It's another gorgeous Fall Day in the Twin Cities... and with TCFF underway, all is well in the [cinematic] world 😀 Here are some of the film highlights of Day 3 from our hosts Doug Sidney and Ingrid Moss: My day starts with the Women in Film Education Panel, featuring three filmmakers/talents whose films are …
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TCFF Day 2: Trust, Greed, Bullets and Bourbon: Review and interview with Director Scott Kawczynski
It's two for two once again on Day 2! After watching a well-crafted and eye-opening documentary Gladiators: The Uncertainty of American Football, it's time to see the heist thriller I've been looking forward to. In between films, I caught up with director Scott Kawczynski right after his red carpet interview. Connecting with filmmakers/talents is always …
TCFF Day 2 Film Highlights: The Search for Simon, Gladiators Football doc, Trust Greed Bullets and Bourbon & more!
The Opening Night went on without a hitch! I can't post my review for Nebraska yet but suffice to say I highly recommend it! It was wildly entertaining and amusing. If you like The Descendants which also deals the quirky family dynamics, I think you'd enjoy Nebraska. Kudos for Alexander Payne for crafting such an …
TCFF Opening Night featuring Alexander Payne’s NEBRASKA premiere
Twin Cities' cinephiles rejoice! Twin Cities Film Fest annual film festivities is upon us again, can't believe it's our fourth year already. 10 Days, 75 Films, 8 Top Awards Contenders & 22 Red Carpet Events. World premieres, Minnesota breakthroughs, one-of-a-kind treasures and Oscar front-runners. Yes, TCFF is back! But on top of all those movies, …
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Question of the Week: What’s your favorite film festival/event experience?
Hello everyone! I'm gearing up for Twin Cities Film Fest (TCFF) coming Thursday. I hope you all will stick around in the next week and a half for the TCFF coverage I'll bring you, which includes reviews, education o coverage, interviews and more! I'm super excited for the dozen plus movies I'll be watching in …
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Top 5 lackluster endings in big Hollywood movies
A couple of months ago I named my top 5 Spectacle Endings, well now I shift my focus on 5 movie endings that I thought lacked spectacle and excitement. As I mentioned on my last article, I love big Hollywood event/tentpole films. Yes I know most of them aren't what you called "great" cinema but …
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FlixChatter Review: Captain Phillips
I've been seeing quite a bit of biopic feature films this past year but obviously not all are created equal. I think the BOATS (based-on-a-true-story) sub-genre is best handled when it focuses on a certain period of time and this is a great example of one. The title refers to Captain Richard Phillips, based on …
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