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Pitt Arts decorates student life with culture and class

Pitt Arts decorates student life with culture and class

By Chang Zuo / For The Pitt News May 28, 2015

For Pitt student Stephanie Liang, one of her most memorable experiences at Pitt Arts was watching a 4D play. As an audience member, she and other students got up on stage and  followed the actors of “Tamara”...

Gomez-Rejon doses witty, emotional drama in “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”

Gomez-Rejon doses witty, emotional drama in “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl”

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer May 26, 2015

Me and Earl and the Dying GirlGrade: AStarring: Thomas Mann, Olivia Cooke, Ronald Cyler IIDirected by: Alfonso Gomez-RejonThe set for both “The Fault in Our Stars” and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,”...

"Mad Max: Fury Road" is everything an action movie should be

“Mad Max: Fury Road” is everything an action movie should be

By Matt Maielli / Staff Writer May 14, 2015

"Mad Max: Fury Road"Directed By: George MillerStarring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas HoultGrade: A+Move over, Michael Bay, because George Miller is back, and he brought a set of defibrillators.After...

The World of Kurt Cobain: ‘Montage of Heck’ offers unique, personal look inside the life of late Nirvana frontman

The World of Kurt Cobain: ‘Montage of Heck’ offers unique, personal look inside the life of late Nirvana frontman

"Montage of Heck"Directed by: Brett MorgenStarring: Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, Krist NovoselicGrade: A-Minimum wage workers line shelves at Hot Topic with $15 T-shirts in the Nirvana frontman’s likeness,...

Vinterberg’s ‘Far from the Madding Crowd’ presents a soirée of Victorian romance

"Far From the Madding Crowd"Directed by: Thomas VinterbergStarring: Carey Mulligan, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael SheenGrade: AA treat for those with finer tastes and a tonic for those with sequel-induced...

Death of a stoner: Weed too tame for modern, adrenaline-junkie comedy

Death of a stoner: Weed too tame for modern, adrenaline-junkie comedy

By Shawn Cooke / A&E Editor April 19, 2015

Cocaine is the new weed, and blunts are the new cigarettes — on the silver screen at least.The stoner comedy has been a reliable subgenre for ages, man, but it could be on its last breath. We can’t...

Garland goes back to the future with 'Ex Machina'

Garland goes back to the future with ‘Ex Machina’

By Ian Flanagan / Staff Writer April 15, 2015

'Ex Machina'Directed by: Alex GarlandStarring: Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia VikanderGrade: B+Looking past smartphones and Google Glass to the next level of digital advancement, Alex Garland’s...

Baumbach’s “While We’re Young” an earnestly human comedy

Baumbach’s “While We’re Young” an earnestly human comedy

By Ian Flanagan / Staff Writer April 13, 2015

While We're YoungDirected by: Noah BaumbachStarring: Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda SeyfriedRated R for languageGrade: A-Youth is wasted on the old — or so Noah Baumbach’s new film,...

DreamWorks' latest far from a 'Home' run

DreamWorks’ latest far from a ‘Home’ run

"Home"Directed by: Tim JohnsonStarring: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin and Jennifer LopezRated PG for mild action and some rude humorGrade: C+Lately, intelligent animated flicks have spoiled us. Blockbusters...

Pitt alumna Julie Sokolow talks feature-film debut, ‘Aspie Seeks Love’

Pitt alumna Julie Sokolow talks feature-film debut, ‘Aspie Seeks Love’

By Ian Flanagan / Staff Writer March 25, 2015

Documentary filmmaker and 2010 Pitt alumna Julie Sokolow guides viewers through loneliness and Pittsburgh with her recently completed her first feature-length film “Aspie Seeks Love.” The documentary...

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