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• Meredith Monk ascends in song
  A new work by composer Meredith Monk opens tonight at the Walker Art Center.June 12, 2008
• Singing in Grover's Corners
  Turning famous works of American literature into operas has become something of a trend lately. St. Paul's Skylark Opera company is presenting the upper Midwest premiere of one of the latest, Ned Rorem's adaptation of "Our Town."June 11, 2008
• How Tarsem Singh's obsession became a movie
  Film director Tarsem Singh admits he's been obsessed by the idea of telling a story about storytelling for 27 years. The resulting film called "The Fall" opens in the Twin Cities this weekend.May 30, 2008
• Life inside a floating fortress
  An aircraft carrier is a world of its own and a microcosm, with people from many different backgrounds and opinions living and working together. A creator and a producer of PBS' CARRIER talk about the six months they spent filming officers and crew aboard the USS Nimitz.Midmorning, May 30, 2008
• Coens to shoot their next film in Minnesota
  After months of uncertainty, the Minnesota Film and Television Board is announcing that Oscar winning Twin Cities natives Joel and Ethan Coen will shoot their next movie in the Twin Cities.May 23, 2008
• Summer movie madness
  As the Hollywood blockbuster season approaches, Stephanie Curtis, the Movie Maven, joins Midday to discuss the options for theater-goers this summer.Midday, May 23, 2008
• Errol Morris examines the pictures of Abu Ghraib
  Documentary film director Errol Morris says he's always been fascinated by photographs, and has long wanted to do a film about how they can shape history.May 21, 2008
• Chiwetel Ejiofor is a name to be reckoned with
  Ejiofor is a British actor, who's drawn broad praise for his stage and film work. Now he is trying something very different. He's starring in a martial arts movie called "Redbelt," written and directed by David Mamet.May 8, 2008
• 'Son of Rambow' director enhances his childhood memories
  When Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmith made the movie "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" a couple of years ago, they set aside the film the really wanted to make, "Son of Rambow." Now after being a hit at Sundance, the film is about to open in Minnesota.May 5, 2008
• Iraq war movies attract a lukewarm response at the box office
  Next week former talkshow host Phil Donahue's new documentary "Body of War" opens in the Twin Cities. It's just the latest movie about the Iraq conflict.May 2, 2008
• Sharing a swingin' archive
  Bob DeFlores' film archive is one of the largest private collections in the country. A new partnership with Normandale Community College will make many of his rare, historical films available for educational institutions.May 1, 2008
• Former Twins pitcher finds a new career in the movies
  Former Twins pitcher Scott Erickson has a new career: film producer. This weekend his company's first movie "A Plumm Summer" opens in the Twin Cities.April 25, 2008
• Director examines the human side of immigration
  Film director Tom McCarthy is drawing raves for his new film "The Visitor." The film examines the complicated realities of U.S. immigration policy.April 24, 2008
• New film celebrates outdoor hockey
  A sell-out crowd is expected at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival for the world premier of "Pond Hockey."April 24, 2008
• New novel combines development, kung fu and brussels sprouts
  When author Don Lee began writing his latest novel, "Wrack and Ruin," he wanted to do something light. He wanted to set the story in a small northern California town, and make one of his characters a farmer. He said the choice of crops was narrow, and one stood out: brussels sprouts.April 21, 2008

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