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• The Cube Critics take on fairy tales and mumblecore
  This week, Stephanie and Euan chat on about post-feminist fairy tales and the curious or maybe not-so-curious film genre, "mumblecore."March 10, 2011
• "Troubled Waters" filmmaker speaks at the Westminster Town Hall Forum
  Peabody and Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker Larkin McPhee speaks live at the Westminster Town Hall Forum. Her latest film, Troubled Waters: A Mississippi River Story, examines how farming practices have contributed to pollution in the Gulf of Mexico. The University of Minnesota made a controversial decision last year to cancel a screening of the film and later rescheduled it after coming under criticism.Midday, March 10, 2011
• Former KARE journalist tries hand at film in 'Cedar Rapids'
  The new movie "Cedar Rapids" is about a naive Midwesterner whose life changes when he is sent to Iowa for an insurance convention. The movie, which opens in Minnesota this weekend, is actually the result of a real life-changing experience on a couch in Minneapolis.February 18, 2011
• The Movie Maven's take on romance movies
  The Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis joins Midday to discuss some of the best love stories dished out by the film industry. She also looks at some of the Hollywood stars we associate most with romantic movies.Midday, February 14, 2011
• Minnesota film aims to help deaf women facing breast cancer
  Learning you have breast cancer is never easy, but for members of the deaf community the diagnosis can be particularly isolating. A group of Minnesota film makers are trying to change that with a documentary called "Signing On."February 11, 2011
• The Cube Critics talk movies
  MPR's Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis and film buff Euan Kerr sit in cubicles across from each other in the MPR newsroom. When they banter back and forth, it's usually about movies, and it's usually quite interesting.February 10, 2011
• The Cube Critics talk movies
  MPR's Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis and film buff Euan Kerr sit in cubicles across from each other in the MPR newsroom. When they banter back and forth, it's usually about movies, and it's usually quite interesting.February 3, 2011
• How 'Biutiful' started with a voice in a director's head
  Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's film "Biutiful" opens in the Twin Cities this weekend, and is in the running for two top Oscars.February 3, 2011
• The Cube Critics talk about movies
  MPR's Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis and film buff Euan Kerr sit in cubicles across from each other in the MPR newsroom. When they banter back and forth, it's usually about movies. So we decided to turn their conversations into a new feature we call Cube Critics. This time, Euan and Stephanie talk about the Oscar nominations which came out Tuesday.January 25, 2011
• A passion for signs leads to a trip of a lifetime
  St. Paul-native Roger Johnson has what may be a unique travel obsession. He likes to be called "the world's first self-proclaimed welcome sign photography expert." For years he's traveled the United State having his picture taken in front of roadside signs welcoming visitors to different states.January 18, 2011
• The Kerri Miller Book Club: 'True Grit'
  The new Coen brothers movie has brought Charles Portis's "True Grit" back into the public conscience. But the reclusive Portis has a rabid fan club that believes the book isn't his most significant contribution to American literature.Midmorning, January 14, 2011
• British film celebrates women's equal pay rights in Europe
  British director Nigel Cole's latest film tells the story of a 1960s strike which was pivotal in the equal pay movement in Europe.December 28, 2010
• A grittier 'True Grit'
  St. Louis Park natives Joel and Ethan Coen said they wanted to remake the classic western "True Grit" in part to rectify an injustice to the novel on which it's based. Their film, which opens tomorrow, appears to do just that.December 21, 2010
• Two films tackling tough subjects
  A rebroadcast of parts of conversations with Davis Guggenheim about his new documentary on public education, "Waiting for Superman," and with author Sebastian Junger about "Restrepo," a documentary he directed on the war in Afghanistan.Midmorning, November 12, 2010
• Film fest brings a flood of Asian cinema to Mpls.
  For the next week or so, the group Minnesota Film Arts is bringing films from all over Asia to Minneapolis. The "In Search of Asia Festival" will present many kinds of movies from 12 different countries. The festival is aimed at under-served parts of the movie-going public, and it's drawing particular interest from the Hmong community.November 5, 2010

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