Although the direct translation of the title is “shit” in Bulgarian, this film mostly portrays the metaphor of “shit” in our lives. We recommend that you watch this movie strictly for its artistic license (it’s set in pre-communist Bulgaria, but there’s a scene with a Moog Synthesizer–so try not to judge its accuracy), neo-noir tone, [...]

Stone of Destiny tells the true story of young Ian Hamilton, who along with some other Scottish Nationalist activists on Christmas 1950, stole back Scotland’s symbolic “Stone of Destiny” from Westminster Abbey. This historical event was a landmark event for Scottish pride, and was said to have turned the tide in Scottish-English relations forever. In [...]

GS Wonderland, which stars Chiaki Kuriyama (Kill Bill Vol.1), details the Beatles-inspired GS (Group Sounds) phenomenon that took hold of Japan in the 1960s. Through the eyes of pop group “The Tightsmen,” in which Kuriyama plays the role of a young boy, we see the rise and fall of the group’s incredible popularity — a [...]

Set in the rural town of Salem, North Carolina, a happy-go-lucky cab driver is left as a moral agent to decide whether to talk an old man out of suicide or take the money the old man has given him and do as he’s told. Goodbye Solo is incredibly poignant, bleak, and yet beautiful as [...]

Love, Soccer and Other Catastrophes … follows the intertwining lives of a five-man Italian intramural soccer team. Each member of the team brings a little piece of their personality to the field, just as they take a bit of their playing style to their drama filled daily lives. Sex, job stress, sex, girlfriend-stealing, more sex, [...]

· The DJ in the Grand Ballroom at XIX played “Jump Around” by House of Pain; we also saw a woman in her 40s play righteous air guitar to “Super Freak” while simultaneously conjuring Elaine Bennis. We credit the latter to the ubiquity of Guitar Hero, but we loved it anyway. · For anybody who [...]

After a rocky gestation period and much wringing of hands, The Philadelphia Film Festival & Cinefest 2009 is finally upon us, opening tomorrow night with the East Coast premiere of Zooey Deschanel’s latest, (500) Days Of Summer, and followed by more than 100 films from every part of the globe — as well as a [...]

With the Philadelphia Film Festival & Cinefest 2009 upon us, we thought we might try and give one lucky Philebrity reader a serious Thursday night upgrade to kick things all off. If you didn’t see our earlier post with the trailer to (500) Days Of Summer, you’re in for a treat: This rom-com starring Zooey [...]