Day 11 @ MSPIFF 2016: 'Tale Of Tales' Reviewed
Tale of Tales, directed by Gomorrah helmer Matteo Garrone, strains at the seams to become the next art house cult classic-cum-midnight movie.
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Tale of Tales, directed by Gomorrah helmer Matteo Garrone, strains at the seams to become the next art house cult classic-cum-midnight movie.
A Mel Brooks line about Larry David, from an episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," popped into my head on a couple occasions while watching actor Gunnar Jónsson in the Icelandic film "Virgin Mountain": "There's something about this middle-aged bald guy that's thrilling!" Jónsson, who is losing his hair and morbidly obese, looks nothing like your average leading man -- but he is utterly captivating.
There's a debate among film snobs about whether affixing modern soundtracks to vintage silent films is a useful tool or an incongruous distraction.
We're still a couple months away, but we now know who will be playing at the annual Basilica Block Party this year.
Harlem soul crooner and Midwest native Caleb Hawley is bringing his tour back to this great land Friday -- specifically Icehouse in Minneapolis. So, of course, Local Music Tap wanted to catch up with him on the road and see what's up.
The band Peelander-Z has been bringing their bizarre, punky and audience-participation-heavy stage show to American audiences for almost 15 years. They're like a marriage of Kiss, The Flaming Lips and Gwar, albeit a PG-13-rated version of the latter. And like Gwar had been for many years, the band is anchored by one man: Kengo Hioki, aka Peelander Yellow.
For some critics, the idea of writing about a Peter Greenaway movie is akin to the proverbial "dancing about architecture." Greenaway's films can often have such a finely honed aesthetic, and one built from incongruous formal juxtapositions -- tony but opulent, refined but reckless, arty but erogenous.
The lineup for the Midwest Music Showcase at Target Field has been announced – and it contains a healthy amount of prominent local acts.
Russian auteur Alexander Sokurov, the creator of the 2002 one-take behemoth Russian Ark, has now turned his restless attention to the Louvre. In this freewheeling poetic essay Francofonia, which has far more than one take, the filmmaker explores the relationship between great art and power, especially in the era of Nazi-occupied France.
No more Guy Noir, Private Eye. No more tales of Dusty and Lefty, the luckless cowboys. And no more weekly "News From Lake Wobegon," the imaginary Minnesota town famous for strong women, good-looking men and above-average children.
Julio Hernandez Cordon's new feature "I Promise You Anarchy" is punch drunk love with the impetuousness of young love among sexually nebulous skater boys.
More than three years after the release of their successful 2012 debut album, Colored Emotions, Night Moves is back at it again.
Jim Jarmusch's "The Limits Of Control" has been dethroned as the most pleasantly low-key hitman movie of all time, thanks to the Netherlands' Schneider Vs. Bax.
The three actors were recently in town for an event at the Mall of America, and I had a chance to speak with them about the similarity between sports and acting, working with Linklater and the philosophical messages the filmmaker fits in amid the debauchery.
Unlike Hany Abu-Assad's last two intense, conflict-focused films -- "Omar" (2013) and "Paradise Now" (2005), both of which were nominated for a Best Foreign Language Oscar -- "The Idol" is a heartwarming, triumphant and often funny work on the life of the now famous Palestinian vocalist Mohammad Assaf.
