Read Full Article and See all the Winners By David Colton, CHFB News ARLINGTON, VA. – Despite a crippling pandemic, shuttered theatres and canceled film productions, voters turned out in record numbers for this year’s (Gasp!) 19th Annual Rondo Hatton...
Once again Blobbies it is time to announce the Miss Blobfest pageant. This competition is open to everyone as the Blob is an equal opportunity devourer. What we need from you is a video explaining why you would make the...
Blobfest® has been nominated! Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards Best Virtual Event of 2020 Help us put our beloved Blobfest on the horror community map by casting your vote for the 2020 Rondo Hatton Classic Awards! How to vote: Copy...
Read Full Article By SUSAN PORTNOY “It’s a festival where people compete to see who can toss a mullet the farthest.” “Is it alive?” I inquired a tiny bit horrified. “No. No. No. It’s a dead mullet.” I was speaking...
Read Full Article By Tina Thomas Image via Air Ventures, Paoli Chester County communities have hundreds of places to go and things to see, for residents and visitors alike. Lucky for us, everyone is working hard to keep life moving...
Ladies and gentlemen, boils and ghouls… We here at Blobfest central are pleased to announce our annual short film contest – The Shortys! So why not get a head start and have some fun making a short sci-fi movie with...
Read Full Article By Dawn Timmeney PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. – The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville is slated to reopen Friday after launching a GoFundMe that surpassed the goal of $50,000. “Officially the theatre opened in 1903 and it was a one-stage theatre. There were vaudeville...
Read Full Article By Donna Rovins drovins@21st-centurymedia.com @MercBiz on Twitter Photo by: MediaNews Group File Photo PHOENIXVILLE — A December crowdfunding effort by the historic Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville was successful — and will allow the venue to continue operating...
Read Full Article By Cass Clarke While large theatre chains like AMC Theatres are finding alternative ways — like renting its theater rooms for private events — to make up revenue loss from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, smaller, independent theatres are finding themselves facing a final...
Read Full Article When the Colonial Theatre reopened in downtown Phoenixville last month, its board was optimistic — as long as moviegoers were willing to wear masks and follow a long list of coronavirus safety precautions. It turned out, however,...
Read Full Article Ken Metzner, executive director of the Colonial Theatre, says it will open to the public on Friday, July 3. The spacious main theater, which can seat 650, will allow room for social distancing for 250. (Emma Lee/WHYY)...
Read Full Article Blobfest, the annual celebration of the 1958 filming of the B-horror flick “The Blob” in Phoenixville, will be a very different celebration this year. During the coronavirus pandemic, the 21st annual celebration on Friday and Saturday, July...
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