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You don't have to have nerves of steel to have a good time. This year, the amusement park is offering up some more family-friend rides as well. Edward Moody checked out the all-new area geared towards families. Did we say "all-new"? Well, in this case at least, everything old is new again.
Too often I tie your decision on whether or not you should catch a limited-release or repertory screening in the Twin Cities based solely on the weather. For much of the last year or two, that's been a winning bet on my part, with two endless winters and stifling summers.
When a performer like Lady Gaga stops through town, there's plenty of pressure to ensure the gift she's given is as unique and creative as the pop singer herself. Add in the fact that this is her third time performing in St. Paul and there's the added challenge to find something outside-the-box and new.
Of all the signs that our weather has been unusual, none is more unique than the sight of Scott Seekins -- and the fact it took him so long to change into white this year (May 10th).
A Minneapolis cemetery will screen the Buster Keaton comedy classic "The General" as a fundraiser over Memorial Day weekend. The Friends of the Cemetery will show the silent movie on Saturday at about 8:30 p.m. at Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery.
Comic book fans are expected to fill the Grandstand at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds this weekend. The Midwest Comic Book Association is holding its 2014 SpringCon on Saturday and Sunday.
Blue Ruin is a great American revenge movie, because it doesn't play out like most great revenge movies. In it, the target -- the villain who must die, the object of the hero's obsession -- is confronted and dealt with before we even have a good grasp on who the hero is, or what's going on. As such, the focus is on the aftermath: the consequences of killing, of eye-for-an-eye justice. And amid all the bloodshed and dark humor is a message about violence in America, I'm just not sure what it is yet.
"Because the movie's called Godzilla!" That's what I've heard a number of times already from some audience members and critics who felt shortchanged by the amount of screen time given to the indomitable Gojira.
A photo exhibit documenting a pivotal time in Bob Dylan's career opens this month in the northern Minnesota town where he grew up. "Daniel Kramer: Photographs of Bob Dylan" opens May 23 at the Paulucci Space Theatre in Hibbing.
Jean Hutar says she was "destined to live the restaurant life." Her family helped start her passion early on at their locally owned restaurant, where she quickly graduated from hostess to breakfast line cook -- the place she honed the skills she still utilizes today.
The Mall of America is ready to help Twin Cities residents and visitors alike boldly go where no man has gone before. The mall is unveiling "Star Trek: The Exhibition" this Friday, and Edward Moody was there Wednesday morning to make a fresh notation in his captain's log.
It's a story of three sisters, raised together in a dysfunctional family, who are reunited after their grandfather becomes hospitalized. But once they're back sharing the same roof, they realize, this is just the start of their problems.
I'll give you five good reasons to check out a movie this week. I'm not talking about the titles I mention below. I'm talking about the cold and/or cloudy weather predicted for Monday through Friday this week.
