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20 Apr

On the Big Screen This Week: Frustrated Sculptors, Heroic

On the Big Screen This Week: Frustrated Sculptors, Heroic
I have been too ensconced in MSPIFF, now entering its second week, to maintain up with most big recent releases. (Ari Aster could have to attend.) But I do recommend two film festival movies which can be screening more widely now: Polite Society and Showing Up. And speaking of MSPIFF, here's my preview, ICYMI. I'll even have a mid-fest report up tomorrow.Special Screenings This WeekThursday, April 20Dazed and Confused (1994)Alamo DrafthouseRichard Linklater's classic hangout movie takes place in 1976. So if you happen to made the same movie in 2023, it would be set in 2005. $10. 6 p.m. More info here.The Big Lebowski (1998)AMC Rosedale 14/ AMC Southdale 16/ Emagine Willow CreekIts fans will be so annoying that you...
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18 Oct

Ismael Cruz Córdova On Expanding Representation On Screen And

Ismael Cruz Córdova On Expanding Representation On Screen And
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