Topics

Movies

• Sweeney Todd: On stage and on screen
  Sweeney Todd pits the screen against the stage, with a new film version starring Johnny Depp, and a touring Broadway production at the State Theater in Minneapolis. An area Stephen Sondheim expert went to both and compares the two productions.February 8, 2008
• Martin McDonagh makes 'a black comedy about despair'
  Writer Martin McDonagh makes people laugh. He also leaves theater-goers feeling bad at what's making them chuckle. He's had a string of hit plays on Broadway. Now he's about to make a whole new audience uncomfortable as he hits U.S. screens with his debut feature film "In Bruges."February 8, 2008
• Charles Baxter's new novel explores 'soul vampirism'
  Minneapolis writer Charles Baxter describes his new novel "The Soul Thief" as being about an extreme kind of identity theft which he calls "soul vampirism."February 7, 2008
• Mr. Sulu boldly goes to join the Minnesota Orchestra
  George Takei says as he travels the world, people always recognize him and smile. Better known as Star Trek's Mr. Sulu, he's in the Twin Cities to host a Minnesota Orchestra concert of science fiction music.February 1, 2008
• Texan film director travels to Minnesota looking for votes
  It's not just the presidential contenders who are coming to Minnesota looking for votes. Texas director Chris Eska is in Minneapolis to show his film "August Evening" to local moviemakers. Eska hopes the screening will bring in votes for his film which is nominated in two categories in this year's Independent Spirit Awards.January 29, 2008
• Performances take new leaps with digital technology
  This weekend fans of the Irish supergroup U2 can enjoy a new view of their favorite band. "U23D" is a three dimensional film that plunges a viewer into a huge stadium concert. It's just one new way that digital technology is being used to present performances.January 25, 2008
• 2008 Academy Award nominations announced
  MPR's Movie Maven offers her assessment of the 2008 Academy Award nominations.Midday, January 22, 2008
• Why it's difficult to make a movie from a comic book
  If you want to make an animated film out of a comic book, logic suggests just taking what's on the pages, make it move and slap it on the screen. Not so says Marjane Satrapi. She wrote the best selling "Persepolis" graphic novels and directed an award winning film based on the story.January 18, 2008
• Twin Cities native finds the connection between her uncle and Andy Warhol
  Minneapolis native Esther Robinson discovered by chance that her uncle was at the center of one of the most exciting times in American art history. Now she's telling his story in her film, "A Walk into the Sea: Danny Williams and the Warhol Factory."January 17, 2008
• There's method behind the madness of performing movie music live
  The Minnesota Orchestra is about to launch a film festival. It is called "Sounds of Cinema." Beginning Thursday it will play classic movie music and even perform live accompaniment for two silent screen classics. Orchestra officials say it is not as simple as it sounds.January 16, 2008
• 'Juno' comes in third at box office
  The film written by former Minneapolis City Pages blogger Diablo Cody has come in third at the box office this weekend, bringing in $16.2 million.January 7, 2008
• The Movie Natters quiz
  A lot of intriguing people have passed through the Movie Natters portals over the last year. Just for fun, Euan Kerr has a short quiz for you to take, and a chance to catch up on the stories you may have missed.December 31, 2007
• 50 years of 'West Side Story'
  West Side Story, starring Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno, hit theaters all over the globe in 1961, from Los Angeles to Japan to Brazil. NPR's Scott Simon explores the story of this musical in a documentary called, "A place for us: 50 years of 'West Side Story.'"Midday, December 24, 2007
• Is everyone a critic?
  Professional criticism in newspapers may be declining, but the need for someone to weed through the wealth of media available online may be increasing.Midmorning, December 24, 2007
• Homayoun Ershadi's strange trip to stardom
  There are many ways of becoming an actor. Take the story of an international movie star with a big role in the new adaptation of "The Kite Runner." Homayoun Ershadi got his big break sitting at a traffic light.December 21, 2007

• Previous
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10
• 11
• 12
• 13
• 14
• Next