Secret Cinema
Benjamin Franklin Pkwy
Philadelphia, PA 19019
(215) 568-4515
Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Payment Methods: Cash
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Fun Fact: One of Secret Cinema's taglines is "Not Video ... Not Ever!" all its selections are shown from 16mm film.
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The Extras: One of Secret Cinema's most successful presentations was "Other Peoples' Movies," a collection of home movies found at yard sales that was scored by a group of local musicians. The music, combined with the home-movie quality and topics, turned the everyday experiences depicted into an otherworldly piece of cinema.
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Editorial Reviews
In Short Film historian Jay Schwartz, the man behind Secret Cinema, has been presenting movies to Philadelphia since 1992. Films have screened all over the city, with venues as diverse as La Tazza 108, the Moore College of Art and the Print House. Titles and themes for each evening also appear all over the map: a screening of the Sex Pistols mockumentary "The Great Rock N' Roll Swindle" ...
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