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• Teen goes from small town Wisconsin to Hollywood
  Growing up on a llama farm in northern Wisconsin is far from the standard preparation for life in Hollywood. Yet 17-year-old Bridger Zadina, who grew about 20 miles east of Superior, is attracting attention for his work in a film called "Terri."August 2, 2011
• Movies, great and good
  In his most recent article, film critic David Thomson asks the difficult question, "When is a movie great?" Our films are artificial now, he says, and we are nostalgic for substance. Fellow critic Richard Brody disagrees. They both join us today to discuss movies, great and good.Midmorning, July 29, 2011
• Cube Critics talk about the future of movie houses
  The Cube Critics, Stephanie Curtis the Movie Maven and arts reporter Euan Kerr, like to shoot the breeze on cinema when they're not doing what their job descriptions require them to do. Today, they talk about the future of movie houses and the movie-going experience, on Cube Critics.July 27, 2011
• Cube Critics talk about 'Rom coms'
  The Cube Critics, Stephanie Curtis the Movie Maven and arts reporter Euan Kerr, like to shoot the breeze on cinema when they're not doing what their job descriptions require them to do. Today, the phrase "Leu Rom Com" is coined, then explained, on Cube Critics.July 20, 2011
• The Cube Critics and Harry Potter
  Cubicle neighbors Stephanie Curtis, the Movie Maven, and arts reporter Euan Kerr engage in a lot of idle movie chit chat in the Minnesota Public Radio newsroom. So it's not surprising that one of the biggest film events of the summer -- the opening of the last Harry Potter movie -- came up today on Cube Critics.July 13, 2011
• The genteel provocateur
  Writer and film director Miranda July has one of those minds which find ways of examining everyday subjects in new ways. And she often gets quite disturbing results.July 8, 2011
• The Cube Critics talk movie murder fantasies
  Arts reporter Euan Kerr not only sits next to Stephanie Curtis, the Movie Maven, in the Minnesota Public Radio newsroom, they share a mutual obsession -- movies. Today, workplace murder fantasies and a film favorite from a guest commentator top the agenda on Cube Critics.July 6, 2011
• Mn journalist focus of NYT film
  A new critically-acclaimed documentary examines the changing media landscape through the eyes of a former Minnesota journalist.July 1, 2011
• Cube Critics: Robots at the movies
  The resident film fanatics of Minnesota Public Radio News, Stephanie Curtis the Movie Maven, and her cubicle neighbor Euan Kerr, can always find something to talk about. Today, it's a particularly "robotic" summer blockbuster on Cube Critics.June 29, 2011
• The evolution of gospel music
  Don McGlynn joins us to discuss his new musical documentary, "Rejoice and Shout," which traces the evolution of gospel through its many musical styles - spirituals and early hymns, four-part harmony-based quartets, the integration of blues and swing into gospel, the emergence of soul, and the blending of rap and hip-hop elements.Midmorning, June 27, 2011
• Oscar-nominated actor credits Minn. for his dramatic roots
  Oscar-nominated actor John Hawkes is heading home to Alexandria in west-central Minnesota this week, and he's bringing his new film "Earthwork." While it's been 30 years since he lived in Minnesota, he says his success is rooted in his home state.June 22, 2011
• Director mines his own tale in new film 'Beginners'
  Life can serve up some strange twists, as film director Mike Mills knows. Mills' new feature "Beginners," which opens this week in Minneapolis, is based on a revelation in his own life.June 17, 2011
• Malick's 'The Tree of Life' a deeply intimate film
  Minneapolis producer Bill Pohlad's controversial new film "The Tree of Life" opens in Minnesota this weekend. It recently won the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, and drew raves from some critics, but others found it mystifying and even pretentious.June 3, 2011
• Cube Critics talk about mutant superheroes
  The Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis and arts reporter Euan Kerr sit in adjoining cubicles at Minnesota Public Radio News, and their conversation usually centers on cinema. On this week's edition of Cube Critics, it's mutant superheroes and a deeply philosophical flick.June 1, 2011
• Cube Critics and their favorite movies
  Put two film fanatics in adjoining cubicles at Minnesota Public Radio News and you know what they'll be talking about. Stephanie Curtis, the Movie Maven, and arts reporter Euan Kerr are the Cube Critics and today, they picked their favorite movies of the year -- so far.May 25, 2011

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