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  • PFS extends our most sincere condolences to the family and friends of Joe Frazier. We feel extremely honored to have had the opportunity to premiere Mike Todd's biopic of the fighter, Joe Frazier: When the Smoke Clears, at the 20th Anniversary Philadelphia Film Festival. Our thoughts are with all those who knew the great fighter.

Blog post: Highlights from Sundance by PFS Executive Director Andrew Greenblatt

Having recently returned from my annual trip to the Sundance Film Festival, which marks the beginning of the programming season for the Philadelphia Film Festival (PFF), I wanted to share some of my favorite films.

All in all, over my roughly five days in Park City, Utah, I was able to check out 24 films, many of which I enjoyed. Coincidentally, I’m sure, a lot of my personal favorites had nice Philly or PFF ties.

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Blog post: PFS Sneak Preview: HAYWIRE

By Le Anne Lindsay

I read that Steven Soderbergh was looking to make a more beautiful, stylistic action film in the vein of the classic James Bond film From Russia With Love or the Michael Caine thriller Funeral in Berlin when he set about to make Haywire.

His other inspiration was professional mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano:

Soderbergh was flipping between channels late one night and stumbled onto one of Carano's fights. "I see Gina coming out.

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