TCFF Day 4: Secretariat, Flourtown, Nature of Existence

TCFF day 4 has come and went, and we're about to close the 5-day film festival with FAIR GAME later tonight. Executive Producer Bill Pohlad will be on-hand at this red carpet event to introduce the movie at 7pm. Do you have your tickets yet? The online ticket sales is closed right now, but you …

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TCFF Day 3: Another based-on-a-true-story drama CONVICTION

TCFF scored another feat with this one, screening it two weeks before this is out on limited release. All four studio movies screened at Twin Cities Film Fest are inspired by real-life people, this time it's about Betty Anne Waters, an unemployed single mother who spent nearly two decades putting herself through school to earn …

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TCFF Day 2: Nowhere Boy Review

The Twin Cities Film Fest continues! I didn't sign up to volunteer Wednesday night, so right after work, hubby and I headed downtown to see the John Lennon childhood biopic Nowhere Boy. Playing at the same time on AMC Theater 1 was Phasma Ex Machina, which was attended by its director Matt Osterman. Machina is …

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Guest Post: Waiting for Superman Mini Review

As promised, here's the Waiting for Superman mini review. For mini-coverage of the event itself, check out this post. Special thanks to my guest blogger Ted S. for taking the time to write this concise and straightforward review! I think most people who are interest in seeing this documentary know what it’s all about so …

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TCFF Day 1: Waiting for Superman Premiere

Hello everyone, happy Wednesday! I wrote this post last night right after I got back from my volunteer shift at the Theaters at Mall of America. First let me say it was a blast! The place was buzzin' and burstin' with people which is awesome to see. Nice to see such a great turnout and …

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First annual Twin Cities Film Fest kicks off tonight: 5 flicks I’m excited to see

The first ever Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) kicks off with a bang tonight with the critically-acclaimed film Waiting for “Superman” and an appearance from Academy Award®-winning director and producer Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth). The tickets are sold out for this, so it looks like it's going to be a bustling and festive evening …

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Counting down to TCFF: Interview with executive director Jatin Setia

On Sunday afternoon, I had the privilege to volunteer at the TCFF promo booth at the downtown AMC theater. I was actually looking forward to it, and it helps that I had all this energy after my Zumba class. It was fun chatting with fellow volunteers as we hand out the festival's schedules and tell …

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