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Yes, loved by some and hated by others, tomorrow is 4/1, April 1st, known around the world (or at least the Internet) as April Fool's Day, and odds are that you'll have a lot of fools trying to play with your head. As you probably know, our friends at Blizzard love April Fool's, so you can probably expect to see some shenanigans from them tomorrow.

Just to get you ready, here's a quick roundup of what they've done in the past few years. It seems like they've been upping the ante for a while now, so be "prepared": you never know what we might hear from them tomorrow.

2004: Blizzard announced that two-headed Ogres would become a playable race... playable by two players, that is. Not many people fell for this one -- MMOs are all about being social, but playing a character with another player? A little too wacky to be legit.

Lots more after the break, including the chaos that went down last year (Tinfoil Hats, anyone?) in the Warcraft community.

2005: Pandaren Xpress. This was the real beginning of Blizzard's silliness -- Sony had just recently announced a (real!) deal with Everquest and Pizza Hut, so the announcement by Blizzard that they'd made the same deal with a Chinese food chain sounded legit to many news outlets (including Slashdot), and got quite a bit of coverage for a joke. Blizzard must have smelled blood in the water, because after this, April Fool's Day was never the same for them.

2006: The first year that others picked up on Blizzard's jokes and started kicking off their own. The official joke was about Wisps as a playable race -- everyone was wondering just who the Alliance race was in the Burning Crusade (later revealed as the Draenei), and a lot of people bought the "Detonate" racial ability, though the "permanent death" feature was really the giveaway here. But the official joke wasn't the only one: Blizzard as a company gave some official credence to the BurgerCraft rumors, and Caydiem posted those (still brilliant) fake patch notes for the upcoming patch 1.11. And thanks to Gamespot, rumors of a "World of Starcraft" (along with a "leaked screenshot") also swirled around.

2007: And last year things went even further over the top. Blizzard announced a "new" RTS called Warcraft: Heroes of Azeroth ("WHOA," for short) "based in the WoW Universe," which was really the old Warcraft RTSes made to look like a WoW tie-in. The forums went a little nuts with "Blue for a Day," as every poster but the CMs got to go blue, also resulting in Tseric's classic "lol wut" remark (and making a few people unhappy). Unofficially, WoWWiki got turned into MeowWiki, Wowhead got sold to Blizzard (providing a weird foreshadowing for later that year), and a number of other Warcraft-related jokes flew around. But the big one was, of course, the Tinfoil Hat -- with the release of the Armory earlier in the year, lots of players were concerned that their gear choices were being shown off, so Blizzard released an engineering item that would supposedly keep your character out of the Armory (as well as dropping Intellect by 10 and preventing mind control... or maybe not). And they also poked fun at all of their attunements, with a hopelessly complicated attunement chart.

What's Blizzard got planned for this year? We haven't heard yet, and they haven't said. But whatever it is, if you're the gullible type, you might want to stay off the Internets tomorrow. Blizzard has a long tradition of pulling our legs right out of their sockets on April 1st. Get those grains of salt (and, please, that sense of humor) ready.

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Friday, November 9, 2007
8am-5pm
PA Convention Center

The time has come for us to stop talking about the problems in our neighborhoods and start acting. This year’s conference is inspired by the community activists and youth leaders who work hard to make our neighborhoods places of opportunities where people excel, ideas grow and dreams are realized. By bringing together young people ages 14-21 and adults from around the region, we will begin to create real solutions to the many challenges in our communities. Workshops and interactive sessions will empower youth to effectively address the challenges they face everyday and enhance adults’ capacity to nurture the potential of every youth. We invite everyone, both youth and adults, interested in making a positive and lasting impact in their community to “Step Up!” and “Be the Change”.

**This year’s conference will feature an exciting keynote speech by Ephren W. Taylor, CEO of City Capital Corporation and the youngest African-American CEO of a publicly traded company ever!**

*The conference will also feature a lunchtime comedy performance by Philadelphia’s own Keith from Up Da Block!*

For more information, or to register, visit us online at www.greatsettlements.org or call Amanda at 215-925-7875.

What Do You Do After You Pray:
The Church's Response to Gun-Violence in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, PA – With more than 250 murders after the first half of 2007, the city once known as the City of Brotherly Love has instead quickly become known as Kill-a-delphia, forcing many residents to live and operate in fear as a result of the gun-violence inflicting the city.

On Saturday, August 25, 2007, Philly Koinonia Ministries (pronounced koy-no-NEE-yah) will organize its initial effort dealing with this problem, the "2007 Gun-drive and City Fellowship". This will be an outdoor effort beginning at 10 a.m. taking place at the Dorothy Emmanuel Recreation Center, located in the Mt. Airy section of Philadelphia. To effectuate a change in our culture, we must not solely rely on the power of prayer, but also take responsibility with our actions to address the stronghold embattling our city; for our actions speak louder than our words. The organization identifies fear as the stronghold that simultaneously creates gun-violence, and results from gun-violence, and therefore will focus using this effort to present an understanding of God’s love to combat the stronghold of fear dwelling in this city as a result of gun violence; for God is love (1John 4:16) and in love there is no fear (1John 4:18).

In addition to the gun-drive (individuals will receive a gift card in exchange for their gun), this effort will also include an appearance by Mayoral Candidate Michael Nutter; messages given by local Pastors, such as: Bishop Keith W. Reed, Pastor Kevin M. Aiken, Pastor Chandra I. Williams, Pastor Daniel Sutton, Pastor Larry Anderson, Pastor Eric Mason, among others; performances by local choirs and other guest artists; and also a nonprofit/vendor area featuring more than 30 tables of advocates, businesses, and non-profit organizations that offer programs and services related to the focus of this effort.

For more information, please visit www.PhillyKoinonia.org.

The 16th annual Philadelphia Film Festival kicked off on Thursday and runs through Wednesday the 18th. The 2007 festival features a variety of films ranging from locally-focused documentaries to unheralded independents to some of cinema's true classics.

As a sort of impromptu celebration of the fest's first full day, I took in three features yesterday. The films I saw were Between Love and Hate (2.5 out of 5 stars), Change of Address (3.5 out of 5) and Swedish Auto (4 out of 5).

Any other festival-goers out there with thoughts or recommendations?

Philly IMC will be covering the 2006 Philadelphia Film Festival, providing reviews and video throughout. Visit Philly IMC for details. Sumbit your own review here.

From March 30th to April 11th, the city of Philadelphia will be host to a wide variety of films from all over the world on a wide range of topics. And throughout the next two weeks, the PhillyIMC is there with coverage of the screenings and events from local filmmakers, critics and hopefully you. Check back daily for updated commentary and opinion.

Reviews: Thurs. Night: Akeelah and the Bee | Fri. Night: Shame Of A City

Oldboy lived up to the hype. The film's a strong thriller, packing a punch that's far stronger than the usual short-lived thrills of surprise twists. Hopefully, the film will become a festival favorite. If so, you'll have one last chance to see it at the end of the week.

Here are your Sunday screenings:

Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street: Quiet Summer (12:15 pm), Childstar (2:30 pm), The Last of the Mohicans (4:45 pm), White Men Can't Rap (7:00 pm), The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things (9:30 pm)

Ritz East Theater 1, 135 S. 2nd Street: Me and You and Everyone You Know (12:30 pm), King of the Corner (2:45 pm), Evilenko (5:00 pm), Mad Hot Ballroom (7:30 pm), Karaoke Terror (10:00 pm)

Ritz East Theater 2, 135 S. 2nd Street: Genesis (12:15 pm), Too Beautiful to Lie (2:30 pm), Lila Says (5:00 pm), Le Grand Voyage (7:15 pm), Cool! (9:30 pm)

Ritz at The Bourse, 400 Ranstead Street: Road (12:30 pm), Astronauts (2:45 pm), The Nomi Song (5:15 pm), Soundless (7:30 pm), Bear Cub (9:45 pm)

The Bridge: Cinema de Luxe, 40th and Walnut Streets: The Car (12:30 pm), Arahan (2:45 pm), UNO (5:15 pm), Swindled (7:30 pm), Soap Opera (10:00 pm)

International House, 3701 Chestnut Street: Seeds (2:30 pm), Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered & Shafted (5:00 pm), Mardi Gras: Made in China (7:15 pm), Shooting Livien (9:30 pm)

Black Box at the Prince, 1412 Chestnut Street: Pink Ribbon (4:30 pm), Racing Against the Clock (7:00 pm), Deadroom (9:15 pm)

Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street: The Soup, One Morning (12:30 pm), Mad Hot Ballroom (2:45 pm), This Charming Girl (5:15 pm), Me and You and Everyone You Know (7:30 pm), The Far Side of the Moon (9:45 pm)

Ritz East Theater 1, 135 S. 2nd Street: Winter Solstice (12:15 pm), The Promise (2:30 pm), Bear Cub (5:15 pm), King of the Corner (7:30 pm), Cutie Honey (10:00 pm)

Ritz East Theater 2, 135 S. 2nd Street: Take a Deep Breath (12:00 pm), Ma Mere (2:15 pm), Throw Down (4:45 pm), Genesis (7:00 pm), Quiet as a Mouse (9:30 pm)

Ritz at The Bourse, 400 Ranstead Street: The Return of Cagliostro (12:30 pm), Woman is the Future of a Man (2:45 pm), Lipstick & Dynamite (5:15 pm), Niceland (7:30 pm), Story Undone (9:45 pm)

The Bridge: Cinema de Luxe, 40th and Walnut Streets: Off Beat (12:15 pm), Antares (2:30 pm), Oldboy (4:45 pm), Stratosphere Girl (7:15 pm), Evilenko (9:30 pm)

International House, 3701 Chestnut Street: After Innocence (2:30 pm), Shooting Livien (4:45 pm), Pink Ribbon (7:00 pm), More Things in Heaven and Earth (9:30 pm)

Black Box at the Prince, 1412 Chestnut Street: Seeds (5:00 pm), Generations Revealed (7:15 pm), Night of 100 Films (9:30 pm)

Well, Day 7 coverage got blitzed by real life. My apologies for that, I hope some of you were able to go out and see some good films. Before getting to today's action, I wanted to highlight some Philly bloggers covering the festival:

Wookified checks in with some thoughts on Oldboy

Dialectic Humanism checks in with thoughtson Day 5 of the fest.

Blankbaby has been attending some screenings, including The 48 Hour Film Project.

Does This Blog Make My Butt Look Big? has some celebrity sightings.

Sarcasmo's Corner put up part one of her Film Festival coverage.

Rubber Hose also has some thoughts on the fest.

Lunabomber has a few brief posts about the festival, including quick takes on Oldboy and The Edukators.

Now, onto day eight:

Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street: Continuous Journey (5:00 pm), Palindromes (7:15 pm), Not Your Saturday AM Cartoon (9:45 pm)

Ritz East Theater 1, 135 S. 2nd Street: Brothers (12:30 pm), Yuva (The Youth) (3:00 pm), Hari Om (7:00 pm), Off Beat (9:30 pm)

Ritz East Theater 2, 135 S. 2nd Street: Vento di Terra (12:15 pm), Z Channel (2:30 pm), Sweet Sixties (5:00 pm), The Voyage Home (7:15 pm), Throw Down (9:30 pm)

Dan McQuade checks in with his thoughts on L'Amant at Philadelphia Will Do.

Meanwhile, the Film Festival barges ahead, now entering its sixth day. While some of the bigger names have thinned out during the middle period of the festival, there are great smaller films all over the place. Plus, some bigger stuff is on the horizon towards the end of the festival (like Steve Buscemi's Lonesome Jim, Theo Van Gogh's Cool! and Music From the Inside Out).

So, here's what you can check out on Day 6:

Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street: Pizza (4:45 pm), Machuca (7:00 pm), Oldboy (9:30 pm)

Ritz East Theater 1, 135 S. 2nd Street: Bear Cub (12:15 pm), Lakeside Murder Case (2:30 pm), Cronicas (5:00 pm), Brothers (7:15 pm), Antares (9:45 pm)

Ritz East Theater 2, 135 S. 2nd Street: Midwinter Night's Dream (12:00 pm), Ladies in Lavender (2:15 pm), The World (4:30 pm), The Car (7:15 pm), Warsaw (9:30 pm)

Ritz at The Bourse, 400 Ranstead Street: Or (My Treasure) (5:00 pm), Road (7:15 pm), Games of Love and Chance (9:30 pm)

The Bridge: Cinema de Luxe, 40th and Walnut Streets: The Holy Girl (12:15 pm), Mana -- Beyond Belief (2:30 pm), State Property II (5:00 pm), Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (7:30 pm), Flower and Snake (10:00 pm)

International House, 3701 Chestnut Street: Love Practically (5:00 pm), 48 Hour Film Project (7:15 and 9:30 pm)

-- I'll point you towards: Pizza, Or (My Treasure), The Holy Girl, The Car, Warsaw

-- I'll also strongly recommend Oldboy.

You'd think we were at least a week into this by now, but we're not. Only Day 5, yet running around and catching films in between my normal routine has been hectic. I'm sure it's this way for anyone trying to get out there and see as much as possible. Chaotic, but fun.

Here's your Day 5 schedule:

Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street: Between (5:00 pm), Mana -- Beyond Belief (7:15 pm), Spider Forest (9:30 pm)

Ritz East Theater 1, 135 S. 2nd Street: Late Bloomer (2:15 pm), Izo (4:30 pm), Lakeside Murder Case (7:15 pm), One Missed Call (9:45 pm)

Ritz East Theater 2, 135 S. 2nd Street: L'Amant (2:30 pm), 5x2: Five Times Two (4:45 pm), Midwinter Night's Dream (7:00 pm), School of Seduction (9:30 pm)

Ritz at The Bourse, 400 Ranstead Street: The 10th District Court... (5:00 pm), Dias de Santiago (7:15 pm), Saint Ralph (9:30 pm)

The Bridge: Cinema de Luxe, 40th and Walnut Streets: Black Friday (2:15 pm), The Edukators (5:30 pm), Four Shades of Brown (8:15 pm)

International House, 3701 Chestnut Street: About Baghdad (4:45 pm), It Came From Planet 3-D (7:00 pm), Our Naked City (9:15 pm)

Some recommendations, if you're overwhelmed: Izo, Black Friday, The Edukators, Four Shades of Brown, About Baghdad, Our Naked City

Well, Day 3 is over. Hopefully you'll get out and see some films on Sunday. The nice weather will continue tomorrow, so you can't hold that as an excuse. You know you're in introduction trouble when you mention the weather, so let's get right to last night's films:

-- House of D is a nice debut effort, but I found it clunky and confused at times. The characters are often strong, but there's so much going on in the film that writer/director/star David Duchovny has trouble keeping everything in control. There's the coming of age story, the adult finding his life back in New York, the mother's troubles with her husband's death and her son's maturation, and a retarded friend dealing with similar issues, but with his friend. There's a whole lot going on, and the movie hits as much as it misses. There are no more screenings left of House of D, but it may be a Festival Favorite on Closing Night. Personally, I don't think it deserves that recognition, but others might disagree. Or maybe they definitely disagree.

If you'd like to read some more about Duchovny, check out Dan's post at Philadelphia Will Do.

-- lbs. is a fiction tale of one man's weight problems. I'm specifying fiction because I went into it thinking of it as a documentary, possibly one trying to ride the coattails of Super Size Me. I was wrong, of course, and the film turned out to be a good drama, although it sometimes had the same problems as House of D. The film would wander off with its supporting cast, telling stories that often didn't matter in the grand scheme of the film. Neil's problems with his family and with his weight were more than enough to carry this film. lbs. will be playing again today, Sunday, at 4:30 at the Black Box at the Prince. Check it out if you have the time.

Here's your Saturday update for the 14th Philadelphia Film Festival. Now that we're into the opening weekend, the entire schedule has opened up. Every theater but the International House and Black Box at the Prince has a full schedule starting around noon and ending late in the evening. In addition to the regular $9.50 ticket price, I should point out that matinee shows (any show begin at or before 4 pm) cost $7.50 per ticket.

Here are Saturday's shows:

Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street: McDull, prince de la bun (12:30 pm), Metallic Blues (2:45 pm), Rittenhouse Square (5:00 pm), Mysterious Skin (7:15 pm), Layer Cake (9:45 pm)

Ritz East Theater 1, 135 S. 2nd Street: Quiet as a Mouse (12:30 pm), Somersault (2:30 pm), House of D (5:15 pm), 5 x 2: Five Times Two (7:45 pm), Survive Style 5+ (10:00 pm)

Ritz East Theater 2, 135 S. 2nd Street: The Keys to the House (12:00 pm), Sweet Sixties (2:15 pm), The Car (5:00 pm), Ladies in Lavender (7:15 pm), Right Now (9:30 pm)

Ritz at The Bourse, 400 Ranstead Street: The 10th District Court... (12:15 pm), Midwinter Night's Dream (2:30 pm), Or (My Treasure) (5:00 pm), Peas at 5:30 (7:15 pm), Late Bloomer (9:45 pm)

The Bridge: Cinema de Luxe, 40th and Walnut Streets: Shake Hands with the Devil: The Journey of Romeo Dallaire (12:15 pm), Chased by Dreams (2:30 pm), Frozen (5:00 pm), L'Amant (7:30 pm), R-Point (9:45 pm)

International House, 3701 Chestnut Street: Pink Ribbon (4:45 pm), Over the Edge (7:00 pm), lbs. (9:30 pm)

Black Box at the Prince, 1412 Chestnut Street: Getting over It (5:00 pm), Everyone (7:15 pm)

Some notes on what to see:

The first day of the 14th Philadelphia Film Festival was a good (albeit short) day. Writer/Director Alex de la Iglesia was on hand along with his co-writer, Jorge Guerricaechevarría. The two briefly spoke before tonight's screening, offering up their film as something that could appeal to everyone's basic instincts: humor, sex and violence.

Ferpect Crime, like its title, is a comedy that always flirts with its own perfection. The film is a great dark comedy, hitting on most of its points for the first 3/4 of its running time. The department store is a great setting for such a dark comedy, and Guillermo Toledo walks the tight line between straight humor and camping it up. The film hits some slow points near the end as it gets tied up in an increasingly complex crime plot, but it's not enough to ruin how funny the rest of the film is. The final scene is a perfect summation of the opening night film: there's sadness, there's death, but there's lots of bizarre fun going on around it. I'd get more specific, but I don't want to spoil anything for you.

For another perspective on the festival's opening night, check out Dan McQuade's thoughts at Philadelphia Will Do.

Tomorrow, the festival begins showing films at each of its locations. Tickets for prime time shows cost $9.50 each. The locations and films:

Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut Street: Everyone (5:00 pm), House of D (7:15 pm), Marebito (9:45 pm)

Ritz East Theater 1, 135 S. 2nd Street: Crying Out Love in the Center of the World (4:30 pm), Somersault (7:30 pm), Flower and Snake (10:00 pm)

Ritz East Theater 2, 135 S. 2nd Street: Ladies in Lavender (5:00 pm), UNO (7:15 pm), Land of Plenty (9:45 pm)

Ritz at The Bourse, 400 Ranstead Street: Rolling Family (5:00 pm), Chased by Dreams (7:15 pm), Murderball (9:30 pm)

The 14th Philadelphia Film Festival officially kicks off tomorrow night, April 7th, at the Prince Music Theater. There will be two screenings of Alex de la Iglesia's Ferpect Crime. The first screening is at 6 pm, the second at 8:30 pm. The earlier screening is for special guests only, so you won't be able to attend without a special invitation. The later screening is followed by an Opening Night Party at the Bell Atlantic Building, 1717 Arch Street. A ticket for the Opening Night film costs $15. Tickets for the party cost $30 each. A combination ticket grants you access to both for $40. Tickets for this special night will go on sale at the box office 45 minutes before the screening. You can purchase party tickets at the door.

The dark Spanish comedy clocks in at 105 minutes. The story follows a "department store playboy's romantic entanglement with a domineering, homely co-worker." The film has had some minor releases in European countries. Its most notable appearance on the festival circuit, before the PFF of couse, was at the Toronto Film Festival.

Alex de la Iglesia, the film's director, will be on-hand at the screening and at the Opening Night Party as the festival's special guest.

Tickets will be in great demand for Opening Night. Good luck to all of you who head down to the Prince Music Theater for Day 1 of the 14th Philadelphia Film Festival.