The Twin Cities Film Fest continues! I didn't sign up to volunteer Wednesday night, so right after work, hubby and I headed downtown to see the John Lennon childhood biopic Nowhere Boy. Playing at the same time on AMC Theater 1 was Phasma Ex Machina, which was attended by its director Matt Osterman. Machina is …
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Guest Post: Waiting for Superman Mini Review
As promised, here's the Waiting for Superman mini review. For mini-coverage of the event itself, check out this post. Special thanks to my guest blogger Ted S. for taking the time to write this concise and straightforward review! I think most people who are interest in seeing this documentary know what it’s all about so …
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TCFF Day 1: Waiting for Superman Premiere
Hello everyone, happy Wednesday! I wrote this post last night right after I got back from my volunteer shift at the Theaters at Mall of America. First let me say it was a blast! The place was buzzin' and burstin' with people which is awesome to see. Nice to see such a great turnout and …
First annual Twin Cities Film Fest kicks off tonight: 5 flicks I’m excited to see
The first ever Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) kicks off with a bang tonight with the critically-acclaimed film Waiting for “Superman” and an appearance from Academy Award®-winning director and producer Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth). The tickets are sold out for this, so it looks like it's going to be a bustling and festive evening …
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Counting down to TCFF: Interview with executive director Jatin Setia
On Sunday afternoon, I had the privilege to volunteer at the TCFF promo booth at the downtown AMC theater. I was actually looking forward to it, and it helps that I had all this energy after my Zumba class. It was fun chatting with fellow volunteers as we hand out the festival's schedules and tell …
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Random Thoughts: Who should Christopher Nolan pick as SUPERMAN reboot director?
It's hard to argue that Marvel's been getting a leg up on DC with their movie adaptations, despite the comic company owning two of the biggest superhero franchises: Batman and Superman. British auteur Christopher Nolan could very well be regarded as a DC hero of sort the fact that he pretty much 'rescued' the Batman …
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Flix Poster of the Week: DUE DATE
HAPPY FRIDAY all! I realize I haven't had a poster post for a while, and when I came across this horizontal quad style poster, I knew I had to blog about it. I thought these are hilarious and eye-cathy. Can't say the same about the trailer though, which is somewhat devoid of laughter IMO. The plot: …