NEWS: Minnesota Film Score Fest Announces 2023 Selections Arts Movies Music by Amy Donahue - April 18, 2023April 20, 2023 The Minnesota Film Score Fest, which presents new short films with a live orchestral accompaniment, has announced the selections for its 2023 season. Sixteen films from filmmakers and composers across the state will be presented on June 10 at the History Theatre in St. Paul. A uniquely Minnesotan institution, the Film
PREVIEW: Cutthroat Rivalries, Horror, Music Conservatories in Nocturne Arts Movies Music by Amy Donahue - October 9, 2020October 15, 2020 A promotional image for the psychohorror drama film Nocturne (2020). Sibling rivalry. A book of secrets. A cutthroat music conservatory. Something supernatural shifting the balance of power. These are a few of the elements in Nocturne, a Netflix Original movie dropping on October 15.Nocturne tells the story of twin sisters at a
MOVIE REVIEW: Escapist Fantasy Ass-Kicking in Birds of Prey Arts Movies by Amy Donahue - February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie, center) is the center of the new comic book universe action movie Birds of Prey (DC Films/Warner Brothers). The voluminously titled Birds of Prey: The Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn is the antithesis of the recent Joker. Both are based on DC Comics properties and were
PREVIEW: Film Score Fest Screenings (MNKino) Arts Movies by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 A still from one of the featured films in tonight's Film Score Fest, taking place at the Science Museum of Minnesota in St. Paul.The present heatwave broke overnight, but MNKino is looking to heat things up this afternoon and evening with its Film Score Fest. The annual event, held at
PREVIEW: MNKino Film Score Fest at the Science Museum Arts Movies Music by Twin Cities Arts Reader - July 27, 2018July 28, 2018 Tomorrow marks the public culmination of the annual MNKINO Film Score Fest: a public screening with a live orchestra at the Science Museum of Minnesota. If you're not familiar with MNKINO, the organization promotes the creation of new films in the state of Minnesota. Participants sign up for time-sensitive film-making challenges
PREVIEW: Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival Arts Movies Theatre by Twin Cities Arts Reader - January 17, 2018January 17, 2018 A sampling of acts at the Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival. If the weather has you down, you can escape for a week by diving into the Twin Cities Jewish Humor Festival. The festival's 2018 incarnation features stand-up comedians, a film delving the darkest sources of humor, a hit show about
REVIEW: Soaring The Last Jedi Reignites the Flame (Spoiler-Free) Movies by David M. Meneer - December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 Mark Hamill stars as Luke Skywalker in the hotly awaited Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It's a long trip from Down Under to practically anywhere else – but there are some perks. Thanks to the International Date Line, you sometimes get to see blockbuster movies before your friends in Europe and the
NEWS: Walker Art Center Transforms into Giant Robot, Stops Monster Menace (April Fools) Arts Dance Dining Lifestyle Movies Music Opera Theatre Visual Arts by Basil Considine - April 1, 2017April 1, 2017 The W.A.L.K.E.R. giant robot prepares to deal a finishing blow to the monster that menaced Minneapolis this morning. The Minneapolis Monster Menace has come to an end. In a stunning development, the Walker Art Center transformed into a giant robot and defeated the monster menacing Uptown in a climactic battle on
PREVIEW: 2017 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival Arts Movies Visual Arts by Twin Cities Arts Reader - March 6, 2017 A production still from The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki. The Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival, which bills itself as the Midwest's largest international film event, returns April 13-29, 2017. This year's festival includes 10 feature films and a variety of shorts. Films will be presented at five
EDITOR’S NOTE: 8 Months In Arts Dance Lifestyle Movies Music Opera Opinion Theatre Visual Arts by Hanne Appelbaum - April 26, 2016April 26, 2016 It's been eight months since we founded the Twin Cities Arts Reader. That's a nice round number – we have eight people on our team, too. Some of us are more visible than others. Some of us are more active than others! Together, we've built some of the largest and most expansive performing