Hollywood Theatre announces November film & event schedule

Online, November 5, 2009 (Newswire.com) - The Hollywood Theatre, an independent repertory cinema located in Dormont, presents a November schedule offering a diverse selection of romance, adventure, comedy, family fare, horror and cult favorites as well as special events and programs.

•Enjoy a feast of lasagna, beans and greens and roasted red skin potatoes with macaroons and polenta bars for dessert. Dinner is catered by Enrico's Biscotti, a bakery and cafe located in Pittsburgh's Strip District. Immediately following will be a screening of the romantic comedy Moonstruck, starring Cher and Nicholas Cage. The event takes place on November 15 starting at 6 PM. Tickets are $30 per person which covers dinner, dessert and the movie admission. Reservations may be made by calling the theater at 412-344-1245 by November 13.

•A wine tasting will take place on November 20 prior to the screening of A Walk in the Clouds.

•The Hollywood offers family matinees on Saturdays featuring Madagascar, Madagascar 2, Home Alone and the Christmas favorite Miracle on 34th Street.

•Horror Realm, Pittsburgh's modern horror convention (www.horrorrealmcon.com), will team up with the Hollywood to present a Horror Holiday Kickoff on the day after Thanksgiving which will feature the films Silent Night Deadly Night and Christmas Evil, as well as an appearance by Psycho Santa.

•The Hollywood is Pittsburgh's home for midnight screenings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show every other Saturday night. A Rocky alumni reunion will take place on November 14. Alternating with Rocky is new midnight classic The Big Lebowski. Other cult offerings this month include Polyester, Fritz the Cat, Meet the Feebles and The Warriors.

Ticket prices for all shows (excluding Dinner & a Movie) are $6 for adults and $4 for children and seniors.

The Hollywood Theatre is located at 1449 Potomac Avenue in Dormont (15216). The theater reopened in August 2009 and is under new management by Motion Picture Heritage Corp., a nonprofit company based in Franklin, Indiana, that rehabilitates and operates classic cinemas nationwide in partnership with local communities. Opened in 1924, the historic Hollywood Theatre is the last surviving single-screen theater in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. The Hollywood is also a BYOB theater (beer & wine only). For more information on the Hollywood Theatre, or to view the complete monthly schedule, please visit www.hollywooddormont.com or call (412) 344-1245.

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