‘Arts’ Archives
HEART of the ARTS 2026!
HEART OF THE ARTS was held at Modus Locus Gallery from May 1st - 14th. Warm shout out to the visual art teachers, without whom we could not enjoy these works of art: Drew Nelson, Drawing I-II, Sculpture, Art Club | Corbin Doty, Comic Art & Design | David Olson, Ceramics | Cynthia Berger, 3-D Art, 2-D Art, Drawing, Painting Special thanks to South High Foundation for their longtime support of the arts at South High School. Thanks, too, to Ephraim Eusebio of Modus Locus Gallery for hosting the Spring Art Show these past many years. All photos in this article by Carol Chase. We are grateful to the Minneapolis Institute of Art for sponsoring this year’s Heart of the Arts spread of South High School artists. Is your organization interested in sponsoring a community page?Get in touch with us at business@alleynews.org A wall of art at Modus Locus Gallery. Calaveras by Ceramics 1 Students, grades 9 -12 Dorothy for Halloween by Caroline Luhman, 10th grade; [...]
Project Hail Mary
from the series Movie Corner... By HOWARD MCQUITTER II 4.5 Stars2026Science Fiction/Adventure/MysteryMGM Howard McQuitter II Phil Lord and Christopher Miller co-directed Project Hail Mary, a fabulous science fiction film starring Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, a middle school teacher who reluctantly takes on a life-giving mission for the Earth and beyond. The film convincingly creates a real sense of urgency for Earth when microorganisms known as astrophage are capable of consuming the energy not only of our sun, but stars throughout the universe. Ryland Grace woke up on the spaceship Project Hail Mary in space only to find his two comrades dead. When he releases his two comrades into space it also releases one of the most notable emotions in the film. However, the backstory shows Grace perfectly happy being a middle school science teacher in spite of encouragement by Eva Stratt to have him take on the mission. Stratt is played by Sandra Huller from Anatomy of a Fall [...]
Marty Supreme
from the series Movie Corner... 20254.5/5 StarsDrama/Sport/Romance/Thriller/Period PieceA24 By HOWARD MCQUITTER II Howard McQuitter II Josh Safdie’s film Marty Supreme is about a young man’s feverish passion to be the best ping pong player in the world. Timothée Chalamet plays Marty Mauser (loosely based on the real-life American ping -pong champion, Marty Reisman, in New York City in the 1950s). Mr. Supreme needs to scrounge as much as he can to take a flight to Tokyo for the world championships. However, he gets entangled in some get-rich-quick scams that lead down the path of intrigue and danger before his trip to Tokyo becomes a reality. His love interest, Rachel Mizler, unfortunately gets tied up in the fray. Safdie picks an excellent subject for a movie. Ping pong is hard to find in filmography except perhaps in a fleeting scene or two or three in Forrest Gump. It’s not easy to make or memorize the moves on a ping pong table. It is Diego Schaaf and his [...]
