If there was one resolution made during last night’s Academy Awards viewing, it was this: I resolve to go see The Queen. I missed it, thinking it looked tearfully boring at the time of its release. Plus, I generally try to avoid biopics–unless, that is, they have something to do with Truman Capote. But in … Read more
At the mention of his name, and with a look of profound relief and that usual squirrel-spark in his eyes, Martin Scorsese nods to himself, rises from his chair and makes his way to the stage. Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola and that tall brunette, whose presence speaks of sold souls, waits to … Read more
To the surprise of no one who can read a ratings book, my former employers at KTLK have at long last spared Twin Cities radio listeners a third hour of Sean Hannity. The downside of course is that that same audience will get a third hour of Jason Lewis. … Oh, come on. That’s a … Read more
Das Leben der Anderen (The Lives of Others), 2006. Written and Directed by Florian Hanckel von Donnersmarck. Starring Ulrich Muhe, Sebastian Koch, Christa-Maria Sieland, Ulrich Tukur, Thomas Thieme, Hans-Uew Bauer, and Volkmar Kleinert. Now showing exclusively at the Uptown Theatre. Legend has it that Lenin, upon encountering Beethoven’s Appassionata Sonata, claimed that he could not … Read more
It’s my Megan’s day to bring breakfast treats for her 1st hour English class. Is there something wrong with me that I can’t settle for the donuts at SuperAmerica? Krispy Kremes are too predictable, and over-rated besides, and bringing cereal and milk would feel like a sad surrender. Of course we hauled our keesters to … Read more
Interesting piece today from former Rake writer Al Eisele on The Huffington Post. He’s entirely correct in citing another terrific piece of work by the upper echelon of mainstream journalism. But do keep on reading, as Eisele’s readers rip HIM for giving the MSM a nano-second’s break from the hellstorm over their far more egregious … Read more
This is what I’m doing tonight. And tomorrow, since I’m taking the day off, I’ll toss off my agenda in advance: After all this time, I’m finally going to a rock ‘n’ roll show–The Alarmists (along with Melismatics and Friends Like These) at the T-Rock, just after the boyfriend and I take his grandma out … Read more
Le Fils (The Son), 2002. Written and directed by the Dardenne brothers. Starring Olivier Gourmet and Morgan Marinne. Showing Friday night at 7pm. and for the children: Les Contes de la Rue Broca. Directed by Pierre Gripari. Showing Sunday afternoon at 2pm. Both films are being shown downtown at the Alliance Francaise de Minneapolis/St. Paul. … Read more
I don’t currently subscribe to either XM or Sirius satellite radio. But there have been times I would have sold my mother to the Arabs, (to quote Woody Allen), for anything that offered relief from the unmitigated crap that qualifies as “local broadcasting” across huge swaths of the continental USA. I mean, westbound out of … Read more