Compared to other cities like New York or L.A., Philadelphia doesn’t make it onto the big screen very often. When it does, Hollywood has a mixed record of capturing the feel of the city and its people. Retro Reviews, a…

Bike czar Jeannette Brugger, with her daughter, Amelia Brugger Ford. Welcome to the second incarnation of Wheel Talk, City Paper’s column on all things bicycling. Unlike the previous Wheel Talk, which offered tips about mechanics and safe riding, we will…

Bike czar Jeannette Brugger, with her daughter, Amelia Brugger Ford. Welcome to the second incarnation of Wheel Talk, City Paper’s column on all things bicycling. Unlike the previous Wheel Talk, which offered tips about mechanics and safe riding, we will…

A moment from the Hayao Miyazaki-inspired burlesque. What do Stanley Kubrick, David Cronenberg and Quentin Tarantino all have in common with the sensual art of burlesque? A fan in dancer and costume designer Liberty Rose. Rose directs a bimonthly series…

Alex Vuocolo CineMug’s Daniel Creskoff TLA Video, which operated a chain of stores in the Philadelphia region, was a shining example of bygone video rental culture. The employees were qualified film buffs and the movie selection was encyclopedic. Yet the…