The Minnesota Daily

Breaking into the movies

by Tom Horgen
Published October 16, 2003

The Twin Cities' newest film festival gives local filmmakers a chance to be seen.

Melodrama gold

by Tom Horgen
Published October 9, 2003

"Alias" exerts a gentle pressure on our emotions while indulging our thirst for thrills.

The kind of thing that money just can’t buy

by Tom Horgen
Published October 9, 2003

"Casa de los Babys" condemns one half of the baby trade equation but lets some people off the hook.

Simulacra and simulation

by Gabriel Shapiro
Published October 9, 2003

Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt's "Animation Show" livens up the Oak Street.

Through the looking-glass

by Tom Horgen
Published October 2, 2003

"Lost in Translation's" stunning cinematography conceals its dubious Euro-centric politics.

Fun at the expense of others

by Tom Horgen
Published October 2, 2003

Jack Black's turn as a wacky teacher leaves some of his students out in the cold.

Love and scooters in the eternal city

by Gabriel Shapiro
Published October 2, 2003

Audrey Hephburn and Gregory Peck star in the mod classic "Roman Holiday."

With fiends like these

by Tom Horgen
Published September 25, 2003

Into the rabbit hole we fall again. Leather-clad body armor, twin automatic pistols, glorious slow-motion. A feast for the eyes. But this isn't "The Matrix." This is horror. Vampires, werewolves and thousands...

Art films, indies and more

by Tom Horgen
Published September 18, 2003

Minnesota Film Arts' two screens offer dozens of great movies every month.

Amen to that!

Published September 18, 2003

Good luck finding a glass slipper in this Cinderella story. Take a drunk Alabama organist, a "barbershop" quartet and a 7-foot prison inmate who sings like Tiny Tim. Throw in some rap and a Michael Vick...