i would definatley be interested i want to learn more of the paranormal because i actually live with a ghost esemg@live.com

sounds fun. give me some details

Well, first of all the Fall is a bad time for the festival. They compete with Phillies playoff games and NFL football. Add a price increase on top of that and the festival was doomed to lower attendance from the start.
Programming wise, the lack of Asian films in a year that saw a resurgence in great Asian cinema was particularly disheartening for me. This year also saw a lack of independent film that did not already have distribution deals. The festival should be a place to discover films that I would normally not have a chance to see. A movie like Conviction already had free screenings BEFORE the festival screening. And too many films were released right after the festival, meaning you could see it at a free screening or for $6 @ The Ritz on a Wednesday.
I did see two very good documentaries, but in previous years almost every documentary was very good!

So why haven't you written THEM a letter to express your dissatisfaction, Your rant is justified but the best place to express it is the newspapers, the board of directors for the venue and the city.Let them know that you along with a few friends who enjoyed this venue in the past will no longer be making a check out pay to the order of The Philadelphia Film Festival

12 steps down, 9th and christian on wednesdays. quizmaster chris is very sarcastic, the food is great and the questions are hard.

I like Locust Bar on Tuesdays. It's straight-up quizzo -- no annoying loud music between questions so you can actually THINK and DISCUSS with your team mates before you answer. The place is a dive, the crowd mixed, and Kevin, the quizmaster, has a pretty rigorous set of questions. It also starts a little earlier than some, so it's better for us middle-aged working stiffs.

Also, the Trolley Car Diner in Chestnut Hill has an outdoor movie on (some?/every?) Saturday nights.

http://www.trolleycardiner.com/events.htm

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I really like Fergie's on Tuesdays and Thursdays and hear the Ugly American is pretty awesome. Check out our full listings: http://citypaper.net/Quizzo