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Man tries to commit suicide by diving into wood chipper and lives (w/pictures)

More crazy Minnesotans make the national spotlight for violent murder

Coen Brothers snag two Golden Globe nominations

'New in Town' so bad Minn. should file defamation suit, says USA Today

The new movie, set in New Ulm, Minn., is so bad that USA Today said it might be the worst flick ever.

Guess Franken's swearing-in date, win Coen Brothers DVDs

Norm Coleman's election contest has been such a drag that it's quite uplifting to see someone having a little fun with it.

Coen Brothers take on coal industry

In the latest from our favorite local filmmakers, the Coen Brothers have created a funny spoof on the clean coal industry.

Lebowski Fest heading to Minneapolis

Grab your Jesus Quintana hairnet and prepare to get your dude on. Just don't let your fingers get stuck in your bowling ball.

Riverview named one of 'Best Movie Houses In America'

Paste magazine did a round up of the best movie houses in America and our very own Riverview Theater made the list. Because who doesn't love popcorn with real butter and $3 tickets?

Dr. Mambo's Combo

Paste magazine did a round up of the best movie houses in America and our very own Riverview Theater made the list. Because who doesn't love popcorn with real butter and $3 tickets?

Savion Glover

Paste magazine did a round up of the best movie houses in America and our very own Riverview Theater made the list. Because who doesn't love popcorn with real butter and $3 tickets?

Tonight We Abide: The Big Lebowski Party

Paste magazine did a round up of the best movie houses in America and our very own Riverview Theater made the list. Because who doesn't love popcorn with real butter and $3 tickets?

Three the Hard Way

Paste magazine did a round up of the best movie houses in America and our very own Riverview Theater made the list. Because who doesn't love popcorn with real butter and $3 tickets?

The Crimes and Confessions of Kip Knutzen: A Hockey Way of Knowledge

Paste magazine did a round up of the best movie houses in America and our very own Riverview Theater made the list. Because who doesn't love popcorn with real butter and $3 tickets?

No Country for Old Men

Paste magazine did a round up of the best movie houses in America and our very own Riverview Theater made the list. Because who doesn't love popcorn with real butter and $3 tickets?

Film Highlight: Romance & Cigarettes

Paste magazine did a round up of the best movie houses in America and our very own Riverview Theater made the list. Because who doesn't love popcorn with real butter and $3 tickets?

No Depression

The Coen Brothers grant Ulysses a Southern setting in their Thirties-style road saga O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Culture Jamming

The Coen Brothers grant Ulysses a Southern setting in their Thirties-style road saga O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The AmeriCannes Way

The Coen brothers, Gus Van Sant, Michael Moore, and Leonardo DiCaprio colonized screens at the French film fest

Coens in Cannes

Joel and Ethan return to 'Fargo' form with 'No Country for Old Men'

The Spirit of St. Louis

Was it something in the water? Kraig Johnson talks about the unlikely rock incubator of the west metro and leading his own band.

Get Me Gwyneth

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

Artists of the Year

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

Blood on the Tracks

The Coen Brothers' debut feature Blood Simple reopens the file on these reticent Minneapolitans

Good Touch, Bad Touch

Produced and abandoned, the made-in-Minnesota wrestling comedy The Naked Man falls into a Hollywood sleeper hold

Cold Cash

Produced and abandoned, the made-in-Minnesota wrestling comedy The Naked Man falls into a Hollywood sleeper hold

The Idiots

Produced and abandoned, the made-in-Minnesota wrestling comedy The Naked Man falls into a Hollywood sleeper hold

Dada, Dali, and the Dude

Feeling Minnesota...Not!: Jeff Bridges and John Goodman in Joel and Ethan Coen's The Big Lebowski.

Dr. Mambo's Combo

Feeling Minnesota...Not!: Jeff Bridges and John Goodman in Joel and Ethan Coen's The Big Lebowski.

Ryan Bingham & the Dead Horses

Feeling Minnesota...Not!: Jeff Bridges and John Goodman in Joel and Ethan Coen's The Big Lebowski.

Coen Brothers coming back for Walker retrospective

Movie fanatics and cult movie lovers are all geeking out right now knowing they might have a chance to see the Coen Brothers at the Walker Art Center. Count us many of them.

Coen Brothers 'A Serious Man' movie trailer released

The trailer for the Coen Brothers's upcoming movie, "A Serious Man," has been released and has us pretty anxious.

Coen Brothers Walker movie screening tickets on sale

The Walker announced the dates this week for the screenings of 13 of their movies and tickets are now on sale.

Autolux

The Walker announced the dates this week for the screenings of 13 of their movies and tickets are now on sale.

Lebowski Fest

The Walker announced the dates this week for the screenings of 13 of their movies and tickets are now on sale.

Lebowski

The Walker announced the dates this week for the screenings of 13 of their movies and tickets are now on sale.

The Twin Cities are teeming with artful events this autumn

The Walker announced the dates this week for the screenings of 13 of their movies and tickets are now on sale.

The Twin Cities are teeming with artful events this autumn

Be inspired by everything from an anime festival to a film noir microcinema

Coen brothers take A Serious Man into a truly vicious realm

This isn't your ordinary Coen-esque sadism

Mischke show notes: Oct. 5, 2009

Join the conversation with TD Mischke on today's 'In The Stream' live from 2 p.m.- 4p.m.

Wash. Post: Even St. Louis Park Jews love 'A Serious Man'

You wouldn't believe it, but St. Louis Park Jews loved the movie, idolize the Coen Brothers, and still love their hometown.

Friday night at the movies

Your best bets on the big screen this weekend.

The Bad Plus

Your best bets on the big screen this weekend.

Coen brothers' "Lebowski" translated into Shakespeare's tongue

What's left after the movie attains cult status? "Two Gentlemen of Lebowski," written in The Bard's English.

4 Nights in Loring: Photos from the kick-off show

Photos by Sean Smuda​Last night was the first installment of "Four Nights in Loring: Local Bands, Local Films" in Loring Park, and the crowd was treated to a fantastic set by Communist Daughter and a screening of the Coen brothers classic Raising Arizona. See below for a few shots from last night' ... More >>

Tonight We Abide: The 3rd Annual Big Lebowski Halloween Party

Photos by Sean Smuda​Last night was the first installment of "Four Nights in Loring: Local Bands, Local Films" in Loring Park, and the crowd was treated to a fantastic set by Communist Daughter and a screening of the Coen brothers classic Raising Arizona. See below for a few shots from last night' ... More >>

Rockford Mules team with Mark Har for "Ma, They Broke Me"

​So. This is my weekly country music blog. Question one: Are local band Rockford Mules country? Well, s'pose just as much as any other Southern Rock outfit - think Marshall Tucker, Skynyrd, Ozark Mountain Devils - might be considered such (hell, I heard someone cover Georgia Satellites at Gill ... More >>

Dr. Mambo's Combo

​So. This is my weekly country music blog. Question one: Are local band Rockford Mules country? Well, s'pose just as much as any other Southern Rock outfit - think Marshall Tucker, Skynyrd, Ozark Mountain Devils - might be considered such (hell, I heard someone cover Georgia Satellites at Gill ... More >>

Coen brothers plan film on '60s folk scene

​This year was another critical success for the Coen brothers as their remake of True Grit received Oscar nominations and solid reviews from critics. But the duo never rest for long between hits. Variety recently announced that their next project will be a retro piece exploring the '60s folk sc ... More >>