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• Following the laws of physics in superhero movies
  MPR's Tom Crann talks to Jim Kakalios, University of Minnesota physics professor and author of "The Physics of Superheroes," about this summer's comic book inspired movies.July 18, 2008
• Film director celebrates 1994
  While 1994 may not stick out in many people's minds as being one of the watershed years of U.S. history, it does for film director Jonathan Levine. "Much like 1776, just with more rap music," he says. It's the year he set his new film "The Wackness."July 11, 2008
• Sundance hopes to inspire Indian filmmakers
  Representatives of the organization which runs the famed Sundance Film Festival are in Minnesota to encourage filmmaking in the state's Indian communities.July 10, 2008
• A Bangladeshi story that resonates around the world
  A new film adaptation of Monica Ali's best-selling novel, "Brick Lane," opens in the Twin Cities this weekend. It's the story of two Bangladeshi sisters separated by an arranged marriage.July 9, 2008
• Herzog's 'Encounters at the End of the World'
  Prolific film maker Werner Herzog's new movie opens in the Twin Cities later this week. "Encounters at the End of the world" examines life at the South Pole.July 7, 2008
• Film considers the Gonzo legacy
  A new movie, "Gonzo: The Life and Times of Dr Hunter S. Thompson," opens across the country today. It examines the rise and fall of one of the great counter-cultural writers of the 60s and 70s.July 4, 2008
• Despite obstacles, local writer aims to make his movie
  Making a feature film is never easy. But imagine if you were deaf, legally blind, and unable to talk.June 27, 2008
• Walker 'Queer Takes' film festival aims at preservation
  The Walker Art Center is joining a national effort to help restore and preserve films about gays and lesbians. The Walker is working with the Heights Theater in Columbia Heights to preserve a copy of "Parting Glances."June 26, 2008
• N.M. Kelby says her new novel is partly autobiographical
  N.M. Kelby writes mysteries set in small Florida towns. She spent 20 years living in Minnesota before that, though, and says some of the stranger parts of the stories have Minnesota roots.June 24, 2008
• 'Je ne sais quoi:' A cinema revolution
  A Minneapolis filmmaker is hoping to create a new movie financing model with his new film, "Je ne sais quoi." He made the film for just $5,000.June 24, 2008
• Summertime...and the movies are cheesy
  The new Hulk movie and Get Smart are escapist and frothy enough for light movie going. But the B movie perhaps fits the summer movie bill even better. These films are lower budget, but still are thrilling in their own ways.Midmorning, June 24, 2008
• Mikhail Baryshnikov, photographer
  Legendary dancer and occasional actor Mikhail Baryshnikov was in Minneapolis this weekend for the opening of an exhibition of his photography.June 22, 2008
• The ugly side of 'America the Beautiful'
  Film maker Darryl Roberts wanted to explore America's obsession with beauty. His documentary "American the Beautiful" became a scathing indictment.June 19, 2008
• Artists go with the Flow at MCAD
  A bulletproof umbrella and a book riddled with holes don't seem to have much in common, but they are both part of a new exhibit at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design which explores time and the landscape.June 18, 2008
• Star Wars blasts into the Science Museum
  The much anticipated Star Wars exhibit opens today at the Science Museum of Minnesota.June 13, 2008

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