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12 FOOD & DrinK Philly Cheeseteak Festival
14 FeaTUre PHL Live looks to the future
18 STage Scott Greer channels Rizzo
19 MUSiC Top 10 shows this week
20 SCreen Philadelphia Film Festival
22 COMeDY Gilbert Gottfried’s at Helium
24 Savage lOve Another sexless marriage 25 ClaSSiFieD 27 real eSTaTe
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sk Philadelphians for a word to describe Frank Rizzo, and you’ll get an array of varied responses: Leader, bully, hero, go-getter, homophobe, racist, realist. This tough-on-crime ex-police commissioner and mayor from 1972 to 1980 was the ultimate paradox, dividing the city’s communities into two fervent camps: His strong supporters and his adamant haters. Brash confidence widened his broad shoulders, anchoring a ceaseless, daunting grimace that evoked angst and anger among Philly’s marginalized communities and underscored one of his many famous quotes that still rattles the ears decades later: “There’s one way to keep order, and that’s fear.” Often heard offending blacks, gays, women and reporters, Rizzo force-fed his idea of what he called “safety” by cultivating and supporting broken window policing tactics that delighted many in working-class white neighborhoods, but gave rise to outraged cries of injustice from Philly’s poor, black citizenry. In other words, in the days of his tenure as the city’s chief executive, the perceptions of what constituted sound, just law enforcement here depended largely on one’s identity. Sound familiar? Guess the more things change, the more they really do stay the same. Whether you loved him, hated him—or in some cases, weren’t
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born during his heydey—Frank Rizzo is dead and buried, so why does all this matter today? First, good or bad, his legacy lives on. Our fair city and nation as a whole are still facing the horrid maladies of police brutality, racism, homophobia and sexism, and it’s no secret that words often inspire action. Rizzo’s pronouncements and policies may have felt like protective measures to some Philadelphians, but for many others, they sparked distrust, violence and societal rejection. Second, mortal beings aren’t fixed creatures— we’re everchanging, dynamic individuals with inordinate potential. Theatre Exile’s long-awaited Rizzo, a stellar production based on author S.A. Paolantonio’s Rizzo: The Last Big Man in Big City America and directed by Joe Canuso, features a dynamic performance by Scott Greer in the title role (see page 18 for more) and masterfully explores both his humanity and the lasting aftermath of his tenure. For better or for worse, his is a name that Philadelphia will never forget. —Olivia SalernO-DeWalD
Through Sun., Nov. 8. $35-$40. Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American St. theatreexile.org
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lf e rs u Yo e k a M f el Make Yours rk a D e h T f O id a fr A k ar D e Th f O Afraid ow llw alo isHH This eeene!n! al Th Haunted Philadelphia: Famous Phantoms, Sinister Sites, and Lingering Legends by Darcy Oordt Read about all the ghosts lingering inside some of Philly’s landmarks like the Betsy Ross House, Carpenters’ Hall, Fort Mifflin, Independence Hall, Washington Square, City Hall and more. Learn about the curse that has haunted Philadelphia sports teams and the one that may still be plaguing one of them. Discover over 100 cemeteries in Philadelphia that were moved (including addresses of where they used to be). Paperback version available at your favorite bookstores and online. Also available on Kindle, Nook and iBook! phillyweekly.com | October 21 - 28, 2015 | Philly Weekly | 5
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1671 N. Providence Road, Media, PA Register today to walk or run with your dog or a shelter dog at www.delcospca.org. Early bird registration fee available until Sep. 24. Dog contests, food trucks, local business vendors, live music, raffle, face painting, Pitty Kissing Booth, nail trims, vaccine and microchipping clinic, arts & crafts and so much more! All proceeds support the care of the homeless animals and fund the lifesaving programs at the Delco SPCA. Questions? Interested in sponsorship? Contact Justina at 610-566-1370x231.
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strech and bobbito: radio that changed Lives
When Bobbito “the Barber” Garcia and Stretch Armstrong debuted their four-hour late-night radio show on Columbia University’s WKCR-FM 25 years ago this week, the pair had no idea they were becoming hip-hop kingmakers. The rest of their fans from around the world—and this was pre-Internet, mind you—knew better, as the new documentary Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives deftly illustrates. The film-fest favorite offers an engaging look back at a unique friendship, creative partnership and groundbreaking radiocast that inspired and influenced an entire generation of MCs, producers, DJs and everything in between in ways that still resonate today. Garcia, who directed the doc, has got deep Philly cred—he’s a Lower Merion High graduate who put up the seed cash for the storied, now-shuttered Third St. sneaker mecca Footworks, co-owned by his longtime pal, fellow spinmaster Rich Medina. He and Armstrong will not only screen Stretch and Bobbito at Franky Bradley’s tonight; they face Medina’s questions in a moderated Q&A afterward that’s sure to be as entertaining and informative. Then, they’ll all spin ‘til 2am. Really. Don’t play yourself by missing it. —sHeeNa Lester
7pm. $12-$20. Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor St. 215.735.0735. frankybradleys.com scree N
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Brooklyn Brewery co-founder Steve Hindy discusses the future of craft beer in a live podcast recording with the experts, including Christina Burris and Tim Patton, the coowners of St. Benjamin Brewing Company; Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head Brewery; and John Holl, editor of All About Beer Magazine. 6pm. $6. St. Benjamin Brew-
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For 20 years, Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (Late Night With David Letterman) have been scouring thrift stores and dumpsters across the country to bring you some of the most bizarre and inadvertently hilarious footage in existence. Obscure promotional tapes, bodybuilding clowns, coughing snake handlers, public access TV weirdos, friends you can rent ... the Found Footage Festival has it all. 8:30pm. $12.
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Philadelphia asian american Film Festival Preview
A catered reception presenting trailers for every film featured in the 2015 Asian American Film Festival, which begins Nov. 12. 6pm. Free. Philadelphia Center for Architecture,
1218 Arch St. phillyasianfilmfest.org
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PERFORM A N C E
Urban Bush Women This bold seven-woman ensemble weaves contemporary dance, music and text with the history, culture and spiritual traditions of the African diaspora to challenge society’s deep-seated assumptions about women, people of color, body types and styles of movement.
7:30pm. $20-$50. Through Oct. 24. Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut St. annenbergcenter.org PERFORM A N C E
Pennsylvania Ballet: Speed and Precision
The Ballet’s 52nd season opens with this striking series of performances. George Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco features dancers in simple costumes portraying movement inspired by Johann Sebastian Bach’s vivacious score. Wayne McGregor’s Chroma combines aweinspiring dance, a disruption of space and Joby Talbot’s dynamic score (featuring orchestrations of songs by the White Stripes) to surprise the senses. Christopher Wheeldon’s DGV uses lively rhythm and shifting sound landscapes to convey the timeless romance of travel coupled with the marvel of modern technology. 7:30pm.
$30-$135. Through Oct. 25. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. paballet.org AUTHOR
Ben Bernanke
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beginnings, eventually leading to his leadership in guiding America through one of the largest economic crises. 7:30pm. $50. Central Library, 1901 Vine St.
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Potted Potter
Put the books down and enjoy a hilarious parody of the entire Harry Potter series written by two-time Olivier Award-nominated actors Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner. The play condenses all seven books (and a real life game of Quidditch) into one hilarious 70-minute play. 7:30pm. Perelman Theater, 300 S.
Broad St. kimmelcenter.org STAGE
Juno and the Paycock
Written by Sean O’Casey and directed by Peggy Mecham, this production explores anti-war themes and the negative affects it has on families, along with single parenthood, loss and poverty. 7pm. $15-$25. Plays and
Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey St. playsandplayers.org FOOD
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Stay Dead! Improvised Horror Comedy
A talented cast of improvisers creates a completely original horror comedy on the spot. Don’t miss a hilarious performance that pays homage to classic horror films and (like many of its characters) will never be seen again. 7:30pm. $10-$12. Through Oct. 31. Philly Improv
Theater at the Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St. phillyimprovtheater.com TOUR
Soul Crawl: Haunted History
Laurel Hill Cemetery’s annual Halloween flashlight tour focuses on the area’s rich history, and journeys through the beautiful art and landscape of the final resting place. The two-hour tours are followed by complimentary cookies and cider beside outdoor fire pits. Bring your own flashlights. 7pm. $20. Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822
Ridge Ave. 215.228.8200. thelaurelhillcemetery.org EVENT
The Philadelphia Work of Edgar Allan Poe
Brooklyn Brewery Chef Andrew Gerson and a host of local chefs come together to create a secret menu for a pop-up dinner party paired with Brooklyn Brewery beers, including Sorachi Ace, Intensified Coffee Porter and K is For Kriek. Plated courses feature lamb ribs with mint jelly, alpine cheese fonduta and more. 7pm. $75.
The English department at Community College of Philadelphia hosts a month of Poe-related events, focused on the significant impact he had on Philadelphia. Today, catch a screening of 2012’s The Raven, starring John Cusack. While watching the film, attendees are encouraged to keep a list of historical inaccuracies; whoever catches the most wins a prize. 2pm. Community
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College of Philadelphia, 1700 Spring Garden St. ccp.edu
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three Headed beast
Chefs Brad Spence (Amis), Alex Buckner, master butcher Bryan Mayer (Local 215) and Brooklyn Brewery Chef Andrew Gerson, will prepare a sustainablysourced feast featuring lamb, pig and goat. Brooklyn Brewery will be on hand pouring Oktoberfest and Defender IPA. Proceeds benefit The Food Trust. 1pm.
$35. Alla Spina, 1410 Mt. Vernon St. brooklynbrewerymash.com/philadelphia Part Y
Fall Fest & Spooky Saturday
Enjoy a day outdoors with live music, crafts, activities for the kids, food and ice cream. Kids can a get a jump start on Halloween with pumpkin decorating and trick or treating. 11am. Tasker and Passyunk Fountain. visiteastpassyunk.com
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Spiral Q Peoplehood Parade
A people-powered parade promoting justice and equality and challenging discrimination. This year’s main focus will be the Black Lives Matter movement. Spiral Q art sections will highlight five strands of this year’s theme: The Shoulders We Stand On, In Memoriam, Rise + Resist, Defy + Dismantle and Transcendence. Noon. Paul Robeson House, 4951 Walnut Street. spiralq.org
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the Hunt for the red October Lobster
Begin this “claw crawl” at Tir Na Nog, and help raise money for the Nichole Canuso Dance Company. Make your way over to Con Murphy’s and City Tap House while solving puzzles and winning prizes along the way. Lobster attire is encouraged. 5:30pm. Tir Na Nog, 1600 Arch St. nicholecanusodance.org
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black Women’s arts Festival
The award-winning arts showcase features the work of black women artists in performance, visual arts, literary arts and film. The event’s mission is to provide platforms for black female voices who have meaningful work to show the world. Performances include Cassendre Xavier, Angela Watson, Nassuni, Stella Whiteman and many more. Noon. Free. The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St.
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Philly Zombie Prom
A hellish night of undead-loving fun featuring performances by The Young Werewolves and Live Not On Evil. 8pm. $12-$17. Trocadero Theatre. 1003 Arch
St. 215.922.6888. phillyzombie.com be Ne FI t
Light the Night Walk
During the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s walk to raise awareness of blood cancers, participants carry illuminated lanterns of different colors. 4:30pm.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Parkway. lightthenight.org S cree N
FirstGlance Film Festival
The 18th annual independent film fest features a mix of short and feature length films, along with indie films currently on the festival circuit. Through
Oct. 25. $15-$100. Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. firstglancefilms.com eXPO
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A day of inspirational and motivational programming for girls to enjoy while envisioning their future. 10am. Camphor Memorial UMC Community Hall,
5620 Wyalusing Ave. justforusgirls.org
Join in the annual walk to raise funds and awareness for PAWS’ efforts to save unwanted, abandoned or homeless animals. The fun outdoor fest also features live music, a doggie costume contest, food trucks, prizes, pet portraits, grooming services for your pooch and much more. All participants receive a PAWS eco-friendly bag and doggie bandana. 9am.
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Celebrate the rooftop bar’s third anniversary with DJ Royale and special guest Lil Jon. 8pm. $50-$100. Stratus Rooftop Lounge, 433 Chestnut St.
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Local puppet and mask maker Alison Hoban leads a workshop where you’ll craft spooky puppets and create shadow images from classic scary stories. Stick around after the workshop to play with and present your shadow creations while enjoying Halloween cocktails and beer. 2pm. $5. The Resource Exchange, 1701 N. Second St.
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Former New York Times and Los Angeles Times restaurant critic Ruth Reichl is the author of four bestselling memoirs, including Comfort Me with Apples and Garlic and Sapphires. Join this six-time James Beard Award-winner as she discusses My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes that Saved My Life, a half cookbook, half memoir that celebrates the curative power of cooking. 7:30pm. $35. Central Library, 1901 Vine St. freelibrary.org
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Known for being a cast member on MADtv’s final season, his recurring role on NBC’s Up All Night, and as a regular guest on Chelsea Lately’s roundtable, Braunger joins fellow comedians Shane Torres, Darryl Charles and Matthew Tsang for a hilarious night of comedy. 8pm. $20. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. johnnybrendas.com
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Brooklyn The Defender IPA at Three-headed Beast Does anything go with fresh slabs of tasty meat as well
as a brisk IPA? Brewed especially for the New York Comic Con but making a welcome appearance in Philadelphia, Brooklyn’s The Defender is their take on a West coast-style IPA, with some darker malts added to give it a twist towards the red. Nicely aromatic with a spicy hop bite, notes of tropical fruit and a dry, bitter finish, it’s all balanced by caramel-kissed malts. This is a beer that will pair well with the array of savory meat planned for Saturday’s Three-Headed Beast feast at Alla Spina. The beer’s balance between bitter and sweet will go nicely with some grilled pork. Just be sure to grab extra napkins. You’re gonna need them.
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AleSmith Speedway Stout at wealth of Riches If you enjoy big imperial coffee stouts like Founders
Kentucky Breakfast and Weyerbacher Sunday Morning, get ready for your new love: AleSmith’s Speedway Stout. Speedway Stout is a highly coveted, perfectly-rated nuclear bomb of a beer. Clocking in at 12 percent ABV and containing epic amounts of coffee, this imposing stout demands slow sipping and careful consideration. Big notes of chocolate and java, slick coffee bitterness and booze that doesn’t bother to hide amid soft carbonation make this a creamy delight by any measure. It’s going to be featured alongside an array of similar brews at the Blue Dog Tavern Chalfont’s Wealth of Riches event on Saturday. You won’t see a line-up as impressive in a long while.
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Stone 24 carrot Golden Ale at house of Brews Explore the world of craft beer for a while, and you’ll
eventually have moments when you feel like you’ve seen— and tasted—it all. Thankfully, those moments rarely last long. How could they when breweries like Stone keep pushing out inventive brews like 24 Carrot Golden Ale, a brew meant to taste like carrot cake? To be fair, they’re not the first brewery to make a carrot cakeinspired beer—there are about two dozen carrot ales out there—but they’re the first to give one a wide release. This Belgian-style golden ale is brewed with cinnamon, raisins, vanilla bean and yes, carrot juice. It pours a gorgeous color and has the aroma of fresh cake. It’s sweet, but not overly so, with vanilla giving it a dessert-like edge and the brisk carbonation keeping things bright. It’s pouring now at House of Brews.
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Rogue hazelNut Brown Nectar at Rogue Sampling Rogue is one of the oldest and most recogniz-
able craft brewers in the U.S., as known for their distinctive “bearded guy holds a mug” branding as they are for their offbeat beers. There has been a bit of a backlash against them in recent years, but even their most vociferous critics agree on one thing: Their HazelNut Brown Nectar is excellent. This rich, inviting brown ale is made with a bit of hazelnut extract. Browns naturally have hints of toasted nuts, but here, the taste of hazelnut is up front and center, yet perfectly balanced with piney bitterness. The result is one of the best browns in the nation. The Greeks Next Door will be having a Rogue sampling on Wed., Oct. 28; hopefully, this’ll be available. Failing that, it’s on draft at Prohibition Taproom and Garrett Hill Ale House.
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carton Digger at “Thursday Night w/ 97.5’s Sean Brace” In their quest to create beers that are light
enough to drink all day yet tasty enough to satisfy our demand for big flavor, American craft brewers have been experimenting with once-obscure German styles like Berliner Weiss and Gose. Digger, made by New Jersey’s excellent Carton, is an example of the latter— but since this is Carton, you know there’s a twist. In this case, it comes via the use of lemongrass and local clams. (Yes, clams.) The result is a refreshingly crisp brew that is perfect for a night out on the town. When coupled with the modest 3.9 percent ABV, the light lemon zest and faint salty tang make this beer highly approachable and easy to session, but without skimping on flavor. Pitchers Pub has this on draft, so give some a try on Oct. 29 during their “Thursday Night w/ 97.5’s Sean Brace” chillfest. | ERIc SAN JuAN 12 | Philly Weekly | October 21 - 28, 2015 | phillyweekly.com
Say cheesesteak! Philly’s signature sandwich finally gets its very own long-overdue festival. By Brian Freedman @WineUpdate
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rowing up, my father and I had a standing agreement when it came to the drive back to the ‘burbs from our Sunday afternoon Phillies games: We would stop at Dalessandro’s, halfway between Veterans Stadium and the house, and if I agreed to eat an entire cheesesteak in the car before we pulled into the driveway, he would buy me a second one to have for dinner that night. Two years and three decades later, I look back on it and wonder how many years I shaved off my ultimate life expectancy. But that’s the thing about cheesesteaks: Even if I did shorten my proverbial threescore-plus-ten, it was worth it. In the global pantheon of sandwiches, the cheesesteak ranks up there with the best of them. (Here’s looking at you, roast pork with rabe and provolone, Portuguese francesinha, Jewish-deli reuben and Uruguayan chivito.) They were, indeed, calories and triglycerides well spent. Or, rather, consumed. That’s what makes the inaugural Philadelphia Cheesesteak Festival so exciting: It’s a chance for all of us to not only give in to the sort of gluttony that our collective sense of restraint too often precludes, but also to revel in some old-school Philly-centric fun. This Saturday, Oct. 24, from 11am to 5pm at the Linc, attendees will have a chance to indulge in all sorts of cheesesteak insanity, including the “High Steaks!” Cheesesteak Cookoff, a cornhole tournament and beer— plenty of beer. Plus, there’ll be radio personalities from some of the area’s top stations and live performances by Stellar Mojo, Black Thorn, and Go Go Gadjet. Plus, of course, the cheesesteak vendors themselves, which will
afford guests the chance to sample the work of over 40 ‘steak pros. If that’s not enough, there’ll be the attempted construction of the world’s largest cheesesteak, which will be crafted by a team of intrepid cheesesteak warriors and will boast the magnificently branded moniker of the “Visit Philadelphia World’s Largest Cheesesteak Built by Steve’s Steaks and Amoroso’s.” It’s a fittingly mouth-filling name for a sandwich that, if all goes according the plan, will stretch to 450 feet in length. “The cheesesteak is accessible to everybody, but it truly belongs to Philadelphia,” says Meryl Levitz, president and CEO of Visit Philadelphia, a sponsor of the World’s Largest Cheesesteak, who weighed in on the project via email. “And while our stature as a major dining destination has grown, and our chefs and restaurants are earning national kudos, the cheesesteak is and always will be at the heart of Philly’s food scene.” Over 400 feet of ‘steak and dozens of vendors, then, seem only appropriate. The only thing that really gives me pause, in fact, is the addition of mechanical bull rides and ziplines. Both are fantastic activities on their own, but after a few hours of gorging yourself on cheesesteaks? Now, that could be interesting. And, let’s be honest here, a little bit messy. n
Sat., Oct. 24, 11am. Kids under 5: Free. Ages 6-12 years: $10. Adults: $20 “witout”-$40 “wit,” which includes a fest t-shirt and 10 cheesesteak samples. Lincoln Financial Field, 1 Lincoln Financial Field Way. 267.570.4000. cheesesteakfest.com.
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Gorging on Glory Competitive eaters will have a field day at the first Cheesesteak Festival. We caught up with a couple. By Jacqueline Rupp
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e honest: How many cheesesteaks can you eat in a single sitting? That’s the question several of the area’s top competitive eaters will answer (and prove!) this weekend by participating in the inaugural Cheesesteak Festival’s centerpiece eating contest. Philly Weekly caught up with Brian Sciullo, the event’s master of ceremonies, and two of the 15 pros and amateurs set to gorge themselves for glory to get a taste of what’s to come Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field. His first prediction: “I believe we will see an eater or two break the 20 cheesesteak mark.” “Once I saw that Philly was having their first annual cheesesteak event, I knew it would be huge and wanted to get in on the ground floor,” says Sciullo, “so I offered my eater solutions team to help keep things fair and safe. Wing Bowl is to professional wrestling what the cheesesteak event is to Olympic wrestling: We have rules and will be weighing each cheesesteak to make sure everything is fair. They’ll have 10 minutes, plus 30 seconds to clear whatever is in there mouth at the end of that 10 minutes. I believe this [competition] will eclipse Wing Bowl in a few short years.” Now, the eaters:
David Brunelli, 39 Six-year competitive eater Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa. Grew up in Mayfair/ Tacony/Torresdale. Claim to fame: Has numerous titles under his belt and is a former professional boxer capable of eating 6.5 pounds of chili fries in five minutes. Most memorable competition: “The Battle of the Big Eaters for Tokyo T.V., a show about competitive eating that is huge in Japan. Was an awesome experience with awesome people. I even got to go to Los Angeles for the first time because of it.”
Specific cheesesteak-eating challenges: “I’ve never been in a cheesesteak-eating contest this long in duration. Normally they go down pretty easy. It should be interesting.” Favorite ’steak spot: “Cheesesteak franchises change pretty often, but being from Northeast Philadelphia, my favorites would have to be Joe’s (formally Chink’s) on Torresdale Avenue and Steve’s Prince of Steaks. I am a huge fan of the cheesesteak. I don’t eat them on a regular basis, though.” Prep plan the day/night before: “During the days before a contest, I do practice some preparations, including stretching my stomach a little with a very, very, large meal and a gallon of water to top it off.” Lucky charms or pre-game rituals: “I don’t really have any good-luck rituals or
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Becoming Rizzo Acting dynamo Scott Greer on his latest on-stage metamorphosis: Mayor Frank Rizzo for Theatre Exile. How is the role going so far? It’s going really well. We all suspected that there would be a buzz and excitement about it. We were also curious to see audience reaction because a lot of the story is dense. But there has been an immediate and sort of visceral reaction to it.
‘Does anyone still care about this guy? He’s a politician from over 20 years ago.’ Did you have that apprehension? No, I didn’t, because he has, for better or worse, had an indelible impact on this city, and if you’ve never heard of him, it’s really a compelling story from an outsider’s perspective—a high school dropout who became the mayor of the fourth largest city in the most powerful country in the world. That’s a compelling story no matter where you are coming from. He was also mayor at a time when the entire country was in turmoil. And he was, in some ways, a product of his time and, in some ways, not. Those same debates are going on today about police and poverty and race. When you throw into the mix this sort of larger-than-life guy, whatever side you’re on, everybody can say he was enormously charismatic and intimidating and charming. The material’s good.
Is it an american dream story?
When portraying a public figure, do you prepare differently? Yeah, absolutely. If it’s an unknown character, nobody knows how it’s supposed to look. Especially for someone as iconic as he is, there is an added pressure that I feel. He’s a very polarizing guy. There isn’t a lot of nuance. Already, your concern is there are going to be people coming to it [who’ll believe] that no matter what we did, we’re being too harsh or too nice. Playing charisma is kind of hard to do.
You can’t shout every line boisterously?
In a lot of ways, yeah—that’s a big part of it. He was such a product of the city.
You’re fighting people’s strongly held beliefs before you even open your mouth.
Have your feelings changed about Mayor Rizzo as you’ve taken on his character?
Is there a classic Rizzo move?
Well, I didn’t grow up here; I moved here after college in 1992, like a year after he died. So I heard about him, and I read the Sal Paolantonio’s [Rizzo: The Last Big Man in Big City America], on which this is based. I just found it in a bookstore like 20 years ago. My suspicion is, with my background and my world view, if I was me now back in the ‘70’s, I would have hated him or hated his policies. I’m a liberal, and he was the opposite.
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Yes and no. Once I sign on, I can’t really judge him. I have to take whoever he is. This is not a documentary; it’s a play. This is my interpretation. I’m not doing an imitation. I mimic certain speech patterns and some physical attributes, but I’m not Rich Little. And a lot of events are conflated to be dramatically interesting, so several of his campaigns are combined into one because he ran for mayor five times! Reconciling my own politics with his sort of doesn’t enter into it. We have a great script, and Bruce Graham, the playwright, really got at the heart of this version of him. A lot of what I say in the play is directly out of his mouth. He made a lot of statements on the record, and I feel pretty confident that it’s a very balanced look at him.
There are certain ways he would nod his head. He would tend to get very flip when he got angry. He really wore his heart on his sleeve, and there are moments where he was just barely in control of his anger. It looked like he was going to beat the shit out of reporters sometimes. There was one press conference from like ‘78, the first big confrontation with MOVE; he gets into this reporter’s face, and it’s terrifying. You can’t sustain that for two hours. Sometimes within the play, there are times when too precise is not helpful. An impression is like a parlor trick, and people walk away just with that. I’ve watched tons of video, and I try to mimic his accent the best I can. n
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111 Films in 11 Days: The Philadelphia Film Festival
Fall’s premiere moviefest gathers greats for well-deserved tributes, with feasts for the eyes onscreen.
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his week marks the start of the 24th annual Philadelphia Film Festival, the yearly mega-movie extravaganza hosted by the Philadelphia Film Society. The 11-day event showcases some of the most unique, interesting and evocative voices in independent cinema from all over the world, past and present, and features numerous special guests to boot. Whether you’re a dyed-in-the-wool movie buff or a relative novice, whether you prefer something serious (director Brian Helgeland’s Legend), frightening (a 19-film retrospective of the late horror icon Wes Craven, including a “sleepover” Nightmare on Elm Street event) or silly (Monty Python’s Life of Brian and The Meaning of Life), it’s safe to say you’ll find something to strike your fancy among the 111 films that are being showcased. The festival kicks off Thursday with appearances by acclaimed writer Charlie Kaufman and director Duke Johnson, who are scheduled to receive the festival’s prestigious Artistic Achievement Award for their new film, the stop-motion fable Anomalisa, which also premieres that evening. For closing night, Academy Award-winning documentarian Michael Moore will present his upcoming film, Where to Invade Next. Michael Lerman, the Philadelphia Film Festival’s artistic director, talked to us about to the rigorous selection process for inclusion, the Kaufman and Craven tributes, how technology has changed the experience of watching movies, and how anyone can enjoy the experience of attending a film festival.
What’s the process that goes into what films are chosen for inclusion? Is there an overall theme to the line-up? You start with a fresh slate. We start around Sundance, and what we do is we go and watch the content that’s out there. We go to a lot of major film festivals: Sundance, South by Southwest, Tribeca, Cannes and Berlin. And then there’s just a process of kind of pairing it all together and looking at what you think is best, what you think is going to work best for the audience. We spent a long time going over previous balloting and previous ticket sales to see how people were feeling about the last couple of years.
There’s just a portion of it that’s kind of gut feeling and what you like, what you feel like it’s going to be amazing to just see people react to, and just what you want to support is another thing. So, you’re looking for the type of art that you really love and you think is worth supporting with the platform that you have. I don’t think there’s necessarily a theme so much as we just want to do the best of the year and the best by our audiences that we can.
This is the 24th festival. What are some of the changes you’ve seen in the past quarter-century, as far as how the festival has adapted to changes in the film scene? I think that the major thing we’ve been doing is kind of learning what everyone else is doing. The film festival world is very specific, so you spend a lot of time kind of learning how each is working off the other and what kind of cool things people are doing. Originally, we weren’t doing competitions; we weren’t doing different types of awards and things like that. The film climate has changed so much. Whether people are going to theaters has changed a lot, whether people are consuming at home, and film festivals have become essential in a way because some of these films will never be viewed on a big screen.
Can you talk about the Charlie Kaufman retrospective? Well, first and foremost, we’re incredibly exciting that he’s coming. I don’t even have the words to describe my excitement, especially with this film [Anomalisa], which I think is easily one of the best of the year. I got a chance to see it in early summer because I do some work for the Toronto International Film Festival—and I was immediately floored. Everyone in the room was immediately floored. And so it’s exciting that we’re going to be able to bring him for what I think is one of his best movies. If you want to think about the independence of writing and the independence of artistry and really the renegade artistry that lives behind some of the films that we’re showing, Charlie Kaufman stands for a lot of them in some ways, especially in this new generation. We’re adding the retrospective
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because you can look at all the incredible work he has done building up what’s going on in film today in that way.
You also have a 19-film tribute to the late Wes Craven. Was that something that was planned before his passing? We were looking for something amazing to do with Halloween because, for the first time ever, we fall on Halloween, and I was thinking about doing some sort of marathon—either the new horror movies in the program or some retrospective titles. Then, when he passed away, we said we have to do something. We have to honor him. So we started brainstorming, and we came up with honoring him with some of his old titles, but also doing a sleepover for Nightmare on Elm Street because the gimmick—for lack of a better word around “Don’t fall asleep during a Freddie Krueger movie!” just seemed to make so much sense. And Jamie Kennedy is coming for Scream, which is incredible!
For a lot of people, the notion of watch-
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ing 111 films over the course of several days isn’t something with which they’d be that familiar. If you’re reaching out to someone who has never been to a film festival, how would you pitch this to them? I think what’s great about the film festival is you take incredible experiences that you might have spread out over a year or two, and you pack them all in 11 days and kind of sit there and enjoy the ride. I mean, it’s the idea that you can never have too much of a good thing. And they’re really varied good things. My favorite experience of a film festival is discovering new things, so I can’t think of a better person than somebody who has never been to a film festival before to really experience the Philadelphia Film Festival. Not only are they discovering a film festival in and of itself as a new thing, but also they’re discovering all sorts of new things all the time. n
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What do you think of the current state of The Howard Stern Show? It’s a funny thing; I don’t remember the last time I was on it. Like when Conan O’Brien used to be on the air, he used to use me a lot to do these sketches, and then he stopped calling. Same way with Arsenio Hall. In this business, you can have a gig somewhere, but you can never take your shoes off. I can’t argue with what Howard is doing because he’s making a billion dollars a second.
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Stern used to have his bans all the time. I remember I would be walking down the street, and someone would yell, ‘How come you’re banned on Stern?’ Then I’d show up, and I’d be back on the air with him. I know he definitely did want to crush DeBella. And he did.
Is the material in your current tour all new? I have bits that I’ve been doing so long, I’m thinking about what socks I’m going to wear tomorrow while doing them.
Did you have any relation with Paul Reubens, or did you just happen to audition for Saturday Night Live at the same time? It just happened that we auditioned for the same season. He immediately knew or assumed when he saw me there that was no chance he would get picked too because we were similar character comedians, I guess. That season that I was in? In retrospect, I would’ve gladly given it to him. That was the season right after the original cast had left, the ones who made it famous, and Lorne Michaels had left, so it was just the title Saturday Night Live. [It’s as] if, in the middle of Beatlemania, you said John, Paul, George and
Ringo were leaving, and we have these four other schmucks here instead. It was like sacrilege. You don’t want to be the replacement. You want to be the replacement of the replacement.
What are some of your favorite roles? I remember you in Are You Afraid of the Dark? So many people come up to me and say that. There was this kid named Ryan Gosling who was on there.
Thought something would’ve come of him. Yeah, I don’t know. He was a nice-looking little boy.
What would be your No. 1 favorite? Iago in Aladdin. We were all happy when we got our parts, but to all of us back then, it just seemed like a job. It wasn’t until it came out that we realized what a big thing we were connected to.
What was it like working with Robin Williams? I hear so many people talking about us working on that film, ‘Oh, that Robin and Gilbert—It was comedic insanity when those two got together.’ We didn’t get together once! I didn’t even see him in the hallway. I mean, when Robin was on stage doing stand-up, he’d invite me on to riff with him, but not [during] Aladdin.
What are your thoughts on the current state of comedy? The big thing now is you tell a joke, and then you have to apologize for it. That’s the time period we live in. It’s beyond anything George Orwell could’ve thought up. Everyone is recording you, even if you’re on the street talking to someone. I’m the last person to ask, though, because of being in the business for so long. When comedians watch other comedians, you just sit there stone-faced and go, ‘Oh, that’s kind of clever.’
As a younger comedian, I would love you to criticize me. Not having seen you, I’ll criticize you anyway: In the beginning, you were kind of weak. And the middle? You rushed it.
Thurs.-Sat., Oct. 22-24, times vary. $2538, Helium Comedy Club 2031 Sansom St., 215.496.9001. heliumcomedy.com
TIMAREE’S BODY
by Timaree Schmit @timaree_leigh
Party for a purpose “One Night Only” puts the focus on women’s reproductive rights. Lizz Winstead’s lending her voice.
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ver the last few weeks, women have been using #ShoutYourAbortion to share their personal stories of ending a pregnancy. The experiences vary, ranging from dire situations to simply being the wrong time for birth control to fail. And this activism, though simple, could change the way we look at women’s autonomy. We can shake off the centuries of shame we’ve been sold, refusing to buy into the idea that women’s bodies are open to public opinion or that sexuality deserves punishment. For thousands of years, abortions had been performed (with varying degrees of expertise and safety) without much legal interference. In the 19th century, though, legislation was frantically being drafted to counteract the liberation afforded by the suffragette movement. Before that point, there was no question about women’s place: We were secondclass citizens whose lives were ultimately in the hands of men. As it became apparent that we might want to operate as independent adults with final say in our own destinies, it apparently became crucial to place moral judgments on issues concerning our self-determination. Thus was born the argument that abortion was a moral matter and that the tissue that could become a person had equal (if not greater) rights than the human being in which it was growing. In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that a woman has the right to medical privacy and that a state couldn’t deny her access to a safe abortion, finally ensuring a standard of care could be expected for an incredibly common procedure. In the 40-plus years since Roe v. Wade, anti-choice activists—unless they’re also anti-war, pro-environmentalism and anti-death penalty, they’re not actually pro-life, despite how they characterize themselves—have done everything in their power to make abortions harder to obtain. They haven’t slowed the ability of the wealthy to access the procedure. They’ve simply made it more inconvenient and costly for lower-income women to exercise the right to make, for themselves, a crucial decision. Additionally, they continue the tradition of using shame and blame to goad women into complying with their personal vision of
morality, which makes being open about having an abortion an act of bravery. Veteran comedienne Lizz Winstead, the ingenius founder of Lady Parts Justice and co-creator of The Daily Show, is a vocal proponent of reproductive rights. She’s coming to Philadelphia next week to speak at “One Night Only,” a fabulous fundraiser for the Women’s Medical Fund, an organization that helps low-income women access abortion services. “Anti-abortion activists have been setting the language narrative, and we have, quite frankly, allowed it,” Winstead told me, “by using terms like ‘mother’ and ‘baby’ instead of [declaring outright] if a pregnant person has decided being pregnant is not right for them, we must defend their right to end that pregnancy. Full stop. We must reclaim and start controlling the narrative because being in control means being heard. Being heard means your voice is being considered, and being considered means you are contributing to the change.” (Read our full interview at PhillyWeekly.com.) So, what else can we do?
Take part in #ShoutYourAbortion. Talk openly and honestly about sexual health, pregnancy and making empowered choices. Take away the stigma attached to these experiences so others cannot define them for you.
Support legislators who fight for women’s rights, sex education and access to abortion. Let elected representatives know how these issues affect your voting decisions.
Support organizations that provide medical care to women, including Women’s Medical Fund. Attend “One Night Only,” a fabulous party in support of WMF. There will be dancing, a fierce feminist photo booth, open bar and delicious food. Get VIP tickets for a chance to hang out with Lizz Winstead! The battle for women’s autonomy is ongoing. Take part in whatever way you can. n
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SAVAGE LOVE
by Dan Savage | Twitter: @FakeDanSavage
Another sexless marriage
I
’m a straight guy, married for 16 years, kids in school. My wife cannot find a way to be intimate with me. We’ve had therapy individually and together. I nearly divorced her, but we decided to stay together—we do love each other, and the economics and child-rearing favor it. After I asked for a divorce, she fucked the shit out of me for the first time in 10 years. That was the last time she fucked me. She’s “broken”—her word, not mine, and her final answer. When the subject of affairs came up in the past, she said, “I wouldn’t blame you.” I could jack off only so many times before I cracked. I went online and met a very sexual woman with a strictly NSA thing for married men, and we fucked. I plan on doing it again. I know this could go all kinds of bad ways, but divorce just isn’t realistic. We had that one conversation, but we do not have an explicit understanding. I don’t want to head into my 50s with 10-plus years of celibacy behind me and decades of celibacy ahead of me. But I want to keep my marriage. Which kind of idiot am I? —Help Understanding Boundary-Breaking Yearnings
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If I were required to answer particular types of questions based on the percentage of the mail they constitute, I would answer two questions like yours every week, HUBBY. The majority of the mail I receive is from unhappy people in sexless marriages they either don’t want to end (they have kids, they do love each other, everything besides the sex is working) or can’t afford to end (they don’t have enough money for lawyers or two households, one depends on the other for income/health insurance/ caregiving). So which kind of idiot are you? The most common kind, I’m afraid. I’m going to take a break from questions like these—from questions like yours, HUBBY—because I’m sick of the subject and my regular readers must be, too. But for you, HUBBY, and one last time, here’s my advice for people in your situation: Do what you gotta do to stay married and stay sane. Have a convo with the wife about the accommodation you require—permission to get it elsewhere—to stay in the marriage. Reassure her that you’re prepared to spend the rest of your life with her while emphasizing that you refuse to be celibate for the rest of your life. So every now and then, for your own sanity, and for the greater good, you’re going to have sex with other women. You’ll do it discreetly, rarely, and NSA-ly, but you’re gonna do it. If this isn’t something your
wife can accept, HUBBY, then your only other option is divorce. These are things I (28, gay, male, single) did last night, and they show how fucked up I am. (1) I hooked up with a guy off Craigslist. It was lame, he wasn’t cute, I was bored. (2) I came home and went on Tinder (which says I’m looking for a LTR, despite that hookup). I saw a guy from the gym—but he didn’t swipe right, and I was devastated. (3) I went online and sold a pair of my used undies. I don’t know what I’m doing with my life. I could use some advice. I’m sure what you say won’t be nearly as bad as what the voice inside my head is yelling at me. —What Is My Life? 1. I hooked up with this dude once, and it happened so fast—and it was so sleazy— that I had to fish his driver’s license out of his wallet when he was in the shower because I couldn’t remember his name. And that sleazy hookup led to a relationship so good that I wound up marrying sleazy hookup dude. Twice. So in my experience, WIML, and the experiences of millions of other people in LTRs with people they fucked the first time they met, hooking up isn’t proof that someone isn’t looking for an LTR. So that underwhelming hookup doesn’t make you a hypocrite, okay? 2. Gym dude isn’t into you—just like you weren’t into the dude you hooked up with last night. Are you into every dude you see at your gym? No. Do you swipe right on every dude you see on Tinder? No. So last night you got rejected quickly and impersonally—Tinder-style—but you’ve dished out that kind of rejection too. Don’t be a hypocritical baby about it, okay? 3. You made an underpants perv very happy, WIML, and you made yourself a little money. Nobody was lied to or misled, no one got hurt, and the total amount of joy in the world ticked up slightly. You have nothing to be ashamed of, okay? One eventful night does not an out-ofcontrol sleazebag make. But if you feel out of control, WIML, take things slower. Resolve to be a bit choosier about who you hook up with, remind yourself to be grown-up about rejection when it comes your way, and refrain from kink-shaming yourself the next time you make an underpants perv’s day. n
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