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Motion Picture Production and Distribution

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    U of M paper finds no link between movie piracy and box office sales in U.S.

    ​An academic paper co-written by a University of Minnesota economics professor finds there is little evidence for the notion that movie piracy reduces ticket purchases at movie theaters. That notion, of course, is often a crucial premise in the arguments made by supporters of legislation like SOPA ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2011

    John Sayles

    ​An academic paper co-written by a University of Minnesota economics professor finds there is little evidence for the notion that movie piracy reduces ticket purchases at movie theaters. That notion, of course, is often a crucial premise in the arguments made by supporters of legislation like SOPA ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 25, 2011

    Front Line Assembly

    ​An academic paper co-written by a University of Minnesota economics professor finds there is little evidence for the notion that movie piracy reduces ticket purchases at movie theaters. That notion, of course, is often a crucial premise in the arguments made by supporters of legislation like SOPA ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 30, 2011

    Sarah Vowell

    ​An academic paper co-written by a University of Minnesota economics professor finds there is little evidence for the notion that movie piracy reduces ticket purchases at movie theaters. That notion, of course, is often a crucial premise in the arguments made by supporters of legislation like SOPA ... More >>

  • Movies

    February 9, 2011

    Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2011

    The Confession, The Sun Comes Up, The Lost Thing

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2010

    Morgan Creek Vineyards open house this weekend

    Drinking makes holiday shopping more fun​Does the thought of spending your Saturday navigating the parking ramp at MOA make your skin crawl? Fear not. Yes, you need to procure some holiday gifts. But you don't need to do it at the mall. Or sober, for that matter. Morgan Creek Vineyards is ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    Crypticon

    Drinking makes holiday shopping more fun​Does the thought of spending your Saturday navigating the parking ramp at MOA make your skin crawl? Fear not. Yes, you need to procure some holiday gifts. But you don't need to do it at the mall. Or sober, for that matter. Morgan Creek Vineyards is ... More >>

  • Movies

    June 16, 2010

    Pixar's Toy Story 3 turns morose

    Advanced maturation of kid culture on display

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    GameWorks closing in Block E

    ​A year after announcing it wanted to sublease its space, GameWorks said it is closing its doors at Block E, as well as six other locations around the country. And while the local press has been quick to point out that this represents another step back for Block E, it's worth pointing out that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Giamatti, del Toro cast in Three Stooges movie

    We're laughing already. And not for the right reasons.

  • Movies

    May 27, 2009

    Film Highlight: Up

    We're laughing already. And not for the right reasons.

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    FireLake taste test: Can you ID the MN wine?

    Blind taste a flight to see how Morgan Creek Vineyard's new Ten Thousand Vines stacks up against a French Pinot Noir and a Spanish Grenache blend.

  • Movies

    March 25, 2009

    Monsters vs. Aliens' 3-D effects win big

    The beast, the bug, and the blob set the bar for future 3-D animation

  • News

    December 31, 2008

    Get real: Is 3D a cure-all for an ailing film economy?

    DreamWorks says 3D helps "emotionally immerse" the audience

  • Movies

    August 9, 2006

    The Rising Stone

    The director of 'JFK' was plotting his latest countermyth in 2001

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2005

    Would you believe dead as a doornail?

    The director of 'JFK' was plotting his latest countermyth in 2001

  • Music

    April 20, 2005

    The Perceptionists: Black Dialogue

    The director of 'JFK' was plotting his latest countermyth in 2001

  • Movies

    April 20, 2005

    The Tricky Master

    Stephen Chow sells classic action anew in 'Hustle'

  • News

    July 28, 2004

    A Piece of the Action

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

  • News

    April 16, 2003

    Walking on Thin Ice

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

  • News

    April 2, 2003

    Where to Aim, When to Shoot

    Film as a weapon in a time of war: Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival coverage.

  • Movies

    August 29, 2001

    Dis Bard

    O forces Shakespeare to concede to Gore

  • Arts

    August 8, 2001

    What a Feeling

    An Oak Street retrospective pulls us back to the flashy days of Eighties cinema

  • Arts

    January 24, 2001

    The Movie House Massacre

    Swelling monsterplexes. Bankrupt chains. Cutthroat competition. A glut of screens leaves the national and local movie-theater business reeling.

  • Books

    January 17, 2001

    Army of One

    With Movie Wars, film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum positions himself as the last line of defense against Hollywood tyranny

  • Movies

    September 27, 2000

    He Walked With the Monster

    The late screenwriter Curt Siodmak gave the Wolf Man his soul

  • Movies

    March 29, 2000

    Mouse Tracks

    The Road to El Dorado turns the rape of the Americas into a ride through the Magic Kingdom

  • Movies

    November 24, 1999

    Saving Woody's Piggy Bank

    The Road to El Dorado turns the rape of the Americas into a ride through the Magic Kingdom

  • Arts

    September 1, 1999

    Good Touch, Bad Touch

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

  • Movies

    April 21, 1999

    Redub the Dragon

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

  • Movies

    February 17, 1999

    Kill Shot

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

  • Movies

    December 16, 1998

    Drawn Out

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

  • Movies

    August 26, 1998

    Wonderboy

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

  • Arts

    May 27, 1998

    Fear and Loathing in Cannes

    An outsider's diary from Le Festival, where world cinema meets Planet Hollywood

  • Feature

    February 1, 1998

    Thinly Veiled Dreams

    An outsider's diary from Le Festival, where world cinema meets Planet Hollywood

  • News

    December 24, 1997

    Sell Out

    An outsider's diary from Le Festival, where world cinema meets Planet Hollywood

  • News

    December 17, 1997

    Raiders of the Lost Art

    Has the artsyplex boom housebroken the independent film? A partisan's manifesto.

  • Arts

    November 26, 1997

    Artsyplexing

    Has the artsyplex boom housebroken the independent film? A partisan's manifesto.

  • Feature

    July 23, 1997

    Operation Re-dub

    Has the artsyplex boom housebroken the independent film? A partisan's manifesto.

  • News

    October 2, 1996

    A Tale of Two Babylons

    Has the artsyplex boom housebroken the independent film? A partisan's manifesto.

  • News

    January 31, 1996

    The State of the Movies

    Hollywood 1996: Things are changing, and it's all the same.

  • Movies

    November 22, 1995

    Circuit City

    Hollywood 1996: Things are changing, and it's all the same.

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