The Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) arrives in TWO DAYS, that is Thursday, October 17th. Though we got a bit of a frost happening in some parts of the cities, we're getting a bit of Summer-like weather just in time for this fall's film festivities, with temps in the 70s and perhaps even hitting close …
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Certain actors hold a special place in my heart and Christopher Reeve is one of those, so I’m grateful that I saw this film on the big screen on his birthday on Sept 25. My first theatrical experience when I was a toddler was Superman: The Movie. My parents got divorced when I was only …
Celine Dion is a worldwide cultural phenomenon, who's been dubbed the Queen of Power Ballads, Priestess of Pop, among others. Even if you’re not a fan of her music, you must’ve lived under a rock if you haven’t heard at least one of her songs, especially the chart-topping My Heart Will Go On from Titanic. …
One of my March viewing highlights is this documentary I stumbled upon on Prime Video. The film's tagline is 'sound is 50% of the cinematic experience' which is 100% correct. Making Waves is a comprehensive exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, highlighting one of filmmaking's unsung heroes. Our movie-watching experience wouldn't …
Back in January, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) premiered an all-new original documentary series, The Power of Film, which explores some of the most popular and memorable American films of all time. The six-part series was hosted and curated by renowned UCLA professor emeritus Howard Suber. He's the founding chair of UCLA’s Film and Television Producers …
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A Binding Truth is a story about two people who share the same last name – one black, one white – both from Charlotte, North Carolina in Mecklenburg County. When Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and Hugh “De” Kirkpatrick encountered each other as high school classmates in 1965, neither thought much of anything about their shared name, …
Continue reading TCFF 2023 Documentary Review: A BINDING TRUTH (2023)
In the interest of time, I'm going to be posting more than one review at a time during the film fest. Some might be shorter than others, depending on how much time I have on a given day. Still Working 9 To 5 Let me preface this review with the fact that I had not …
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