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Post Date: Dec.05.08
I just received an email from Carl Kurlander about the showings of My Tale of Two Cities. The film’s producer, Stephanie Dangle Reiter, will be speaking after the showing this Saturday at Penn Hills Cinema at 7:15 pm.
Check out some of the news coverage about the film…
Have you seen the film yet? What did you think?
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Post Date: Nov.30.08
The premier of the Pittsburgh Documentary My Tale of Two Cities (see my original post on the documentary here) was such a success that they have added more showings. From the film’s website…
Due to popular demand, “My Tale of Two Cities” will play at the Penn Hills Cinema starting Monday, December 1, running through Saturday, December 6, at 7:15 p.m. (76 Federal Drive Penn Hills Shopping Mall 412.243.1831; they are closed on Wednesday). On Monday, filmmaker Carl Kurlander will be there to introduce the film and discuss it afterwards.
A DVD of the film is also available from the WQED online store. WQED has a number of great Pittsburgh documentaries available for sale too. Perfect holiday gift ideas!
Some other holiday ideas are movies set in Pittsburgh. Here are just a few…

What is your favorite movie set in Pittsburgh?
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Post Date: Nov.18.08
We have been patiently waiting for the premier of this movie - My Tale of Two Cities, a documentary about Pittsburgh which has been in the works for a few years now. Back in 2006 we posted the invite to come join in a neighborhood sing along of “Its a beautiful day in the neighborhood.” The film is complete and the screening is November 28, 2008 at the Byham Theater. You can read more about the film at MyTaleOfTwoCities.com.
We started IheartPGH after meeting people who didn’t grow up here but choose to live here - each person had a story about what brought them to Pittsburgh. Those stories turned into three years of stories about people and places in Pittsburgh. So it is hard not be excited about a documentary length story of Pittsburgh which has the potential to take the Pittsburgh story to a whole new audience beyond Western PA. I am eager to see which Pittsburgh stories were selected for this film.
Check out the trailer here. I learned a few facts about Pittsburgh that I had not heard before…who knew Pittsburgh was the birth place of bingo?
You know how you hear about something and then it becomes one of those things that just keeps crossing your path. That is how I feel about Carl Kurlander’s story of Pittsburgh. I first learned about Carl Kurlander from a chapter in the book, What Should I do With My Life, which I was reading on a plane ride to California a few (more…)

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