The Twin Cities Film Fest is thrilled to announce that acclaimed actor and Minnesota native Steve Zahn will be the recipient of this year's Lifetime Achievement Award, presented each year at the organization's annual Festival Preview Gala which kicks off the new TCFF season. Limited tickets is available here for the Thursday, Sept 6. dinner; all proceeds go …
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Top 10 BEST Movies of 2016
I always wait until at least the first week of January before I made my top 10 list of the year prior, and this year is no different. Now, last year I combined my top 10 best and worst in a single post. This year I will just focus on the BEST list and do …
Bye bye 2016! End of year recap & musings on favorite things we saw this year
Whaddayaknow… it's the last day of 2016. It's been a tumultuous year to say the least… definitely a hectic one for obituary writers. I know many people have said that 2016 is cursed because so many famous people died. Well I certainly don't believe that. Yes, many of those celebs passed away too soon, and some might …
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FlixChatter Review: Captain Fantastic (2016)
The title of the film may sound like a superhero film but this indie drama is as far away from the ubiquitous genre as it can get. It made me think of The Sound of Music if Captain Von Trapp were to uproot his entire family to the Austrian Alps and homeschooled all his kids instead of hiring Maria. Set …
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Weekend Roundup: ‘The Secret Life of Pets’ (2016), ’13’ (2010), ‘Toy Story 3’ (2010)
How was your weekend everyone? It was a glorious day on Saturday so hubby and I went for walks at two different lakes, Lake Nokomis and Lake Minnetonka. Weather is absolutely glorious it'd be a crime to spend time indoors. I did manage to see a new movie this weekend, The Secret Life of Pets, I should have …
12 films debuting at Sundance 2016 I can’t wait to see
I've been dreaming of Sundance all week! I had planned on going initially, I even had the press application ready to go last December but I decided it was cutting it too close to my Christmas trip to the East Coast. But I've been closely following Sundance and reading some of the buzz/reviews. “The Sundance …
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