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Sep. 18, 2003
What would you do if your country was conducting an illegal war on the other side of the world?
A group of young radicals in the 1960s thought the only way to oppose the United States' war against North Vietnam was to "bring the war home." They called themselves "The Weather Underground" or "Weatherman" for short. The name came from Bob Dylan's song "Subterranean Homesick Blues," where the folksinger avers that "you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows." "The Weather Underground," a new documentary which screens in Minneapolis this week, attempts to tell their story.
Sep. 18, 2003
Good luck finding a glass slipper in this Cinderella story.
Take a drunk Alabama organist, a "barbershop" quartet and a 7-foot prison inmate who sings like Tiny Tim. Throw in some rap and a Michael Vick jersey at a gospel contest, and the result is "The Fighting Temptations," a new film starring Beyonce Knowles and Cuba Gooding Jr.
Sep. 18, 2003
So it's Friday night and you're jonesing for a flick. You could do the proverbial "I'm a freshman at college" thing and watch your "Fight Club" DVD for the hundredth time. Or you could strap on your boots, take a short walk and boom - step into one of the great film venues located right here on campus.
Every night of the week, the University is teeming with opportunities for students to view, learn about and get involved with film.
Sep. 11, 2003
Cabin Fever" is a beautifully shot, sometimes funny, sometimes scary horror film. As a relentless homage to late 1970s/early 1980s horror, it positions itself as a throwback, a return to films like "The Evil Dead" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre."
The film's 31-year-old director, Eli Roth, is obviously enthralled with the gore and T&A of the period.
Sep. 11, 2003
Early on in this conundrum of a movie, Bob Dylan, or Jack Fate, as he's called in "Masked and Anonymous," is released from prison.
He returns to the streets of an unnamed city, in an America scorched by civil war. The aging legend, once championed for defining whole eras with just his words, is an afterthought in this post-apocalypse. He's been sprung by a Don King-like promoter to play a benefit concert for Americans suffering under the country's fascist regime - its dictator canonized by murals plastered across the city.
Sep. 04, 2003
Money is a beautiful thing - if you've got it. If you don't, it's still beautiful, but a beautiful you want to chase down and beat to a pulp for not always being there. Or so it goes in our pretty, capitalistic world. File clerk Harvey Pekar, the main character in "American Splendor," is like most of us; he's been chasing the comfort of greenbacks his entire life, though his quest (i.e. the American Dream), just as it is for most of us, isn't defined so bluntly.
May. 08, 2003
"It's fun and sexy, unscripted and uncensored. It's "The Real Cancun," the world's first reality feature film. Produced by the creators of "The Real World" and "Road Rules," this film brings together 16 people for eight days in a beachfront Mexican villa for the ultimate Spring Break vacation." (New Line Cinema)
Where to begin?
May. 08, 2003
It is difficult to distill a film like "Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working With Time." It is not a traditional narrative, as it lacks plot. Then again, it cannot be lumped with traditional documentaries, which tend to involve interviews and in-depth analysis of a subject or event.
May. 01, 2003
For better or worse, "Identity" will surely be one of the most discussed films of 2003. It is yet another project that relies on a major plot twist near its end, reminiscent of M. Night Shyamalan's much-touted recent films "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs."
Apr. 24, 2003
We've all seen them, the mumbling, drooling, blank-faced weirdoes wandering campus (and no, we don't mean after bar-time on a Friday or following hockey riots), but those people who seem to have lost a key component of their minds and are doomed to a life of furtive mumbling in the Burger King bathroom.
Apr. 17, 2003
Christopher Guest has mastered the subtle art of parody. In his long career in comedy he has received his greatest acclaim for the number of parodies he has written, acted in or directed, including "This is Spinal Tap," "Waiting for Guffman," "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind."
Apr. 17, 2003
It is rare to see a film these days that entertains an audience with standard elements of cinematic formula while simultaneously satiating the desires of veteran movie lovers. City of God" ("Cidade de Deus") boasts sincere and seemingly effortless performances by a cast of Brazilian street kids, each of whom might possess more insight and motivation for acting than most Hollywood actors could ever hope for.
Apr. 10, 2003
As the Minneapolis Saint Paul International Film Festival moves into its second week, the excitement shows no signs of abating. For full information regarding what's left of the Fest, check out the Web site www.ufilm.org or stop by the Oak Street Cinema or the Bell Museum Auditorium for a program and the daily Fest-o-grams that cover changes to the schedule.
Mar. 27, 2003
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