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Phoenixville has been listed as a great, underrated small town to visit for those looking for alternatives to Jim Thorpe or other cute small towns…
Since 2000, Phoenixville has been the host city of the annual Blobfest, a festival that celebrates the 1958 film, “The Blob,” which was mostly filmed…
After 25 years, Blobfest in Phoenixville has become a staple event in the community, writes Virginia Lindak for The Daily Local News.
The festival draws…
To celebrate Blobfest’s 25th year bringing whimsically weird fun to downtown Phoenixville, The Colonial Theatre is setting a goal to raise $25,000 by…
This summer, festival lovers, film buffs, and horror movie fans alike will head to the historic Colonial Theatre (227 Bridge Street, Phoenixville) to take part…
In honor of Women’s History Month, The Colonial Theatre will host an all-star lineup of the theatre’s past and present female leaders…
The ongoing revitalization efforts have made Phoenixville a perfect destination to visit for great food, amazing art, fun events, and community spirit, writes Emily Hart…
Local horror movie fans should take pride in the fact that more people were killed in horror movies based in Pennsylvania than in any other…
The Barbenheimer craze is reviving local cinemas once hit by the COVID-19 pandemic in Chester County, writes Kim Hudson for CBS News Philadelphia.
The…
The Philadelphia region is bustling with locations that have served as the backdrop for iconic works of cinema. Some of them were shot on the…
As Phoenixville undergoes a renaissance, the Colonial Theatre remains its culture and history epicenter. Specifically, for the acclaimed film The Blob (1958) which was shot…
As Blobfest approaches for the Colonial Theatre and Phoenixville beginning July 14, the theatre was featured on Dawn of the Horrorcast podcast.
Bob Trate, Colonial…
Enter the 2023 Blobfest: Blobs & Monsters Shorty’s Short Film Contest to tell your terrifying tale! Each year, inspired by the same muse that…
With several multiplexes in the Philadelphia region providing the usual mega-blockbuster fare, there are also plenty of cinemas that offer something more ambitious and…
For the 24th consecutive year, the Blob returns to devour the iconic Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville with Blobfest 2023. The annual signature event is a…
The movie monster that put Phoenixville’s Colonial Theatre on the map will be celebrated once again at the return of Blobfest.
The signature annual…
In the throes of a pandemic, Phoenixville’s Colonial Theatre is having trouble getting people to show up for regular screenings of older movies, but…
Wes Shank – the movie memorabilia collector and Blobfest regular known as “The Caretaker of The Blob” – has died unexpectedly at the age of 72, writes…
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