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SUMMARY:Billy Gardell's "The Vortex"
DESCRIPTION:The Lindsay is hosting the exclusive regional run of Swissvale native Billy Gardell’s new gambling drama.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets Available here!\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center will be the only place in Western Pennsylvania for fans of Swissvale native Billy Gardell to check out his first-ever lead dramatic role in a film. \n\n\n\nThe Vortex is set in the 1980s and stars Gardell as Pete Finnegan\, a gambling addict and the in-house comedian at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Pete ends up playing shrink to a host of colorful misfits while dodging mobsters and “collectors.” \n\n\n\nThe Vortex will play at The Lindsay from Feb. 14-20. Tickets are currently on sale for $11. \n\n\n\nThe Lindsay will be one of only a few theaters around the country licensed to show The Vortex during its initial theatrical run. The film will also debut in Los Angeles\, Chicago and Orlando\, Fla. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n“My hometown has been behind me since the early days\, so I try to share everything I do with Pittsburgh\,” says Gardell\, a comedian most well-known for his starring roles in CBS sitcoms Mike & Molly and Bob Hearts Abishola. “They made me who I am\, and so they will always get the first look.” \n\n\n\nThe film’s title refers to Gardell’s character “being caught in the vortex of his gambling addiction\,” says director and co-writer Richard Zelniker. Its cast also includes Jaina Lee Ortiz (Station 19)\, Jamie McShane (Wednesday)\, Azita Ghanizada (Suits: L.A.)\, Emily Alabi (FBI)\, Nick Gomez (Fargo) and Christopher Titus (Titus). \n\n\n\n“As the co-writer\, producer and director\, I’m humbled and grateful to say I believe we’ve created something truly special\,” Zelniker says. “I envisioned this film being experienced in the sacred space of a theater—on the silver screen\, in the dark\, with an audience.” \n\n\n\nPittsburghers will definitely want to watch Gardell flex his dramatic muscles in The Vortex. \n\n\n\n“It was a great experience to play a different tone as an actor\, and this film gave me a chance to do that\,” Gardell says. “I think that’s the key to continuing to get better and better at your job.” \n\n\n\nAdds Zelniker: “There’s nothing better than seeing a local hero like Billy Gardell shine in such a unique way. He’s phenomenal in this film\, and it’s a treat Pittsburghers won’t want to miss.”
URL:https://thelindsaytheater.org/event/billy-gardells-the-vortex/
CATEGORIES:Community Partnerships,Film Festivals,Guest Speaker
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SUMMARY:Oscars Talk with Local Film Critics
DESCRIPTION:Get ready for the 2025 Academy Awards with some of Pittsburgh’s finest film critics and experts!\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center is offering local cinephiles and awards-season enthusiasts a rare opportunity to hear from experts about the 2025 Oscars. \n\n\n\nAmanda Waltz\, Pittsburgh City Paper’s entertainment editor\, will moderate a wide-ranging discussion and Q&A with a panel comprising Pittsburgh Film Critics Association members Lindsey Bahr (Associated Press)\, Sean Collier (Pittsburgh Magazine) and Megan McLachlan (The Contending). Josh Axelrod\, The Lindsay’s Director of Communications and an active PFCA member\, will also be on hand.  \n\n\n\nThis free and non-ticketed event will take place in The Lindsay’s Community Room on Sunday\, Feb. 16\, at 2 p.m. These professional critics and journalists will provide their thoughts on this year’s Oscars race\, films that seem to be over- or underperforming with voters\, their ideal Oscars scenarios and much more. They’ll then take audience questions. \n\n\n\n\nLindsey Bahr has been an Associated Press film critic since 2014. While based in the Pittsburgh area\, Bahr is a regular at Hollywood’s glitziest awards shows. She covered this year’s Golden Globes ceremony and plans to be at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles for the 2025 Oscars.  \n\n\n\nSean Collier is Pittsburgh Magazine’s managing editor and film guru. He’s also a stand-up comic\, co-founder of Vigilance Theater Group\, co-host of The Number One Movie in America podcast\, and a regular on WDVE and Pittsburgh Today Live. \n\n\n\nMegan McLachlan\, a former Awards Daily contributor\, recently co-founded the awards advocacy site The Contending. Her work also has appeared in Buzzfeed\, Cosmopolitan\, The Cut\, Paste\, Thrillist\, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Washington Post. \n\n\n\nThe Pittsburgh Film Critics Association\, formed in 2023 by 15 Western Pennsylvania-based critics\, announced its first-ever film awards earlier this year. They collectively crowned The Substance\, a Best Picture nominee at the Oscars\, as 2024’s best picture. \n\n\n\nHearing from these film aficionados might prove helpful to anyone who hasn’t submitted their ballot for The Lindsay’s annual Oscars contest. Completed ballots—available only at the Theater—will be accepted until Saturday\, March 1\, at 8 p.m. The film buff who most accurately predicts the highest number of winners—matching the Academy’s Best Picture—will earn a non-transferable pass for free\, unlimited movies for the rest of 2025!
URL:https://thelindsaytheater.org/event/oscars-talk-with-local-film-critics/
CATEGORIES:Community Partnerships,Film Festivals,Guest Speaker
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