The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, in partnership with the Penguin Bookshop, today announced an exclusive preview book signing and discussion event for the latest novel by Marie Benedict (the pen name of Sewickley native and Pittsburgher Heather Terrell) and Victoria Christopher Murray, one of the country’s top contemporary authors. At the Monday, June 26, […]
R | 1h 43m | Documentary, Musical, Comedy Director: Mel Stuart Stars: Isaac Hayes, Rufus Thomas, the Staple Singers Bell-bottoms, riots, peace, and music. “Once in a while, a music-oriented film can transcend the ordinary and become a chronicle of a social mood instead of an on-film record of a concert,” declares the Detroit Free Press, […]
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 […]
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 […]
The tale starts with a rabbit and pink panther, involves a thief and a cobbler, and the epilogue focuses on a rapper. These characters are central to the works that award-winning filmmaker Kevin Schreck, Visiting Documentary Filmmaker at Robert Morris University, will present on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. Animating Reality: An Evening with […]
The Lindsay Theater and Cultural Center, in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Classic Movie Club, will present a one-time screening of the legendary, Oscar-nominated 1959 film Some Like It Hot on […]
