Arnold Schwarzenegger

(No) Fear of a Shane Black Planet: The Iron Man 3 Auteur's Career, Reconsidered

Arnold Schwarzenegger returns in The Last Stand

But do we still need him?

Five Minnesota movies from the '90s that would make marvelous musicals

Last week, Disney Studios announced its classic 1992 animated film Aladdin will be making its Broadway debut in 2014. While Disney produced several home runs on stage, the potential nostalgia factor this has for '90s kids is absolutely off the charts. Why let Disney have all the fun when the '90s pr ... More >>

Michele Bachmann's favorite porn movies that she doesn't want you to know about (NSFW)

See also: -- Michele Bachmann pledges to ban "all forms of pornography"  -- GOP platform's new anti-porn stance mirrors Bachmann's pledge It's not exactly a secret that our beloved villain member of the House of Representatives Michele Bachmann hates porn. But after years of heari ... More >>

Total Recall: Remembering the good, old original

Before there was Colin Farrell, there was Arnold Schwarzenegger, in a surprisingly worthy action film

Das Racist at Triple Rock, 4/5/12

Das Racist With Spyder Baybie Raw Dogg and 2% Muck, Illuminous 3Triple Rock Social Club, MinneapolisThursday, April 5, 2012It was hard to know what to expect at Das Racist's first Minneapolis appearance. The group's cryptic and comedic approach to post-modern hip-hop is so goofy, strange and listles ... More >>

10 Lake Calhoun name changes that don't honor a pro-slavery racist

John C. Calhoun. Can we find a better name for his namesake lake?​Lake Calhoun is named after John C. Calhoun, once a U.S. senator, vice president of the United States, secretary of war under President James Monroe, and the force behind the construction of Fort Snelling. That's why the lake bears ... More >>

Jesse Ventura says "all Minnesotans are liars"

TPTVentura doesn't trust you.​After growling about the failure of Republicans and Democrats in the Legislature to deal with the state's budget woes, and calling for the abolition of all political parties, former Gov. Jesse Ventura went on record believing that, "All Minnesotans are liars." Ou ... More >>

Fathers Day Eats: Top 5

Is anybody's dad a vegetarian? Good. Because we're going with an all-meat theme for our Top 5 Father's Day picks. 5. Clancy's Our first choice? Pick up the goods at Clancy's and grill your own. The Linden Hills butcher sells steaks, ground beef, poultry, and more, all from local purveyors whose a ... More >>

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Guard your children: Sara Jane Olson is en route to Minn.

Sara Jane Olson, who at the time of capture received a lot of sympathy as a terrorist reformed as a housewife, is coming back to serve her parole in Minnesota. Apparently now after her time in jail she isn't safe to have around.

Tim Pawlenty gets tough on 62-year-old ladies

T-Paw tells Ah-Nold: "You can keep Sara Jane Olson"

Sarah Jane Olson up for parole, might head to St. Paul

Sarah Jane Olson, the 1970s radical who hid in St. Paul for nearly 25 years after participating in a deadly bank robbery, is scheduled to be released from a California prison next week. Authorities think she'll head to Minnesota.

Old Glory: David Hansen reviews the Sammy Hagar RNC kick-off

John McCain supports Michele Bachmann's oil drilling plans

Heroes and Zeroes at Sundance

Morgan Spurlock gives Americans a bad name, but (separate!) films on baseball and steroids shine

It Doesn't Suck!

Breathe Easy, 'Simpsons' Fans. The Movie Is Eeeexcellent.

Rachel Stein, Showgirl

A Jewish chanteuse sleeps with the devil in 'Black Book'

McCain and Pawlenty, sittin' in a tree?

French Revolution

With French food and Belgian beers, St. Paul's new Margaux puts a little spring in the city's step

4/25: Morning Communique

12/06: Morning Communique

Hail to the man who lost to the chief

Targeted for termination

In Da Club: Ustad Rashid Khan at the OEC Auditorium

Britt Robson on a recent performance by Usted Rashid Khan, considered one of the world's foremost Hindustani vocalists

7/15: Morning Communique

Just Who Are We Punishing?

Fourth Blood: Stallone returns as Rambo in 2006

Free Will Astrology

Somebody Has To Root For Macbeth

A Piece of the Action

The sexual harassment movie that Pawlenty won't pay to see

Space Cadets

A new Lyn-Lake pizza joint combines do-gooding, fun, and pizza to charming effect

Notes of a Dirty Young Extra

Love is a hot dog from Hell on the race track set of the new Bukowski film

Superintendents, Inc.

The new Minneapolis public schools super, groomed the corporate way by a conservative foundation

Almost Famous

Get Me Gwyneth

How to remake the New York Film Festival's arthouse esoterica for the midwestern megaplex

Not Another Terrible Movie

'S.W.A.T.' stands for something more insidious than crime busting

Walking on Thin Ice

Why is Governor Tim Pawlenty leaving Minnesota film out in the cold?

Steal This Video Game

A bloody new Grand Theft Auto upsets the social order

Bloodsports

Schwarzenegger tries killing us softly; 'Rollerball' earns a red card

The Running Man

Arnold Schwarzenegger tries to keep pace with the competition--and himself--in The 6th Day

Smoking Cane

Film for Art's Sake

Family Planning

Let the Games Begin

With that pesky lockout behind them, the Timberwolves get down to business

Gamblers 3, Batman 0

The new Batman has nothing on the Hong Kong action of God of Gamblers 3

The Year in Film

The view from here to Scotland, Hong Kong, and Fargo

1 Hit, 2 Dogs

A Tale of Two Babylons

Trading Places