tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post1704177985926133377..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Fort Pitt Tunnel As Birth CanalJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-51066835736648834642012-08-24T15:10:53.467-04:002012-08-24T15:10:53.467-04:00I've read the "...Wallflower" book -...I've read the "...Wallflower" book - the Fort Pitt Tunnel scene is a very significant moment in the story and I imagine it will be for the film as well. Author Stephen Chbosky also wrote the screenplay and directed the film. Mahramushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08908836946924339912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-47155364434925133642012-08-16T17:22:39.832-04:002012-08-16T17:22:39.832-04:00My college friend and I always referred to that tu...My college friend and I always referred to that tunnel as the birthing canal.Patrick Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09377134742894424991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-29682567100249398322012-08-15T16:42:28.248-04:002012-08-15T16:42:28.248-04:00Batman was filmed in Pittsburgh. It always is fun...Batman was filmed in Pittsburgh. It always is fun seeing Pittsburgh or hearing Pittsburgh references in a movie (The Polish Hill Murders, anyone?). However, it was distracting to see Bane give a speech in front of Heinz Field South End Zone scoreboard. All I keep seeing were the huge letters 'UPMC' over Bane's shoulder.<br /><br />And, in the chase scene at the end of the movie, I caught a glimpse of the Parking Authority garage at the corner of Smithfield and Strawberry way. I was so caught up in trying to figure out where particular scenes were filmed that I wasn't paying attention to the movie.<br /><br />Oh, well. I see it again on PPV.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-17980563053128656182012-08-15T12:37:49.072-04:002012-08-15T12:37:49.072-04:00Pete,
Yes, the latest Batman film was shot primar...Pete,<br /><br />Yes, the latest Batman film was shot primarily in Pittsburgh. The location helped put Pittsburgh on the map for more movie making. There is a cluster emerging that includes animation studio production. I doubt Batman will do much to sell Pittsburgh to prospective migrants. <br /><br />The book on which the Emma Watson film is based is set in 1990s suburban Pittsburgh. I anticipate Pittsburgh having a significant part in the picture, but don't know for sure.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-5026553262611272652012-08-15T12:23:57.666-04:002012-08-15T12:23:57.666-04:00Jim, didn't the newest Batman film shoot on lo...Jim, didn't the newest Batman film shoot on location in Pittsburgh? I haven't seen it but I know it wasn't shot in Chicago like the first two of the recent trilogy. I'm sure those who have seen it would be able to ID Pittsburgh locales, but it's definitely a film about Gotham and not Pittsburgh.Pete Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175384728453053487noreply@blogger.com