FlixChatter Review: Escape Plan

Sly Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger ruled the box office throughout the 80s and most of the 90s but have never shared a screen together until they appeared in the two Expendables films. But Arnold's appearance was more of a cameo in those films, now finally the two action hero icons are together for the first …

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TCFF Day 4 recap + reviews: Family-themed Shorts, Cafeteria Man, Farah Goes Bang, Diamond on Vinyl

Hope you're still enjoying our TCFF coverage, now on our fourth day! The only Sunday of the 10-day of TCFF, we've got a mix of documentary, feature as well as a collection of shorts dealing with relationships. Here's the list of the family-themed shorts in order of appearance: A Better Life – 12 minutes The …

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TCFF Day 2 reviews: ‘Gladiators: The Uncertain Future of American Football documentary, We Are What We Are and Honeymoon Suite shorts

I'm not a huge fan of football but I watch enough of it as I sometimes accompany my husband watch a Vikings game. Even a casual watcher would realize how violent American football is, but just how violent? Well, this documentary sure is an eye-opener if you will. I read a comment how this documentary …

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TCFF Day 3: Women in Film panel & film highlights: Forev, Winter in the Blood, Truth or Dare & More!

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 …

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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 …

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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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