Best place to see movies long before wide release - Talk Cinema - 2015 Best of MN

May 15, 2015 at 6:41PM
January 12, 1989 The facade and marquee of the old Edina Theater building were retained, but behind them is a new building. December 28, 1988 David Brewster, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Talk Cinema convenes regularly at the Edina Cinema. (Christy DeSmith — RPA - Minneapolis Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Wouldn't it be cool to sneak-preview movie festival hits, then discuss them with a film critic, industry insider, even the filmmakers themselves? Like a book club for cinephiles? That hookup is here: Talk Cinema lets you watch big prize winners before anyone else sees the trailers. Its founder, film journalist Harlan Jacobson, calls its risky, remarkable presentations "a curated series of surprises." Programs run annually, 14 Saturday mornings, fall to spring. At Edina Cinema, 3911 W. 50th St., Edina; 952-920-8796; talkcinema.com

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