A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. Check out this sweet poster for Takashi Miike's latest project, Sukiyaki Western Django. Here's hoping they manage to get a copy of this one for the Philadelphia Film Festival... We think we've already said this before, but each successive trailer for Iron Man makes us exponentially more excited about seeing the film, and the latest one is no exception. Hot damn, this movie......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Poemergency: Local poets Frank Sherlock and Paul Siegell read selections from theirs works at Bubble House (3404 Sansom), 8PM. Free Get Your Law on: “Auteurism on Trial: Spielberg and Copyright Law,” a lecture by Penn Professor of Cinema Studies Peter Decherney, at the Free Library of Philadelphia Philadelphia City Institute (1905 Locust), 6PM. Free Jam Wednesdays: Circadian Rhythms, Saudi Arabia, Lexington Down, and The Highball Kids at the......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Famous Films II: The Secret Cinema presents a second installment of their Famous Films series, including A Trip to the Moon (you've seen clips, trust us), at the Moore College of Art and Design (20th and Race), 8PM. $7 Jeannie Gagne: Jeannie Gagne at the Unitarian Society of Germantown (6511 Lincoln Drive—West Mt. Airy), 8PM. $10 Cold: Absolute Zeros, Parsnip Revolt, and Dylan McGuire at Fergie’s Pub......

The shapeless dough of the internet, formed into tasty pellets and baked to perfection, just for you. David Murray, who'd been set to star as Destro in the upcoming G.I. Joe movie, apparently had some troubles with his Visa, and couldn't make it into the States in time for the start of shooting. So now Chris Eccleston will get the role. Which is actually pretty cool. Doctor Destro! Word came out a while back that......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Money Folders II: Second installment of series featuring the Philadelphyinz, DJ Gravity, and more at the Arts Garage (1535 Ridge Avenue), 10PM-3AM. $10 (women free before 10:30PM) Sing, Sing a Song: Choral Concert with Organ presented by the Delius Society at St. Mark’s Church (1625 Locust), 7:30. Free Art Is Primary: Opening reception for Red Yellow Blue, a solo show of artist Vincent McLoughlin, at AXD Gallery......

The best of the internet, squirted out in flavorful neon globules, just for you. The big news today is, of course, the fact that Peter Jackson and New Line Cinema have mended fences and Jackson is going to direct not just one, but two movies based on The Hobbit. We don't remember the book being all that long, but hey, we'll give them our money twice. In slightly less exciting Peter Jackson-related news, Jackson and......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Philadelphia Premiere: ITVS Community Cinema presents Mapping Stem Cell Research at WHYY Independence Foundation Civic Space (150 N. 6th), 6PM. Free (RSVP requested, 215-351-0511) A Soulful Night: Laurin Frierson and Monica McIntyre at World Cafe Live (3025 Walnut Street), 7PM doors, 8PM show. $6-8 The Chance Trio: The Chance Trio, Tim Conley Trio, and Blivit at Tritone (1508 South), 10PM. $7 (21+) Quizzo Mania: Get your Quizzo on......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Bring a Flashlight: Winter Nighthike for Adults sponsored by Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 5:30PM. Call to pre-register and to learn the meeting place (215-482-7300). $7 Solstice Film Series 07: First installment of the Solstice Film Series, a showcase for short independent films, at National Mechanics (22 S. 3rd), 8PM. Free The Campbell Apartment: The Campbell Apartment, Griz, and The Goodnightlights at The Manhattan Room (15 W. Girard),......

Love in the Time of Cholera is a good example of a bad adaptation. Garcia Marquez fans realize, I hope, that the man’s strengths don’t easily translate to film, so you shouldn’t be shocked to learn that the film Love in the Time of Cholera feels more like an adaptation of a GGM-inspired Saturday morning cartoon than of the novel itself. Cholera the film is a fairly ordinary Hollywood period piece; it’s the sort of......

What's new and/or interesting in theaters this weekend. Most Likely to Rule: Gone Baby Gone - Ben Affleck's directorial debut is based on a novel by the guy who wrote Mystic River, and stars Ben's brother Casey as a private detective investigating a young girl's disappearance. As one might expect, nothing is what it appears to be and he must risk everything to find the girl. The film also stars Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, and......

A steaming hot pile of our favorite things from around the internets. If you don't read comics, this New Comic Day BINGO game might still be funny to you. But if you do read them, it's really quite funny. We may have to go back over this past Wednesday's finds with this thing in hand and see if we can score ourselves a BINGO... (Via Mike V) Now here's a fun list: The 50 Greatest......

A tall, icy glass of our favorite internet junk, just for you. Somebody dropped a link to digphilly.com on our contribute page, so we took a quick look, and it seems pretty neat. Kind of an all-in-one guide for what to do, where to go, how to get there, and what to buy in Philly, and it even also has its own social networking thing going on. Maybe it's trying to do too many things......

Time to gear up, people: the 16th Philadelphia Film Festival starts tomorrow! As we did last year, Phillyist is planning plenty of coverage, mostly taking the form of film festival diary entries from various staff members (including, of course, yours truly, whose schedule can be seen here, in case you're interested). But what's going on this year, and what should you look forward to? Well, we're glad you asked. Let's pick through the overview press......

Today is World Water Day. To kick off Philadelphia’s celebration of this, tonight, at The Bridge, Starbucks, Brandywine Valley Association and Water for People will sponsor screenings of three documentaries about the world water crisis. The films shown will be One Water, Running Dry, and a piece about a water program in Kenya that is run by UNICEF. A question and answer session will follow the screenings. Starbucks, Brandywine Valley Association and Water for People......

Wow! Did this creep up on anybody else? We were thinking this was still a ways off, and then all of the sudden the website is live, the schedule is up, and tickets go on sale TODAY (although as of this writing, the links for purchasing don't seem to be live yet online)! (UPDATE: Online ticketing now appears to be up and running.) We haven't had a chance to look over this year's list of......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Puccini for Beginners - The concept: an operatic screwball romantic comedy. A New York writer and opera addict (Elizabeth Reaser) gets dumped by her lesbian lover because she can't commit, and ends up starting secret relationships with two other people - a philosophy professor named Phillip and a girl who used to be straight named Grace (Gretchen Mol). Little does she know that Phillip and Grace......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY The Secret Cinema Holiday Spectacular: The Secret Cinema is bringing in the holidays with "...an assortment of surprise short films, then climax with a screening of The Greenwich Village Story, a super-rare 1963 independent feature about life among the beats, shot entirely on location in downtown Manhattan." 8PM at the Moore College of Art & Design (20th & Race Streets) $6 SATURDAY: Jazz/Rock at the Rotunda: Agent......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Hot Wheels!: Secret Cinema presents Hot Wheels! Short Films About Hot Rods, Slot Cars, Skateboards at Moore College of Art & Design (20th & Race Streets) at 8PM. $6 Turkish Film Festival: Thursday, November 16 – Saturday, November 18 is the Turkish Film Festival at iHouse (3701 Chestnut Street). Tickets are $7 per film. Today's offering, Istanbul Tales (Anlat Istanbul), begins at 7PM. SATURDAY The A-Sides: The......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Puppet Uprising: Puppet Uprising brings in the holiday with "Alice & Frank: The work of Lewis Carroll and Mary Shelley from the Victorian Era to the Information Age presented in the form of two fine puppet shows by Toronto's Stranger Theatre and Philadelphia's Shoddy Puppet Company." 8PM at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut Street). Free - with a suggested donation of $5 - $10. Improv with the N......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Democracy on Deadline: ITVS Community Cinema presents a free screening of Democracy on Deadline: The Global Struggle for an Independent Press, a film by Cal Skaggs. 6:30 at The Rotunda (4014 Walnut Street). Discussion follows. David Janes: Local musicians David Janes & Cabin Dogs play the Tin Angel (20 S. 2nd Street) at 8:30 PM. $8. PiaZza on Passyunk: Farmer's market, crafts & music at 11th and Passyunk.......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Danger!: Well, ok, Harvey Danger. And he's appearing at the First Unitarian Church (22nd & Chestnut) at 8PM with So Many Dynamos and US Funk Team. $10. More info From Philadelphia With Love Again: The Secret Cinema offers "More Industrial, Educational and other Lost Local Films." And all on film, as is the wont of series coordinator, Jay Schwartz. This collection of shorts begins at 8:30PM at......

FRIDAY Starkweather: The "uncompromisingly brutal Philadelphia Tech-Metal" of Starkweather at The Khyber (56 S. 2nd) , with Noosebomb, Otesanek & March into the Sea at 9PM. $8. (21+) Curator's Choice: The Secret Cinema dives into their vaults to present an evening of films they haven't shown before...or haven't shown in a very long time. This look into the forgotten realms of film begins at 8PM at The Moore College of Art and Design and......

ALL WEEKEND - Sherman Community Arts Says Goodbye to The Cinema: Sherman Community arts is giving The Cinema (3925 Walnut St.) one last hurrah with a weekend of cheap and/or free film events, including screenings of Dünyayi kurtaran adam (The Turkish Star Wars), Bad Brains Live CBGB, Let's Scare Jessica to Death and more. For information on admission prices (where applicable), features and show times, visit the Sherman Community Arts Events page. FRIDAY Clamor:......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Friday bowerbird presents: Berndt / Bailly Duo, Tweeter & The S-2-Boyz at The Cinema (3925 Walnut St.) at 8PM. $5 A Night of Funk: Fisher, The Ross Brown Project & Dr. Ketchup at The World Cafe (3025 Walnut Street) at 9PM. $8 Saturday Dirty Diamond: Naughty Neil Diamond cover act, Dirty Diamond, plays the Khyber (56 S. 2nd Street) with Nitty Gritty, Howard's Dilemma & Stucco Lobster......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Liam's Wake: Liam's Wake with Adam Web Free Upstairs at World Cafe (3025 Walnut Street). 8PM Fancy Pants Cinema: Free, weekly showcase for local filmmakers, 10PM at the North Third Restaurant (3rd & Brown Streets). Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send it here and share the wealth!......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Comedy Showcase: "Philadelphia's Most Deadly Improv Troupe," The Ninjas, perform at 8PM at The Raven Lounge (1718 Sansom Street) at 8PM. Free Free Upstairs Live!: Chris Kasper & Friends, Upstairs at World Cafe (3025 Walnut Street). 8PM Fancy Pants Cinema: Free, weekly showcase for local filmmakers, 10PM at the North Third Restaurant (3rd & Brown Streets). Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send it here and......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: True Stories: The Talking Heads classic, $3 at The Cinema (3940 Walnut Street) at 8PM. The Forest for the Trees: Scribe Video Center is presenting the Philly premiere of The Forest for the Trees, a documentary about activists in a legal battle with the FBI. Show at iHouse (3701 Chestnut Street) at 7PM. $10 Headhouse Square Movie: Free screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark on Headhouse......

We love Megan over at Canary Promotions. That's because she tells us about all the cool stuff happening around Philly and sometimes gets us in to them for free. She's also just an all-around cool person, so far as Phillyist can tell. So we thought we'd show Megan some love in return and let you know about the awesome bash she and partner Mason (both Wendell) are throwing this Saturday night to celebrate their......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: The Brandon Meyer Trio: Brandon Meyer Trio with Django, Alex Nackman, Third World Smile & Chili Stu at The North Star Bar (27th & Poplar). 8PM. $10 New Release Tuesday: It's a FREE Album release party at the World Cafe (3025 Walnut Street). 5 -7 PM Fish at the Hatchery: The PDR Movie Night presents Finding Nemo at 8 PM at The Fish Hatchery (Linden Ave at the......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: New Release Tuesday: It's a free Album release party at the World Cafe (3025 Walnut Street). 5-7 PM Steven Conn: Reading and signing of "Metropolitan Philadelphia: Living with the Presence of the Past." 7PM at Barnes & Noble, Rittenhouse (1805 Walnut Street). Free Fancy Pants Cinema: Free, weekly showcase for local filmmakers, 10PM at the North Third Restaurant (3rd & Brown Streets). Got a frugal tip? Don't be......