Donnie Darko filmmaker Richard Kelly stays writing, weird, and relevant
Pittsburgh City Paper speaks with Richard Kelly, who visits Pittsburgh for a double feature of Donnie Darko and his second film, Southland Tales, at Row House Hollywood in Dormont. More than 20 years...
View ArticleBlack Bottom Film Festival considers the past, present, and future of Black...
Black Bottom Film Festival joins forces with the Micheaux Film Festival to present three days of screenings, panel discussions, and other events showcasing Black talent and "cinematic excellence."...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Fall delivers an endlessly gripping pseudo-murder mystery
Director Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or-winning film presents a courtroom procedural full of memorable performances and no easy answers. The saying goes that when you’re deprived of one of your senses,...
View ArticleBig screen, little lies: Pittsburgh is being gaslit about IMAX theaters
What happened to Pittsburgh’s IMAX? If there’s no IMAX, why is the brand plastered everywhere, including at the Waterfront AMC? We looked into the history of the format and the fates of the region’s...
View ArticleSpang's First Century brings old Pittsburgh to life with a contemporary...
For those curious about the heyday of industry, a rediscovered silent film from Pittsburgh Sound + Image is remastered with modern music for a richly detailed look back at one company during the...
View ArticleDirector Aki Kaurismäki's Fallen Leaves finds love in a hopeless place
Two Finnish cynics realize life could be more than dead-end jobs and drunken karaoke in this Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize winner. Fallen Leaves opens with a noise that could be confused with the...
View ArticleRow House Cinema showcases silent films and early animation with Public...
Row House Cinema spotlights films that, as of Jan. 1, 2024, enter the public domain, with selections by Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, and maybe even Disney. Disney notoriously loves to sue the...
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