06 February
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CHICAGO It’s hard to believe that the movie musical adaptation of Chicago wowed audiences 20 years ago already. The Kander and Ebb musical received the big screen treatment from Rob Marshall who brought the razzle dazzle to life. Paramount Home Entertainment is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new SteelBook Blu-Ray edition with a digital copy included. Marshall has a top-notch cast on his hands with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger as our murderous mistresses, Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart, respectively. Joining them are Richard Gere (Billy Flynn), Queen Latifah (Mama Morton), John C. Reilly (Amos Hart), and Taye Diggs (Bandleader). Chita Rivera, Broadway’s originalRead More →

31 December
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PAUL’S TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2022 It’s been another big year at the movies. I saw some terrific movies this year, both in the theater and sitting at home with the plethora of streaming services out there. There’s a little something for everyone whether you wanted large action films, horror films, legacy sequels, animation, and more. 2022 also marked my first in person press junket since 2020 with Dwayne Johnson’s DC film Black Adam. Did I mention that I became a dad?!?! That was the very best thing that happened in 2022. As you can imagine, my moviegoing was not nearly as robust as itRead More →

28 October
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Behind the Mask: Ranking the Killers in SCREAM If you know me or know my work, you probably know I am a die-hard fanatic of the Scream franchise. I have done a full retrospective of the franchise and interviewed the cast of Scream (2022) including final girl, Neve Campbell. For this spooky season, I wanted to go back and rank all nine killers who have donned the Ghostface costume throughout the five movies. Let me know what you think. Do you agree with my ranking? Leave me a comment on social media or on YouTube. Here is “Behind the Mask: A Ranking of the KillersRead More →

24 September
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TALENT REEL – Now Booking! Hey! I’m Paul McGuire Grimes, a Minneapolis-based film critic and entertainment reporter. I appear weekly on “Twin Cities Live” on KSTP-TV (ABC Minneapolis) and “The Colleen & Bradley Show” on My Talk 107.1 (KTMY-FM) I’m a member of the Critics Choice Association, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. I review the latest movies, streaming series, limited series and interview actors, writers, and directors like Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Lady Gaga, Julianne Moore, Michael B. Jordan, Nicole Kidman, Mahershala Ali, Jessica Chastain, Jamie Lee Curtis, the casts of Cobra Kai, Ted Lasso, The MorningRead More →

19 September
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FALL MOVIE PREVIEW I shared my Fall Movie Preview on this week’s episode of Twin Cities Live on KSTP. While I would have ranked The Fabelmans as my #1 most anticipated movie, I had a hard time ranking the others and decided on chronological order. Plus, due to the time limitations, I only chose five movies. Here’s my segment with a look at: Hocus Pocus 2 (September 30) Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (November 11) The Fabelmans (November 23) Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (December 23) Babylon (December 25)Read More →

11 August
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NEW FROM PARAMOUNT PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT – August 9, 2022 Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment boasts three new releases this week BACK TO THE BEACH (1987) It’s the 35th anniversary of Back to the Beach which reunited Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello for more fun in the sun with this surf-and-sand adventure. This was a fan favorite that parodies the classic 1960s “beach party” films. The film boasts some wild cameos from TV favorites Bob Denver (Gilligan), Jerry Mathers (The Beav), and Pee-Wee Herman. The newly remastered Blu-Ray features a “Filmmaker Focus with Director Lyndall Hobbs EVENT HORIZON (1997) Paramount Pictures is celebrating Event Horizon‘s 25thRead More →

28 June
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BOOMERANG Eddie Murphy’s hit comedy Boomerang is now available on Blu-Ray for the first time from Paramount Home Entertainment. The film is celebrating its 30th anniversary and fans can revisit the laughs and soundtrack all over again. The new Blu-Ray includes a digital copy as well as: 1. Commentary by director Reginald Hudlin 2. Extended and deleted scenes with director’s commentary: – Thanksgiving at Marcus’ Place – Strangé’s Arrival at Dinner – Bony T Asks Marcus About Sex with Jackie – First Dinner Between Jackie & Marcus – Dinner Between Gerard & Angela Boomerang stars Eddie Murphy, Robin Givens, Halle Berry, David Alan Grier, MartinRead More →

17 June
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RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK on 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray Steel Book Lucasfilm Ltd. and Paramount Home Entertainment are proud to announce the release of Raiders of the Lost Ark in a Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray SteelBook. They’re proclaiming this to be “the perfect Father’s Day gift” Each SteelBook comes with a digital copy of the film as well. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas’ much beloved collaboration has been thrilling audiences since 1981 and collectors will want to get their hands on this SteelBook. While they released a full 4-film box set on 4K last year, this is the first time they areRead More →

04 November
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SCREAM: GHOSTFACE IS BACK A few weeks ago Paramount Pictures released the first trailer for Scream, the fifth installment of the iconic horror franchise. I have now lost count on how many times I’ve watched it. I purposely think the trailer is deceiving throwing the audience off in true Scream fashion. Do you really think the filmmakers would allow the trailer to give away spoilers? Paramount has now released a short behind the scenes featurette “Ghostface is Back” that looks to connect the dots between the legacy characters of Sidney, Gale, and Dewey and how they fit back into the horrors in Woodsboro now attackingRead More →

01 October
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TWIN CITIES FILM FEST 2021 The lineup for this year’s Twin Cities Film Fest been announce, and tickets are now available! I have been praising the work over at the Twin Cities Film Fest for many years now. I’ve been a longtime admirer of their programming as executive director and founder Jatin Setia continues to up the ante each year. This year TCFF is offering selections both in person at the Showplace Icon in St. Louis Park, MN or through an online platform for digital screenings. Some films will be in person, some will be online only, and some will be offered over both platforms.Read More →