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 [...]
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 [...]
This looks cool: Bicycle Film Festival THE BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL IS IN MINNEAPOLIS JULY 6-8!!! ONLINE TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE, GET A FESTIVAL PASS!!! 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 [...]
I’m going to try to check this out on Saturday: Slow Food MN 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 [...]
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.
This movie looks great for people who are into fonts. It’s coming to the Walker on May 31st, according to Garrick Van Buren.
Freakonomics author, Stephen Dubner, brings up an interesting point about the influence of children’s movies on a generation’s perception of the threats caused by global warming: Freakonomics Blog » Are Children Sounding the Global-Warming Alarm? One theory came to mind the other day when I was looking over a list of the most profitable worldwide [...]
It’s not clear whether the nominations for “An Inconvenient Truth” were due to Aaron Landry’s cameo appearance, or the new Oscar category for “Best use of Powerpoint in a Documentary.” ABC News: Al Gore ‘Thrilled’ by Oscar Nominations “Other films nominated for best documentary feature include “Deliver Us From Evil,” about the sexual abuse scandal [...]
