The petition will be presented to the Roseville City Council on Monday, March 17th, so get your name on the list if you want to keep 2nd run movies on the big screen.
I watched Turistas on DVD the other day, and here is my review:
I would not recommend Turistas to anyone who doesn’t like movies that have:
- violence, including fingers being cut of by machetes and organ harvesting
- drug use
- nudity - adult language
- adult themes
- bus accidents
- claustrophobic scenes
- drowning situations
- prostitution
- beautiful beaches
- cool waterfalls
- hot chicks
For everyone else, it’s a pretty good waste of 90 minutes.
It’s also probably not a good choice if you’re planning a trip to Brazil anytime soon.
I’d embed the trailer, but frankly, I think he trailer gives away too much of the movie, so instead I’ll just include a video of a performance by the two main characters while touring for the film in Tempe, Arizona:
In an era when we’re seeing extreme specialization in Minneapolis businesses to the point of having both “Irish places with a European touch” and “British Isles style taverns” it’s kind of refreshing to see a few businesses hanging onto more generalist principals.
For example, Video Lease on East Lake St is promoting the fact that they offer Adult AND Regular movies:
So you can skip the trip to the purist Blockbuster on your way back from Sex World. Get ‘er done in one stop at Video Lease.
Jeff seems to know something about reviewing movies. First, he gets paid to do it, so someone thinks he’s good enough at it to warrant compensation. But more importantly, I tend to agree with his reviews. With that in mind, he gave Sicko an A- review, and included a few actor performance reviews in his review at Beep Central:
Michael Moore: Less is Moore. When people think of this man, an image of him thrusting a mic into the face of a CEO is typical. But he’s rarely seen until the end and it pays off in this film.
Grade: B+
George W. Bush: He’s barely in it, with the focus of this film rarely about Democrats and Republicans, but when the President does show up, it’s good for a laugh … typically at his expense.
Grade: A-
Have you seen it yet? I started watching it last night before I realized it was midnight and had a running date with Kyle at 7am.
The Bicycle Film Festival (BFF), complete with complimentary valet bike parking, kicks off on July 6, 2006 with screenings at the Riverview Theater, Bell Museum Auditorium and The Soap Factory.
If I went to one movie, it would be “A Sunday in Hell.” The shows at the Bell Museum look pretty cool. The History of BMX could be fun.
Slow Food International Film Festival
Saturday, March 24
4 p.m to approximately 6:30 p.m.
University of Minnesota, St. Paul Student Center
2017 Buford Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108. Click here for map >>
Great short films about food. Each one was selected for the Slow Food on Film Festival by an international jury of Slow Food leaders, actors, directors and journalists. Sponsored by Slow Food Minnesota, University of Minnesota Nutrition Major (in the Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health), Crossroads Resource Center, Edible Twin Cities and the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture.
Maybe I’m late to the party on this, but better late than never. I’m on Netflix now. If you are too, let’s connect. Why? I don’t know why just yet, so let’s find out.
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