The Film Society kicked off the 2015 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival last Thursday with the Opening Presentation, The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (actor Cory Peterson attending). This hilarious Swedish comedy, the highest grossing film in the country's history, launches 17 days of more than 250 remarkable films, visiting filmmakers, …
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Last Thursday I had the chance to be part of a roundtable interview with the two cast members of The Longest Ride, the upcoming Nicholas Sparks' adaptation. Scott Eastwood and Britt Robertson visited Minneapolis as part of their press tour around the country. Unfortunately I was unable to see the screening of the film, but …
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New York City police detective John Shaft (nephew of the original 1970s detective) goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a racially-motivated murder. I've been curious about this movie for some time but I forgot that it's available on Netflix streaming. As …
I LOVE Andrew of A Fistful of Films's blogathon idea so much that I invited my pal Kevin G. aka Jack Deth to join in on the fun! Greetings all and sundry! Having been given an oblique invitation to participate in such an intriguing concept days ago from our hostess, Ruth. I would be remiss …
"I don't have friends, I got family" That line by Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel), the patriarch of the 'Fast & Furious' family, sums up the familial theme that runs through this franchise. I never would've thought that when I was still blissfully ignorant of the series prior to Fast & Furious 6. So far I've only …
Welcome to FlixChatter's primary blog series! As is customary for this monthly feature, I get to post five random news item/observation/poster, etc. and then turn it over to you to share your take on that given topic. You can see the previous five-for-the-fifth posts here. 1. Since this months's edition falls on Easter Sunday, I think …
I LOVE this idea of blogging about our favorite scenes, so I'm glad Andrew from A Fistful of Films Blog turned this into a blogathon! Here's what he has in mind as to the kinds of scenes he's referring to: We all have them in the back of our minds; those moments that make us …
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