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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
“Bottoms” movie poster.

Review: ‘Bottoms’ is a lesbian movie that’s not emotionally exhausting

By Ryleigh Lord, Contributing Editor • September 14, 2023

After decades of films that end in tragedy and leave gay women around the world walking out of theaters in tears, lesbians finally have their “Superbad” — and it’s the most entertaining movie of...

Aditi Sridhar presented at the Oscars on March 12.

‘Part of that moment in history’: Pitt film student presents at Oscars

By Carissa Canzona, Staff Writer • March 19, 2023
Aditi Sridhar, a senior film and psychology major, made her Hollywood debut last Sunday when she presented trophies at the 95th Academy Awards.
Editorial | The Oscar Nominations could be better

Editorial | The Oscar Nominations could be better

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 29, 2023
As we move into the 2023 Oscar season, we see many of the same movies up for awards, some for good reason and others… not so much.
M3GAN movie poster released by Universal Studios.

Review | ‘M3GAN’ — Unexpectedly hilarious

By Maria Scanga, Senior Staff Writer • January 13, 2023
The sci-fi horror brand is not all that new, but the comedy-horror-camp era that “M3GAN” is ushering into pop culture is a fresh take on weaving sci-fi and horror together.
Benjamin Asciutto, a senior film and business major.

Student-run podcast ‘Pitt in Hollywood’ showcases success stories from Pitt alumni

By Jacob Mraz, Staff Writer • November 3, 2022
2002 Pitt graduate John Paul Horstmann talks about his arrival in LA, founding University of Pittsburgh Television and the importance of networking in the first episode of Ben Asciutto’s podcast, “Pitt in Hollywood.”
Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville.

Row House Cinema hosts Polish Film Festival for the first time

By Aoqin Yan, Staff Writer • November 1, 2022
The Polish Film Festival is taking place at Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville Tuesday to Friday. The festival presents five Polish films, “Never Gonna Snow Again,” “EO,” “Sonata,” “The Double Life of Véronique” and “Europa Europa.”
A showing of Rehana Maryam Noor in the auditorium of Alumni Hall as part of the Screenshot Asia film festival on September 28, 2022.

Screenshot Asia film festival showcases Asian stories on screen

By Patrick Swain, Staff Writer • September 29, 2022
Screenshot Asia is a project led by Pitt’s Asian Studies Center and Film and Media Studies program that highlights Asian culture through cinema. The festival, which takes place from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, offers Pitt students free tickets to screenings of a collection of Asian films.
This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Florence Pugh, left, and Harry Styles in a scene from "Don't Worry Darling."

Review | ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ — it was a movie

By Jacob Mraz, Staff Writer • September 25, 2022
The problem with “Don't Worry Darling” isn’t its actors or behind-the-scenes controversies, but its poor direction and lackluster finish.
University Library System offers a look into George A. Romero’s unproduced young adult screenplays

University Library System offers a look into George A. Romero’s unproduced young adult screenplays

By Toni Jackson, Staff Writer • September 23, 2022
Pitt’s University Library System hosted a remote seminar on Zoom titled “​​Youthful Frights: Exploring George A. Romero’s Young Adult Horror” on Tuesday. Rubin co-hosted the event with Gray O’Reilly, a senior film and media studies major.
John Matera, a 1975 Pitt graduate and executive director of an upcoming PBS documentary on Ron Carter.

Jazz history class from the ‘70s contributes to premiere of upcoming PBS documentary

By Shreya Singh, Staff Writer • September 19, 2022
The personable way in which former Pitt professor Joe Harris taught his Jazz History class in the 1970s inspired the creation of a documentary that tells the story of jazz bassist, Ron Carter, titled “Ron Carter: Finding The Right Notes.”
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