The Red Stag Supperclub has always been about something more than dinner.
Between its stellar roster of local music and Sunday afternoon trivia, the Northeast Minneapolis restaurant has had a tradition of asking their guests to stay after their plates have been cleared.
Now guests have another reason to stick around: a new film night series, which kicks off at 10 p.m. Wedensday night with a screening of the MPLS Trilogy, three short films by local filmmakers Jaime Carrera and Tyler Jensen.
Read more here.
The world premiere of Restraining Hollywood’s newest film “In Harm’s Way” will be held at the Riverview Theater tonight at 7 p.m. Read our interview with filmmaker Brandon Van Vliet here.
El Bulli — a film about what’s been described as the world’s greatest restaurant — is opening on Friday at the St. Anthony Main Theatre. And on Sunday, there’s an added bonus: dinner (all-you-can-eat paella, wine and craft brew). Food writer Mecca Bos’ take here.
One of the most formative books I read while I was in college was Thomas Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. It was sharply descriptive, supremely adventurous and, occasionally, lurid (Hunter Thompson was comparatively kind to the Hell’s Angels, based on one dramatic scene in this book).
It would have been difficult for Wolfe to write a dull novel, though: the LSD-fueled cast of characters on which the book is based provided an endless well of rich anecdotes from which to draw upon.
Led by Ken Kesey — himself a bit of a cuckoo — this merry band of pranksters has now inspired another work of art: Magic Trip, a documentary built around a trove of video from the “traveling treasure palace.” The film isn’t being widely released, but you can see it beginning on Friday at the Lagoon Cinema.
It’s only there for a week, so make it a quick trip.
Does this mean Oak Street is actually dead?
Oak Street Cinema Building Shut Down By Fire Inspector!
I just walked past this today, and it looks like on Friday the city of Minneapolis basically condemned the Oak Street Cinema building located at 309 Oak St SE.
Source: stuffaboutminneapolis
80+ free summer movies in Minneapolis Parks
via Star Tribune (via noraborealis)
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How to make your very own Tron-inspired clothing via kotaku.com (via vbs.tv).
The Only Mpls-St. Paul Film Fest Guide Worth Your Time
It’s Back! The Minneapolis-St.Paul International Film Festival (its friends call it MSPIFF) returns for its 28th year and it has definitely put on some weight. Boasting over 140 films from every corner of the Earth and a newly centralized location, (St. Anthony Main Theatre) the fest is either a moviegoer’s dream or nightmare, depending on how prone to option-paralysis you are. If you’re dreading making those choices, our guide to what’s worthy at MSPIFF should help you figure out what to see and what to skip.
Max Manus
Based on the life of the title character, a Norwegian saboteur who led the anti-Nazi “Oslo Group” during WWII, Max Manus is one of the largest Norwegian productions ever. Equally as epic is the film’s Minnesota debut, which will be introduced by Gunnar Sonsteby, a comrade of the real Max Manus and master of disguise.
[4/15, 7:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m.]
Air Doll
An oddball drama about an inflatable sex doll that comes to life and tries to understand the human condition. A meditation on love, loneliness and emptiness from one of Japan’s best contemporary directors, Hirokazu Kore-eda (Linda, Linda, Linda; Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance).
[4/18, 9:35 p.m.; 4/21, 9:15 p.m.]
Cow
An absurdly black comedy that follows a man’s quest to save a cow after his entire village is wiped out by Japanese forces in WWII. At heart, it’s both a ridiculous comedy and a survival story. With a cow.
[4/19, 9:30 p.m.; 4/27, 7:40 p.m.]
Source: metromag.com
