Category Archives: movies

Four Short Films by Pittsburgh Filmmakers – Sat. Dec. 3

There is a lot happening in the Pittsburgh filmmaking scene.  We aren’t just talking about the big films – yes Tom Cruise has been in town.  But there are lots of smaller projects happening here too. This Saturday, December 3 there will be a screening of four short films by Pittsburgh filmmakers the event is titled A Night of Altered Reality and more

BikeFest + Batman = The Batcycle

Bike Pittsburgh is celebrating all things bicycle in Pittsburgh from August 12-21, 2011. 10 days, 1 big bad fundraiser, 70+ bicycle events for cyclists of ever level, a photo contest and fun in the sun – thats BikeFest in a nutshell.  We have our eye on many great BikeFest events – but there is an extra special one this Sunday – The Batcycle. The more

This Weekend, Party Like its 1984

Didn’t make it out to the Penn Brewery for their 80′s birthday celebration? Looking for more ways to celebrate the 80′s? You are in lucky. Two words – Purple Rain, Purple Rain! Yes, this weekend you can bask in the 80s with a celebration of Prince (or if you prefer the artist formerly know as Prince).  The Hollywood Theater in Dormont is hosting more

Blogging Batman In The Burgh

Batman is here, in case you missed it, or maybe you are reading this blog post from another city – the next batman movie “The Dark Knight Rises” is being filmed in Pittsburgh for the next few weeks.  Lots of photos and info are being shared online.  We have set up a Tumblr blog and Twitter  to try to track all of the info.  Check out Batman’at and more

On Sat. May 21 – Fineview will be transformed to Spineview Movie Set

Another awesome collaboration to show off more of wonderful Pittsburgh! Saturday, May 21, 2011 – is the annual PopUp Pittsburgh – this is the annual project of the Leadership Pittsburgh students.  Each year – PopUp Pittsburgh plans a big day long festival in a different neighborhood.  I checked out the PopUp Pittsburgh Uptown 2 years ago and had a more

Banff is Back- April 8, 9 & 10

I have a thing for sportsy, outdoorsy films – it is a pretty interesting way to get a little bit of the outdoors mixed in with a the story of interesting athletes.  One of the neatest bars I have been to – Mai Tai Bar in Honolulu – gets major points – not for aestiques – it is actually on the roof of a mall in Honolulu – but bonus points for their entertainment - more

Get Swept Away at the Science Center This Weekend

Kind of ironic that I am writing this post during one of the rare times that Pittsburgh is under a tornado warning.  I have been talking about tornados recently – one of my dear friends just found out she will be moving with her new husband to Oklahoma this summer.  This is kind of sad news for me because right now she lives in Hawaii – more