Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s ‘Sisters’ on Local Screens; Ice Skating at Schenley Park (Sun., 1/3/16)

1) Sisters – This film’s opening is what’s known in Hollywood as “counter-programming.” Sisters is one of the few movies choosing to open this weekend because of that other film making its debut. Since squealing boy fans the world over will be flocking to Star Wars, movie execs have scheduled, as they used to say on Monty Python, something completely different. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler star as sisters throwing one last house party before their parents sell the old homestead, and, as one imagines, a number of shenanigans ensue. Interestingly, neither Fey or Poehler are credited as the script’s writers; that’s from “Saturday Night Live” writer Paula Pell, the creator of the Internet series Hudson Valley Ballers. The draw of Sisters, beside Tina and Amy, is the large number of current and former SNL folks as well as some quirky New York actors: Maya Rudolph, Ike Barinholtz, Kate McKinnon, Dianne Wiest, John Leguizamo, Rachel Dratch, Samantha Bee, Brian d’Arcy James, Santino Fontana, Heather Matarazzo, and, of all people, James Brolin. Check Fandango for screens and times. (TH)

2) We may not have had much snow in the Pittsburgh region, but we still have plenty of water, and freezing water makes ice. So, enjoy ice skating at the Citiparks’ Schenley Skating Rink. Set on a hillside near the top of Schenley Park, the rink and its environs offer picturesque views of the Pittsburgh cityscape. 1 – 3:30 p.m., 4 – 6 p.m.,  and 7 – 9 p.m. Overlook Drive, Schenley Park, Squirrel Hill.

3) Hearty Sunday dinners aren’t just for the meat eaters or the financially comfortable. Grab some friends and head over to Brillobox for the Starving Artist Sunday Suppers. Every Sunday, the restaurant’s chef creates a different hearty vegetarian meal and offers it for just $7 to give you a break from your regularly scheduled ramen du jour. You’ll want to get there early, as the special only goes until the food runs out (and at that price, it will). 5 p.m. 4104 Penn Ave., Bloomfield.

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