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Andre Braugher holds the award for outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a movie for his work on
Arts & Entertainment

Andre Braugher, Emmy-winning actor who starred in ‘Homicide’ and ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ dies at 61

Braugher won two career Emmys from 11 nominations.

2 years ago

Ryan Gosling (left) and Margot Robbie pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ''Barbie'' on July 12, 2023, in London.
Arts & Entertainment

‘Barbie’ leads Golden Globe nominations with 9, followed closely by ‘Oppenheimer’

The show airs Jan. 7 from Beverly Hills.

2 years ago

The iconic Rocky Statue was originally created for the series' third installment in 1982. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia declares Dec. 3 ‘Rocky Day’ in honor of the film’s 47th anniversary

“Standing at the top of these steps you're reminded that all things are possible,” Stallone said. “Keep punching.”

2 years ago

20th Century Fox/Home Alone
Studio 2

Best and Worst Holiday Movies, Connor Barwin on Eagles’ Christmas Album, COP28 Climate Summit

We'll debate our favorite holiday films and what makes them truly great. Plus, Eagles' Connor Barwin on 'A Philly Special Christmas Special' album, and eyes on COP28 in Dubai.

Air Date: November 30, 2023 12:00 pm

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The famous precursor to moving images
Arts & Entertainment

Inventor Henry Heyl and Philly’s role in early moving picture technology

When the phasmatrope was first demonstrated at the Academy of Music, local papers hailed it as the first of its kind.

2 years ago

File photo: Kevin Hart appears at the premiere of ''Me Time'' in Los Angeles on Aug. 23, 2022.
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Kevin Hart will receive the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy

The honor caps a three-decade career that has seen the comic rise from the open mics of Philadelphia to become one of his generation’s most successful performers.

2 years ago

2802 Kensington Ave., a 1930s building that for over a half-century has been home to Phil's Appliances on the ground floor, with apartments above. (Google Street View)
Community
Billy Penn

Repair shop that starred in ‘12 Monkeys’ devastated by fire that exemplifies Kensington problems

Phil’s Appliances, which opened in the late 1960s, was recently boarded up, and people are thought to have been living inside.

2 years ago

SAG-AFTRA strike signs are seen upside down
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Actors and studios make a deal to end Hollywood strikes

SAG-AFTRA workers have been on strike since July, when they joined screenwriters on strike. If the performers approve their new deal, Hollywood may soon come back to life.

2 years ago

(Buena Vista Pictures Distribution/Tak Fujimoto/The Sixth Sense)
Studio 2

Haunted Local History, Composer James Newton Howard, New Tubman Statue

It's Studio 2 spooky season. Author Jennifer Green talks about 'Dark History of Penn's Woods II' and music and film composer James Newton Howard spills his creative guts.

Air Date: October 31, 2023 12:00 pm

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Matthew Perry died on Saturday at age 54 at his Los Angeles home, multiple outlets report. The actor is pictured in 2009 at the L.A. premiere of The Invention of Lying.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry dies at age 54

Perry, who won an Emmy nod and enormous fame for his starring role as Chandler Bing in the hit sitcom, was found dead at his Los Angeles home, multiple outlets reported.

2 years ago

File photo: Richard Roundtree attends the premiere of ''Shaft'' on June 10, 2019, in New York. Roundtree, the trailblazing Black actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective “Shaft” in several films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. Roundtree died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, at his home in Los Angeles, according to his longtime manager. He was 81.
Arts & Entertainment

‘Shaft’ star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81

Roundtree was considered as the “first Black action hero.”

2 years ago

File photo: Burt Young (right) and Sylvester Stallone, star of the movie ''Rocky Balboa,'' attend the film's premiere in Philadelphia, Dec. 18, 2006. Burt Young, the Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie, the rough-hewn, mumbling-and-grumbling best friend, corner-man and brother-in-law to Sylvester Stallone in the “Rocky” franchise, has died. Young died Oct. 8, 2023 in Los Angeles.
Arts & Entertainment

Burt Young, Oscar-nominated actor who played Paulie in ‘Rocky’ films, dies at 83

Young also appeared in films including “Chinatown” and “Once Upon a Time in America” and on TV shows including “Miami Vice” and “The Sopranos.”

2 years ago

A WGA support sign rests near SAG-AFTRA members picketing outside Warner Bros. Studio as the actors strike continues on September 26, 2023 in Burbank, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Writers union votes to ratify contract, ending one of Hollywood’s longest strikes

The deal delivers salary increases to writers, along with boosts to their health and pension funds, and the establishment of guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence.

2 years ago

David Uosikkinen playing the drums
Arts & Entertainment

At Philly’s First Glance Film Fest, ‘Heart of the Beat’ doc tells the story of The Hooters drummer David Uosikkinen

Uosikkinen’s life in music spans more than four decades. He joined WHYY’s “Morning Edition” to chat with host Jennifer Lynn.

2 years ago

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Billy Penn

Sly Stallone asked, and now official Rocky merch is being sold at the Rocky steps for the first time in four decades

Sylvester Stallone reached out to the mayor and partnered with the Philadelphia Visitor Center to open a Sly Shop in front of the Art Museum.

2 years ago

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