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Songs over storyline: music fuels Edgar Wright’s “Baby Driver”

By Matt Maielli / Contributing Editor June 27, 2017

After watching Edgar Wright’s new film “Baby Driver,” I have no doubt Wright would be a ton of fun at karaoke night. Wright’s newest film prioritizes its soundtrack — packing a whopping 30...

"Ghost in the Shell" features Scarlett Johansson as The Major. (Paramount Pictures)

Substance disappears in “Ghost in the Shell”

By Ian Flanagan / Senior Staff Writer April 4, 2017

Visually pleasing but ultimately hollow, “Ghost in the Shell” has problems that go beyond the whitewashing. The Ghost in the Shell franchise began with the Japanese manga series in 1989, which then...

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Carnegie Museums explore humanity’s impact on earth’s crust

It’s become commonplace to talk about climate change, species endangerment and the impact of humanity on the earth. But that impact has become so large that some geologists are proposing we’ve...

The 89th Oscarsbroadcasts live on  SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2017, on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/Eddy Chen). Disney/ABC Television Group | Flickr

Instead of social commentary, Kimmel sticks to tired jokes

By Ian Flanagan / Senior Staff Writer February 27, 2017

At the 2017 Academy Awards Sunday night, host Jimmy Kimmel used the Oscars stage to take digs at President Donald Trump — and occasionally to talk about this year’s nominees. During the show, Kimmel...

Part of Zworykin's 1923 patent. United States Patent Office

Who’s the father?: Television’s tumultuous history

By James Evan Bowen-Gaddy / Staff Writer January 12, 2017

When it comes to the origin of the television, there are two competing storylines. One story begins with Russian-born Vladimir Zworykin, lying sick in bed in his family’s mansion, staring out the...

Denzel Washington and Viola Davis in "Fences." David Lee|Paramount Pictures

“Fences” latches onto August Wilson’s legacy

By Ian Flanagan / Senior Staff Writer January 9, 2017

Denzel Washington added another film to his sparse directorial portfolio and brought Pittsburgh playwright August Wilson to the silver screen for the first time in “Fences” — and the result is exemplary. “Fences”...

"Pittsburgh Dad" creator Chris Preksta screened his new sci-fi film, "Echo Torch," Nov. 19 at Three Rivers Film Festival. Courtesy of Chris Preksta

Papa Yinz: ‘Pittsburgh Dad’ creator Chris Preksta talks indie filmmaking, his locale-inspired web series

By Emma Maurice / For The Pitt News November 29, 2016

Born and raised in the city, 36-year-old filmmaker and “Pittsburgh Dad” creator Chris Preksta definitely considers himself a Pittsburgher but maybe not a full on yinzer — though he’s happy to hang...

Review: Short films show glimpses of growing up, forming relationships

By Stephen Caruso / Senior Staff Writer November 22, 2016

For those who suffer from a short attention span but enjoy a well-told story, the sextuple feature of short films that debuted at the 35th annual Three Rivers Film Festival was an entertaining range of...

Review: ‘Visaranai’ teases CMU International Film Festival, confronts suffering

By Nick Eustis / Staff Writer November 22, 2016

Hours before a scuffle between police and students at Pitt last Thursday, Carnegie Mellon University’s International Film Festival showed a film dealing with similar tensions — but in a place halfway...

"Tower" recreates the first college mass shooting in United States history, at University of Texas at Austin in 1966.  | Courtesy of Three Rivers Film Festival

Review: ‘Tower’ an imaginative, respectful retelling of tragedy

By Brady Langmann / Culture Editor November 22, 2016

Rarely do moviegoers expect to feel uneasy before the lights dim and the opening titles pop up on-screen.  But it’s hard not to feel a little anxious before “Tower,” Harris Theater’s last screening...

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