‘Arts’ Archives
OPENING: PHOTOGRAPHY INSTALLATION OUTDOORS & FULLY PUBLIC
Photographs Taken of People in East Phillips Neighborhood, MPLS. Saturday, May 12th 6pm Phillips Garden 2646 Cedar Ave So $5-10 Suggested Donation Ten extraordinary photographs will be unveiled in East Phillips Neighborhood on May 12th. Photographer Amanda Spencer spent the summer of 2011 meeting the people of East Phillips [...]
Sing Your Song
Sing Your Song ***** (2011) Documentary /S2BN Films Cast: Harry Belafonte (himself), Leadbelly (himself), Sidney Poitier (himself), Fran Scott Attaway (himself), Marge Champion (herself). Running time:105 minutes. Director: Susan Rostock. “Sing Your Song” is produced by Harry Belafonte’s youngest daughter, Gina, a [...]
Creating MAYDAY Welcome to April at the AVALON
On May 6th the 38th Annual MayDay Parade’s Puppets, Bands, Floats, Stiltwalkers, & More will appear 5 Blocks north of Lake Street travel along Bloomington Avenue across Lake Street and 5 Blocks south of Lake Street turning toward and around Powderhorn Lake to the cheering admiration of thousands of people. That spectacle will be the [...]
We Need To Talk about Kevin
We Need To Talk about Kevin ***** Drama/Suspense/Mystery Oscilloscope Pictures Cast: Tilda Swinton (Eva), John C. Reilly (Franklin), Ezra Miller ((Teenage Kevin), Jasper Newell (Kevin at ages 6-8), Rock Duel (Kevin as a Toddler), Ashley Gerasimovich (Celia), Kenneth Franklin (Soweto), Ursula Parker (Lucy). (R) Running time: 112 [...]
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
**** Cast: Tom Hanks (Thomas Schell), Thomas Horn (Oskar Schell), Sandra Bullock (Linda Schell), Zoe Caldwell (Oskar’s Grandmother), Max von Sydow (The Renter), Stephen Henderson (Walt the Locksmith), Viola Davis (Abby Black), Jeffrey Wright (William Black), Hazelle Goodman (Hazelle Black, Jim Norton (Old Mr. Black), Ryka Dottavio (Maris [...]
MARTHA REEVES & THE VANDELLAS Bring Minneapolis Much Needed HEATWAVE
By Raymond Jackson It was Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, Diana Ross & the Supremes, and Martha Reeves & the Vandellas that brought Motown Records, unheralded success and worldwide spotlights. It is, however, Martha Reeves and her current Vandellas, that continue to glow and shine now; in the new millennium. Returning to The [...]
Top 10 Movies of the Year 2011
By Howard McQuitter II #1 “The Tree of Life” PG-13 Drama 139 minutes Many will find “The Tree of Life” esoteric but it’s enlightening about one man’s story starting in the 1950s and weaving into what is at times a convoluted cinematographic wonder. Directed by Terrance Malick. #2 “Of Gods and Men” PG-13 Drama/History 122 [...]
Melancholia
“Melancholia” Sci-fi/Drama/Art House Cast: Kirsten Dunst (Justine), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Claire), Alexander Skarsgard (Michael), Charlotte Rampling (Gaby), Stellan Skarsgard (Jack), Cameron Spurr (Leo), Kiefer Sutherland (John). Running time:136 minutes. Director: Lars von Trier. “Melancholia” opens up with the classical [...]
The Descendants
“ The Descendants”(2011) ***** An Hominem Enterprises Drama/Comedy Cast: George Clooney (Matt or Matthew King), Shailene Woodley (Alexandra or Alexis King), Amara Miller (Scottie King), Patricia Hastie (Elizabeth King),Beau Bridges (Cousin Hugh), Matthew Lillard (Brian Speer), Judy Greer (Julie Speer).Running time: 115 [...]
Drive & Fright Night
“Drive”(2011) ****1/2 Cast: Ryan Gosling (Driver), Carey Mulligan (Irene), Bryan Cranston (Shannon), Albert Brooks (Bernie Ross), Christina Hendricks (Blance), Ron Perlman (Nino). (R) Running time: 100 minutes. Director: Nicolas Winding Refn. Ryan Gosling is just known as ‘Driver’, a stunt driver on Hollywood movie sites. At [...]
