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• Film tells of true-life wrongful conviction drama
  Betty Anne Waters once believed everyone in prison was guilty. Then a Massachusetts court sentenced her brother Kenny to life imprisonment for a brutal murder he claimed he hadn't committed. This set Waters on a remarkable path, which is the subject of a new movie, "Conviction," which opens this weekend.October 22, 2010
• A 'Howl' for today
  The team behind a new film about Allen Ginsberg's poem "Howl", which opens in the Twin Cities this weekend, says it's every bit as relevant today as it was 50 years ago.October 13, 2010
• Documentary explores another side of Glenn Gould
  It's been more than a quarter century since Canadian pianist Glenn Gould died, yet fascination with him continues. A new documentary "Genius Within: the Inner Life of Glenn Gould" opened this weekend in Minneapolis.October 8, 2010
• 'Catfish' swims through social media weeds
  This week you can get two different perspectives on social media at the multiplex. The feature film "The Social Network" explores the creation of Facebook. But there's another side shown in a creepier exploration of the on-line phenomenon in the documentary "Catfish."October 1, 2010
• The strange story of 'The World's Angriest RV Salesman'
  A new movie explores the story of Jack Rebney, the man known on the Internet as the "angriest RV salesman in the world," and reveals his Minnesota roots.September 24, 2010
• Newsmaker: Spy fiction popular this fall, but is it true to life?
  Espionage has been a staple theme of television and film for decades, and as special effects technology gets more sophisticated, so do the story lines. One former CIA agent says spy-themed TV and film are far more glamorous than the reality -- and that's not necessarily a bad thing.Midmorning, September 22, 2010
• U of M dean says 'Troubled Waters' film 'vilifies agriculture'
  The film, "Troubled Waters," is about the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico, and pollution from Minnesota that's contributing to the problem. Its premiere was abruptly postponed by the university officials.September 17, 2010
• MPR's Movie Maven live at the State Fair
  Minnesota Public Radio's Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis joins Midday live at the State Fair to talk movies.Midday, September 3, 2010
• Minnesotans make movie exploring the price of war
  For the past few weeks, a film crew in Minnesota has been shooting "Souvenirs," a movie which includes battle scenes from both World War II and the Iraq War.August 24, 2010
• Emma Thompson's movie mission
  Emma Thompson is on a mission. The Oscar-winning actor, known for doing everything from Shakespeare to television comedy, wants to make movies that will really appeal to all ages.August 20, 2010
• Revisiting dream research after 'Inception'
  In the film "Inception," corporate thieves enter people's dreams and steal their ideas. While some of the concepts in the film are purely hypothetical, it's raising new awareness on the world of dream research.Midmorning, August 17, 2010
• Film tells of a man who attended his own funeral before dying
  Many of us muse about what people might say about us after we die. A new movie, "Get Low," opening in the Twin Cities this weekend, tells the story of a man who decided to find out.August 11, 2010
• Actress Patricia Neal dies at 84
  Patricia Neal, the willowy, husky-voiced actress who won an Academy Award for 1963's "Hud" and then survived several strokes to continue acting, died on Sunday.August 8, 2010
• Hollywood's lost summer
  Hollywood keeps cranking out blockbusters for the summer movie season, but fewer people are going to see them. Have the movie makers lost their mojo, or are audience tastes simply changing?Midmorning, July 9, 2010
• Film director Ken Loach goes 'Looking for Eric'
  Combining unlikely ingredients can make for great food -- and great movies. British director Ken Loach creates gritty depictions of working class life. His latest film "Looking for Eric," which opens in the Twin Cities this weekend, includes an unlikely collaborator -- a French soccer superstar.July 7, 2010

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