Upcoming Flix Spotlight: Brendan Gleeson’s Passion Project At Swim Two Birds

In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I thought I'd highlight an upcoming Irish film starring actors and this one has been on my radar for some time, thanks to my Cillimaniac friend Novia 🙂 This project is actor Brendan Gleeson's passion project he's been working for quite a long time. And according to my friend Stella's …

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Double Screening Reviews: Jeff Who Lives At Home & Salmon Fishing in The Yemen

Happy Thursday all! Today I bring you two mini reviews that my friend Haley and I saw at an advanced screening this week. Jeff, Who Lives At Home Directors: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass Stars: Jason Segel, Ed Helms and Judy Greer Let me preface by saying I'm no writer, in fact a sheer sense of …

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FlixChatter Interview: ‘Lambent Fuse’ director Matt Cici

Hello everyone! Today we've got a very special post courtesy of an indie filmmaker Matt Cici, whose film Lambent Fuse will have its Minnesota premiere this coming Sunday. I regretfully didn't get a chance to see it when it premiered at TCFF last year, so I'm excited to see it this weekend! Before I get …

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007 Chatter: Our picks of Best & Worst Bond films from each decade

In anticipation for Bond 23, a.k.a. Skyfall coming on November 9th, 2012, Ted and I are starting a new monthly series called 007 CHATTER... look for it sometime in the first week of each month. ... I've also added a new category for this, so click on 007 Chatter on the category drop-down menu for all …

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Weekend Roundup: SENNA & Breaking Dawn

Hello everyone, hope you had a nice weekend. It's Daylight Savings Time again so most of us in the US lost an hour of sleep Saturday night. Not complaining though as that means the sun will still be up when I leave work on Monday. Did you venture out to the cinema this weekend to …

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Music Break: Cinema Paradiso (1988)

I'm not feeling too well today, so naturally, I turn to lush, gorgeous music to make me feel better, and this one just immediately came to mind. In fact, as I said in my Cinema Paradiso review, I had fallen in love with Ennio Morricone's soundtrack long before I finally saw the film. Of course, …

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Most Anticipated 2012 Movies – Part II (April – June)

The first week of March has come and gone, so it's time for Part II of this year's most-anticipated flicks. Can you believe it I still haven't seen Coriolanus from my Part I which had been screening all over the world but here in Minnesota!! And one of the movies I listed under March, Gerry …

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