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From Chesco: ‘Blob’ Producer, Who Made a Small Phoenixville Theatre World Famous, Dies at 98

Posted By: Ken KnickerbockerPosted date: March 17, 2017

Jack H. Harris, the producer who made a small Phoenixville theatre world famous in his movie The Blob, died on Tuesday at the age of 98, writes Pat Saperstein for Yahoo! Movies. Harris, a Ph... Read more

Local Filmmakers Bring Story of Horsham Veteran to Life 72 Years On

Posted By: Lance KnickerbockerPosted date: November 16, 2016

Local filmmakers are bringing the story of Horsham veteran Leslie Cruise Jr., one of the last surviving members of the 82nd Airborne Division that parachuted into France on D-Day, to life in... Read more

Bryn Mawr Film Institute to Screen Award-Winning Documentary on Professional Caregivers

Posted By: Mark HostutlerPosted date: October 10, 2016

Bryn Mawr Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research is hosting a showing of the award-winning documentary film Portraits of Professional Caregivers: Their Passion. Their Pain., whic... Read more

Television Star Discusses Her Formative Years at Bryn Mawr College

Posted By: Mark HostutlerPosted date: September 22, 2016

Bryn Mawr College graduate Maggie Siff, currently starring in the hit television show “Billions,” began her career on campus at Goodhart Theater, writes Mark Lord for the Bryn Mawr Alumnae B... Read more

Norristown’s Theatre Horizon Tests ‘Pay What You Decide’ Ticket Pricing

Posted By: Mark HostutlerPosted date: July 19, 2016

In an attempt to appeal to a wider audience, Theatre Horizon in Norristown will debut a new “Pay What You Decide” ticket-pricing system for its upcoming musical Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson... Read more

Pottstown Pictured at Center of Five-Day Short Film Festival

Posted By: Mark HostutlerPosted date: June 08, 2016

Pottstown’s moment at the center of the big screen may be short, but it will be thoroughly enjoyed by members of the borough this week. Thirty-minute flicks — each tied in some way to Pottst... Read more

Thrillist: Wayne Is Philadelphia’s Coolest Suburb

Posted By: Mark HostutlerPosted date: April 19, 2016

The editors of Thrillist, the premier site for Millennials trying to figure out what to do with their money, chose Wayne as the coolest suburb in the Philadelphia region, writes Sandy Smith... Read more