Lars von Trier’s highly stylized and unflinching meditation on the end of the world opens with an operatic prologue that introduces the principle characters in slow motion. Beautifully rendered, these tableaus literally look like moving paintings. The haunting images will be reflected and refracted upon over the course of this Continue reading »
A fun, mindless caper comedy, timed especially well to the Occupy movement, Tower Heist has slimy Arthur Shaw subjected to a “Wall Street witch hunt” when he is accused of defrauding his clients. These include the entire staff of the Tower, the most expensive real estate in New York City. Continue reading »
Halloween is here and that means your social media feeds will inevitably be chock full of horribly un-scary Youtube videos that are either fake or simply designed to startle you with a loud and unexpected shock (those are SO 2008 in case you didn’t know). But, contrary to popular belief, Continue reading »
A South Street resident, Matthew Baron, has taken pooch apparel to a whole new level. His brilliant idea is The Woofer, a dog coat that features pockets made for mp3 devices with built-in speakers. Because walking around with your dog AND an iPod has clearly become way too inconvenient. According Continue reading »
When we first re-launched Aroundphilly, I was somehow able to snag an interview with The Angry Video Game Nerd, who, as it turns out, is from the Philadelphia region. During that interview I was also able to substantiate rumors that there would indeed be an AVGN movie. Well, it seems Continue reading »
Our favorite morning cohorts, Preston and Steve, keep playing this sound bite of Herve Villechaize performing what is quite possibly the most hilarious attempt of singing ever made. We figured it couldn’t hurt to post the entire clip here because, if you’re like us, you have an irrational fondness for Continue reading »
You might know that the Angry Video Game Nerd’s online game reviews garner millions of hits from gamers all over the world. But what you may not know is that he’s from Philly. Aroundphilly.com recently spoke with the man behind the controller to find out his thoughts on his hometown, Continue reading »
