TCFF Day 3: Reviews of QUARTET and We Are Wisconsin Documentary

Man, can't believe the third day of TCFF has come and gone already, time sure flies by fast when you're having a good time! The highlight of the day for me is definitely seeing Quartet, Dustin Hoffman's debut on the lives of retired musicians and Opera singers. Seems like people of all ages enjoyed the …

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TCFF Coverage: Preview Night of A Place At The Table

It's becoming a tradition of sort that TCFF kicks off the film fest with a documentary about an important subject. Our first year we have the education-themed Waiting for Superman, the second year we screened Bully which tackles the topic of peer-to-peer bullying in schools across America. This year is no different, A Place At …

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Spotlight on five great documentaries – and they’re all playing at TCFF!

Woo hoo!!! Today is the day. 9 Days. 60 Films. 25 Events. From today all the way to next Saturday the 20th, this is the place to be for film lovers in the Upper Midwest! Have you gotten your tickets yet? They are selling fast, in fact when I went to the SHOWPLACE ICON THEATRE …

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Labor Day Weekend Viewing Roundup

Well, it's been a nice, mellow Labor Day weekend for us. No barbeque or picnic this time, we didn't even go to the state fair, we're just not too fond of those, so once every five years is plenty 🙂 I did spent some time shopping for some Hunger Games stuff for my three nieces, …

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TCFF 2012 presents ‘Question One’ documentary

The third annual TCFF event is just around the corner and I look forward to covering the festival again as I've done in the past two years. This year we kicked things off early with encore screenings of: Question One Documentary Directed by: Joseph Fox and James Nubile 108 minutes Closely following Proposition 8 in …

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Featured Trailer: Keanu Reeves-produced Doc Side by Side

I'm always up for an intriguing documentary and this one looks to be a must-see for film fans everywhere. Produced by Keanu Reeves and directed by Chris Kenneally, it features interviews with powerful filmmakers in Hollywood, the likes of Martin Scorsese, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, the Wachowski siblings, George Lucas, James Cameron, Steven Soderbergh, and …

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TCFF Spotlight: 5 Buzz-worthy Documentaries

Less than a week away until Twin Cities Film Fest starts on Tuesday, September 20th. So today I'm going to highlight five documentaries worth seeing that are premiering next week at TCFF. I don't watch as many docs as I should, in fact, out of the five I highlighted from last year, I've only managed …

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