Gary ThompsonWhat I DoGary Thompson is the Inquirer's film critic. Lawn and garden work you can start on in spring in the Philly regionMove your plants, divide big perennials and other lawn and garden work you can do in spring.Gary Thompson April 8, 2022Link copied to clipboard‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ director is hoping his monster smackdown is the catharsis we could use right nowGVK director Adam Wingard won't say which monster wins. But he's hinting all over the place that John Travolta and Nicolas Cage could reunite for his Face/Off sequel.Gary Thompson March 28, 2021Link copied to clipboardMichael Imperioli of ‘The Sopranos’ shot his new movie guerrilla-style in PhillyLow-budget hustle and Philly locations were key ingredients in the independent film. Rapper Boskoe 100 and Harley Flanagan, front man for the Cro-Mags, also have roles.Gary Thompson May 29, 2020Link copied to clipboardWatch the livestreamed One Movie, One Philly discussion of ‘Silver Linings Playbook’Gary Thompson will discuss 'Silver Linings Playbook' during a livestream with Jesse Rosenthal, the movie’s art director.Gary Thompson May 18, 2020Link copied to clipboardLet’s all watch the ‘Rocky’ reboot ‘Creed’ to punch through another aimless weekend. | One Movie, One PhillyThen join us for a livestream talk Monday about how the movie got made. Location scout Christopher Gormley will be our special guest, along with Philly boxing enthusiast Ariell Johnson of Amalgam Comics.Gary Thompson May 11, 2020Link copied to clipboardLet’s all watch ‘Sixth Sense’ again. Then join our special livestream guest to go behind the scenes | One Movie, One PhillyWe all feel like Bruce Willis right now -- aching to reconnect with life in our vibrant Philadelphia. Watch 'The Sixth Sense' this weekend, then join our livestream 5 p.m. Monday with assistant director John Rusk to hear about the making of the movie.Gary Thompson May 3, 2020Link copied to clipboardLet’s all watch Denzel in ‘Remember the Titans.’ Then join Glen Macnow and Marcus Hayes for our One Movie, One Philly livestream.More football, please! For NFL Draft weekend, we're asking all of Philadelphia to watch this classic sports movie. (We've been weepy enough, so 'Brian's Song' was a non-starter.)Gary Thompson April 25, 2020Link copied to clipboardRaised in Malvern, Adam McKay keeps making us laugh from Hollywood'I had no interest in making a big, heavy, depressing movie,' said the Malvern-raised McKay. 'And for some reason I was thinking, you know, it would be nice to laugh.'Gary Thompson Dec. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboardOn Philly’s edge, looters hit stores hour after hour while Lower Merion police watched from the suburban side of City Avenue Some looters seemed especially unhinged, at times smashing into each other’s cars as they hurried in and out of the parking lot. Neighbors and owners turned out at a West Philadelphia strip mall to clean up after hours of looting.Gary Thompson June 1, 2020Link copied to clipboardNice hustle, Hammonton! Town in S. Jersey devised a pop-up drive-in movie theater in no time.Hammonton, N.J., hustled to have its own "Karpool Cinema" ready to go the minute the governor gave the OK.Gary Thompson May 21, 2020Link copied to clipboardWatch: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ this weekend. Then meet the art director who filled the movie with just the right Philadelphia touches | One Movie, One PhillyIt's the last movie this season in our quarantine movie club. So let's close this out Philly-strong.Gary Thompson May 15, 2020Link copied to clipboardNew ‘Spaceship Earth’ movie stars the human lab rats who self-quarantined in Biosphere 2. We talked to one.Mark Nelson and fellow "biospherians" were sealed off together for two years and pushed to the limits of endurance. So, no, he doesn’t want to hear about glitches in your high-speed internet, or faulty service from Grubhub.Gary Thompson May 8, 2020Link copied to clipboardAMC says it will ban Comcast/Universal movies from its theatersThe theater operator said the move comes in response to NBCUniversal's purported intention to shorten or eliminate the window between theatrical and streaming distribution.Gary Thompson April 29, 2020Link copied to clipboardWatch: ‘One Movie, One Philly’ talks 'Caddyshack’ with Neil Oxman, caddie to PGA great Tom Watson Is Bill Murray's wacked-out golf movie as great as its fans say? Or as awful as the critics thought originally? Watch it this weekend and weigh in. Then watch our Inquirer LIVE: One Movie, One Philly” livestream Monday to hear what one PGA insider thinks. (Post questions in advance for him here.)Gary Thompson April 21, 2020Link copied to clipboardNetflix rising star Sydney Park is proud to be a PhiladelphianThe horror movie actress was born on Halloween.Gary Thompson Oct. 9, 2021Link copied to clipboardA drive-in film festival is coming to the Shore this summerLong Beach Island's Lighthouse International Film Festival is doing something that bigger festivals have abandoned during COVID-19 social distancing -- going forward with live screenings.Gary Thompson May 29, 2020Link copied to clipboardMovie industry workers worried by city budget’s proposed cuts to Greater Philadelphia Film OfficeLocal businesses tied to the film industry want the city to reconsider cuts to the budget of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office.Gary Thompson May 20, 2020Link copied to clipboardWatch: One Movie, One Philly discussion of ‘Creed’Gary Thompson discussed 'Creed' during a livestream with Christopher Gormley, a location scout for the movie (and also for Silver Linings Playbook), and a young influencer -- Ariell Johnson, proprietor of Amalgam Comics -- who happens to be a huge local boxing fan.Gary Thompson May 11, 2020Link copied to clipboardWatch: One Movie, One Philly livestream talk: ‘The Sixth Sense’We’re featuring our reader's best comments in a livestream discussion with Inquirer movie writer Gary Thompson, Inquirer lifestyle writer Elizabeth Wellington, and our special guest, Sixth Sense first assistant director John Rusk.Gary Thompson May 5, 2020Link copied to clipboardWatch: One Movie, One Philly livestream talk: ‘Remember the Titans’We’ll feature your best comments in a livestream discussion with Inquirer movie writer Gary Thompson, Inquirer sports columnist Marcus Hayes, and WIP radio host and personality Glen Macnow.Gary Thompson April 28, 2020Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
Lawn and garden work you can start on in spring in the Philly regionMove your plants, divide big perennials and other lawn and garden work you can do in spring.Gary Thompson April 8, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Lawn and garden work you can start on in spring in the Philly regionMove your plants, divide big perennials and other lawn and garden work you can do in spring.Gary Thompson April 8, 2022Link copied to clipboard
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ director is hoping his monster smackdown is the catharsis we could use right nowGVK director Adam Wingard won't say which monster wins. But he's hinting all over the place that John Travolta and Nicolas Cage could reunite for his Face/Off sequel.Gary Thompson March 28, 2021Link copied to clipboard
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ director is hoping his monster smackdown is the catharsis we could use right nowGVK director Adam Wingard won't say which monster wins. But he's hinting all over the place that John Travolta and Nicolas Cage could reunite for his Face/Off sequel.Gary Thompson March 28, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Michael Imperioli of ‘The Sopranos’ shot his new movie guerrilla-style in PhillyLow-budget hustle and Philly locations were key ingredients in the independent film. Rapper Boskoe 100 and Harley Flanagan, front man for the Cro-Mags, also have roles.Gary Thompson May 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Michael Imperioli of ‘The Sopranos’ shot his new movie guerrilla-style in PhillyLow-budget hustle and Philly locations were key ingredients in the independent film. Rapper Boskoe 100 and Harley Flanagan, front man for the Cro-Mags, also have roles.Gary Thompson May 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Watch the livestreamed One Movie, One Philly discussion of ‘Silver Linings Playbook’Gary Thompson will discuss 'Silver Linings Playbook' during a livestream with Jesse Rosenthal, the movie’s art director.Gary Thompson May 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Watch the livestreamed One Movie, One Philly discussion of ‘Silver Linings Playbook’Gary Thompson will discuss 'Silver Linings Playbook' during a livestream with Jesse Rosenthal, the movie’s art director.Gary Thompson May 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Let’s all watch the ‘Rocky’ reboot ‘Creed’ to punch through another aimless weekend. | One Movie, One PhillyThen join us for a livestream talk Monday about how the movie got made. Location scout Christopher Gormley will be our special guest, along with Philly boxing enthusiast Ariell Johnson of Amalgam Comics.Gary Thompson May 11, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Let’s all watch the ‘Rocky’ reboot ‘Creed’ to punch through another aimless weekend. | One Movie, One PhillyThen join us for a livestream talk Monday about how the movie got made. Location scout Christopher Gormley will be our special guest, along with Philly boxing enthusiast Ariell Johnson of Amalgam Comics.Gary Thompson May 11, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Let’s all watch ‘Sixth Sense’ again. Then join our special livestream guest to go behind the scenes | One Movie, One PhillyWe all feel like Bruce Willis right now -- aching to reconnect with life in our vibrant Philadelphia. Watch 'The Sixth Sense' this weekend, then join our livestream 5 p.m. Monday with assistant director John Rusk to hear about the making of the movie.Gary Thompson May 3, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Let’s all watch ‘Sixth Sense’ again. Then join our special livestream guest to go behind the scenes | One Movie, One PhillyWe all feel like Bruce Willis right now -- aching to reconnect with life in our vibrant Philadelphia. Watch 'The Sixth Sense' this weekend, then join our livestream 5 p.m. Monday with assistant director John Rusk to hear about the making of the movie.Gary Thompson May 3, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Let’s all watch Denzel in ‘Remember the Titans.’ Then join Glen Macnow and Marcus Hayes for our One Movie, One Philly livestream.More football, please! For NFL Draft weekend, we're asking all of Philadelphia to watch this classic sports movie. (We've been weepy enough, so 'Brian's Song' was a non-starter.)Gary Thompson April 25, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Let’s all watch Denzel in ‘Remember the Titans.’ Then join Glen Macnow and Marcus Hayes for our One Movie, One Philly livestream.More football, please! For NFL Draft weekend, we're asking all of Philadelphia to watch this classic sports movie. (We've been weepy enough, so 'Brian's Song' was a non-starter.)Gary Thompson April 25, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Raised in Malvern, Adam McKay keeps making us laugh from Hollywood'I had no interest in making a big, heavy, depressing movie,' said the Malvern-raised McKay. 'And for some reason I was thinking, you know, it would be nice to laugh.'Gary Thompson Dec. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Raised in Malvern, Adam McKay keeps making us laugh from Hollywood'I had no interest in making a big, heavy, depressing movie,' said the Malvern-raised McKay. 'And for some reason I was thinking, you know, it would be nice to laugh.'Gary Thompson Dec. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard
On Philly’s edge, looters hit stores hour after hour while Lower Merion police watched from the suburban side of City Avenue Some looters seemed especially unhinged, at times smashing into each other’s cars as they hurried in and out of the parking lot. Neighbors and owners turned out at a West Philadelphia strip mall to clean up after hours of looting.Gary Thompson June 1, 2020Link copied to clipboard
On Philly’s edge, looters hit stores hour after hour while Lower Merion police watched from the suburban side of City Avenue Some looters seemed especially unhinged, at times smashing into each other’s cars as they hurried in and out of the parking lot. Neighbors and owners turned out at a West Philadelphia strip mall to clean up after hours of looting.Gary Thompson June 1, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Nice hustle, Hammonton! Town in S. Jersey devised a pop-up drive-in movie theater in no time.Hammonton, N.J., hustled to have its own "Karpool Cinema" ready to go the minute the governor gave the OK.Gary Thompson May 21, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Nice hustle, Hammonton! Town in S. Jersey devised a pop-up drive-in movie theater in no time.Hammonton, N.J., hustled to have its own "Karpool Cinema" ready to go the minute the governor gave the OK.Gary Thompson May 21, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Watch: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ this weekend. Then meet the art director who filled the movie with just the right Philadelphia touches | One Movie, One PhillyIt's the last movie this season in our quarantine movie club. So let's close this out Philly-strong.Gary Thompson May 15, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Watch: ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ this weekend. Then meet the art director who filled the movie with just the right Philadelphia touches | One Movie, One PhillyIt's the last movie this season in our quarantine movie club. So let's close this out Philly-strong.Gary Thompson May 15, 2020Link copied to clipboard
New ‘Spaceship Earth’ movie stars the human lab rats who self-quarantined in Biosphere 2. We talked to one.Mark Nelson and fellow "biospherians" were sealed off together for two years and pushed to the limits of endurance. So, no, he doesn’t want to hear about glitches in your high-speed internet, or faulty service from Grubhub.Gary Thompson May 8, 2020Link copied to clipboard
New ‘Spaceship Earth’ movie stars the human lab rats who self-quarantined in Biosphere 2. We talked to one.Mark Nelson and fellow "biospherians" were sealed off together for two years and pushed to the limits of endurance. So, no, he doesn’t want to hear about glitches in your high-speed internet, or faulty service from Grubhub.Gary Thompson May 8, 2020Link copied to clipboard
AMC says it will ban Comcast/Universal movies from its theatersThe theater operator said the move comes in response to NBCUniversal's purported intention to shorten or eliminate the window between theatrical and streaming distribution.Gary Thompson April 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
AMC says it will ban Comcast/Universal movies from its theatersThe theater operator said the move comes in response to NBCUniversal's purported intention to shorten or eliminate the window between theatrical and streaming distribution.Gary Thompson April 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Watch: ‘One Movie, One Philly’ talks 'Caddyshack’ with Neil Oxman, caddie to PGA great Tom Watson Is Bill Murray's wacked-out golf movie as great as its fans say? Or as awful as the critics thought originally? Watch it this weekend and weigh in. Then watch our Inquirer LIVE: One Movie, One Philly” livestream Monday to hear what one PGA insider thinks. (Post questions in advance for him here.)Gary Thompson April 21, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Watch: ‘One Movie, One Philly’ talks 'Caddyshack’ with Neil Oxman, caddie to PGA great Tom Watson Is Bill Murray's wacked-out golf movie as great as its fans say? Or as awful as the critics thought originally? Watch it this weekend and weigh in. Then watch our Inquirer LIVE: One Movie, One Philly” livestream Monday to hear what one PGA insider thinks. (Post questions in advance for him here.)Gary Thompson April 21, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Netflix rising star Sydney Park is proud to be a PhiladelphianThe horror movie actress was born on Halloween.Gary Thompson Oct. 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Netflix rising star Sydney Park is proud to be a PhiladelphianThe horror movie actress was born on Halloween.Gary Thompson Oct. 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
A drive-in film festival is coming to the Shore this summerLong Beach Island's Lighthouse International Film Festival is doing something that bigger festivals have abandoned during COVID-19 social distancing -- going forward with live screenings.Gary Thompson May 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
A drive-in film festival is coming to the Shore this summerLong Beach Island's Lighthouse International Film Festival is doing something that bigger festivals have abandoned during COVID-19 social distancing -- going forward with live screenings.Gary Thompson May 29, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Movie industry workers worried by city budget’s proposed cuts to Greater Philadelphia Film OfficeLocal businesses tied to the film industry want the city to reconsider cuts to the budget of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office.Gary Thompson May 20, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Movie industry workers worried by city budget’s proposed cuts to Greater Philadelphia Film OfficeLocal businesses tied to the film industry want the city to reconsider cuts to the budget of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office.Gary Thompson May 20, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Watch: One Movie, One Philly discussion of ‘Creed’Gary Thompson discussed 'Creed' during a livestream with Christopher Gormley, a location scout for the movie (and also for Silver Linings Playbook), and a young influencer -- Ariell Johnson, proprietor of Amalgam Comics -- who happens to be a huge local boxing fan.Gary Thompson May 11, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Watch: One Movie, One Philly discussion of ‘Creed’Gary Thompson discussed 'Creed' during a livestream with Christopher Gormley, a location scout for the movie (and also for Silver Linings Playbook), and a young influencer -- Ariell Johnson, proprietor of Amalgam Comics -- who happens to be a huge local boxing fan.Gary Thompson May 11, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Watch: One Movie, One Philly livestream talk: ‘The Sixth Sense’We’re featuring our reader's best comments in a livestream discussion with Inquirer movie writer Gary Thompson, Inquirer lifestyle writer Elizabeth Wellington, and our special guest, Sixth Sense first assistant director John Rusk.Gary Thompson May 5, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Watch: One Movie, One Philly livestream talk: ‘The Sixth Sense’We’re featuring our reader's best comments in a livestream discussion with Inquirer movie writer Gary Thompson, Inquirer lifestyle writer Elizabeth Wellington, and our special guest, Sixth Sense first assistant director John Rusk.Gary Thompson May 5, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Watch: One Movie, One Philly livestream talk: ‘Remember the Titans’We’ll feature your best comments in a livestream discussion with Inquirer movie writer Gary Thompson, Inquirer sports columnist Marcus Hayes, and WIP radio host and personality Glen Macnow.Gary Thompson April 28, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Watch: One Movie, One Philly livestream talk: ‘Remember the Titans’We’ll feature your best comments in a livestream discussion with Inquirer movie writer Gary Thompson, Inquirer sports columnist Marcus Hayes, and WIP radio host and personality Glen Macnow.Gary Thompson April 28, 2020Link copied to clipboard
