Thursday, December 8, 2011::'Dark Knight' opening scene shall rise here

A Pittsburgh IMAX screen has been added to the list of North American theaters that will show the first six minutes of “The Dark Knight Rises” starting Dec. 16.

http://www.timesonline.com/news/local_news/dark-knight-opening-scene-shall-rise-here/article_0e1536b1-85ba-51a6-a86a-43c9e1ebb13f.html

Thursday, December 8, 2011::'Dark Knight' preview coming to Pittsburgh next week

"The Dark Knight Rises" prologue -- the first six minutes of the 2012 movie -- will be shown with the documentary "Tornado Alley" at the Carnegie Science Center starting Dec. 16.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11342/1195491-100.stm#ixzz1fxCStjYz

Sunday, December 4, 2011::Tom Cruise at Taj Mahal

You will not spot Tom Cruise ducking out of his Pittsburgh hotel for a milkshake or a round at the rink at PPG Place this week.

http://blogs.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/arts-a-entertainment/mad-about-the-movies/31398-tom-cruise-at-taj-mahal 

Saturday, November 27, 2011::Katherine Heigl lands a Plum role in 'One for the Money'

A major break occurred when Evanovich saw 2008's 27 Dresses, notably the scene in which Katherine Heigl's straitlaced character rushes from a bar cursing at the top of her lungs.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/story/2011-11-28/janet-evanovich-katherine-heigl-stephanie-plum/51423386/1 

Thursday, December 1, 2011::Oaks Theater for sale

Oakmont's historic Oaks Theater is up for sale.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11335/1193672-56.stm?cmpid=movievideo.xml 

Thursday, December 1, 2011::Oaks Theater in Oakmont for sale

The Oaks Theater, an Oakmont landmark since 1938, is up for sale, but its owners hope the entertainment will continue for many years to come.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/movies/s_769945.html 

Monday, November 28, 2011::Zombie zealots amass to save cemetery chapel from 'Night of the Living Dead'

Forty-four years ago, Gary Streiner was a 17-year-old kid standing in front of a ramshackle chapel building in an Evans City cemetery, helping to film a movie called "Night of the Living Dead."

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11332/1193048-54.stm?cmpid=movievideo.xml

Saturday, November 26, 2011::'The Dark Knight Rises' Marks the End of Christian Bale's Batman Era

In a new interview, the actor recalls hanging up his cape for "the last time," calling it the end of "that Batman era."

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dark-knight-rises-christian-bale-batman-266434

Thursday, November 24, 2011::Personality Test: Writer-director Melissa Martin

Melissa Martin probably is best known for writing and directing "The Bread, My Sweet," a romantic tear-jerker that was shot mainly in the Strip District.

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/ae/movies/s_768788.html

Thursday, November 17, 2011::Three Rivers Film Festival schedule

The Three Rivers Film Festival continues through Saturday at Pittsburgh Filmmakers' three venues: Regent Square Theater, 1035 S. Braddock Ave.; Harris Theater, 809 Liberty Ave., Downtown; and Melwood Screening Room, 477 Melwood Ave., Oakland.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11321/1190361-60.stm?cmpid=movievideo.xml