With the official reopening of the Roxy Theater scheduled for November 15, Philadelphia Film Festival-goers got a glimpse this weekend of the work-in-progress. Contributor Daniel Shurley examines the project–and what it means for the future of cinema in Center City

Early 20th century movie theaters have been converted into drug stores, supermarkets, churches, warehouses–and here, shop space for a printing company. Bart Everts has the scoop on the Ambassador Theater’s colorful history