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Don’t Miss <i>Funeral Kings</i> this Saturday…

Don’t Miss Funeral Kings this Saturday…

The Philadelphia Premiere of Funeral Kings will happen this Saturday at the Race Street Pier as part of the Awesome Fest’s free summer screening series.  And writer/director brothers Kevin and Matthew McManus will be in attendance.  [...]

Awesome Fest full Race Street Pier lineup

Awesome Fest full Race Street Pier lineup

Here’s the full program for the free series of Race Street Pier movies that I programmed for the Awesome Fest…TONS of great films, seriously, a few of them will easily make it into my Top 10 [...]

Awesome Fest at the Race Street Pier

Awesome Fest at the Race Street Pier

Yup, I’ve assumed the role of Program Director of the Awesome Fest and will thus be programming the bulk of the ongoing series’ film screenings throughout the summer.  Expect great things. And not to play favorites, [...]

<i>Father’s Day</i> and Lloyd Kaufman at the Troc

Father’s Day and Lloyd Kaufman at the Troc

The Awesome Fest presents the Philly Premiere of comedic wackfest Father’s Day with Troma Films head honcho Lloyd Kaufman in attendance at the Trocadero on Tuesday, May 15 at 8:00 PM.  Admission is $10. About the [...]

WIZARD WORLD AFTER PARTIES AT PhilaMOCA

WIZARD WORLD AFTER PARTIES AT PhilaMOCA

PhilaMOCA will be hosting two comic book-themed after parties for this year’s Wizard World Philadelphia convention: On Friday, June 1, the Philadelphia Premiere of Wonder Women!: The Untold Tale of Female Superheroines followed by Comic Strip!, [...]

CONTEST: <i>Ghost Adventures</i> Discussion/Meet and Greet

CONTEST: Ghost Adventures Discussion/Meet and Greet

The Awesome Fest has granted Philadelphia five pairs of tickets to attend this Wednesday’s discussion/meet and greet with the Travel Channel’s Ghost Adventures crew; it’s going down at 7:30 PM at the Independence Seaport Museum (211 [...]

CONTEST: <i>Apartment 143</i> tickets

CONTEST: Apartment 143 tickets

The Awesome Fest has teamed up with The Philadelphia Science Festival to present The Philadelphia Premiere of Apartment 143 , on Tuesday, April 24th at 9:00 PM at the International House. If that wasn’t awesome enough, [...]

Philly Premiere of Comic Con with Morgan Spurlock

Philly Premiere of Comic Con with Morgan Spurlock

The Awesome Fest continues to cement its reputation as Philadelphia’s most exciting contemporary film series with the area premiere of Morgan Spurlock’s documentary on the mecca of modern geek culture.  Comic-Con Episode 4: A Fan’s Hope [...]

Cinedelphia has <i>God Bless America</i> tickets…CLOSED

Cinedelphia has God Bless America tickets…CLOSED

UPDATE April 8 : This screening is now closed. As you may have heard, The Awesome Fest is hosting the Philadelphia Premiere of the SXSW hit God Bless America with writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait in attendance.  The [...]

Awesome Fest at the Philadelphia Science Festival

Awesome Fest at the Philadelphia Science Festival

The Awesome Fest has quite a slate of film screenings set for the upcoming Philadelphia Science Festival, let’s dive right in: Saturday, April 21, 2012 Tuttleman IMAX, 7:30 PM Richard Garriott: Man on a Mission (2010) [...]

CONTEST: <i>The Muppets</i> Blu-ray

CONTEST: The Muppets Blu-ray

The Awesome Fest will present a special midnight screening of The Muppets this Saturday night (3/17) at midnight to celebrate both St. Patrick’s Day and the film’s upcoming Blu-ray/DVD release (it hits stores Tuesday, March 20).  [...]