Philadelphia

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Philadelphia is a 1993 American drama film and one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to acknowledge HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, and homophobia. It was written by Ron Nyswaner, directed by Jonathan Demme and stars Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.

Hanks won the Academy Award for Best Actor at the 66th Academy Awards for his role as Andrew Beckett in the film, while the song "Streets of Philadelphia" by Bruce Springsteen won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Nyswaner was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, but lost to Jane Campion for The Piano.

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• Tom Hanks begins filming 'Greyhound' movie in Baton Rouge
• Tom Hanks and Bruce Springsteen talk 'Philadelphia' and its director Jonathan Demme
• 'Silence of the Lambs' director Jonathan Demme dead at age 73
• Jon Gosselin: I don't give a f-ck about my ex-wife Kate Gosselin, she's an assh-le

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