Arts & Entertainment

Sure to please both the gritty American independent film enthusiast and Francophone cinemaphile alike, this year's Philly Film Fest—the 22nd annual—includes categories like Greater Filmadelphia (local picks) and Sight & Soundtrack (rockumentaries and music biopics). Presented below is the best of the hundred–plus field of films.
October 17, 2013 at 5:25 am

After 17 years of testing genre boundaries, Of Montreal is still surprising fans with its ’60s psychedelic pop/’70s glam rock–inspired 12th studio album, “Lousy With Sylvianbriar.” Opening with standout track “Fugitive Air,” Of Montreal maintains the energized art rock of earlier albums against a backdrop of traditional classic rock.
October 17, 2013 at 5:21 am

Biopics are a tough film category to tackle—they are either great, à la “8 Mile,” or fall short like 50 Cent’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.” However, “Kill Your Darlings” manages to find its place right in the middle.
October 17, 2013 at 5:15 am

A new player in the Philly music scene makes a strong debut.
October 17, 2013 at 5:14 am

The sophomore release from Detroit’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. sticks to what the band doe s best. Similar to the band’s debut, “Speed of Things” combines electronic grooves with spacey vocals to create dreamy indie pop jams.
October 17, 2013 at 5:14 am

Miley Cyrus and Sinead O’Connor’s recent open letter and tweet exchanges reminded us just how much we all love a little musical feuding in our lives.
October 17, 2013 at 5:10 am

Cage the Elephant’s third studio album, ironically titled “Melophobia” (meaning the fear of music), is a ten–track musical cacophony that makes for thrilling listening.
October 17, 2013 at 5:08 am

My heart quickens; I feel adrenaline rushing through my body as my eardrums await the lovely serenade of banjo notes coming through my shitty laptop speakers.
October 17, 2013 at 5:05 am

Sleigh Bells has been described as a “noise pop” group, and they do nothing if not live up to exactly that description.
October 17, 2013 at 5:01 am

"Another Bandz A Make Her Dance remix!
October 16, 2013 at 8:30 pm

We’re down to 48 hours until the wedding. It’s game time: time to start worrying about last minute details, time for Robin and Barney to get nervous or (more likely) time for Lily and Ted to totally freak out and time for Marshall to get home, right?
October 16, 2013 at 7:31 pm

If you want a nice story to tell at a cocktail party, you could climb Mount Everest. If you want to prove your prowess as a climber and wrestle with your own mortality, then it has to be K2. While Everest will always hold the title of tallest, K2, located on the boarder of Pakistan and China, is the deadliest climb on Earth.
October 14, 2013 at 9:23 pm

Don’t take your kids to see “Machete Kills.” Seriously. The sheer amount of blood, gore and violence is enough to send any parents group into a frenzy.  As an homage to the exploitation flicks of the past, Robert Rodriguez’s franchise follows an ex–Federale named Machete (Danny Trejo), who is out for justice and vengeance, usually with a bloody touch.
October 14, 2013 at 9:13 pm

October 14, 2013 at 3:11 pm

Street secures its own, exclusive interview with Atlas Genius' Keith Jeffery
October 13, 2013 at 1:33 pm

1. Chris–Ann OUT. We knew this moment would be coming—we just didn’t know how.
October 12, 2013 at 12:28 am

“Captain Phillips” is a true story. It is one man’s very real and very horrible experience translated into a film that’s now predicted to be an Oscars front-runner.
October 11, 2013 at 4:31 pm

Penn students may not be able to enjoy “Runner Runner” for one reason:  Richie Furst (Justin Timberlake), the protagonist, goes to Princeton. Despite this particular unsavory detail, the movie proved to be a pleasant surprise.
October 11, 2013 at 2:35 pm

Enough is Enough: Nicole Holofcener’s Enough Said Is Warm, Witty, and Entirely Satisfying
October 11, 2013 at 12:42 pm

51 hours left until the wedding! Part of me has trouble believing that in the four episodes thus far in the season, we have only covered five hours of the characters’ lives.
October 8, 2013 at 10:03 pm