• Issue Archive for
  • Feb 12-18, 2009
  • Vol. 19, No. 6

News+Features

  • Cards in the Air
  • Cards in the Air

    Is poker illegal in Pennsylvania? It may depend on where you play.
  • Dead of Winter
  • Dead of Winter

    Mysterious plague hits Pa. bat colonies
  • Dead Air

    Comcast removes independent WBGN from its lineup
  • Heads Down

    Squirrel Hill specialty video store closing

Food+Drink

  • Maggie's Mercantile

    Everything is OK to eat at Maggie's, Oakland's one-stop for vegan living.

Music

On Screen

  • Push
  • Push

    Paul Guignan's sci-fi-ish actioner tracks super-abled psychic folks in Hong Kong who hiding from a shadowy government group known as Division. Among the hunted are a telekinetic dude (Chris Evans), a gal who can see into the future (Dakota Fanning) and a very-much-in-demand young lady (Camilla Belle) who can implant thoughts. You don't need to be psychic to get that much of Push is an incoherent mess. This might be forgivable if the film had some cinematic verve, take-a-wild-ride energy or even decent action sequences, but it's primarily distracting, cheesy rizz-razz and warmed-over thriller clichés. Push is all surface. No character ever expresses how awful it must be to have these abilities -- and to be hunted for them. Fanning is the film's only real star, but her coltish good looks, vivacious personality and Hot Topic wardrobe make her character seem beamed in from another movie, something lighthearted and bubbly for tweeners. [1.5 out of 4 stars]
  • Oscar Nominated Shorts
  • Oscar Nominated Shorts

    Two programs let viewers scope out the nominees in this year's live-action and animated short film categories.

Art

Views

  • Pittsburgh n'@

    Dispatches from the blogosphere: Stay away from Jennifer Aniston, Santonio Holmes!
  • This Just In: February 12 - 19
  • This Just In: February 12 - 19

    Highlights from the local TV news: The NFL tackles local business owner for a loss.

Books

On Stage

  • A Moon to Dance By
  • A Moon to Dance By

    Jane Alexander lights up the stage as Frieda, the now-middle-aged widow of D.H. Lawrence and keeper of his legacy, literary and otherwise.
  • No Child ...

    Like most plays written by artists who are primarily actors, No Child is more about its performance potential than its dramaturgy.

Spotlight Events


© 2013 Pittsburgh City Paper

Website powered by Foundation

National Advertising by VMG Advertising