Pittsburgh Hear and Now
Pittsburgh Hear and Now: Rated PG

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s weekly conversation about what’s doing on the big screen.

Schedule: Wednesdays

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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
"A Christmas Carol"
Post-Gazette movie editor Barbara Vancheri and online features editor Sharon Eberson talk about director Robert Zemekis's "A Christmas Carol," other movie releases for this week and the choice of Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin as this year's co-hosts for the Oscars.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
"This Is It": Michael Jackson's Final Bow
Post-Gazette movie editor Barbara Vancheri and P-G pop music critic and Weekend magazine editor Scott Mervis talk about "Michael Jackson's This Is It."
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Wild Things On Screen
Post-Gazette movie editor Barbara Vancheri and online features editor Sharon Eberson talk about "Where The Wild Things Are," "The Boys Are Back" and other new movie releases.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
A Journey Through "Zombieland"
Post-Gazette movie editor Barbara Vancheri and online features editor Sharon Eberson talk about "Zombieland," "Whip It" and other new releases.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
"Fame" Revisited
Post-Gazette movie editor Barbara Vancheri and online features editor Sharon Eberson talk about the updated "Fame," which comes out this week, and other new releases.
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
End of Summer Releases
Post-Gazette movie editor Barbara Vancheri and online features editor Sharon Eberson talk about two new releases --"Extract" and "9" [12:05].
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Late Summer Releases for Kids and for Grownups
Post-Gazette movie editor Barbara Vancheri reviews "Inglourious Basterds" -- the latest from Quentin Tarantino, and the new Robert Rodriguez kids' movie "Shorts." [7:15]
Thursday, August 13, 2009
"District 9," "The Goods -- Live Hard, Sell Hard" and "The Time Traveler's Wife"
Barbara Vancheri, PG movie editor, and Sharon Eberson, online features editor, talk about "District 9," "The Goods -- Live Hard, Sell Hard," "The Time Traveler's Wife" and other new movies on "Rated PG," a weekly movie podcast.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Potter Talk
Post-Gazette movie editor Barb Vancheri talks about "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" with online features editor Sharon Eberson and TV editor Rob Owen. She also reviews two documentaries opening this week -- "Food, Inc" and "Every Little Step" [11:28].
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Holiday Weekend Movie Picks for Kids and Grownups
Post-Gazette movie editor Barb Vancheri and A&E Web editor Sharon Eberson talk about "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs," "Public Enemies" and other new releases [12:23].
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
"Transformers" Return
Post-Gazette movie editor Barb Vancheri and A&E Web editor Sharon Eberson talk about "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," "My Sister's Keeper" and other new releases (12:12).
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Latest Crop of Summer Movies
P-G movie critic Barbara Vancheri talks about "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" and "Imagine That" (5:18).
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
"The Hangover" and other new movie releases
Movie critic Barb Vancheri and TV editor Rob Owen talk about "The Hangover" and "My Life in Ruins" (11:56).
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Review: "Up" and "Valentino The Last Emperor"
Movie critic Barbara Vancheri reviews the new Pixar release "Up," along with "Valentino The Last Emperor" (5:52).
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Movie critic Barb Vancheri and TV critic Rob Owen talk about "Terminator Salvation" and other new releases (10:33).
Movie critic Barb Vancheri and TV critic Rob Owen talk about "Terminator Salvation" and other new releases (10:33).