News http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/ The News Blog for My Tale Of Two Cities. en Copyright 2010 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:53:35 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification "My Tale of Two Cities"-- a funny and heartfelt comeback story "A delightful, quirky, heartwarming film that is as funny as it is revealing..."
-- Don Roy King, director, "Saturday Night Live"

"Carl Kurlander has produced a movie that is timely, moving, and - above all - entertaining. You can't get an entire city into therapy - but this film is the next best thing - a funny self-help guide for cities looking at their future."
-- Mitch Teich, Producer, Milwaukee Public Radio

Thanks to the 400 plus audience who showed up at the Windsor Ontario screening (on a night when Olympic hockey was on with the Canadians.) Read The Article in the Windsor Star: "Believing in Ourselves"

My Tale of Two Cities plays the Southside Works on March 19-March 25th with a special benefit screening on Friday March 19th for "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" Day featuring cast members from the movie including "Mr. McFeely."

There will also be a first of its kind screening of the movie at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on March 23rd with a panel discussion afterwards featuring Congressman Mike Doyle, Philanthropist and Hall of Fame Steeler Franco Harris, and D.C. Partnership President and CEO Steve Moore. Reception at 6 p.m. Screening at 7. p.m.

For more information on tickets for either of those screenings, please email mytaleoftwocities@gmail.com.

"If you believe in miraculous comebacks, you've got to catch this film."

-- Franco Harris, Hall of Fame Steeler

Read the article from San Antonio Business Journal about My Tale of Two Cities: "Film Plays Role In Re-Energizing Cities"

Help spread the word about the film. Join the facebook group by clicking here,

THE TRAILER:

THE MOVIE:

With the recent G-20 Summit spotlighting the story of the city of Pittsburgh as a "model for our future," a funny and hopeful movie, My Tale of Two Cities is picking up much grassroots support at screenings across this country as it tells the tale not only of that city's inspiring comeback, but of a personal journey that audiences everywhere can relate to about coming home again and coming to terms with our pasts in order to redefine who we are.

My Tale of Two Cities is told through the eyes of screenwriter (St. Elmo's Fire) and TV writer/producer (Saved By The Bell) Carl Kurlander, who was living in Hollywood when he received an offer to go back to his hometown and teach at the University of Pittsburgh. After his wife Natalie pointed out that if they continued to live above the Sunset Strip, their one year old daughter's habit of dancing naked on coffee tables might become an acceptable profession, Carl moved his family back to Pittsburgh-- the real life "Mister Rogers' Neighbohood" in search of a more meaningful and balanced life. This journey led the Kurlanders to being guests on The Oprah Winfrey Show on a program about people who had changed their life, where Oprah herself was struck by the fact that Carl had found happiness "in Pittsburgh, even," But shortly after that, Fred Rogers died, and the city of Pittsburgh went bankrupt.

With both himself and his hometown in mid-life crisis, Kurlander set out on a Don Quixote quest to make a film to help the place where he grew up. Armed with a cranky cameraman, funded by his dermatologist, and often battling his wife who longs to return to the sunny West Coast, Carl asks his neighbors from the famous (Steeler legend Franco Harris, Teresa Heinz Kerry) to the not-so-famous (his old gym teacher and the girl who inspired St. Elmo's Fire) how this once great industrial giant, which built America with its steel, conquered polio and invented everything from aluminum to the Big Mac, can reinvent itself for a new age.

My Tale of Two Cities is filled with rawly honest, often hilarious scenes such as when Kurlander visits on a playground with the girl who beat him up there as a child (complete with an hysterical recreation of the event); offers to buy cheese for Tereas Heinz Kerry at a produce shop which almost ends up consuming the film's budget; a fishing excursion where Carl and his brother catch and, even more boldly, eat a catfish from Pittsburgh's once polluted rivers (and then visit famed coroner Cyril Wecht afterwards to find out if they will live.)

But the film also thoughtfully explores what it means to come home again and what it takes for both cities and people to reinvent themselves for a new age. We hear from Ms. Heinz Kerry about her late husband John Heinz's belief that sometimes your worst problems can become your best opportunities; see famed Steeler Franco Harris with his son Dok who is surprisingly not an athlete, but a Princeton grad who came back to his hometown to go to business school and law school and make a difference; watch Andy Warhol's nephew Marty who runs a scrapyard ponder what would have happened had his Uncle Andy never left Pittsburgh; and are reminded by David Newell, the actor who played Mr. McFeely and Fred Rogers' widow Joanne, of Mister Rogers' challenge to us all to "make good attractive."

The film becomes highly personal as the Kurlanders must decide whether to stay in their new life in Pittsburgh or go back to the Hollywood dream they once knew. This decision comes to a head in a dramatic confrontation Carl has with his mother who had abandoned him and his brother during their childhood in the very apartment in which he grew up. But ultimately, My Tale of Two Cities is a feel-good film which shows us, that even in dark times, as articulated by Pittsburgh's late Mayor Bob O' Connor, if we work together and believe in ourselves, it can still be a "beautiful day in the neighborhood."

My Tale of Two Cities has received national attention in The Washington Post, USA Today, and on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Having sold out 1300 seats at its Pittsburgh premiere, My Tale of Two Cities has played in film festivals around the country and, for international audiences at the G-20 Media Center, and conventions for MENSA and the International Downtown Association. The film is being distributed by Panorama Entertainment which plans to bring the film to theaters around the country.

For further information, visit www.mytaleoftwocities.com. To book the film in your neighborhood, please contact Stuart Strutin of Panorama Entertainment at (914) 937 1603 or panent@aol.com. Carl Kurlander can be reach at ckla2@yahoo.com.

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD:

Please join this FACEBOOK GROUP for "My Tale of Two Cities" to help us spread the word about the movie. And tell your friends and family about it.

LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW ON "LAKE EFFECT" on MILWAUKEE PUBLIC RADIO ABOUT "My Tale of Two Cities" and rust belt cities reinventing themselves by clicking here.

The Washington Post mentions "My Tale of Two Cities" in its article on "Pittsburgh Shows How Rust Belt Can Be Polished Up" Also, read this Newsweek article: "Pittsburgh shows other countries visiting it for the G20 how postindustrial America can still bounce back."

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:

"Whether you're a boomerang, comeback kid, recent transplant, or dyed-in-the-wool Burgher, you won't want to miss "My Tale of Two Cities," the much-buzzed about new film by St. Elmo's Fire screenwriter Carl Kurlander, which proves once and for all, that yes, you can go home again. With 1,300 people packing the film's sold-out debut (and delivering a standing ovation!),... ("My Tale of Two Cities" is)... a sort of collective cinematic homecoming for Pittsburghers everywhere... the film stars beloved local icons like Franco Harris and Mr. McFeely, and traces the city's storied role in building America's steel, conquering polio, and inventing everything from aluminum to the Big Mac. A classic comeback tale for a town in transition, the film follows the witty and charming Kurlander as he tosses a football with Franco Harris, shops with Teresa Heinz Kerry, has breakfast with Paul O' Neill, and ponders the time honored question: Can you go home again? Dubbed a "funny valentine to Pittsburgh,"... you know you'll cry black and gold tears as Pittsburghers from Times Square to Beverly Hills to Point State Park sing in unison to the city's anthem, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" Pop City Media.

-- Jennifer Baron, Pop City Media

Read the full article here: Love Letter to the Burgh and check out the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and USA Today articles on "My Tale Of Two Cities" in our NEWS SECTION.

Talk about a "comeback story." Despite the economic headlines, there are over 20,000 jobs listed in the Pittsburgh region at www.imaginemynewjob.com

PIECES ON NPR, CNN, THE AP, AND THE NEW YORK TIMES ABOUT THE PITTSBURGH COMEBACK STORY AS A MODEL FOR THE NATION:

Wall Street Journal

Pittsburgh Scores the G20 Summit

NPR: "Factory and auto towns shift gears"

AP: "Despite recession, Pittsburgh on a building boom"

Randi Kaye of Anderson 360 on CNN: "Can Pittsburgh Save Detroit?

New York Times: The Greening of Pittsburgh

Visit the Pittsburgh Comeback Story Blog.

THE SOUNDTRACK:

The "My Tale of Two Cities" SOUNDTRACK FEATURING SOME OF PITTSBURGH'S FINEST MUSICIANS, INCLUDING DONORA'S GREAT COVER OF FRED ROGERS' "IT'S SUCH A GOOD FEELING" IS AVAILABLE NOW AT CD BABY. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO SOME SAMPLES.

THANKS:

We hope you enjoy this film that proves "it's never too late to come back" and that the whole world really is "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."

]]> http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2009/10/my-tale-of-two.php http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2009/10/my-tale-of-two.php Comeback Home Homecoming Mister Rogers Neighborhood Pittsburgh Steelers Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:53:35 +0000 My Tale of Two Cities: A Funny and Heartfelt Comeback Story That Proves Its Never Too Late to Come Back! "A delightful, quirky, heartwarming film that is as funny as it is revealing..."
-- Don Roy King, director, "Saturday Night Live"

"My Tale of Two Cities" is a story that is both personal and universal. As cities like Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, and others are reinventing themselves in a changing economy, natives of these cities are reconsidering what it means to call them home. Carl Kurlander has produced a movie that is timely, moving, and - above all - entertaining. You can't get an entire city into therapy - but this film is the next best thing - a funny self-help guide for cities looking at their future."

Mitch Teich, Executive Producer, "Lake Effect", Milwaukee Public Radio

"If you believe in miraculous comebacks, you've got to catch this film."
-- Franco Harris, Hall of Fame Steeler

A limited number of DVDS are available on ShopWQED or by calling 800-274-1307.

THE TRAILER:

THE MOVIE:

With the recent G-20 Summit casting its light on the story of Pittsburgh as a model for post-industrial rebirth, a small, but heartfelt and hopeful movie, My Tale of Two Cities is picking up some grassroots support at screenings across this country. The film tells the tale not only of Pittsburgh's inspiring comeback, but of a personal journey to which many can relate about coming home and learning from and moving on from our pasts.

The film, which has received national attention in the Washington Post, USA Today, and on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, addresses themes that many cities and people are experiencing these days --- from why we chose to live where we do, to how both people and communities going through tough times can redefine who they are. My Tale of Two Cities is told through the eyes of screenwriter (St. Elmo's Fire) and TV writer/producer (Saved By The Bell) Carl Kurlander, who found himself on The Oprah Winfrey Show, for leaving Hollywood to move back to his hometown of Pittsburgh. But soon after Carl and his wife Natalie told Oprah how happy they were raising their daughter in what is quite literally Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, Pittsburgh loses its favorite neighbor, Fred Rogers, and the city itself goes bankrupt.

On an almost Don Quixote quest to help his hometown, Kurlander-- armed with a cranky cameraman, funded by his dermatologist, and often battling his wife, who longs to return to the sunny West Coast--asks his neighbors, from the famous (Steeler legend Franco Harris, Teresa Heinz Kerry) to the not-so-famous (his old gym teacher and the girl who inspired St. Elmo's Fire) how this once great industrial giant, which built America with its steel, conquered polio and invented everything from aluminum to the Big Mac, can reinvent itself for a new age.

Like Pittsburgh, Kurlander struggles with self-image issues that give the film a charming, self-deprecating humor: Carl's reunites with a girl who beat him up from his childhood; catches a catfish from Pittsburgh's once polluted rivers with his brother (which leads to a visit to famed coroner Dr. Cyril Wecht's morgue to see if they will live); and offers to buy cheese for Teresa Heinz Kerry at a downtown shop only to watch her accumulate a very sizable basket of cheese that threatens to break the film's budget.

But along the way, there is some true wisdom dispensed by the neighbors: Ms. Heinz Kerry quotes her late husband John Heinz about how "sometimes our biggest problems become our biggest opportunities;" Carl's old gym teacher talks about how both people and cities too often try to hold on too long to their old glory days; and Andy Warhol's nephew, Marty Warhola, who owns a scrap yard blocks from the Warhol Museum, speculates about what Uncle Andy would have become if he had stayed in his hometown of Pittsburgh.

Some of the most touching moments come from Fred Rogers' wife Joanne and his longtime delivery man Mr. McFeely who remind us that Mister Rogers' Neighborhood really still exists. But as Pittsburgh and Kurlander's stories become increasingly entwined, it is an honest, raw scene with Carl's mother who had dramatically left Pittsburgh during his childhood, that leads to the film's catharsis--pointing out that sometimes to move on with our futures, both communities and people have to let go of their pasts, and learn to believe in themselves.

This hopeful, timely, and surprisingly feel-good film has delighted audiences everywhere, having premiered at the Sonoma Valley Film Festival, opened the Three Rivers Film Festival, sold out 1300 seats at The Byham Theater (where it received a standing ovation), and played at Tribeca Cinemas in New York, AFI Silver Theater in the D.C. area, the Annual MENSA convention, the International Downtown Association's 55th Annual Convention in Milwaukee, and various theaters across Western Pennsylvania. It has recently been picked up by Panorama Entertainment and hopes to be coming to a theater near you soon.
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To arrange a screening in your neighborhood or for your organization, please contact Stephanie at mytaleoftwocities@gmail.com.

HELP US SPREAD THE WORD:

Please join this FACEBOOK GROUP for "My Tale of Two Cities" to help us spread the word about the movie. And tell your friends and family about it.

LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW ON "LAKE EFFECT" on MILWAUKEE PUBLIC RADIO ABOUT "My Tale of Two Cities" and rust belt cities reinventing themselves by clicking here.

The Washington Post mentions "My Tale of Two Cities" in its article on "Pittsburgh Shows How Rust Belt Can Be Polished Up" Also, read this Newsweek article: "Pittsburgh shows other countries visiting it for the G20 how postindustrial America can still bounce back."
DVD:

Visit the NEW Pittsburgh Comeback Story Blog.

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DVDS of "My Tale of Two Cities" DVD are also available online at www.filmbaby.com and at Joseph Beth Booksellers on the South Side, Borders in East Liberty/Shadyside, The Pleasant Present in Squirrel Hill, Kards Unlimited in Shadyside, Dreaming Ant DVD in Bloomfield, The Heinz History Center, HeidiOptics in Downtown Pittsburgh, the Sewickley Public Library, and online at the PG Store.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING:

"Whether you're a boomerang, comeback kid, recent transplant, or dyed-in-the-wool Burgher, you won't want to miss "My Tale of Two Cities," the much-buzzed about new film by St. Elmo's Fire screenwriter Carl Kurlander, which proves once and for all, that yes, you can go home again. With 1,300 people packing the film's sold-out debut (and delivering a standing ovation!),... ("My Tale of Two Cities" is)... a sort of collective cinematic homecoming for Pittsburghers everywhere... the film stars beloved local icons like Franco Harris and Mr. McFeely, and traces the city's storied role in building America's steel, conquering polio, and inventing everything from aluminum to the Big Mac. A classic comeback tale for a town in transition, the film follows the witty and charming Kurlander as he tosses a football with Franco Harris, shops with Teresa Heinz Kerry, has breakfast with Paul O' Neill, and ponders the time honored question: Can you go home again? Dubbed a "funny valentine to Pittsburgh,"... you know you'll cry black and gold tears as Pittsburghers from Times Square to Beverly Hills to Point State Park sing in unison to the city's anthem, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" Pop City Media.

-- Jennifer Baron, Pop City Media

Read the full article here: Love Letter to the Burgh and check out the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and USA Today articles on "My Tale Of Two Cities" in our NEWS SECTION.

Talk about a "comeback story." Despite the economic headlines, there are over 20,000 jobs listed in the Pittsburgh region at www.imaginemynewjob.com

RECENT PIECES ON NPR, CNN, THE AP, AND THE NEW YORK TIMES ABOUT THE PITTSBURGH COMEBACK STORY AS A MODEL FOR THE NATION:

Wall Street Journal

Pittsburgh Scores the G20 Summit

NPR: "Factory and auto towns shift gears"

AP: "Despite recession, Pittsburgh on a building boom"

Randi Kaye of Anderson 360 on CNN: "Can Pittsburgh Save Detroit?

New York Times: The Greening of Pittsburgh

THE SOUNDTRACK:

The "My Tale of Two Cities" SOUNDTRACK FEATURING SOME OF PITTSBURGH'S FINEST MUSICIANS, INCLUDING DONORA'S GREAT COVER OF FRED ROGERS' "IT'S SUCH A GOOD FEELING" IS AVAILABLE NOW AT CD BABY. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO SOME SAMPLES.

THANKS:

We hope you enjoy this film that proves "it's never too late to come back" and that the whole world really is "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."

]]> http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2009/10/my-tale-of-two-cities-a-comeba.php http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2009/10/my-tale-of-two-cities-a-comeba.php Original Stories comeback DVD Mister Rogers My Tale of Two Cities Pittsburgh Won't You Be My Neighbor? Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:02:47 +0000 My Tale Of Two Cities DVD On Sale Now! The Perfect Pittsburgh Gift For The Holidays Buy Now By Clicking Here or call WQED at 1-800-274-1307.

If you need to overnight the film for the holidays, you may want to visit this site also.

You can also find this "funny and heartfelt valentine to Pittsburgh"
at A Pleasant Present in Squirrel Hill, Kards Unlimited in Shadyside, or The Heinz History Center.

"My Tale Of Two Cities" will also be playing at The Oaks Theater in Oakmont December 19th to December 23rd at 5 pm. For directions, go to: www.theoakstheater.com. These screenings will benefit Steeltown's Youth and Media Initiative with the Holy Family Institute (see www.steeltown.org and www.hfi-pgh.org).

There will also be a special Christmas Eve screening of "My Tale of Two Cities" with a Chinese Meal at Rodef Shalom Temple. It is open to the public and begins at 6:30. For information, please email Leslie Garrison at garrison@rodefshalom.org or CLICK Here.

Click Here to see the Youtube trailer for the movie.


Whether you're a boomerang, comeback kid, recent transplant, or dyed-in-the-wool Burgher, you won't want to miss "My Tale of Two Cities," the much-buzzed about new film by St. Elmo's Fire screenwriter and Steeltown Entertainment Project co-founder Carl Kurlander, which proves once and for all, that yes, you can go home again. With 1,300 people packing the film's sold-out debut (and delivering a standing ovation!),... ("My Tale of Two Cities" is)... a sort of collective cinematic homecoming for Pittsburghers everywhere... the film stars beloved local icons like Franco Harris and Mr. McFeely, and traces the city's storied role in building America's steel, conquering polio, and inventing everything from aluminum to the Big Mac. A classic comeback tale for a town in transition, the film follows the witty and charming Kurlander as he tosses a football with Franco Harris, shops with Teresa Heinz Kerry, has breakfast with Paul O' Neill, and ponders the time honored question: Can you go home again? Dubbed a "funny valentine to Pittsburgh,"... you know you'll cry black and gold tears as Pittsburghers from Times Square to Beverly Hills to Point State Park sing in unison to the city's anthem, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?"-- Pop City Media

Read the article: Love Letter to the Burgh: still time to catch My Tale of Two Cities on the big screen and check out the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and USA Today articles on "My Tale Of Two Cities".

We thank you and hope you enjoy this film that proves "it's never too late to come back" and that the whole world really is "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."

If you would like to arrange for a screening of "My Tale of Two Cities" in your neighborhood (regionally or at venues around the country), please contact mytaleoftwocities@gmail.com.

]]> http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/12/my-tale-of-two-cities-dvds-are.php http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/12/my-tale-of-two-cities-dvds-are.php Original Stories DVD DVDs My Tale of Two Cities Tue, 09 Dec 2008 06:20:19 +0000 My Tale Of Two Cities playing at Penn Hills Cinemas Due to popular demand, "My Tale of Two Cities" will play at the Penn Hills Cinemas starting Monday, December 1, running through Saturday, December 6, at 7:15 p.m. On Monday Dec. 1st, filmmaker Carl Kurlander will be there to introduce the film and discuss it afterwards.

Penn Hills Cinemas is in the Penn Hills Shopping Center. From the East End, go one past the first Monroeville exit to the "Penn Hills" exit, get off and turn right. Phone 412.243.1831 They are closed on Wednesday Dec. 3rd. Tickets are just $5.00. Please help us spread the word.

On November 28, Pittsburghers everywhere were invited to a special red carpet screening of "My Tale of Two Cities", a funny and heartfelt valentine to Pittsburgh. A sold out Byham Theater audience of 1250 people laughed, cried and gave a standing ovation to this "comeback story" about coming home and one of America's great cities reinventing itself for a new age.

If you are unable to see it in a theater, a limited number of DVDS of "My Tale of Two Cities" are available for the holidays at http://www.wqed.org/genl/shop/history.shtml#tale or by calling 1-800-274-1307. The film is also at Kards Unlimited on Walnut Street in Shadyside.

If you would like to arrange for a screening of "My Tale of Two Cities" in your neighborhood (regionally or at venues around the country), please contact mytaleoftwocities@gmail.com.

New article: Love Letter to the Burgh: still time to catch My Tale of Two Cities on the big screen

Check out the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and USA Today articles on "My Tale Of Two Cities".

We thank you and hope you enjoy this film that proves "it's never too late to come back" and that the whole world really is "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood."

To find out more about Steeltown's Youth and Media Initiative being done in association with the Holy Family Institute which the Nov. 28th Byham screening benefited, please go to www.steeltown.org and www.hfi-pgh.org.

]]> http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/12/my-tale-of-two-cities-playing.php http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/12/my-tale-of-two-cities-playing.php Original Stories My Tale Of Two Cities Penn Hills Cinemas Penn Hills Shopping Center Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:36:41 +0000 November 28th Red-Carpet Screening of "My Tale of Two Cities" at The Byham Theater Check out the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and USA Today articles on “My Tale Of Two Cities”.

On November 28, Pittsburghers everywhere were invited to a special red carpet screening of “My Tale of Two Cities”, a funny and heartfelt valentine to Pittsburgh, about coming home and one of America’s great cities reinventing itself for a new age. We are touched and humbled by the overwhelming response which SOLD OUT The Byham Theater.

If you were unable to get tickets to see the movie, a limited number of DVDS of “My Tale of Two Cities” are available at http://www.wqed.org/genl/shop/history.shtml#tale or by calling 1-800-274-1307.

If you would like to arrange for a screening of “My Tale of Two Cities” in your neighborhood (regionally or at venues around the country), please contact mytaleoftwocities@gmail.com.

We thank you and hope you enjoy this film that proves “it’s never too late to come back” and that the whole world really is “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”

To find out more about Steeltown’s Youth and Media Initiative being done in association with the Holy Family Institute which the Nov. 28th Byham screening benefitted, please go to www.steeltown.org and www.hfi-pgh.org.

Please click below to view the trailer.

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It can also be viewed on Youtube.com at the following url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7Uwu-rNSmI

]]> http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/11/promotional-trailer-for-homeco.php http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/11/promotional-trailer-for-homeco.php Original Stories Promotional Trailer Screening Video You Tube Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:31:29 +0000 Schedule of Events for 'Homecoming Screening November 28th at Byham Theater. On November 28th at The Byham Theater, as part of “Pittsburgh’s Homecoming Weekend” celebrating the city’s 250th birthday, Pittsburghers everywhere are invited for a special Thanksgiving weekend red-carpet screening of “My Tale of Two Cities”, a funny and poignant “comeback” story about coming home and one of America’s great cities reinventing itself for a new age. Join Mister Rogers Neighborhood’s Mr. McFeely, Franco Harris and other members of the cast, as we blow out the candles for Pittsburgh’s 250th birthday and sing the city’s unofficial theme song “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”

5:30-6:30 Fifth Avenue Place. VIP “Cast” Reception where some of the cast members will be on hand and special out-takes from the movie will be screened.

7:00 p.m. Screening at The Byham.

9:00 p.m. Fifth Avenue Place. Pittsburgh Homecoming Party. Celebrate coming home with traditional Pittsburgh cuisine and music by Donora and former Rusted Root band member Jim Dispirito, Carol Lee Espy and Friends.

The evening will benefit the “Youth and Media Program” of Steeltown Entertainment Project and Holy Family Institute which has been restoring hope and transforming the lives of young people in the Pittsburgh region for over one hundred years.

For more information on the event please email homecoming@steeltown.org or visit www.steeltown.org.

]]> http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/10/schedule-of-events-for-homecom.php http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/10/schedule-of-events-for-homecom.php Original Stories Byham Theater Film Premiere Pittsburgh Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:24:48 +0000 Pittsburgh Homecoming Screening of MTOTC Set For November 28th! On November 28th at The Byham Theater, as part of "Pittsburgh's Homecoming Weekend" celebrating the city's 250th birthday, Pittsburghers everywhere are invited to come home for a special Thanksgiving weekend red-carpet screening of "My Tale of Two Cities", a poignant and funny bent valentine to our city about "coming home" and Pittsburgh reinventing itself for a new age.

]]> http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/08/pittsburgh-homecoming-screenin.php http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/08/pittsburgh-homecoming-screenin.php Original Stories Homecoming Weekend My Tale of Two Cities Pittsburgh Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:03:38 +0000 Special "Pittsburgh Homecoming" screening of "My Tale of Two Cities" at the Byham Theater November 28th On November 28th at The Byham Theater, as part of "Pittsburgh's Homecoming Weekend" celebrating the city's 250th birthday, there will be a special red-carpet screening of "My Tale of Two Cities." Pittsburghers everywhere are invited to come home for this special Thanksgiving weekend event and join Mr. McFeely and the cast in singing "Won't You Be My Neighhbor?". Email homecoming@steeltown.org for information on tickets to the event.

]]> http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/08/my-tale-of-two-cities-makes-it.php http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/08/my-tale-of-two-cities-makes-it.php Original Stories Byham Theater My Tale of Two Cities Pittsburgh screening Pittsburgh's Homecoming Weekend Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:32:52 +0000 "My Tale of Two Cities" featured on "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" Clips from "My Tale of Two Cities" were shown on "News Hour with Jim Lehrer" as part of a story on the "Greening of Pittsburgh." The film's theme of a city coming back and reinventing itself feels very timely in an election year in which the whole country seems to be asking itself how America is going to reinvent itself for a new age. For more info, go to www.newshour.org

]]> http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/04/my-tale-of-two-cities-on-news.php http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/04/my-tale-of-two-cities-on-news.php Media Articles Carl Kurlander Jim Lehrer My Tale of Two Cities PBS Pittsburgh WQED Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:33:36 +0000 "My Tale of Two Cities" screens for "Neighbors" in California It might sound crazy to try to lure folks to Wine Country with Iron City Beer, Isaly's Chipped Ham, and a movie about Pittsburgh, but "My Tale of Two Cities" got some serious festival buzz to the point that the Sonoma Index Tribune wrote: "Although it is the Sonoma Valley Film Festival, Pittsburgh garnered a lot of attention this weekend. Filmmaker Carl Kurlander's documentary, "My Tale of Two Cities," looks at the metamorphosis Pittsburgh underwent from the city he remembered as a boy to the city he returned to 30 years later..." For more information, please go to our "Discuss" section...

]]> http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/04/my-tale-of-two-cities-premiere.php http://mytaleoftwocities.com/news/2008/04/my-tale-of-two-cities-premiere.php Original Stories Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:04:13 +0000