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Blackfish, an investigative documentary that'll probably have you canceling any plans to SeaWorld, had me harking back one the most beloved movies of my childhood.
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Blackfish, an investigative documentary that'll probably have you canceling any plans to SeaWorld, had me harking back one the most beloved movies of my childhood.
I went into Still Mine fearing that it'd be a based-on-true-events love story with way too many tiny violins for my taste. Fortunately, my fears were (mostly) unfounded.
A few weeks back, the SyFy Channel premiered the meticulously bad movie Sharknado, which inspired an impressive celebrity tweeting spree from the likes of Mia Farrow and Cory Monteith (his last two tweets on earth were about the b-movie). If you love cheesy movies but have boycotted SyFy since they canceled Mystery Science Theater 3000 in the late 90s, you're in luck!
It's been about a week and a half since the arrival of the Royal Baby in England. If you want to celebrate Prince George without buying a plane ticket, we have the perfect place for you. Brit's Pub in downtown Minneapolis is throwing a belated birthday party for the Royal Baby Friday night.
A Twin Cities art festival is celebrating a half-century of creativity. The 50th annual Uptown Art Fair starts Friday in Minneapolis and is one of the biggest in Minnesota. Participants were putting up tents for their displays before the sun came up Friday morning.
Tickets are now on sale for the 2013 Ivey Awards celebrating the best of Twin Cities professional theater. The ninth annual Iveys will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Historic State Theatre in downtown Minneapolis.
WCCO viewers spoke up and selected their favorite Minnesota roadside attraction. Not unlike Texas, everything seems bigger in Minnesota. From Baudette to Blue Earth, Rothsay to Red Lake, in Minnesota even our balls of twine are larger than life.
It's the summer's biggest fashion event in Minneapolis and this year, it's ready to shine even brighter. Macy's Glamorama, with the theme, "Fashion In A New Light," will take over downtown Minneapolis this Friday with the music of Sheryl Crow, performances by Cirque du Soleil and of course, some of the biggest names in fashion showing off their fall looks.
SeaWorld is not at all happy with Gabriela Cowperthwaite. She made Blackfish, a documentary about killer whales and the consequences -- in some cases deadly -- of keeping them in captivity. And let's just say SeaWorld doesn't end up looking too pretty.
"The Act of Killing" is perhaps one of the most assaultive and abrasive documentaries on the nature of violence ever made. Few films attempt anything so reckless and edifying. It is a queasy, unforgettable achievement.
KDWB-FM radio host Dave Ryan is feeling the heat of controversy after he poked fun at several Minnesota schools on Twitter. While the series of tweets had some people laughing, the Minnesota Department of Education was not amused.
Minneapolis' most famous pint-sized rap stars are taking it to the next level. The hip-hop group created the viral hit "Hot Cheetos and Takis" last summer. Now, they are now being featured in the back-to-school campaign for Kmart.
The Minnesota Fringe Festival kicks off its 20th anniversary season Thursday in Minneapolis. The performing arts festival runs 11 days at 16 venues. This year's Fringe features 176 different shows presenting nearly 900 performances, ranging from comedy to drama to musicals.
To American audiences, the name "Mads Mikkelsen" might only ring a bell if you first introduce him as "that Bond villain with the bleeding eye" from 2006's Casino Royale. But Mikkelsen is arguably the biggest name in Danish cinema, and his international credibility continues to rise with The Hunt, which earned him the Best Actor award at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Organizers of the annual international ArtPrize competition in Michigan say an Internet Cat Video Festival will be part of this year's event. The free Sept. 27 showing at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids is being put on by the Walker Art Center.
