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• How to make a rock guitar documentary
  When Oscar-winning director Davis Guggenheim persuaded Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page, U2's the Edge and the White Stripes' Jack White to meet for an electric guitar summit there was potential for complete disaster, but it seems Guggenheim's gamble paid off.September 17, 2009
• Spirituality and the films of Joel and Ethan Coen
  When you think of a Coen brothers movie you might think of murder or dark humor. Religion columnist Cathleen Falsani thinks there are deep moral truths embedded in most of Joel and Ethan Coen's work, including the films Blood Simple, Fargo and The Big Lebowski.Midmorning, September 11, 2009
• Ang Lee finds comedy at Woodstock
  Oscar-winning director Ang Lee reinvents himself once more with a comedy opening this week called "Taking Woodstock." The film examines the pivotal 1960s concert through the eyes of the people in the small town which hosted the event.August 28, 2009
• 'Into Temptation' puts a modern slant on a priestly story
  The city of Minneapolis is one of the stars of "Into Temptation," a new movie that gets its world premiere at the Edina Theater on Thursday.August 25, 2009
• Charlyne Yi goes looking for love in 'Paper Heart'
  The joys and devastation of love are familiar to many of us. Yet few people get to spend time exploring the topic of love in depth. Charlyne Yi did; she is the star of a new film called "Paper Heart."August 7, 2009
• Dolphins dying at the cove
  In the new documentary "The Cove," animal rights activists use hidden cameras to expose a cove in Japan where thousands of dolphins were captured and many slaughtered. Midmorning examines the difficult balance in defending animal rights and acknowledging the cultural claims that the Japanese make on dolphins as food.Midmorning, August 7, 2009
• '80s teen flick director John Hughes dies
  A spokeswoman for John Hughes says the director of 1980s coming-of-age films like "Sixteen Candles" and "The Breakfast Club" has died in Manhattan.August 6, 2009
• St. Paul native part of crew behind controversial dolphin film
  A controversial new movie called "The Cove" opens in Minnesota later this week and one of the crew is St. Paul native Joe Chisholm. He helped mastermind what became a huge clandestine operation.August 5, 2009
• How the politics behind the Iraq War became a comedy film
  A new political satire which has drawn rave reviews on both sides of the Atlantic opens in the Twin Cities this weekend.July 31, 2009
• Francis Ford Coppola makes his own rules
  Having made classics like "Apocalypse Now" and the Godfather movies, director Francis Ford Coppola is now able make pretty much any movie what he wants, which is just what he is doing.July 17, 2009
• Microcinema backers think small, hope big
  When it comes to movies, some Minnesotans are thinking small. Tonight the Trylon Microcinema, a theater that only seats 50 people, opens in Minneapolis.July 17, 2009
• Playwright's works bring the Asian-American experience to Minnesota
  Over the next year, Twin Cities theaters will present three plays by David Henry Hwang, perhaps best known for his show "M. Butterfly."June 23, 2009
• Guy Maddin revisits 'The Saddest Music in the World'
  Twin Cities movie fans can look forward to a distinctly odd experience tomorrow night as maverick Canadian director Guy Maddin visits for a screening of his film "The Saddest Music in the World."June 17, 2009
• Andre Dubus III explores the days before Sept. 11 in new novel
  Best-selling novelist Andre Dubus III says his new book, set in a strip club in the days before the Sept. 11 attacks, was inspired by an image of a pile of cash on a bedroom bureau.June 8, 2009
• Aussie director rewrites playwright Noel Coward
  Not a lot of people would have the guts, or perhaps the gall, to rewrite Noel Coward - but Stephan Elliott did. The Australian director just co-wrote and directed a film adaptation of "Easy Virtue." It's an early Coward play, starring Minnesota native Jessica Biel.June 5, 2009

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