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Trevante Rhodes and Sandra Bullock in “Bird Box.”

Netflix’s ‘Bird Box’ creates social media craze

By Shahum Ajmal, Contributing Editor • January 8, 2019
Though the new Netflix film “Bird Box” is known for its viral social media challenge, the film itself has gained a record-breaking 45 million views.
Tom Hanks played multiple characters including a conductor (pictured), father, hero boy, hobo, Scrooge and Santa Claus in the 2004 Christmas movie “The Polar Express.”

Staff Picks: Holiday movies to go with a cozy cup of cocoa

By The Pitt News Staff • November 27, 2018
From “The Polar Express” to “Love Actually,” there is a classic holiday film for everyone — and those are just two of our staff’s favorites.
Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) is pictured in the Harry Potter spin-off series “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.”

Rowling writes out representation in ‘Fantastic Beasts,’ focuses on sequel-baiting

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot, Staff Writer • November 20, 2018
While “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald,” looks as fantastic as its title, the substance of the story leaves viewers with many questions.
Rami Malek as rock icon Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. The Mr. Robot star already bears a physical similarity to late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, but with the right clothes and that famous stache, casual viewers may be hard-pressed to tell the difference. (Nick Delaney/Twentieth Century Fox)

Don’t stop him now: Rami Malek shines in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

By Darren Campuzano, Staff Writer • November 8, 2018
Despite some mixed reviews, “Bohemian Rhapsody” was not a flop. Lead actor Rami Malek stole the show as Queen rock legend Freddie Mercury.
The character Michael Myers in the 2018 “Halloween” film.

‘Halloween’ returns to form 40 years later

By Apoorva Kethidi, For The Pitt News • November 1, 2018
“Halloween” is back. After 40 years and 10 poor sequels, the franchise finally hits a high note with the latest installation.
Panelists Suzanne Desrocher-Romero, Gary Streiner, Steven Schlozman and Russell Streiner speak at the “Reflections on Romero” event on Friday. They shared memories of the legendary filmmaker George A. Romero — who is known for directing “Night of the Living Dead.”

Remembering horror film icon Romero at Carnegie Lecture Hall

By Maggie Medoff, Staff Writer • October 23, 2018
George A. Romero is the filmmaker behind the classic film “Night of the Living Dead,” and he was remembered over the weekend with the event “Reflection on Romero.”
TransMilitary — a feature-length documentary about trans service members in the U.S. military — was screened at Pittsburgh’s Reel Q film festival.

33rd annual Reel Q Film Festival brings LGBTQ+ cinema to the ’Burgh

By Siddhi Shockey, Staff Writer • October 16, 2018
For a weekend full of LGBTQ+ themed cinema, film buffs of Pittsburgh headed to the Harris Theater, for the Reel Q LGBT Film Fest.
Tom Hardy stars as an investigative journalist named Eddie Brock in the action-packed film “Venom.”

‘Venom’ disappoints critics, delights sci-fi fans

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot, Staff Writer • October 9, 2018
Although “Venom” was met with dismal responses from critics, the film lit up the box office this past weekend, breaking a record for October openings.
Director Keith Reimink’s documentary — about the personal fallout of a U.S. nuclear test on March 1, 1954 — premiered at Row House Cinema over the weekend.

Japanese history evoked in new documentary from local filmmaker

By Kim Rooney, Contributing Editor • October 2, 2018
On Sept. 28, the Row House Cinema premiered the documentary “Day of the Western Sunrise,” which details the story of Japanese fishermen.
Devon Osamu Tipp, a Pitt PhD student and winner of the 2018 Japanese Nationality Room scholarship, plays the Shakuhachi, a Japanese end-blown bamboo flute. (Image via University of Pittsburgh)

Silk Screen Film Festival celebrates Japanese culture

By Maya Best, For The Pitt News • September 27, 2018
The Silk Screen Asian American Film Festival kicked off its 13th year on Sunday with a Japanese music performance and film screening of Shuichi Okita’s 2018 film, “Mori, The Artist’s Habitat.”
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