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2013 Stories by Brad Richason

• Romeo and Juliet

  published June 5, 2013

  With the long-awaited arrival of summer, many Minnesotans will no doubt feel their desires inflamed, as if the rising temperatures have melted the... More >>

• Romeo & Juliet

  published May 29, 2013

  With the long-awaited arrival of summer, many Minnesotans will no doubt feel their desires inflamed, as if the rising temperatures have melted the... More >>

• Romeo and Juliet

  published May 29, 2013

  With the long-awaited arrival of summer, many Minnesotans will no doubt feel their desires inflamed, as if the rising temperatures have melted the... More >>

• Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

  published May 22, 2013

  Considering the daily array of political posturing and alarmist rhetoric, keeping aware of current affairs can be a discouraging proposition.... More >>

• Art-A-Whirl

  published May 15, 2013

  With the approach of Art-A-Whirl, the ever-expanding art crawl held annually in northeast Minneapolis, longtime exhibitors and attendees might... More >>

• Cul-de-Sac

  published May 15, 2013

  The suburbs are often depicted as enclaves of cordiality where neighbors look after one another. The truth, of course, is that suburban homes can... More >>

• Trailer Trash: The Greatest Night Ever

  published May 8, 2013

  Critically reviled as cinematic trash, B-movies (and especially so-called grindhouse films) drew audiences by promising lurid tales of homicidal... More >>

• Stick Fly

  published May 8, 2013

  Whatever their artistic merit, theatrical comic dramas concerning "families in crisis" tend to follow a recognizable formula. Strand estranged... More >>

• What Happened to the Dollar?

  published May 8, 2013

  Commenting on the frustrations of contemporary existence has always been a function of the theater, yet original works dealing directly with... More >>

• Tesla

  published May 8, 2013

  Being remembered as the archetypical mad scientist probably wouldn't have pleased Nicola Tesla. The Serbian inventor, after all, revolutionized... More >>

• Best of Bond

  published May 1, 2013

  From 1962's Dr. No through last year's Skyfall, the cinematic adventures of British secret agent 007, otherwise known as James Bond,... More >>

• On the Town

  published April 24, 2013

  Though the calendar has long since heralded springtime, the lingering of wintry weather has proven an ongoing aggravation for Minnesotans eager to... More >>

• Mary Poppins

  published April 17, 2013

  When Mary Poppins was initially announced as a musical production, many theatergoers were a bit leery, fearing an exhausted ploy to attract... More >>

• girl group

  published April 9, 2013

  For all the renowned musical inventiveness embedded in the landmark albums of the mid 1960s, so-called "girl groups" of the era remained largely... More >>

• Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde

  published April 9, 2013

  Sociologists have long debated the appeal of celebrity scandal. Is being entertained by the downfall of a well-known figure a harmless diversion?... More >>

• Regis Dialogue and Retrospective: Frances Ha

  published April 2, 2013

  There are plenty of indie filmmakers whose "personal visions" translate to little more than the existential ponderings of privileged solipsists.... More >>

• In the Time of Butterflies

  published April 2, 2013

  In attempting an overview of political dissent, the lives at the center of the conflict are frequently neglected. Julia Alvarez's groundbreaking... More >>

• Federico Fellini: Beauty in the Mire

  published April 2, 2013

  In the history of cinema very few of even the most influential filmmakers can boast of having had their name be adopted as an adjective to convey... More >>

• Regis Dialogue and Retrospective: Greenberg

  published March 27, 2013

  There are plenty of indie filmmakers whose "personal visions" translate to little more than the existential ponderings of privileged solipsists.... More >>

• Flashdance — The Musical

  published March 27, 2013

  Detractors of modern musicals tend to focus their ire on the industry's fixation with attracting audiences through splashy adaptations of... More >>

• The Deadly Kisses Of: Robert Aldrich

  published March 27, 2013

  Though action films are often dismissed as mindless entertainment, there's absolutely no reason that explosive spectacle and thought-provoking... More >>

• Regis Dialogue and Retrospective: Margot at the Wedding

  published March 20, 2013

  There are plenty of indie filmmakers whose "personal visions" translate to little more than the existential ponderings of privileged solipsists.... More >>

• Tracy Morgan

  published March 20, 2013

  By the time it concluded earlier this year, the television comedy series 30 Rock had amassed a sizeable fan base thanks to a nonstop... More >>

• Life and Beth

  published March 20, 2013

  When one half of a long-married couple passes away, we tend to take it for granted that the survivor will endure an almost unbearable period of... More >>

• Regis Dialogue and Retrospective: Kicking and Screaming

  published March 13, 2013

  There are plenty of indie filmmakers whose "personal visions" translate to little more than the existential ponderings of privileged solipsists.... More >>