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GREATER PITTSBURGH'S PREMIER LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE
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  Snowfall in the summertime? We swear that’s what we saw while driving down Fifth Avenue in August as the City of Pittsburgh transformed into Gotham City. As the steps of Mellon Institute were showered with fake flakes during filming for the new Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, we craned our necks to sneak a peek at the cops and crooks throwing punches in an action-packed prison break riot scene, featuring Batman, played by Christian Bale, and his new foe, Bane, played by Tom [...]  It’s the ultimate improv! Area filmmakers are given a line of dialogue, a genre, character, a prop, and just 48 hours to combine the ingredients into a four to seven-minute film. The Hollywood Theater in Dormont will debut the films during the Pittsburgh 48 Hour Film Project Screenings July [...]  When director D.J. Caruso settled into Pittsburgh to begin shooting the feature film I Am Number Four, he was instantly inspired by our gorgeous city. [...]  Pittsburgh-native Danny Yourd is taking his production company abroad for the documentary dubbed Uncle America. Yourd, co-founder and producer for Pittsburgh-based Endeavor Media Group, has produced more than 50 music videos, including the video for Owl City’s hit, “Fireflies,” as well as several commercial campaigns with Animal Production Company. [...]  Around this time last fall, I was sure — so sure — that I would “bump into” Jake Gyllenhaal in the aisles of Whole Foods Market. The megastar was living in Pittsburgh, filming Love & Other Drugs, and the market was his most noted hangout, according to the Pittsburgh paparazzi (aka my gushy [...]  The world-wide movie premier of The Chief boasted a star-studded event at the Byham Theater and benefited Dapper Dan Charities, which fund youth sports programs for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Western [...]  Tom Atkins has been in 30 feature films, appeared on more than 100 television shows, and taken the stage in 150 plays, but the character he connects with most is the legendary Art Rooney, Sr., in the one-man show, The [...] Catch a glimpse of teen idol Taylor Lautner, who’s in town [...]  When he was 15 years old, Rob Marshall’s family took “the classic station wagon tour across the United States.” During their stop at Disneyland, he was enthralled by the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. Now, nearly 35 years later, the Pittsburgh native has been named director of the film series’ fourth installment, an opportunity he calls a “dream come true.” Filming starts in June, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is set to be released in Summer [...] This weekend, make it a point to go to the SouthSide Works Cinema and buy a ticket to My Tale of Two Cities, a film that is charming film festivals and critics across the [...] |
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