and the plight of a single daughter.
Oct 21: Ohayô (d. Yasujiro Ozu, 1959, 94 min). A look at a very Westernized Japanese suburb in the late 50’s: focused on the daily lives of a small community: demonstrating the power of speech and how small talk lubricates our daily lives. Two boys beg their parents for a television set, nagging them until their patience is gone. The parents order the boys to be quiet and the boys do exactly that—refusing to utter a word: ultimately putting the whole neighborhood into turmoil.
Oct 28: Sanma no aji (d. Yasujiro Ozu, 1962, 112 min). In Yasujiro Ozu’s final film, directed a year before he died. An aging widower oversees the wedding of his daughter. The film forwards to the wedding day, but the bridegroom is never shown. The bride prepares to wed in a traditional dress, but the actual ceremony is never shown. The father goes to a bar to celebrate his daughter’s wedding, ending up drunk.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult throughout the showing of the film. Films are shown every Monday at 2 p.m. at no charge.The Philadelphia City Institute Library on Rittenhouse Square is a branch of the Free Library. It is located at 1905 Locust Street, Philadelphia. For more information, please go to their website at www.library.phila.gov, or call (215) 685-6621.

GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY
Exploring the world! The program features films and illustrated talks by professional photographers, filmmakers, and explorers who relate their adventures in person.
Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.: The Soul of India. From the director of the award winning film, 10 Questions to Ask the Dalai Lama comes his latest film, The Soul of India. To make this film, Rick Ray spent six months touring the country, from its low backwaters to heights over 18,000 feet, through its myriad of cultures, even weathering earthquakes and riots in order to piece together a unique tapestry of this nearly indescribable country. The film visits familiar sites like the Taj Mahal, the palaces and forts of Rajasthan, the Himalayas, and the River Ganges. But it also explores an India that few visitors see—a land of villages and inner cities, a country in which reside the hopes and dreams of one-sixth of the earth’s population. Come glimpse the kaleidoscope of color, the encyclopedia of experience that is India, you’ll probably agree that you have discovered the most colorful and fascinating country on earth. Presented with Rick Ray.
Presented at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at The Academy of Natural Sciences located at 19th Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia. Tickets cost $12 for Geographical Society members, $15 non-members, and $7.50 students. For more information, please call 610-649-5220, or visit www.geographicalsociety.org.

JAVAFLIX
Javaflix is a movie discussion group that’s been meeting regularly for the past five years in West Philadelphia. An average of 30 moviegoers gather every second Saturday night of the month to view that evening’s film and enjoy a lively discussion afterwards. The more the merrier. So if you’re interested, the group meets at the Vineyard Cultural Center at 4523 Springfield Avenue in West Philadelphia near Clark Park. The event is free.
For dates, times, and other useful info, check out their web-site at www.javaflix.com, or contact George Dougherty at Dougherty.george@gmail.com or (610) 809-3519.

PHILADELPHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL 29
The Gershman Y’s Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival is the second longest running, critically acclaimed series of its kind in the United States. The festival brings to the Greater Philadelphia area the diversity of the Jewish experience as portrayed in independent feature films and documentaries from around the globe. Film programs are enhanced by dialogue and discourse led by notable guest speakers and distinguished filmmakers.
Opening Night
Oct 24 at 8 p.m.: Circumcise Me (d. David Blumenfeld and Matthew Kalman, 2007, 48 min). This hilarious documentary about Philadelphia-born Yisrael Campbell is guaranteed to have you in stitches. Born Catholic, now an Orthodox Jew living in Jerusalem, Campbell is one of Israel’s top stand-up comedians and is called the “The Matisyahu of Comedy.” And what’s more, he’ll appear in person to share his laugh-out-loud comic genius after the film.
Oct 25 at 1 p.m.: The Little Traitor (d. Lynn Roth, 2007, 88 min). Based on the book Panther in the Basement by world-renowned author Amos Oz, The Little Traitor traces the adventures of a young Jew who, despite his staunch Zionist idealism, befriends a British soldier (Alfred Molina) in Palestine circa 1947.
Philadelphia Premiere
Oct 25 at 4 p.m.: Two Lives Plus One (Deux Vies..Plus Une) (d. Idit Cebula, 2007, 90 min, French with English subtitles). To everyone’s surprise, Éliane Weiss (Emmanuelle Devos), a dedicated Paris schoolteacher, wife, and mother, decides to change her life. A dilemma she never anticipated—an attractive publisher admires her work and admires her. French to the core! Special Guest Speaker: Joanne Silver, Owner of Beach Lloyd Publishers, LLC and Board member of the Alliance Francaise de Philadelphie.
Oct 25 at 7 p.m.: The Deal (d. Steven Schachter, 2008, 100 min). This Hollywood satire about a washed-up filmmaker’s attempt to save his career by making a film about 19th century English statesman Benjamin Disraeli boasts an all-star cast—William H. Macy, Meg Ryan, LL Cool J, and Elliott Gould.
Oct 27 at 7 p.m.: Villa Jasmin (d. Ferid Boughedir, 2008, 87 min, French with English subtitles). Serge Moati (Clément Sibony), a young, handsome Parisian and his equally beautiful wife visit La Goulette, Tunisia. Their mission: to discover Moati’s family roots (seen in flashbacks from the 1920s through World War II). The film explores an exotic Jewish culture, which is marred by the impact of the Vichy Government under German Occupation in the 1940s. Special Guest Speaker: Silvia Nagy-Zemki, Professor of Hispanic and Cultural Studies and Director of the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies at Villanova University.
Oct 28 at 7 p.m.: Arab Labor (d. Ron Ninio, 2006, 30 min, Arabic/Hebrew with English subtitles). Groundbreaking Arab Labor is a clever social satire about an Israeli Arab who wants to be part of Jewish society. One of Israel’s most popular series and filled with eccentric characters and brilliant writing.
Oct 29: Tickling Leo (d. Jeremy Davidson, 2009, 90 min). At an abandoned lake house in the Catskills, Zak Pikler (Daniel Sauli) must cope with his manic father, screwball uncle, and shiksa girlfriend until they all descend on the estranged family patriarch, played masterfully by Eli Wallach. Freud would have had a field day with this tri-generational family confronting their secrets, resentments and estrangements of the past. Special Guest Speakers: Director Jeremy Davidson and Producer Mary Stuart Masterson.
Oct 31 at 8 p.m.: La Cámara Oscura (d. María Victoria Menis, 2008, 85 min, Spanish with English subtitles). The story takes place in Argentina amongst a colony of Jews who have emigrated there at the end of the 19th century. Marked as “ugly” and made virtually invisible by her family, the protagonist, Gertrudis retreats into her inner world. Finally married off to an indifferent husband, Gertrudis raises a family and typically shields her face from group photos. It takes one man with soul, an itinerant photographer, to recognize her rich imagination. As the title implies, he reverses the dark image of her outer shell to mirror her inner beauty. Hidden meanings, secret passions, and the ephemeral nature of time, captures the emotional resonance in this intimate drama. It is a true synthesis of art—photography, cinema and human values go hand in hand. Special Guest Speaker: Osvaldo Romberg, Visual Artist.
For the Family! Screening, Costume Contest, Book Workshop and more!
Nov 1 at 1 p.m.: Come to the show in your wildest, most outrageous outfit because after the screening kids of all ages can strut their stuff in Philly’s first-ever Where the Wild Things Are Costume Contest. More PJFF fun—let your imagination soar at PJFF’s All-Ages Wild Bookmaking Party (starting at 3 p.m.). Space is limited; pre-registration is required. Call (215) 446-3019 to sign up. Special Guest Speaker: Patrick Rodgers, Traveling Exhibitions Coordinator at the Rosenbach Museum and Library.
Nov 1 at 4 p.m.: Wrestling with Angels: Playwright Tony Kushner (d. Freida Lee Mock, 2006, 98 min). Stars like Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Marcia Gay Harden, Ron Liebman, Mary-Louise Parker, Jeffrey Wright and Mike Nichols join in an intimate look at the very Jewish, very gay, very left, Pulitzer Prize-winning Tony Kushner. Along with behind-the-scenes footage of his major plays, we witness his wedding to Mark Harris, well-known author of Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood and columnist for Entertainment Weekly. Special Guest Speaker: Warren Hoffman, playwright and author of The Passing Game: Queering Jewish American Culture.
The Gershman is located at Broad and Pine Streets, Philadelphia. For more information and tickets prices,  visit their website at www.gershmany.org, or call (215) 545-4400.

SHOWCASE AT THE RITZ CENTER
Silver Screen Classics
For only $2, which includes popcorn and a soda, enjoy classic films from the 1930s through the 1980s. Showcase generally offers a Silver Screen Classic once a month. Films and times are subject to change.
Oct 19 at 1 p.m.: Eternally Yours (d. Tay Garnett, 1939, 110 min). Loretta Young plays the wife of Niven the Magician and she thinks his career is ruining their marriage.
Oct 26 at 1 p.m.: Beat the Devil (d. John Huston, 1954, 100 min). John Huston and Truman Capote co-wrote the screenplay while working on location. A whimsical parody of The Maltese Falcon and other 1940’s detective movies in which Bogart so often starred (and Huston directed). The film tells of the exploits of a group of travelers on a steamboat who each hopes to carry off a huge swindle in the uranium fields of Northern Africa.
Showcase at the Ritz Center is located at 900 Haddonfield-Berlin Road, Voorhees, NJ. Visit their website at www.nationalamusements.com, or call (856) 770-0600.

Talk Cinema
Talk Cinema is a film series offering its subscribers a unique selection of quality films independently curated by film critic Harlan Jacobson, a 30-year industry veteran. Located in 13 locations across the country, each series previews innovative independent and foreign films before their release. Screenings are followed by discussions led by distinguished scholars, critics and filmmakers.
Oct 3 & 17 at 10 a.m. & 1 p.m.: Talk Cinema will be held at the Ritz Five Theatre, 2nd and Walnut Streets, Philadelphia. For more information, call (215) 440-1184.
Each season subscription costs $129, and $20 for the day of admission; $10 for students. For more information call (800) 551-9221, or go to www.talkcinema.com.

TERROR FILM FESTIVAL
Oct 20-24: Terror Film Festival has announced their 2009 selected films to be screened this year in the upcoming fourth edition of Terror Film Festival. The festival will once again be held at the prestigious and gothic Ethical Society Building at Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia from October 20-24, 2009, and the event will again include filmmakers and screenwriters from around the world, as well as, celebrities, actors, distributors, and many other industry professionals. Plus, our world-class Screenwriting Competition, sponsored by InkTip.com. Every film and script has an opportunity to win a coveted “Claw Award”. And, it is all hosted by the star of the festival, Princess Horror.
Tickets are available on the TFF web site at www.TerrorFilmFestival.net.

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