Friday, August 10, 2012
The crew is filming at 'Arbor Hill,' the 70-acre Dennis Alter estate.
Area star watchers be alert: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Liam Hemsworth, Miley Cyrus, and a host of other Hollywood stars will likely be hanging around the area for the next few days. The famous actors are in town to shoot a scene for the movie 'Paranoia,' a thriller slated for release in September 2013. Residents of Sheaff Lane in the Ambler section of Whitemarsh got a letter in their mailbox on Wednesday, letting them know that the production might disrupt traffic as it films on Thursday, Friday and Monday. The letter is as courteous as can be, stating that staff members will be working closely with Whitemarsh Police and consider themselves guests of the neighborhood, promising to minimize disturbance and help with deliveries or handicap…
Friday, July 13, 2012
A look at the superstition behind Friday the 13th
Friggatriskaidekaphobics are surely hiding behind closed doors (unless they are claustrophobics too), avoiding black cats, mirrors and salt today. According to the website The Unexplained Mysteries, the fear of Friday the 13th is called friggatriskaidekaphobia. Frigga, meaning "Friday," and triskaidekaphobia, or paraskevidekatriaphobia, derived from the Greek words "Paraskevi" (Friday) and "dekatreis" (thirteen). The word was derived in 1911 and appeared in a mainstream source in 1953, according to the site. Today is the third (and final) Friday the 13th this year. We had one in January and in April. Sadly - and surely a disgrace for horror buffs - no Jason Voorhees marathons on anywhere on TV. It's not like the old days. There are many …
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Five things to know about life and Norristown today.
1. Are you a bride to be? You might want to check out the Bridal Fashion Show and Expo at the Plymouth Meeting Mall tonight. It's in the Center Court from 6 to 9 p.m. Area couples are invited to meet wedding pros and vendors from photographers and videographers to florists. Registered guests will receive a bridal gift bag and have a chance to win prizes for honeymoons, bachelorette parties and more. For more information or to register, click here. 2. Montco SAAC is hosting a class called Surfin’ the Internet. The class will give seniors and net newbies a crash course in Internet basics at 12:30 pm in the Bites and Bytes Café. Call 610-275-1960 for more information. 3. Montgomery Home Care offers free blood pressure screenings every Tuesday…
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Senior Adult Activities Center of Montgomery County
536 George St, Norristown, PA
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40.12846
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Sterigere St & Stanbridge St, Norristown, PA
Norristown State Hospital
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40.124952
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25 W Fornance St, Norristown, PA
Montgomery Home Care
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500 W Germantown Pike, Norristown, PA
Plymouth Meeting Mall
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
Live strong, or just see a flick—there are plenty of options this weekend.
Summer’s coming to an end, but there are still a few weeks before back-to-school starts, so find some activities and events to Get Out and enjoy below. Walla Fest II Where/When: Centre Theater, 208 Dekalb St., Norristown; Aug. 19, 5:30 to 9 p.m. Why go: Lineup for Walla Fest II includes Lenny Martelli, Clouds, Heavy C, Corey Q and the Electric Eels, Biscut, Dennis Lorenzo, Drew Mills, Skull Kids, Eddie Pesos, Rich Flow and Kaab&Pab&RazCosby, along with an art show. Price: $5 at the door Kitty Cottage Yard Sale Fundraiser Where/When: Kitty Cottage, 317 W. Johnson Highway, Norristown; Aug. 20, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Why go: Proceeds from this yard sale fundraiser benefit the residents of Kitty Cottage. Price: Free admission Livestrong …
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The Centre Theater
208 Dekalb St, Norristown, PA
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1380872
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Kitty Cottage
317 W Johnson Hwy, Norristown, PA
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1406597
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40.12105
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Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library
1001 Powell St, Norristown, PA
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1266286
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40.1761
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340 Dekalb Pike, Blue Bell, PA
Montgomery County Community College
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Five things to know about Norristown and life today.
1. The library’s Summer Movie Madness kicks off this afternoon at 1 p.m. Head on over for some good company, cool air conditioning and yummy popcorn! 2. Speaking of movies, Disney darling Selena Gomez’s new flick, Monte Carlo, hits theaters this Friday. Make it a family outing. 3. MontCo SAAC is sponsoring “Nutrition for You!,” a class for seniors to learn how to nourish their changing bodies. Go-time is 10:30 a.m. 4. Today is the birthday of the saxophone. In 1846, Adolphe Sax patented the instrument, making it an official invention and assigning its creation a certain science. 5. And speaking of saxophones, jazz legend Charlie Parker once said—“Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don’t live it, it won’t come…
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Montgomery County-Norristown Public Library
1001 Powell St, Norristown, PA
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1266286
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40.11973
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Senior Adult Activities Center of Montgomery County
536 George St, Norristown, PA
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Friday, May 13, 2011
It's not a feminist 'Hangover' or even a 'wo-mance'– it's just a really funny movie.
For a few years now, certain passionate factions of Interweb folk have been grumbling about a particularly troubling phenomenon in mainstream movies. While there seem to be a growing number of filthy, yet thoughtful male-centered comedies (most of them involving Judd Apatow in some way), there are very few quality comedic offerings for the ladies, by the ladies. Women are left with poorly written sap-fests starring actresses that look nothing like them or their friends. You know these movies, where they get together and talk about nothing but how men are so very very terrible and how best to trick said men into loving them forever, right? Most women don't like these features, and yet that doesn't stop studios from churning them out. …
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300 Goddard Blvd, King of Prussia, PA
UA King Of Prussia Stadium 16 & IMAX
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40.100437
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1011 W Ridge Pike, Conshohocken, PA
Regal Plymouth Meeting 10
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40.128973
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180 Mill Rd, Phoenixville, PA
Regal Marketplace at Oaks Stadium 24
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Just tell me where I am, and you could win tickets to a special advance screening at the United Artists King of Prussia Stadium 16.
Here's your chance to win two free passes to a special advance screening of Thor in 3-D, starring Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman. Enter Norristown Patch's "Find Me Friday" photo contest, and you could be our winner. Just take a look at the picture at right, figure out where I am, and write your answer in the Comments section. I'll pick a correct answer at random and give the winner two free tickets to the special screening at the Regal Entertainment Group's United Artists King of Prussia Stadium 16, 300 Goddard Blvd. in King of Prussia, Tuesday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. Thor opens in theaters everywhere Friday, May 6. You have until midnight on Monday. Good luck! The latest movie from the folks at Marvel, Thor is the comic…
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Wonderful scenery, characters and story will have audiences talking long after the final credits have rolled.
Easily the best movie to grace local screens this year, "Certified Copy" is one of those films that's a joy to watch and even more of a joy to think about afterwards. It's an amazing movie that will stay with you for days if not weeks. A master class in acting, cinematography, storytelling and general filmmaking, "Certified Copy," the first European film directed by Iranian New Wave giant Abbas Kiarostami, is a meditation on art, marriage and much else. There's so much going on here that it's almost hard to know where to begin. This very international production – shot in Italy with British and French leads, an Iranian director and language divided roughly into English, French and Italian – won prizes at Cannes in 2010. As long as its …
39.946983
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220 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA
Ritz V Theater
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Friday, April 15, 2011
Just tell me where I am, and you could win tickets to a special advance screening at the United Artists King of Prussia Theater.
Here's your chance to win two free passes to a special advance screening of Thor in 3-D, starring Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins and Natalie Portman. Enter Norristown Patch's "Find Me Friday" photo contest, and you could be our winner. Just take a look at the picture at right, figure out where I am, and write your answer in the Comments section. I'll pick two correct answers at random and give them each two free tickets to the special screening at the Regal Entertainment Group's United Artists King of Prussia Stadium 16, 300 Goddard Blvd. in King of Prussia, Tuesday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. "Thor" opens in theaters everywhere on Friday, May 6. You have until midnight on Tuesday. Good luck! The latest movie from the folks at Marvel, Thor is …
Friday, April 1, 2011
Cast, writing and direction – there are no losers in this one.
Tom McCarthy's Win Win is like three movies in one, all of them very good. Well-written, directed and acted, Win Win adds up to a very of-the-moment story of real people struggling with real problems. It's both heart-warming and legitimately funny. The protagonist is a lawyer, and there are several scenes involving high school wrestling, but Win Win isn't really a lawyer movie or a sports movie. The pitch sounds a lot like The Blind Side—stable nuclear family takes in a high school kid from a troubled background who has surprising athletic talent—except the Michael Oher figure is much whiter and skinnier, and the movie ends far away from the NFL Draft. McCarthy, a character actor who was on The Wire and has appeared in small parts in …
39.946983
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220 Walnut St, Philadelphia, PA
Ritz V Theater
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