MOVIES
Movie Review: The Artist
I was afraid The Artist would be a pretentious piece of crud, partly because it had won so many awards, and partly because it was both in black-and-white and almost without sound. After all, using bl...
Posted on 3/17/13 at 4:56 PM
'Trailer Park Boys' star talks Duluth, NHL lockout, Colorado and Washington marijuana laws
Duluth will catch a whiff of Sunnyvale today when the cast of the hit Canadian TV show Trailer Park Boys makes a stop on the Dear Santa Claus, Go (bleep) Yourself tour. The mockumentary-style show,...
Posted on 12/13/12 at 1:00 AM
Beyond the "Turkey Handprint" - Weave a Story with the Family
The perennial kindergarten and grammar school project of tracing one's hand, cutting it out and coloring it to resemble a Turkey is still a standard Thanksgiving art activity. Yes, its quick and undou...
Posted on 11/19/12 at 5:45 PM
Forum: Bridge photography and music
A few months ago, I was approached by a musician from Louisiana, who wanted to use one of my photos of a bridge I photographed near St. Louis last summer while at the Historic Bridge Conference. It ...
Posted on 8/4/12 at 12:03 AM
Every Day Heroes: The Bright Side of “The Dark Knight Rises”
Warning: this post will reveal parts of the plot of The Dark Knight Rises. I am sorry for that, but there is no way to write this post without doing so. I hope that this has given you enough warning t...
Posted on 7/24/12 at 7:30 AM
'The Master' smashes box-office records
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul Thomas Anderson's cult drama “The Master” commanded a huge following in its opening weekend, smashing records on just a handful of screens.September 16, 2012
‘Bully’ documentary showing Sept. 15
The Bison 6 Cinema and The Jamestown Parent Awareness Prevention Center will present the movie “Bully” at 7 p.m. Saturday at the cinema.September 12, 2012
Small theaters struggle as Hollywood goes digital
CRETE, Neb. (AP) — The Isis Theatre hasn't changed much since it opened 86 years ago in southeast Nebraska, a stone's throw from the grain elevator and railroad tracks that cut through town.September 06, 2012
‘Hope’ shows the real issues of marriage
Hope Springs might seem like a typical romantic comedy, even though it has some atypical, older-than-average stars. Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones portray a couple who have been married for over thirty years. The wife, Kay, decides she wants something more for their marriage, so she signs them up for a week of “intensive therapy.”By By Laurel Woiwode , September 04, 2012
Actor Michael Clarke Duncan dead at 54
By Hillel Italie and Steve Loeper, Associated Press , September 03, 2012
Movie audiences find anti-Obama doc '2016'
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It wasn't backed by any Hollywood movie studio. Reviews were mostly negative. It premiered in Houston, not Los Angeles or New York. And yet despite the unconventional release of "2016: Obama's America," the movie is now among the most successful political documentaries of all time — and it doesn't show signs of cooling down ahead of the presidential election.By Derrik J. Lang, AP Entertainment Writer , September 01, 2012
Cat videos get their moment at Minn. film festival
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Warning: This is a story about online cat videos. If you're among the seemingly tiny minority of the general population not interested in watching a 1-minute clip of a cat in a T-shirt pounding on a keyboard, then move along.By Patrick Condon, Associated Press , August 29, 2012
For Your Eyes Only: Swedish Bond gala criticized
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Were the martinis shaken, not stirred? Nobody knows, but a James Bond-themed party thrown by Sweden's security service sure didn't adhere to this one-liner from "Casino Royale:" "I will be keeping my eye on our government's money."By Associated Press , August 29, 2012
'Expendables 2' brawls to No. 1 with $28.8M
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sylvester Stallone and his beefy buddies have muscled their way to the top of the weekend box office.August 19, 2012
Emmy-nominated designers celebrate TV costumes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even vintage-inspired costume designers need a thoroughly modern muse.By Solvej Schou, for the Associated Press , July 31, 2012
50 years on, Marilyn's star power shines bright
NEW YORK (AP) — Only 11 years after her death, Elton John sang his ode to Marilyn Monroe. "And I would have liked to have known you, but I was just a kid," went the lyrics. "Your candle burned out long before your legend ever did."By Jocelyn Noveck, AP National Writer , July 31, 2012
‘The Dark Knight Rises’ wraps up trilogy
Batman has always been one of my favorite superheroes, since he (along with Iron Man) has to use other means of fighting than actual super powers. Batman uses training and technology, mostly, in his drive to ride Gotham of evil-doers.By By Laurel Woiwode , July 31, 2012
'Dark Knight' stays atop box office with $64M
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Dark Knight Rises" stayed atop the box office for the second straight weekend, making just over $64 million. But it's lagging behind the staggering numbers of its predecessor, 2008's "The Dark Knight."By Christy Lemire, AP Movie Critic , July 29, 2012
Opinion Corner: Flicks for when the rain falls
No one likes rain delays and chances are there will be a few more before the season ends. Next time it starts coming down, do the next best thing to watching baseball, put in a movie about baseball.By Ben Rodgers , July 27, 2012
New Tonto, familiar feelings for Native Americans
By Manuel Valdes, Associated Press , July 26, 2012
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