Category: Special Series

Take-Up Productions Presents: JOAN VS BETTE

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 22, 2016

Take-Up Productions Presents: JOAN VS BETTE The fine folks over at Take-Up Productions have fantastic programming coming up this summer. You may recall how I spotlight their Hitchcock Festival every year. They are partnering with the Heights Theater in Columbia Heights for their Trylon Roadshow devotion to two of the biggest divas and legendary actresses…
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THE MINNEAPOLIS HITCHCOCK FESTIVAL

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 12, 2016

THE MINNEAPOLIS HITCHCOCK FESTIVAL It’s that time of the year again where the fine folks at Take-Up Productions present their annual Hitchcock festival. I probably say this every year, but they have another great slate of films from the Master of Suspense. It opens Thursday, April 14 with a film considered by many as his…
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MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF BATMAN ON THE BIG SCREEN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 21, 2016

MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF BATMAN ON THE BIG SCREEN Batman is making another return to the big screen this weekend with Zach Snyder’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. This is the second film in DC Comics’ larger Justice League universe. The Caped Crusader is my all-time favorite superhero. I even donned the cape and…
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2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 30, 2015

2015: A YEAR IN REVIEW It’s that time of the year again when critics post their best and worst of the year lists. The beginning of 2015 was a big doozy to the point where I thought it was going to be a bad year at the movies. It was one lousy movie after another…
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MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF THE JAMES BOND FILMS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 5, 2015

You may remember that before the release of 2012’s Skyfall I watched the entire James Bond franchise and wrote about them for “The Bond, James Bond Challenge”. Here is my definitive ranking of Bond’s missions as written back in 2012 after seeing Skyfall. As I look back at this list after having re-watched the franchise…
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MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF THE JAMES BOND THEME SONGS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 1, 2015

MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF THE JAMES BOND THEME SONGS With the upcoming release of Spectre on November 6, I’ve been rewatching the entire franchise and listening to those beloved theme songs. Just like the movies themselves, the songs range from classics to downright questionable. Without further adieu here is my ranking counting down from the…
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TWIN CITIES FILM FEST 2015

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 20, 2015

TWIN CITIES FILM FEST 2015 The Twin Cities Film Fest is upon us, and executive director Jatin Setia has delivered one of the best line-ups I’ve seen from the festival. The festival runs October 21-31, 2015 at the ShowPlace Icon Theaters at the Shops of West End in St. Louis Park, MN. Setia and Artistic…
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YOUR FIRST LISTEN: “WRITING’S ON THE WALL” By SAM SMITH FROM SPECTRE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 27, 2015

YOUR FIRST LISTEN: “WRITING’S ON THE WALL ” By SAM SMITH FROM SPECTRE Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci, Dave Bautista, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw The latest James Bond theme, “Writing’s On the Wall”, has finally been released weeks after it was announced that Grammy winner Sam…
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FALL MOVIE PREVIEW 2015 EDITION

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 15, 2015

FALL MOVIE PREVIEW 2015 EDITION This fall season may be one of the best in recent years. It’s chock-full of exceptionally buzzy movies that I’m super excited about. We have films from big directors (Spielberg, Abrams, Mendes, Scott), promising teen/children’s movies (The Good Dinosaur, Goosebumps, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2), and of course plenty…
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ALTMAN AT THE TRYLON

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 31, 2015

ALTMAN AT THE TRYLON Confession time. Robert Altman is one of those directors that I don’t know as well as I should. Yes, I watched Popeye as a kid and I went and saw A Prairie Home Companion when it was released. I’ve somehow missed out on a majority of the other films for which…
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