On This Day 32 years ago Philadelphia (1993), directed by Jonathan Demme, opened in limited release in USA. “Philadelphia marks the first time Hollywood has risked a big‑budget film on the subject. … And yet Philadelphia is quite a good film, on its own terms. … it may help to broaden understanding of the disease.” Roger Ebert One of the first major Hollywood films to address AIDS directly, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, the movie began its theatrical run in select U.S. cities on this
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On This Day 32 years ago Philadelphia (1993), directed by Jonathan Demme, opened in limited release in USA. “Philadelphia marks the first time Hollywood has risked a big‑budget film on the subject. … And yet Philadelphia is quite a good film, on its own terms. … it may help to broaden understanding of the disease.” Roger Ebert One of the first major Hollywood films to address AIDS directly, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, the movie began its theatrical run in select U.S. cities on this
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