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The Hollywood Pitch – Hollywood Returns to Pittsburgh for the Film Factory

This is one of my favorite events that I attended last year.  I have long been a fan of Carl Kurlander and I think that the Film Factory is one of the most interesting projects in town.  For the 2nd year in a row – the Steeltown Entertainment Project is sponsoring a HUGE film competition.  Each month they hold a different event and the entrants are narrowed down. Right now there are 10 quarter finalists who made it to the pitch phase. This saturday you can watch these finalists pitch their film ideas to an all star panel of judges.… Read the rest

Links Worth a Look – March 10th

Here are some links/articles/blog posts that are worth a look: From Glamour Magazine – "These Sisters Rescued 54 Orphans" – Katie Couric interviews Ali and Jamie McMutrie for Glamour magazine about their work in Haiti Another "Tale of Two Cities": Ontario city finds parallels in Pittsburgh revitalization – Carl Kurlander is taking his Pittsburgh documentary around the country. Check out this article from Ontario and look for a screening of the film "My Tale of Two Cities" in Washington, DC in the near future Venture Outdoors offers a new bike tour this summer – Ride Across PA – check out… Read the rest

Radio Round Up – November 13, 2009

Image by pineapplebun via Flickr My Tale of Two Cities Screening to Benefit Sewickly Public Library Check out Carl Kurlander‘s documentary about moving back to Pittsburgh. The film will be screened at the Santa Fe Film Festival in December. See it here in Pittsburgh this weekend. Friday, November 13, 2009, 7pm Sewlickly Public Library The Nina and The Pinta make a pilgrimage to Pittsburgh Take a tour of the life size replicas of the Nina and the Pinta that are docked next to Heinz Field Tours daily 9am-4pm until Nov. 15, Tickets are $7 German Christmas Market at the Harmony… Read the rest

More Info on My Tale of Two Cities

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… USA Today Rutland Herald Pop City Media Have you seen the film yet? What did you think?… Read the rest

More Tale of Two Cities Showings and other movies filmed in Pittsburgh

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… Read the rest

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