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Row House Cinema

Coordinates: 40°28′12″N 79°57′40″W / 40.46991°N 79.96099°W / 40.46991; -79.96099
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Row House Cinema is a small, independent cinema in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The theater opened in a historic row house building on Butler Street in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood in 2014.[1] The theater is known for its festivals, events, and its connected taproom and bottle shop Bierport. It is owned by Brian Mendelssohn.[2]

The theater hosts themed weeks throughout the year as well as The Pittsburgh Japanese Film Festival, The Sweded Film Festival,[3] and The Pittsburgh International Children's Film Festival.

In Cate Blanchett's 2023 Vanity Fair cover story, she mentioned Row House Cinema as one of her favorite repertory cinemas. [4]

In 2023, Row House announced that it had purchased the historic Hollywood Theater in Dormont with plans for a full renovation.[5]


COVID-19

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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Row House Cinema temporarily closed.[6] The theater then created the Quarantine Cat Film Festival, a compilation film of cat videos.[7] It then released its annual Sweded Film Festival, which is a compilation of famous films remade in under 5 minutes by amateurs — inspired by the film Be Kind Rewind.[8] Both films were released under Row House Films, when grew to a small film distributor. It acquired the rights to distribute the film Monuments in 2021.[9]

In October 2020, Row House Cinema also hosted a pop-up drive-in theater in Pittsburgh's Strip District neighborhood.[10]


References

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  1. ^ Mishkin, Kate (2014). "Row House Cinema seeks to change how Pittsburghers watch movies". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ McCart, Melissa (2019). "The folks behind Row House Cinema are taking on Manchester in opening a giant commissary kitchen". Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ Lynn, Hannah (January 18, 2021). "Row House Cinema's 4th annual Sweded Film Festival to screen in February". Steel City Media. Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ CANFIELD, DAVID (13 February 2025). "Cate Blanchett's Maestro Moment in Tár". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  5. ^ Morrison, Oliver. WESA https://www.wesa.fm/arts-sports-culture/2023-09-05/row-house-dormont-hollywood-theater. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ Machosky, Michael (20 March 2020). "Row House Cinema will open as streaming portal with first-run movies. And more". Next Pittsburgh. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  7. ^ Hart, Sara Grace (May 20, 2020). "MOVIES The Quarantine Cat Film Fest Will Bring You the Best of Cats". Nerdist. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  8. ^ Sacks, Ethan (31 January 2021). "Homemade remakes of cinematic classics star in Sweded Film Festival". NBC News. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Row House Films Acquires Theatrical Rights to Indie Comedy-Drama MONUMENTS". Businesswire. 2021.
  10. ^ "Pop-Up Drive-In Theater Coming To Strip District Parking Lot". CBS. KDKA. 2020.

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