Mysteriously, the ghastly visage of Sam Adams appears in several frames of the extended cut of M. Night Shyamalan?s ?The Sixth Sense. This has never been explained. Sam Adams/ A / Writing for City Paper never threatened to make anyone…
Emily Guendelsberger Found this outside today. You may have read this afternoon that Philadelphia City Paper had been sold and would cease publication as of Thursday, Oct. 8. This came as a surprise to us, too. We first heard about…
If you’re not registered to vote, today is the last day you can register in the Commonwealth and cast your ballot in next month’s election. This year, it’s a lot easier to make that deadline now that Pennsylvania has online…
While their past features, like Half Nelson and Sugar, examine human fallibility within the scope of noble vocations, Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden’s latest concentrates squarely on bad people with worse habits. There’s no real glamour to problem gambling, and…
Much more clever in concept than execution, Austrian import Goodnight Mommy is one of those thrillers at least partially done in by its own hype. Its supremely creepy trailer, circulated online among heavy-breathing horror fans hungry for the next Them,…
Emily Guendelsberger Rybread 11 a.m. Fairmount Avenue is missing its Sunday brunch contingent. Those who still have a yen for eggs Benedict and strong coffee navigate the metal fences and concrete barriers to get to the restaurants. The employees…
Mark Stehle 18th Street and the Parkway 6:30 a.m. A bar of concrete and oodles of police block Sister Mary Scullion from getting access to the grotto she helped create outside the Cathedral Basilica of Ss. Peter and Paul.…
The Big Lebowski screens Oct. 2 at the Ritz at the Bourse AMBLER THEATER 108 E. Butler Ave., Ambler, 215-345-7855, amblertheater.org Sharing the Rough (2015, U.S., 85 min.): This documentary examines the impact the demand for precious gems has on…
Impromptu parties arose thanks to street closures during the papal visit. (Photograph by Jerry Iannelli.) Inspired by the massive street closures during the papal visit, some Philly residents are saying, “Let’s do it again.” A new Facebook group called “Open…
Philadelphia police are hunting for a robber who appreciates the finer things in life a man who got a manicure before allegedly robbing the nail salon at gunpoint. The incident happened at Rockland Nail on the 1300 block of…
