This year's Twin Cities Film Fest could very well be a Documentary Film Fest given how many of them are screening in 2015. I'm glad this one is one of them as not only is the subject matter close to my heart, but it's an insightful and beautifully-shot film. A group of intrepid explorers go on …
Continue reading Spotlight on FINDING NOAH doc & interview with director Brent Baum
There's something so inherently fascinating and magnetic the first time I heard the name The Last Great Circus Flyer. It's one of the seven documentaries playing at TCFF I look forward to the most. The film focuses on Miguel Vazguez, who performed ‘the greatest feat in all of circus history’ during a Ringling performance in …
Ok, I'm hoping I won't have to talk about Minnesota weather on every Weekend Roundup but this is truly ridiculous! Schools are canceled today nationwide, ordered by the Governor, and every forecast says things like "Limit or even eliminate time spent outside today" and "It's truly dangerous out there." My brother in Jakarta thought business …
Continue reading Weekend Roundup & Review of ‘1976: Hunt vs Lauda’ 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 …
Continue reading TCFF Day 3: Reviews of QUARTET and We Are Wisconsin Documentary
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 …
Continue reading TCFF Coverage: Preview Night of A Place At The Table
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 …
Continue reading Spotlight on five great documentaries – and they’re all playing at TCFF!
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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