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The Philadelphia Film Festival SpringFest, held April 14-16, at the Philadelphia Film Center, will feature 'Judy Blume Forever' and 'Being Mary Tyler Moore.' Movie tickets cost $15. Festival badges are $100. Other movies being shown include 'Somewhere In Queens,' directed by Ray Romano, and 'Being Mary Tyler Moore,' a documentary on the Hollywood icon.

Grapevines that have been cultivated for thousands of years have a significant impact on European civilizations. However, the origins and spread of the grapevine have been hotly debated among researchers. In a new genome project, scientists have analysed thousands of vine genomes

Cultivation and growth of grapevines have strongly influenced European civilizations, but where the grapevine comes from and how it has spread across ....

Analysis of genetics proves that the first vineyard is from the Stone Age 11,000 years ago. Read more here.

Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week.

Electronic Nose Distinguishes Mint Scents In nature, herbal fragrances attract insects, for example. But they are also used in industry, for example in the manufacture of perfumes and flavors. In order to differentiate between the fragrances of mint reliably, quickly and objectively, researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) developed an electronic nose with an artificial sense of smell in an interdisciplinary ...

G. Allen Johnson April 23, 2021Updated: April 23, 2021, 11:25 am SFFilm Executive Director Anne Lai (left) and Director of Programming Jessie Fairbanks at Fort Mason Flix, where the festival could continue drive-in screenings. Photo: Pamela Gentile, SFFilm Organizers of the San Francisco International Film Festival are excited at the prospect of being able to once again pack the Castro Theatre and other local venues for its 2022 festival. But after this month’s successful online ...

SUNDANCE AWARD-WINNING FILM FROM DIRECTOR PETER NICKS, PRODUCER SEAN HAVEY AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER RYAN COOGLER OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Hulu · Hulu has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to Emmy Award-winning director/cinematographer Peter Nicks 2021 Sundance Film Festival official selection HOMEROOM. · HOMEROOM is Peter Nicks final chapter in a trilogy of films examining the relationship between health care, criminal justice, and education in Oakland, CA over the past decade. Hulu i...

G. Allen Johnson April 2, 2021 John Boyega stars in “Naked Singularity,” which will make its world premiere as the opening night film of the 2021 San Francisco International Film Festival on April 9. Photo: SFFilm Programming a film festival in 2021 has an inherent difficulty: Because of the coronavirus pandemic, filmmakers toiling away in 2020 were challenged like never before. Worries about budget and resources are a constant in independent filmmaking; adding COVID-19 proto...

Homeroom Review: Doc Embeds Itself in Bay Area High School During Exceptional Year Homeroom Review: Doc Embeds Itself in Bay Area High School During Exceptional Year Peter Nicks doc schools audiences on the vision and vitality of its young protagonists, seniors at Oakland High School during a turbulent year. Lisa Kennedy, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail “Homeroom” begins with a somewhat inchoate energy. In this regard, Peter Nicks’ engaging documentary about Oakland High School’s seni...