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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Behind the curtain: Reporting the Oscars

Behind the curtain: Reporting the Oscars

By Sinead McDevitt, Staff Writer • February 5, 2020
Anthony Breznican knows his way around the Academy Awards red carpet. In between A-list actors and producers, Breznican weaves around looking not for his next award — but his next big scoop.
Lupita Nyong'o in "Us."

Column | Shocked but not horrified at the Academy’s nominations

By Delilah Bourque, Culture Editor • January 16, 2020
This is another in a long line of horror movies getting completely ignored by one of the most prestigious awarding bodies in the world.
Review | Cat(s) fight : A movie that transcends critique

Review | Cat(s) fight : A movie that transcends critique

By Emily Wolfe, Contributing Editor • January 8, 2020
The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Hooper’s film adapts has always been a bizarre creature of the ’80s — music and lyrics heavily inspired by a collection of T.S. Eliot poems, structured around an idea that’s referred to by some generous people as the show’s “plot.”
Review | Cat(s) fight: The scariest horror movie of 2019

Review | Cat(s) fight: The scariest horror movie of 2019

By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer • January 8, 2020
What do you get when you cross Pittsburgh’s annual furry convention with an uninspiring cohort of vain and vacuous celebrities? Tom Hooper’s new “Cats” movie.
Fred Rogers (Tom Hanks) meets skeptical journalist Lloyd Vogel (Matthew Rhys) in director Marielle Heller's unconventional biopic, "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood."

“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” captures the spirit of Mr. Rogers

By Thomas Wick, Senior Staff Writer • November 21, 2019
“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” is a compelling film, featuring one of Tom Hanks’ best performances as the late television personality Fred Rogers.
The original Broadway cast of Rent from 1996 poses for a group photo.

Column: “Rent,” 23 years later

By Sinead McDevitt, Staff Writer • November 14, 2019
“Rent” is, in many ways, the “Hamilton” of the ’90s. Like “Hamilton,” “Rent” contained themes of rebelling against a corrupt system, featured a purposely diverse cast, and was an incredibly popular show.
“Last Christmas” stars Henry Golding and Emilia Clarke

Don’t give “Last Christmas” your heart

By Matthew Monroy, Staff Writer • November 13, 2019
“Last Christmas,” named after the Wham! song of the same name, centers on Kate (Emilia Clarke, in her first post-“Game of Thrones” role,) a scattered, George Michael fangirl.
“Ford v Ferrari” theatrical release poster.

“Ford v. Ferrari:” not your average sports movie

By Sinead McDevitt, Staff Writer • November 11, 2019
In the same way that “Joker” is a comic book movie made with all the trappings of the types of films we’ve come to expect around awards season, “Ford v Ferrari” is a sports movie that is shot, acted and scored like an Oscar-bait film.
From left, Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson and Roman Griffin Davis in a scene from the WWII satirical film "Jojo Rabbit."

“Jojo Rabbit” says nothing new about Nazis

By Kieran Mclean, Senior Staff Writer • November 5, 2019
“There’s not much hope of us winning this war,” Rebel Wilson says to a group of Hitler Youth at summer camp at the start of “Jojo Rabbit.”
The Arkhaios Film Festival aims to educate the public on new developments in archaeology and provide a platform for independent films.

Dig deep with the Arkhaios archaeology film festival

By Charlie Taylor, Staff Writer • November 4, 2019
The Arkhaios Film Festival came to the Frick Fine Arts building Saturday and Sunday, screening a series of nine documentaries focused on archaeology and cultural heritage.
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