Two new spring releases,  “Mysteries of Pittsburgh”  and “Adventureland” are both set in 1980’s Pittsburgh. “Adventureland” was filmed at Kennywood, which needed very little reworking to look like a convincingly old-school amusement park (watch the “Adventureland” trailer).

“Mysteries of Pittsburgh” features numerous familiar Pittsburgh sights, including a few locations in Polish Hill.  The trailer has a few quick views of Brereton Street, including a glimpse of the church; another scene (not in the trailer) with actor Nick Nolte was filmed at Sarney’s bar.  Critical buzz on “Mysteries of Pittsburgh” is tepid-to-negative, but it’s always fun to watch a movie filmed in familiar places and compare the cinematic view with the city that you know and love.  Watch the “Mysteries of Pittsburgh” trailer.

Read the Post-Gazette article about Pittsburgh locations in “Mysteries of Pittsburgh”.

Two more independent films were shot on location on Polish Hill last summer and are currently in production.