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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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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 19, 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 7, 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 • October 31, 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 22, 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 15, 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 8, 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 1, 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 26, 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.”
Ingrid Bisu plays Sister Oana in “The Nun,” a horror film released Thursday.

‘The Nun’ offers a whole bunch of nun-thing

By Apoorva Kethidi, For The Pitt News • September 11, 2018
As Halloween approaches, fans of the horror genre are gearing up for the their favorite time of the year. However, the latest addition to one of the most popular horror franchises might be a let-down.
Ewan McGregor plays Christopher Robin and Tim Cummings is the voice for Winnie the Pooh in the family-friendly film released Aug. 3. (Photo via TNS/Disney)

‘Christopher Robin’ is unoriginal but uplifting

By Shahum Ajmal, Contributing Editor • August 20, 2018
The drama-fantasy is a somewhat slow and cliche, yet heartwarming and beautiful continuation of A.A. Milne’s stories.
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