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State of the Arts: July 28, 2009 Archive

Take the Movie Natters Poll: what will you see this weekend?

Posted at 2:05 PM on July 28, 2009 by Euan Kerr (0 Comments)
Filed under: Film


Peter Capaldi and James Gandolfini take a few moments on the set of "In the Loop" to diplomatically discuss their selection in this weeks Movie Natters Poll (Image courtesy IFC Films

This week we have psychiatrists, aliens, politicians, diplomats, animated australian angels, wannabe adult film stars, and the creator of a maze described as "Spanish Inquisition as imagined by Rube Goldberg." After a few weeks of "None of the above" coming out on top, what will it be this week?


To help you make your choice here are some links: "In the Loop," "The Collector," "Humpday," "Funny People" "$9.99," "Aliens in the Attic," "Shrink"

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Coen Brothers retrospective announced at Walker

Posted at 5:37 PM on July 28, 2009 by Euan Kerr (1 Comments)

The Walker Art Center announced today the Coen Brothers will return to their hometown for a retrospective to mark the 25th anniversary of their debut film "Blood Simple." The Walker will show 13 Coen films: Blood Simple; Raising Arizona; Miller's Crossing; Barton Fink; The Hudsucker Proxy; Fargo; The Big Lebowski; O Brother, Where Art Thou?; The Man Who Wasn't There; The Ladykillers; Intolerable Cruelty; No Country for Old Men; and Burn After Reading.

Joel and Ethan Coen will take part in a Regis Dialog on Friday September 25th. Tickets will cost $100.

The Walker event comes just weeks before the release of "A Serious Man" shot around the Twin Cities last year. The film opens in Minneapolis, New York and Los Angeles on October 2nd.

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