A sensory friendly screening of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is set for 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 8, with all tickets at the group rate of $8.75. Sensory friendly screenings are specially designed for those impacted by autism and other special needs. The films are shown with lights up and volume down, and with no […]
NR | 1h 33 m | Documentary Directors: Lucas Bell, Meigan Bell Stars: Joe Humphreys, Johanna Humphreys Live the Stream: The Story of Joe Humphreys is “a beautiful wade in the water” with “a 90-year-old rock star of the fly fishing world,” according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Husband and wife filmmakers (Lucas and Meigan Bell, originally from Cheswick […]
PG | 2h 4 m | Adventure/Thriller Director: Steven Spielberg Stars: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss Jaws, the tale of a monstrous great white with a taste for humans, delivers more than just two hours of terror: “It’s been universally acknowledged that this particular film heralded the new era of blockbuster filmmaking,” Cinephilia & Beyond says. The first film […]
NR | 1h 55mh | Comedy/Drama/RomanceDirector: Blake EdwardsStars: Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal A strong local connection bridges the legendary, New-York-based Breakfast at Tiffany's to Pittsburgh: The memorable, Oscar-winning music of Aliquippa-raised Henry Mancini. The 1961 adaptation of Truman Capote’s novel is perhaps Audrey Hepburn’s most iconic role. BBC calls Breakfast at Tiffany's "chic Hollywood comedy at its finest," led by […]
Headlines carry the widely known fact that people around the globe are flocking to theaters for this summer’s smash film, Oppenheimer. But theatergoers might not know that more than 1,200 local and international dignitaries flocked to Shippingport, Beaver County, nearly 70 years ago for the groundbreaking ceremony for the world’s first commercial atomic power plant. […]
PG | 2h 8m| Mystery/Romance/ThrillerDirector: Alfred HitchcockStars: Jimmy Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes Ranked as the No.1 greatest film ever made in a much-talked-about 2012 poll conducted by the British Film Institute’s magazine Sight and Sound, Vertigo is “classic (Alfred) Hitchcock—suspense, mystery, romance, all wrapped around twisted human psychology,” says Big Think. Indiana, PA, native […]
NR| 1h 27m| Documentary/HistoryDirector: Phil GrabskyStar: Henry Goodman Director Phil Grabsky uses more than 2,500 letters and other private writings to take a fresh look at Claude Monet, the father of Impressionism and perhaps the most influential and successful painter of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The man behind the shimmering paintings that have […]
PG | 1h 32m| Comedy/DramaDirector: John WatersStars: Sonny Bono, Ricki Lake, Divine Come for the big hair, the dance numbers and the '60s nostalgia. Stay for a heartwarming story about acceptance and overcoming racial barriers. Tracy Turnblad is an overweight Baltimore high school student who loves watching local teen dance program The Corky Collins Show. […]
NR| 1h 27m| Documentary/HistoryDirector: Phil GrabskyStar: Henry Goodman Director Phil Grabsky uses more than 2,500 letters and other private writings to take a fresh look at Claude Monet, the father of Impressionism and perhaps the most influential and successful painter of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The man behind the shimmering paintings that have […]
Even if your life is no longer punctuated by the academic year, back-to-school energy creates a fitting reason to explore different ideas and discover new topics. From Friday, Sept. 1, through Thursday, Sept. 14, The Lindsay will offer documentaries bound to expand your thoughts and provoke stimulating conversations. These are no dry classroom films—they're dynamic, template-breaking works that […]
As part of its ongoing Emerging Filmmakers Showcase, The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center will host AbSolved, a 120-minute episodic narrative created and written by local actor and writer David Ogrodowsk and produced by LaTasia Greene, Thursday, Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. AbSolved, a psychological thriller, follows Father Demetrius, a Catholic priest, as he struggles […]
Nicole Travolta—actor, comedian, impressionist—brings her internationally touring comedy show to The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 7:30 p.m., in an exclusive, one-night engagement. “We are fortunate that some of Nicole’s friends in Western PA convinced her to select The Lindsay for her first performance in Pennsylvania,” explains Carolina Pais-Barreto Thor, […]
