Archive for film

Please Displace Us!

Yesterday, my chapter editing was disrupted by the doorbell, heralding an emissary from film director M. Night Shyamalan. He’s soon to shoot a new film, [unnamed]. As with most of Shymalan’s films, this one is set in Philly, and apparently they’re set on using a home in our neighborhood (Powelton Village) to house the main [...]

Posted by: John Culhane on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

“Up”

The other night, I somehow ended up seeing “Up,” the latest animated smash from Pixar. It wasn’t my first choice, but there I was, watching a movie in an actual cinema for perhaps the second or third time this year, and it was this one. Oh, well. At least movie-going supplies an excuse for a [...]

Posted by: John Culhane on Saturday, June 6th, 2009