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7 best films that capture the 'miracle' of live theater
As live theater returns, see these documentaries about putting it together.
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Paul Schrader's 'Card Counter' is another complex drama about morality
A gambler harbors big secrets in this morally complex film.
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Black Film Archive offers history, context
More than 200 films included in the recently launched project.
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Handcrafted and beautiful, meet the 7 best stop-motion movies of all time
Painstakingly handcrafted, these seven stop-motion films offer a fresh way to see the world.
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Minnesota filmmaker makes a promising debut with taut thriller 'Wild Indian'
Lyle Mitchell Corbine Jr. shows restraint in a taut drama that confronts a tragic past.
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Marvel's latest movie, 'Shang-Chi,' is a fantastic, playful adventure
Inventive and funny, "Shang-Chi" pushes the superhero franchise in exciting new directions.
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A modern 'Cinderella,' with Camila Cabello, is funny and female-forward
Modern version of the classic puts feminism at its center.
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Treasures of Twin Cities film scene, musical duo Dreamland Faces returns after studio fire
Minneapolis duo Dreamland Faces create distinctive soundtracks for films that have none.
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Meet Patricia Highsmith, the writer who inspired some of the best movies ever made
The late crime writer inspired some of the best movies ever made, from Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" to "The Talented Mr. Ripley."
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There's just as much bad as good in overstuffed 'Candyman' remake
There's way too much going on in this reimagining of a horror film classic.
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Minneapolis writer admits to excitement and dread as her life becomes a movie
While Jennifer Vogel was thrilled to see her book become a movie, she dreaded her life being re-enacted on screen.
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Emily Blunt is this summer's movie MVP: Dive into the 7 best performances of her career
She fights monsters and drug cartels, sings in musicals and plays an alcoholic with ease.
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Is the spooky stuff in 'Night House' grief? Or ghosts?
Rebecca Hall is smashing as a widow tormented by grief and spooks.
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Sean Penn's 'Flag Day' is a sensitive take on Minneapolis writer's book
"Flag Day," based on Minneapolis writer's memoir, dramatizes one woman's uneasy search for clarity.
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