TCFF Day 5: ‘The Sessions’ Review

The fun fest continues for MN film lovers. I love the eclectic schedule of TCFF, mixing tiny-budgeted MN films with studio-backed films of various genres. Today we've got a regional premiere of a character-driven drama that's been getting some Oscar buzz, and so far it has won the Audience Award and Special Jury Prize at …

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TCFF Day 4: Review of Minnesota Feature ‘Finding Home’

We're exactly in the halfway mark of our 9-day film fest! Today TCFF is featuring a Minnesota feature that's filmed in just 10 days in Minnesota and Wisconsin, with a location crew of 13 (including the Director and Producer - all from Minnesota) and 1 camera (RedCam) and a budget of under $50K. During the …

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TCFF Day 3: Reviews of QUARTET and We Are Wisconsin Documentary

Man, can't believe the third day of TCFF has come and gone already, time sure flies by fast when you're having a good time! The highlight of the day for me is definitely seeing Quartet, Dustin Hoffman's debut on the lives of retired musicians and Opera singers. Seems like people of all ages enjoyed the …

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TCFF Day 2 Continued: Reviews of ‘It’s A Disaster’ & ‘Bro’

It's been a ton of fun watching more than 1 movie a day on the big screen. Thanks to TCFF, October is surely going to be my best movie-going month this year! Before I go to the reviews, I just want to say the film fest is going really well, nice to see the ShowPlace …

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TCFF Day 2: Reviews of The Sapphires and Eyes Of Thailand Doc

The 9-days-long film fest continues with more great films! Early this afternoon, I was able to see The Sapphires. I somehow left this out of my list of TCFF movies I'm excited about, but man am I glad I saw it! It's one of those films that came out of left field but really made …

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TCFF Coverage: Preview Night of A Place At The Table

It's becoming a tradition of sort that TCFF kicks off the film fest with a documentary about an important subject. Our first year we have the education-themed Waiting for Superman, the second year we screened Bully which tackles the topic of peer-to-peer bullying in schools across America. This year is no different, A Place At …

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Spotlight on five great documentaries – and they’re all playing at TCFF!

Woo hoo!!! Today is the day. 9 Days. 60 Films. 25 Events. From today all the way to next Saturday the 20th, this is the place to be for film lovers in the Upper Midwest! Have you gotten your tickets yet? They are selling fast, in fact when I went to the SHOWPLACE ICON THEATRE …

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