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My Tale Of Two Cities playing at Penn Hills Cinemas

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:36:41 +0000

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.

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.

November 28th Red-Carpet Screening of "My Tale of Two Cities" at The Byham Theater

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:31:29 +0000

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.

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

Schedule of Events for 'Homecoming Screening November 28th at Byham Theater.

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:24:48 +0000

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.

Pittsburgh Homecoming Screening of MTOTC Set For November 28th!

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:03:38 +0000

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.

Special "Pittsburgh Homecoming" screening of "My Tale of Two Cities" at the Byham Theater November 28th

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:32:52 +0000

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.

"My Tale of Two Cities" featured on "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer"

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:33:36 +0000

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

"My Tale of Two Cities" screens for "Neighbors" in California

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 10:04:13 +0000

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...