THE PHILADELPHIA FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS THE PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE OF THE WORDS, WITH STAR BRADLEY COOPER AND WRITERS/DIRECTORS BRIAN KLUGMAN AND LEE STERNTHAL

THE PHILADELPHIA FILM SOCIETY PRESENTS THE PHILADELPHIA PREMIERE OF
THE WORDS, WITH STAR BRADLEY COOPER AND WRITERS/DIRECTORS
BRIAN KLUGMAN AND LEE STERNTHAL

Post-screening Q&A with Philadelphia’s own Bradley Cooper, Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal on August 27th at the Prince Music Theater

(Philadelphia, PA—August 7, 2012) – The Philadelphia Film Society (PFS) is thrilled to announce that it will host a very special members-only, pre-release screening of The Words starring Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde and Zoë Saldana.

The highly anticipated premiere will be held at the Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street, on August 27 at 7:30pm. After the screening, Bradley Cooper, and oldest friends, Philadelphia natives Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal, will participate in a Q&A.

"We're thrilled to be welcoming back Bradley Cooper, Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal to Philadelphia, in support of The Words," said PFS Executive Director Andrew Greenblatt. "We're incredibly grateful to CBS Films for allowing us to present this fantastic film to Philadelphia."

In the romantic drama The Words, a writer at the peak of success discovers the price he must pay for stealing another man's work. The Words stars Bradley Cooper, Oscar®-winner Jeremy Irons, Dennis Quaid, Olivia Wilde, and Zoë Saldana.

Along with The Words, PFS is gearing up to present the 21st Philadelphia Film Festival. The 11-day festival will run from October 18-28 and will feature over 100 films from all over the world. In previous years, renowned films have shown before their theatrical release including Black Swan, The Artist and The Descendants. Festival Badges and 6-Pack tickets are on sale now. For more information, visit www.filmadelphia.org/festival.

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ABOUT PHILADELPHIA FILM SOCIETY
The Philadelphia Film Society (PFS) is a 501 (c)(3) not-for-profit arts organization with a mission to utilize film’s unique capacity to engage a broad cross-section of the community, while further providing access to powerful films from around the world in order to increase education and understanding. It does so by annually producing a top-tier film festival, featuring the best of American and international cinema, as well as offering unique and varied programming throughout the year that furthers the awareness of film as an important form of artistic expression and an instrument of cultural change. The 21st Philadelphia Film Festival is scheduled for October 18-28, 2012. For more information about the Philadelphia Film Festival and PFS, please contact 267-239-2941 or visit us at www.filmadelphia.org