Category Archives: Film

Thursday was Day 7 of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival.  The blossoms on the crab apple trees were intolerably lovely, forcing me indoors to see movies instead.  Thursday got me to only one film, though. Skeletons, U.K.  The MSPIFF … Continue reading →

Wednesday was Day 6 of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival.  The sudden burst of 58F cold weather forced me indoors for another day of cinema.  It turns out that it was “music and Islam” day; read on for the … Continue reading →

Tuesday was Day 5 of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival.  Nice weather, again?  Well, I braved the sunshine and the mild wind to get into the movie theater for two films on Tuesday: Mid-August Lunch, Italy.  Ferragosto is Italy’s … Continue reading →

Monday was Day 4 of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival.  What is it with the fabulous weather?  Couldn’t it be cold and rainy for once?  I struggled quite mightily through what turned out to be “transportation documentary day”. Pink … Continue reading →

Sunday was Day 3 of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival.  Despite the absolutely gorgeous sunny spring weather, I bravely fought my way into: Kirsten Flagstad’s Square, shown with Fjord, both documentaries from Norway.  Kirsten Flagstad was a famous operatic … Continue reading →

Saturday was Day 2 of the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival.  I managed to get to these movies: “Son of a Lion” (Pakistan).  If we hear about reluctance to send kids to school in Pakistan, it’s more often that not … Continue reading →

Day 1 of 13.  I made it to the two films that I’d predicted yesterday: “Forbidden Fruit” (Finland).  The Amish practice of going out into the secular world, as an adult, before committing yourself to the Amish way makes a … Continue reading →

Story, what story?  Oh, what I’ll be doing (on and off) for the next couple of week(nights). I got a copy of this year’s MSPIFF catalog.  Last year, the festival organizers ran out of printed catalogs quite early.  Louise and … Continue reading →

Tonight Louise and I went to the MSPIFF‘s opening film: Max Manus.  It was well worth hustling ourselves out the door after a hasty dinner to get to St. Anthony Main for the opener. Based on World War II history … Continue reading →

Now we know where all of my free time for the next few weeks is going to go…. The 2010 Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival starts on Thursday, April 15th.  I’ve got my pass, and I’m ready to see a … Continue reading →