Movie Blog: Holiday Traditions Return
Christmas is a time for traditions, and a couple indie theaters in Minneapolis are running special screenings to help keep those traditions alive and well.
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Christmas is a time for traditions, and a couple indie theaters in Minneapolis are running special screenings to help keep those traditions alive and well.
Do you hear what I hear? Radio stations have played Christmas songs nearly 350,000 times this holiday season, according to ASCAP. But how many of those songs played have been part of the same core group of Christmas "classics?" Why is it so hard for a new Christmas song to break through?
For every minute of Christmas music you hear outside of Mike Justak's home, keep in mind that about 8 to 10 hours of sequencing went into that minute just so his front-yard light show can shine.
The largest mass execution in U.S. history occurred 148 years ago, when 38 Dakota warriors were hanged from a single scaffold in Mankato.
I'm not going to lie. Most holiday movies are at best mediocre. The noisy, overdecorated holiday movies are all too profuse. Instead, we should reserve our contempt for the movies that are not only stupid, but crassly manipulative.
What is the all-time greatest Christmas movie? Ask just about anyone my age and the answer will seem fixated on coal, not sugar plums.
A new, crowded Inn in downtown Minneapolis is already getting its share of attention -- and not for turning away pregnant virgins.
Soon Santa Claus and his reindeer will leave the North Pole and swoop through the Twin Cities dropping off toys for good girls and boys.
When you sit down with Santa at the Mall of America, you're sitting down with Sid. He's been a part of Christmas at Minnesota's largest Mall for the last 15 years.
The story of "Billy Elliot" may warm your heart, it may bring a tear to your eye and yes, it may make you want to get up and dance. But one thing this show is guaranteed to do? Make you completely in awe of the incredible talent on stage -- most of which are too young to drive.
Gen X'ers revere the original Tron for its quintessentially 1982 vision of Aldous Huxley's Pac-Man Fever, awash in blue-gray, gray-blue and pulsating lines of neon orange.
"I Love You Philip Morris" is a love story told by a con man, a liar. And as you might expect, the character of the teller reflects the movie's structure. It's tricksy, Gollum might say.
Yes, Piiparinen, there is a Santa Claus! And he wants to slap you right out of your skin.
A teenage girl in Minnesota wants to buy a horse. That's nothing new. But Morgan Roe got the $500 down payment for her new horse by singing in a country music contest.
It's no secret that the Minneapolis thriving arts community is the envy of many cities. But perhaps what's not well known is the history behind our great cultural scene.
