Reel Steel Beyond the Cinerama Dome is a Pittsburgh-based publication and Pittsburgh, if you didn’t know, is the Hollywood of Appalachia.*
*This is a nickname I have given to the city, but I’m expecting it will catch on soon.
“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” and Location Manager David “Wino” Weinstein
Last time we spoke with David “Wino” Weinstein, we got a glimpse into how he became the go-to location scout and manager in the Pittsburgh area. The question today is what happens if Weinstein knocks on your door?
Pittsburgh is Beautifully on Display in First “How to Rob a Bank” Trailer
“Odds of owning home? Four out of ten. Odds of earning a six-figure salary? Two out of ten. But the success rate of armed robberies is nine out of ten.”
Pittsburgh Film Office Executive Director Dawn Keezer Opens Pittsburgh to the World
One might think the Executive Director of the Pittsburgh Film Office would describe themselves as a film buff, but Dawn Keezer doesn’t. To be fair, while Keezer may not describe herself as a movie buff, she has her favorites.
The Greek Ties to Pittsburgh’s Movie Theaters of Yesteryear
My dad has always said that his favorite moviegoing memory is the open-air cinemas of Greece. Some of my earliest moviegoing memories are of the drive-in theater of my mom’s hometown of Carmichaels, PA, located sixty miles south of Pittsburgh. Neither of them can fathom how these life experiences led to this career and this article, but what none of us considered was Pittsburgh’s rich history of Greek cinemas.
Solange Film Festival Kicks Off in Pittsburgh at Row House Lawrenceville
The second annual Solange Film Festival runs May 14-17 at the Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville.
Melissa Martin & Jim Tucker Capture Pittsburgh’ Magical Darkness in “Basic Psych”
It’s special when Pittsburgh is allowed to be unapologetically Pittsburgh on film. The beautiful gold bridges against the green hills, the winding roads into the suburbs, the place Melissa Martin and Jim Tucker call home.
Hansen Bursic Talks Advocacy and Documentary Work in Pittsburgh and Beyond
Hansen Bursic’s path to filmmaking started in self-described “god-awful narrative student films.” He was studying at Temple University under the impression that fiction would be the focus of his film career, but Bursic’s natural inclination to advocacy changed that path.