The Convention, the UnConvention, and the UnUnConvention

(top) Photos of The State of Things courtesy the UnConvention; (bottom) photos of Don't you feel it too? courtesy Marcus Young

To the barricades...or something like that.MORE »

Summer wrap-up '08

by Peter Labuza, MNDialog • August 22, 2008 • Now that summer has wrapped (sorry, Death Race), let’s look back at some of the best, worst, and weirdest things that cinema has brought us. MORE »

If we were all Lego guys

by Jay Gabler, TC Daily Planet • August 22, 2008 •
Yes, that is the cast of The Royal Tenenbaums portrayed as Lego figures. Cute, right? Of course, but not just cute—it's art! Specifically, it's the art of Plasticgod, an "internationally known Los Angeles resident" who styles himself "your 21st century Warhol." MORE »

Weekend what's what 8/21-8/24: Flirtin' weather

by l'etoile magazine staff • August 20, 2008 •
Take advantage of the fleetingly bright sunny days and hot balmy nights to bare some skin and jazz things up!MORE »

"If Stone Could Speak"

Labor Day weekend will be an appropriate time for the broadcast premiere of “If Stone Could Speak,” a documentary by local labor filmmaker Randy Croce.MORE »

Like a good neighbor...

by Rebecca Collins, MNDialog • August 15, 2008 • Any Corey Hart fans out there? Yeah, I’m not one of them. And yet, when John Koch’s e-mail came in this morning about dire straits for his Minneapolis video store, Cinema Revolution, the lyrics to “Never Surrender” started running through my brain. Just a little more time is all we’re asking for Cause just a little more time could open closing doors Just a little uncertainty can bring you down And nobody wants to know you now And nobody wants to show you how MORE »

Weekend what's what 8/15-8/17: Summer lovin'

by l'etoile magazine staff • August 14, 2008 •
We hate to say it, but we're halfway through the last "official" month of summer. It seems like the sunny season just arrived, but as they say, time flies when you're having fun! But don't despair, dear readers, there's plenty of party crammed into these last few free-wheelin' weeks to keep you warm until winter!MORE »

Film note: "Secrecy" revealed

Image courtesy Walker Art Center

How much secrecy is necessary for our national security, and to what extent is secrecy detrimental to our national security?MORE »

Interactive cinema (what?) comes to the Twin Cities

Photos by Julia Rearden, courtesy Potter-Belmar Labs

What does the future hold? What follows us from the past? What more can we learn about the present?MORE »

Rage Against the Republican National Convention

Rage Against the Machine, a rap metal band knMORE »
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