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| An audaciously funny and surprisingly poignant political satire set in Turaqistan, a country occupied by an American private corporation run by a former U.S. Vice President (Dan Aykroyd). In an effort to monopolize the opportunities the war-torn nation offers, the corporation's CEO hires a troubled hit man (co-writer John Cusack) to kill a Middle Eastern oil minister. Now, struggling with his own growing demons, the assassin must pose as the corporation's Trade Show Producer in order to pull off this latest hit, while maintaining his cover by organizing the high-profile wedding of Yonica Babyyeah (Hilary Duff), an outrageous Central Asian pop star, and keeping a sexy left wing reporter (Marisa Tomei) in check. Co-starring Joan Cusack and Ben Kingsley. Directed by Joshua Seftel. Official Web Site |
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Now Playing at the Lagoon Cinema
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| From Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) and producer Graydon Carter (Surfwise, The Kid Stays in the Picture) comes a probing look into the uncanny life of national treasure and gonzo journalism inventor Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. A fast moving, wildly entertaining documentary with an iconic soundtrack, the film addresses the major touchstones in Thompson's life—his intense and ill fated relationship with the Hell's Angels, his near-successful bid for the office of sheriff in Aspen in 1970, the notorious story behind the landmark Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, his deep involvement in Senator George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign, and much more. Narrated by Johnny Depp. Official Web Site |
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| In China, it is simply known as "The River." But the Yangtze—and the life that surrounds it—is undergoing a truly spectacular transformation wrought by the biggest hydroelectric dam in history, the Three Gorges Project. From the vantage point of a luxury "farewell cruise" that wends its way up the River, we are witness to the dramatic shift: peasant families are forced to relocate their entire lives as floodwaters steadily engulf their villages; young tour-boat employees warily grasp at a more prosperous future; Western tourists catch a final glimpse of a disappearing culture. Returning to the scene of his grandfather's riverbank youth, Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Yung Chang has crafted a singularly moving and cinematically breathtaking depiction of contemporary China and a disquieting glance into a future that awaits us all. Official Web Site |
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| Most people don't think about singing when they think about revolutions. But song was the weapon of choice when, between 1987 and 1991, Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of brutal Soviet occupation. During those years, hundreds of thousands gathered in public to sing forbidden patriotic songs and to rally for independence. James Tusty and Maureen Castle Tusty's feature documentary tells the moving story of how the Estonian people peacefully regained their freedom—and helped topple an empire along the way. Narrated by Linda Hunt. Official Web Site |
Now Playing at the Edina Cinema
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An unflinching exploration of a father/son relationship, starring Colin Firth
as Blake Morrison, a man who must deal with his father Arthur’s (Jim
Broadbent) terminal illness and imminent death. Blake’s memories of everything
funny, embarrassing and upsetting about his childhood and teens are interspersed
with tender and heartrending scenes in the present, as he struggles to come
to terms with his father—and their history of conflict—and learns
to accept that one’s parents are not always accountable to their children.
Co-starring Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Claire Skinner and Matthew Beard.
Directed by Anand Tucker (Shopgirl, Hilary and Jackie), from a screenplay
by David Nicholls (Starter for 10), adapted from Blake Morrison’s
novel of the same name. Official
Web Site Christy De Smith's Star Tribune review... |
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Have you ever wanted to relive your childhood and do things differently?
Guy Maddin (The Saddest Music in the World, Brand Upon the Brain!)
casts B-movie icon Ann Savage (Detour) as his domineering mother in
attempt to answer that question in a hilariously wacky and profoundly touching
goodbye letter to his childhood hometown. The film is a "docu-fantasia"
(as Maddin proclaims) that blends local and personal history with surrealist
images and metaphorical myths that cover everything from the fire at the local
park, which leads to a frozen lake of distressed horse heads, to pivotal,
sometimes traumatic, factually heightened scenes from Maddin's own childhood.
It's the iconoclastic director's most personal film and a truly unique cinematic
experience. Winner of Best Canadian Film at the Toronto International Film
Festival. Official
Web Site Colin Covert's Star Tribune review... |
Now Playing at the Edina Cinema
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Award-winning Russian filmmaker Sergei Bodrov (Prisoner of the Mountains)
illuminates the life and legend of Genghis Khan. Based on leading scholarly
accounts, his stunning historical epic delves into the dramatic and harrowing
early years of the ruler who was born as Temudgin in 1162. As it follows Temudgin
from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny, the future
conqueror is revealed not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype, but as an
inspiring, fearless and visionary leader. In a performance of powerful stillness
and subtlety, celebrated young Japanese actor Asano Tadanobu (Zatoichi,
Last Life in the Universe) captures the inner fire that enabled a hunted
boy to become a legendary conqueror. Masterfully blending action and emotion
against some of the most arresting terrain on earth, Bodrov delivers an exciting
and awe-inspiring tale of survival and triumph, and a love story for the ages.
Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Language Film. Official
Web Site Colin Covert's Star Tribune review... |
Now Playing at the Edina Cinema
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In the still of the night, three lives are about to cross…a woman abandoned,
a stranger awaiting his chance and a best-selling author who imagines the
thriller of the year. Deceptively layered and intriguingly misleading, this
highly anticipated new feature from writer/director Claude Lelouch (Oscar
winner for A Man and a Woman) stars Dominique Pinon and Fanny Ardant
as an unlikely couple caught up in a game with high stakes—and deadly
consequences. The thriller takes its title from the name given to pulp fictions
sold in French train stations. Co-starring Audrey Dana. Official Web Site
Writer/Director Claude Lelouch plays a game with his viewers Colin Covert's Star Tribune review... |
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Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, 62-year-old Walter
Vale (Richard Jenkins) fills the void by trying to learn to play classical
piano. Sent to Manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find
a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment. Victims of a real
estate scam, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman), a Syrian man, and Zainab (Danai Gurira),
his Senegalese girlfriend, have nowhere else to go. In the first of a series
of tests of the heart, Walter reluctantly allows the couple to stay with him.
Touched by his kindness, the talented Tarek insists on teaching the aging
academic to play the African drum. The instrument's exuberant rhythms revitalize
Walter's faltering spirit and open his eyes to a vibrant world of local jazz
clubs and Central Park drum circles. When Tarek is arrested as an undocumented
citizen and held for deportation, Walter finds himself compelled to help his
new friend with a passion he thought he had long ago lost. Written and directed
by Tom McCarthy (The Station Agent). Official Web Site Director Tom McCarthy is fascinated by how and why people connect Colin Covert's Star Tribune review... |
Now Playing at the Edina Cinema
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Prepare to be entertained and inspired by a New England senior citizens chorus
that has delighted audiences worldwide with their covers of songs by everyone
from The Clash to Coldplay. As director Stephen Walker's documentary begins,
the retirees, led by their strict musical director, are rehearsing their new
show, struggling with a discordant Sonic Youth number and giving new meaning
to James Brown's "I Feel Good." What ultimately emerges is a funny
and unexpectedly moving testament to friendship, creative inspiration and
reaching beyond expectations. Official
Web Site Tom Horgen's Star Tribune review... |
Saturdays at Midnight at the Uptown Theatre!
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Ridley Scott's director's cut! Alien · Jul 12 New 35mm print of the comic caper Clue · Jul 19 Nicole Kidman & Tom Cruise in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut · Jul 26 Kate Hudson & Patrick Fugit in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous · Aug 2 They outnumber the cops 10 to 1! The Warriors · Aug 9 |
Starts Friday, July 11 at a
Twin Cities Area Landmark Theatre
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| Nazneen's (Tannishtha Chatterjee) life is turned upside down at the tender age of seventeen. Forced into an arranged marriage to an older man (Satish Kaushik), she exchanges her Bangladeshi village home for a block of flats in London's East End. Pining for her home and her sister, she struggles to make sense of her existence—and to do her duty to her husband. A man of inflated ideas (and stomach), he sorely tests her compliance. Told from birth that she must not fight her fate, Nazneen submits, devoting her life to raising her family and slapping down her demons of discontent. Until the day that Karim (Christopher Simpson), a hot-headed local man, bursts into her life. Against a background of escalating racial tension, they embark on an affair that finally forces Nazneen to take control of her life. A truly contemporary story of love, cultural difference, and ultimately, the strength of the human spirit. Based on the bestselling novel by Monica Ali. Directed by Sarah Gavron. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, July 11 at the Edina Cinema
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| Feisty firecracker Hagar Shipley (Ellen Burstyn) has lived an unconventional life. Her passionate heart has always ruled her head and her choices have put her at odds with family and friends. With her life nearly behind her, she sets out in search of a way to reconcile herself to her turbulent past. Through her reflections we come to know a passionate and rebellious young bride, her love for her two sons, the freedoms she claimed, and the joys she denied herself. Co-starring Ellen Page (Juno), Dylan Baker, Christine Horne, Cole Hauser and Kevin Zegers. Written and directed by Kari Skogland, based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Laurence. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, July 11 at the Uptown Theatre
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| Writer/director/narrator Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man, Rescue Dawn) confirms his standing as poet laureate of men in extreme situations. With this visually stunning exploration, Herzog travels to the Antarctic community of McMurdo Station, headquarters of the National Science Foundation and home to eleven hundred people during the austral summer (October-February). Over the course of his journey, Herzog examines human nature and Mother Nature, juxtaposing breathtaking locations with the profound, surreal, and sometimes absurd experiences of the marine biologists, physicists, plumbers and truck drivers who choose to form a society as far away from the rest of society as one can get. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, July 18 at the Lagoon Cinema
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| The follow-up to Batman Begins reunites director/co-writer Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne. In The Dark Knight, Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart), Batman sets out to destroy organized crime in Gotham for good. The triumvirate proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a rising criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger), who thrusts Gotham into anarchy and forces the Dark Knight ever closer to crossing the fine line between hero and vigilante. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, July 18 at the Uptown Theatre
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| It's the summer of 1994, and the streets of New York are pulsing with hip-hop and wafting with the sweet aroma of marijuana—but change is in the air. The newly inaugurated mayor, Rudy Giuliani, is beginning to implement his anti-fun initiatives against "crimes" like noisy portable radios, graffiti and public drunkenness. Set against this backdrop, Luke Shapiro (Josh Peck) spends his last summer before college selling dope throughout New York City, trading it with his shrink (Ben Kingsley) for therapy, while crushing on his step-daughter (Olivia Thirlby). Famke Janssen, Mary Kate Olsen, and Method Man round out the cast in this edgy, bittersweet and funny coming-of-age story. Winner of the Audience Award at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Jonathan Levine. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, July 18 at the Lagoon Cinema
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| An independent, single mother who owns a small hotel on an idyllic Greek island, Donna (Meryl Streep) is about to let go of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), the spirited daughter she's raised alone. For Sophie's wedding, Donna has invited her two lifelong best friends—practical and no-nonsense Rosie (Julie Walters) and wealthy, multi-divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski). But Sophie has secretly invited three guests of her own. On a quest to find the identity of her father to walk her down the aisle, she brings back three men from Donna's past to the Mediterranean paradise they visited 20 years earlier. Over 24 chaotic, magical hours, new love will bloom and old romances will be rekindled on this lush island full of possibilities. Inspired by the storytelling magic of ABBA's songs, from "Dancing Queen" and "S.O.S." to "Money, Money, Money" and "Take a Chance on Me," this feature-film adaptation of the beloved stage musical is a celebration of mothers and daughters, old friends and new family found. Co-starring Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgrd and Dominic Cooper. Official Web Site |
Starts Friday, July 18 at the Edina Cinema
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| Pediatrician Alexandre Beck (François Cluzet) still grieves the murder of his beloved wife Margot (Marie-Josée Croze) eight years earlier. When two bodies are found near the scene of the crime, the police reopen the case and Alex becomes a suspect again. The mystery deepens when Alex receives an anonymous e-mail with a link to a video clip that seems to suggest Margot is somehow still alive and a message to "tell no one." Based on Harlan Coben’s international bestselling thriller. Winner of 2007 César Awards for Best Director (Guillaume Canet) and Best Actor. Official Web Site |
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