If you look at the review quotes all over this poster, calling it 'demented,' 'bat-shit crazy' 'unhinged' ... well in many ways this French film lives up to those descriptions. I was curious to see this because I had heard of Quentin Dupieux's 2010 film Rubber, which is about a homicidal car tire. This time, …
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MSPIFF 2015 Review: The Connection (La French)
Including many homages to past crime films, The Connection is an interesting procedural with too few surprises until its final act. At the film’s beginning, Pierre Michel (Jean Dujardin, excellent) is a hard-working cop investigating youth drug-related crimes. His effectiveness gets him promoted to magistrate, where he is tasked with investigating France’s organized crime network, …
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MSPIFF 2015 is here once again! April 9-25: 17 days, 250+ films!
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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FlixChatter Double Reviews: The Monuments Men
Happy Friday everyone! Today we've got another double review of a film which release has been delayed for a couple of months. Originally, this was to be released last December during awards/holiday season, but director/star George Clooney actually asked the studio for more time for post-production due to the special effects weren't ready. Sarah and …
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Music Break: The Artist’s Waltz for Peppy
Happy Friday everybody. Hope y'all had a nice Valentine's Day yesterday. I listen to Classical MPR radio on my commute to work and yesterday morning there were a lot of Valentine dedications and they're playing some beautiful, sweeping waltzes. One of them is Waltz for Peppy from the gorgeous soundtrack of The Artist. Oh I …
FlixChatter Review: The Artist
Every once in a while a film comes along that ends up becoming the 'talk of the town' so to speak. This year, that film is this The Artist. I've been waiting to see this since I saw the trailer last May. A silent black and white film in this day and age is obviously …
Musings on Golden Globes Nominations 2012
Hello all, I must be quite out of it this week that I didn't realize the Golden Globes is today! Thanks to Anna from Defiant Success for pointing out to me via Twitter that Gerry Butler was one of the announcers for this year's nominees. You can check out the video below the complete list. …
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