‘Arts’ Archives
MUSLIM JOURNEYS FILMS & Discussions
U of M West Bank & HN Central Library Monday Oct. 21 4:00 to 6:30 pm Koran by Heart Insights on Islamic culture; 3 families with children in a Cairo Koran-reciting contest; with discussion. Humphrey School, Cowles Auditorium, U of M 301 19th Av. So. Cawo Abdi, Prof.of sociology U of M with Abdirahman Mukhtar and Ahmed Ali, HN County Library Monday Nov. 25, 4 - 6 p.m Islamic Art: Mirror of the Invisible World An epic journey across 9 countries and 1,400+ years of history exploring the richness of Islamic art and revels in finding commonalities in a shared artistic heritage with the West and East. Elmer L. Andersen Library, 222 21st Av. So. Catherine Asher, Prof. Islamic and Indian Art; 1200 to today having traveled from Spain to China areas with sizable Muslim populations. (more…)
Lee Daniels”' The Butler
Lee Daniels”' The Butler” ***** Weinstein Company Biography/Drama Cast: Forest Whitaker (Cecil Gaines), Oprah Winfrey (Gloria Gaines), Elijah Kelley (Charlie), David Oyelowo (Louis), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Carter Wilson), Terrence Howard (Howard), Lenny Kravitz (James Holloway), James Marsden (John F. Kennedy, Vanessa Redgrave (Annabeth Westfall), Alan Richman (Ronald Reagan), Liev Schreider (Lyndon B. Johnson), Robin Williams (Dwight D. Eisenhower), Ami Ameen (Cecil Gaines, age 15), Nelsen Ellis (Martin Luther King Jr.) and Clarence Williams III (Maynard.(PG-13) Running time:132 minutes. Director: Lee Daniels. Writer: Danny Strong. Lee Daniels”' fictional character butler Cecil Gaines based on the real life butler Eugene Allen serving in that position in the White House during seven presidential administrations. Lee Daniels”' “The Butler” is essentially a love story tapestried with the civil rights movement and walking the tightrope against [...]
This Is The End & The Lone Ranger
“This Is The End” (2013) This is the End Columbia Pictures. Comedy/Action/Adventure/ Horror. Cast: James Franco (Himself), Jonah Hill (Himself), Seth Rogen (Himself), Craig Robinson (Himself), Michael Cera (Himself), Jay Baruchel (Himself), Danny McBride( Himself), Emma Watson (Herself), Channing Tatum (Himself). (R) Running time: 107 minutes. Directors: Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen. Set just outside of Los Angeles James Franco, Jonah Hill, Craig Robinson, Michael Cera, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Emma Watson and Channing Tatu All friends”“play themselves in one big fraternal playground. All of them are having a party in a house in Los Angeles when cataclysmic events level the city and most of the surrounding areas. As the earthquake wrecks havoc, partyers scatter along with other Los Angelos. Not unlike most comedies today ”˜This Is the End” is crass”“and gross at times”“this bunch of guys manage to spawn quite a few [...]
