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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Actor Shah Rukh Khan plays Rizwan Khan, the protagonist with Asperger’s Syndrome who embarks on a cross-country journey in the Indian Bollywood film “My Name Is Khan”. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

“Spectacles” film series considers religion in film with “My Name is Khan”

By Vikram Sundar | Staff Writer March 15, 2018

Moviegoers and religious scholars gathered for a film screening Tuesday in the hopes of viewing religion through a cinematic lens. Spectacles — a film series that analyzes religious and cultural...

(Illustration by Abigail Katz | Staff Illustrator)

Pitt film fanatics offer 2018 Oscar predictions

By Vikram Sundar | For The Pitt News March 1, 2018

Members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the film industry will recognize some of the most well-crafted, impactful films of the year at the Oscars Sunday night. But Hollywood’s...

(Image via Paramount Pictures)

“Annihilation” renovates past sci-fi thrillers

By Derek Wagner | For The Pitt News February 27, 2018

As my friend and I walked out of the theater after seeing Director Alex Garland’s new film “Annihilation” — both trying to wrap our heads around what we had just witnessed — my friend said, “I...

Chadwick Boseman stars in Black Panther. (Marvel Studios/Walt Disney Studios/TNS)

Black Panther revitalizes the stagnant superhero genre

By Vikram Sundar | For The Pitt News February 20, 2018

Director Ryan Coogler enters new territory with “Black Panther,” peeling back old layers of the formulaic superhero narrative to reveal fresh and exciting elements rarely seen in the genre. Following...

Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Reynolds Woodcock and Vicky Krieps stars as Alma in the film Phantom Thread. (Laurie Sparham/Focus Features)

“Phantom Thread” weaves a tale of style and strange love

By Vikram Sundar | For The Pitt News February 8, 2018

Leading man Daniel Day-Lewis sews his way into our hearts once again in the stylish, yet heartfelt “Phantom Thread.” Written and directed by filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson, “Phantom Thread”...

Pitt alum Brandon Keenan independently funded and produced the psychological thriller film “Body Farm.” (Photo courtesy of Brandon Keenan)

Pitt alumni produce ‘Body Farm’ film

By Joanna Li | Staff Writer January 16, 2018

When a friend offhandedly suggested that Brandon Keenan — a 2005 graduate of Pitt’s media communication program — research the strange topic of body farms, he quickly discovered a potential story...

Caleb Porto’s short film “A Tap Dancer Murders Her Father premiered at the Frick Fine Arts Building Thursday night.
(Photo by Christian Snyder | Online Visual Editor)

Student film taps into storytelling

By Madeline Gavatorta | Staff Writer January 12, 2018

When 47-year-old Jason Swauger suffered a partial tear of his hamstring from a split gone wrong during the filming of “A Tap Dancer Murders Her Father,” student director Caleb Porto didn’t want to...

Adrienne Walnoha (center), CEO of Community Human Service, speaks at a panel discussion about homeless experiences of menstruation on Tuesday. (Photo by Aaron Schoen | Staff Photographer)

Panel discusses women’s menstrual hygiene

By Anandhini Narayanan | Staff Writer November 15, 2017

When Pittsburgh City councilwoman Natalia Rudiak received an email from the Department of Public Works — an organization dedicated to maintaining Pittsburgh’s infrastructure — about putting pad dispensers...

Row House Cinema debuted “Pittsburgh’s Pretty Kitties” — a feature-length film composed of 160 cat videos submitted by local cat owners — during the City’s first-ever Cat Film Festival. (Photo courtesy of Casey Taylor)

Cats come into the spotlight at Pittsburgh’s first cat film festival

By Prachi Patel / Staff Writer November 14, 2017

Laura Greenawalt tossed a handful of popcorn into her mouth and eagerly glanced up at the blank movie theater screen, waiting for the lights to dim, the film to begin and for her cat, Schuster, to become...

Senior Caleb Porto and a few other UPTV members create an alternative history of Lewis and Clarks expedition in their short film, titled, Lewis. (Photo courtesy of Cassidy Fischer)

Fast Films: UPTV hosts 24-hour film festival

By Siddhi Shockey / For The Pitt News October 3, 2017

The screen fades to black after the character of Meriwether Lewis gets impaled — by his future self. Lewis uses a power strip as a makeshift time machine and travels back to when he launched a knife...

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