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Movies to see this week: 'High Fidelity' with John Cusack, 'Dogma,' 'Rogue One'
Movies to see this week: 'High Fidelity' with John Cusack, 'Dogma,' 'Rogue One' originally appeared on Bring Me The News. How did this get released? Why did this disappear? And how the hell did this get made? These are all valid questions to ask of some of the repertory movies hitting movie theaters this week. (That'd be, from my point of view, The People's Joker, Dogma, and Threads, respectively.) However, those are far from the only alluring movies out there this week. The Queenie Von Curves-curated Pride series at The Parkway starts this week, and John Cusack is in town to talk about High Fidelity on its 25th anniversary. Scroll onward for details on those and other movies playing around the Twin Cities this week. Thursday, June 5, at Grandview Theatres It's a miracle The People's Joker even got made. It's a parody of a coming-of-age superhero movie starring writer and director Vera Drew as a closeted trans girl trying to make a name as a comedian in Gotham City. It's a psychedelic, strange, funny, surprisingly personal movie that managed to be released despite its use of DC characters. While Drew is the star, it also has a litany of comedic cameos from the likes of Tim Heidecker, Bob Odenkirk, Maria Bamford, and Scott Aukerman. 1830 Grand Ave., St. Paul ($14.44) Thursday, June 5–Wednesday, June 11, at various theaters (full details below) Director Kevin Smith passed through the Twin Cities suburbs earlier this year for a screening of Dogma, a beloved but (until now) hard-to-see movie in Smith's catalog. It had been caught in limbo through a winding series of events that involved producer Harvey Weinstein, who eventually sold off the rights. While the film had a DVD release at one point, it hasn't been in theaters or on streaming, so it's been a big return for the movie that stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as a pair of fallen angels who've found a loophole that could get them back into heaven. Bethany (Linda Fiorentino) is tasked by a surly angel (Alan Rickman) to stop their inglorious return. She's given a pair of "prophets" in the form of Jay and Silent Bob (Smith and Jason Mewes), and a litany of cameos that includes Chris Rock, George Carlin, Alanis Morissette, Janeane Garofalo, Salma Hayek, and Jason Lee. Friday, June 6, at Uptown Theater With apologies to Empire Records and celebrants of Rex Manning Day, High Fidelity may be the greatest movie about a record store ever made. The adaptation of Nick Hornby's novel follows the tormented love life of Rob (John Cusack) and the lovable, aloof employees of his record store. It's a time capsule for the way record stores once were. Cusack will be on hand to celebrate the movie's 25th anniversary and maybe fire off a couple of his own top-five lists. Head to your favorite record store afterwards when you've been convinced to buy a copy of The Beta Band's The Three E.P.s. 2900 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis ($91–$277) Friday, June 6–Tuesday, June 10, at The Trylon Cinema Even as the Star Wars universe exploded with movies and shows after its release, Rogue One may be the most atypical and thematically interesting among the onslaught of stories from a galaxy far, far away. (Though, more recently, Andor has continued that legacy.) Jyn Erso (Felicity Jones) is recruited into the resistance because her kidnapped father (Mads Mikkelsen) has designed the Empire's planet-ending weapon. Though, he's secretly given it a weakness that could be exposed. A ragtag group of freedom fighters — including Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, and Wen Jiang — have to execute an ill-advised heist to get plans for the Death Star back to the Rebellion. It fills in gaps from the original trilogy and manages to be a dark, tense movie, even though viewers of the original movies know, more or less, where things will wind up. 2820 E 33rd St., Minneapolis ($8) Saturday, June 7–Sunday, June 8, at The Trylon Cinema The Trylon and the American Cinematheque are not messing around with their "Bleak Week" programming. It's described as a series that explores "the darkest sides of humanity." Threads is as advertised. There are plenty of grim films about nuclear warfare, but Threads somehow makes movies like Oppenheimer, War Games, and I Live in Fear look like pleasant diversions. The made-for-TV movie plays like a documentary of nuclear annihilation while also having fictional narrative threads that show the devastation that families go through during this nuclear winter. It's not just your usual cautionary tale. It goes from a jolly couple in Sheffield to protests to the private fears of citizens to hiding in bomb shelters to eating animals found dead to stillbirths with shocking quickness and clarity. 2820 E 33rd St., Minneapolis ($8) Tuesday, June 10, at The Parkway Theater The Parkway Theater invited Queenie von Curves to curate a series of films for Pride Month, and it starts off with But I'm a Cheerleader. Actually, it starts with a burlesque/drag show hosted by Von Curves before each movie in the series. Then, it's But I'm a Cheerleader, where Megan (Natasha Lyonne) gets sent to a camp by her tightly wound parents, who suspect that she might be a lesbian. The movie also stars Clea DuVall, Michelle Williams, and RuPaul. 4814 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis ($12)More movies playing this week in the Twin Cities: June 4: Tape Freaks at The Trylon Cinema June 4: Grease (1978) at Emagine Eagan, Emagine Lakeville, Emagine White Bear, and Emagine Willow Creek June 4: Los Zafiros: Music From the Edge of Time (2003) at The Main Cinema, part of the Minnesota Cuban Film Festival June 4: Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) at Mann Edina Theatres June 4: Insurgent Transmissions: Queer Cinema for Palestine at Bryant Lake Bowl June 4: Footloose (2011) at The Commons in Minneapolis (free) June 4–5: The Asylum's Ballerina Assassin (2025) at The Trylon Cinema June 4 and 10: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) at Alamo Drafthouse June 5: Purple Rain (1984) at The Parkway Theater June 5: The People's Joker (2022) at Grandview Theatres June 5: Days of Wine and Roses (1962) at Heights Theater June 5: Shivers (1975) at Emagine Willow Creek June 5: Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) at Brackett Field Park in Minneapolis (free) June 5: Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970) at Capri Theater June 5–7: Clue (1985) at Riverview Theater June 5 and 8: Dogma (1999) at B&B Theatres Mall of America, Oakdale Cinema, Parkwood Cinema, Southbridge Crossing Cinema, and West End Cinema June 5–8: Dogma (1999) at AMC Southdale, Emagine Eagan, Emagine Lakeville, Emagine White Bear, and Emagine Willow Creek June 5–11: Dogma (1999) at Alamo Drafthouse June 6: The Garfield Movie (2024) at Webber Park in Minneapolis (free) June 6: An Evening with John Cusack + High Fidelity (2000) at Uptown Theater June 6: Scream It Off Screen at The Parkway Theater June 6–10: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) at The Trylon Cinema June 6: The Sweet Hereafter (1997) at The Trylon Cinema June 7: Forrest Gump (1994) at Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis (free) June 7: The Craft (1996) at The Main Cinema June 7, 11, and 22: Dinner in America (2020) at Grandview Theatres June 7–12: The Wild Robot (2024) at St. Michael Cinema June 7: Come and See (1985) at The Trylon Cinema June 7 and 11: Brokeback Mountain (2005) at Alamo Drafthouse June 7 and 10: Dogra Magra (1988) at The Trylon Cinema June 7–8: Threads (1984) at The Trylon Cinema June 8: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) at Roxy's Cabaret June 8: Tangerine (2015) at Emagine Willow Creek June 8: Twilight (2008) at Emagine Eagan, Emagine Lakeville, Emagine White Bear, and Emagine Willow Creek June 8–12: Despicable Me 4 (2024) at Oakdale Cinema, Parkwood Cinema, Rosemount Cinema, Southbridge Crossing Cinema, and West End Cinema June 8 and 12: Happy Together (1997) at Grandview Theatres June 9: Natural Enemies (1979) at The Trylon Cinema June 9: Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) at Emagine Willow Creek June 9–14: The Land Before Time (1988) at Riverview Theater June 10: But I'm a Cheerleader (1999) at The Parkway Theater June 10: Unfriended: Dark Web (2018) at Alamo Drafthouse June 10: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) at Bottineau Park in Minneapolis (free) June 10–12: The Bad Guys (2022) at B&B Theatres Mall of AmericaThis story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
Winnipeg Free Press
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Bad bromance original, cliché-resistant, complex
Exploring the arcane mysteries of adult male relationships, this cringe comedy features cultie sketch comedian Tim Robinson (I Think You Should Leave) in his first lead movie role. Channelling Robinson's bizarro vibe, this feel-bad film is exquisitely uncomfortable and laugh-out-loud funny. More than anything, though, Friendship is genuinely unpredictable and that's a rare quality these days. Much of that unpredictability comes from Robinson's sublimely strange comic approach to the character of Craig, a sad-sack suburban guy who favours beigey-browny clothes and a lot of routines. Spencer Pazer / A24 Friendship is a vehicle for comedian Tim Robinson (left) who plays lonely Craig. Craig works at a tech company that specializes in luring people into addictive relationships with their devices. He loves his wife Tami (House of Cards' Kate Mara) but fears losing her, a feeling he desperately tamps down. He's unable to bond with his teenage son Steven (Jack Dylan Grazer of Shazam!). But most crucially, at least for this story, Craig has no friends. Taking a misdelivered package next door to the new neighbours, Craig meets Austin (Paul Rudd), an effortlessly charismatic TV weatherman with a handlebar moustache. Soon, the freewheeling Austin gets Craig into impromptu mushroom hunting and illicit explorations of 19th-century aqueducts. Craig is now smoking herbal cigarettes and listening to punk. He's signing off on conversations by saying, 'Stay curious.' But the best, best, bestest thing for Craig is the casual Friday night hang with other guys in Austin's garage. Unfortunately, trying to be casual makes Craig even more inept and panicked and needy than usual. After a misfiring male-bonding exercise, Craig is banished from Austin's charmed circle. And then things get really, really uncomfortable. Director and scripter Andrew DeYoung, who has worked mostly in TV comedy (Our Flag Means Death, Shrill, High Fidelity), wrote this movie specifically for Robinson, and Robinson delivers for him. Robinson is one of those comedians who doesn't have to say or do funny things. He just is funny. Friendship could risk coming off as stretched-out sketch comedy, with its abrupt pacing and odd tonal shifts and underwritten minor characters, but somehow Robinson, with his endlessly malleable face, awkward body language and weirdo energy, holds it together. There are hilarious stray details — Craig's preferred beige clothing brand is 'Ocean View Dining.' There are terrific extended sequences, including a toad-licking drug trip that completely undermines the tropes of cinematic psychedelia. A24 Kate Mara and Tim Robinson play husband and wife in Friendship. DeYoung has a distinct stylistic approach, favouring a jumpy, jittery camera and odd effects that can be both beautiful and off-balance. Craig's frequent fantasy sequences have the hazy, overexposed look of '70s Polaroids. Weekly A weekly look at what's happening in Winnipeg's arts and entertainment scene. There are moments that call up movies like I Love You, Man (which also featured Rudd) and The Cable Guy, but Friendship manages to be its very own thing — original, cliché-resistant and even complex. Austin seems genial but Rudd conveys glints of smug self-satisfaction. Craig can be offputtingly awful, but there's something relatably human in his confused emotional flailing and his outside-looking-in unhappiness. And that's maybe the most uncomfortable thing about Friendship. This anarchistic comic take on bad bromance is also a startlingly effective comment on 21st-century loneliness. You'll laugh till you cry. Alison GillmorWriter Studying at the University of Winnipeg and later Toronto's York University, Alison Gillmor planned to become an art historian. She ended up catching the journalism bug when she started as visual arts reviewer at the Winnipeg Free Press in 1992. Read full biography Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider becoming a subscriber. Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support.
Daily Mail
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Zoe Kravitz is dwarfed by hunky 'beau' Noah Centineo who looks unrecognizable with long hair
Zoë Kravitz was spotted out in New York City with her rumored boyfriend Noah Centineo, 28. Only the To All the Boys I've Loved Before star was nearly unrecognizable and looked nothing like the clean cut and dashing rom com star he's played in the past. Noah's hair and beard were completely over grown, giving him a totally different look. Zoë and Noah were seen walking though Manhattan with the High Fidelity star, 36, looking casual in a cropped grey t-shirt and low-rise brown pants. The Sierra Burgess is a Loser star, meanwhile, looked cozy in a white sweatshirt and black overalls with one of the straps undone. Zoë carried a brown tote bag and red jacket while Noah had his hands shoved deep into his pockets. Zoë and Noah have been spotted with each other since February, four months after the Blink Twice director split from her fiancé Channing Tatum, 45. Channing, and Zoe were romantically involved for three years and engaged for one before they called off their wedding at the end of October. Noah's new look is worrying to his fans as his face appears heavier and he looks downtrodden in most of his pics. He also has red circles around his soulful brown eyes. In February, Noah opened up about his sobriety journey, which started in his early 20s. 'I was so unhappy,' he said on the Chicks in the Office podcast about his rise to fame. 'I was able to pay my bills for the first time. I was completely financially stable and secure. I was working regularly, and I was doing a lot of drugs. Nothing crazy. I was doing drugs a lot. And drinking all the time, every day and I was young.' 'I was 20 years old and I had been doing that for a couple years. So, I had a career that I was proud of. I was making enough money to pay my rent and put a little bit away. You would think I should be super stoked and super happy, and I just wasn't.' Noah, who began sobriety at 21, revealed he started drinking again around the 2021 release of To All The Boys: Always and Forever. But he quickly determined that alcohol wasn't something he wanted in his life. 'One day I woke up and the world looked different.' 'It felt like it was the same world, but I was looking at it, and it felt like something had broken a little bit, and it scared me.' 'I realized that I needed to dry out, sober up and take a look at myself and take inventory to see what that change was. And to get back to myself.' 'You get to really confront things. If you're drinking you don't really have to worry about things. 'It's a good way to numb yourself or self-medicate. And then you have to find healthier ways to deal with those things,' he said. In 2020 he shared that in his early 20s he was doing just about 'everything' when it came to drugs. 'I smoked a lot of things. I was really upset, man. It was a really dark time in my life,' he told Harpers Bazaar as he posed for the men's digital cover. 'There wasn't really much I wouldn't do. I never, ever injected anything, which is good,' he said, adding that he and friends would 'take Molly and talk for five hours and like get to the bottom of some really deeply philosophical existential questions.' In 2018, he told fans that he was 'completely sober' and doesn't smoke, drink, or do drugs — but had done them a lot before getting clean. He shot to fame portraying Peter Kavinsky in the To All the Boys I've Loved Before film series, establishing himself as a teen heartthrob
South China Morning Post
06-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
Jack Black on A Minecraft Movie and why he can't end his ‘incredible' acting journey
The style of high-energy comedy he has perfected over the last 30-plus years has made Jack Black one of Hollywood's biggest stars. Advertisement Gen Xers and millennials love him for his roles in High Fidelity and School of Rock and as the frontman for comic rock band Tenacious D, while their children love him for his voice roles in the Kung Fu Panda and Super Mario Bros. movies. Now, as he launches his latest video game crossover, A Minecraft Movie , Black says he is eyeing the finish line of his career. 'I can see retirement,' says Black, on the phone from his Los Angeles home last month. 'Dude, honestly, I've been feeling like this is my last movie. But I've been feeling like that for years! 'Because it's been such an insane ride, it's been such an incredible journey, and I feel like my cup runneth over. I've been way too fortunate, and I feel like it can't continue. It's gotta stop sometime. But I just keep on going,' he says. 'As long as people keep on calling me up with cool things that I can't say no to, I'm like, I'm doing it. And this was one of those.' Advertisement A Minecraft Movie is the film version of the massively popular video game.
Yahoo
07-03-2025
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The Beta Band to reunite after 20 years for UK and USA tour
Alt-rockers The Beta Band have spoken of their excitement at getting back together for a reunion tour across the UK and USA more than 20 years since the group split up. The band was formed in 1996 in St Andrews, Scotland, and went on to achieve top 20 albums as well as the support slot for Radiohead on two US tours. The group also famously featured in the movie High Fidelity when the actor John Cusack plays The Beta Band's song Dry the Rain in the film's record shop. But in 2004, financial difficulties saw the group split, with their final gig played at Edinburgh's Liquid Room on December 4, 2004. The new tour features the line-up of Steve Mason on guitar and vocals, bassist Richard Greentree, John Maclean on samples and keyboard and Robin Jones on drums. Mr Greentree, who is the only Englishman in the group and lives in Portsmouth, Hampshire, told the PA news agency: 'It seems this is a twice-in-a-lifetime opportunity for which I'll be eternally grateful. 'It was an incredible time. Over the last 20 years, I have been frequently asked if I miss it, which has always seemed like an incredible question to me because as if that's not obvious. 'It's just what I always wanted to do, so when it ended, it was a difficult thing to come to terms with. 'And you know, when I finally did come to terms with it was when the universe seemed to have given it back to me. So it seems to have come full circle, which I'm pretty pleased about.' The father of two left the music scene behind to focus on carpentry and bringing up his two sons for much of the time since the band ended. He said: 'One of the aspects is I'm really pleased with is that my kids are gonna get a chance to see me on stage, there's a constant battle between me and my two sons about old cool versus new cool – it's an opportunity for old cool to take the upper hand.' Describing the band's peak, he said: 'I think the highlight was probably the American tours, I can't deny it was the tours we went on with Radiohead. 'We got to play the most famous venues, the Madison Square Gardens and Hollywood Bowl and a lot of crazy venues.' He added: 'Some of the gigs when they really, really work, when they really gel together, it's just an unbeatable feeling, you just have that dynamic, it's not like anything else on Earth.' Mr Greentree said that the band had kept in touch over the years, and a photoshoot at Stansted House, near Emsworth, Hampshire, was an opportunity to reconnect. He said: 'Just like the musical side of stuff is gonna come flying back, like riding a bike, so do the in-jokes. 'It is a really good dynamic – I think it's essential, not to get on, but there has to be a dynamic in one way or the other. 'We're quite lucky that for us, when we're together, it's a lot of fun.' A deluxe vinyl reissue of The Beta Band's first release – The Three EPs – has been released to coincide with the reunion. The new tour has been welcomed by one of the band's most famous fans, the author Irvine Welsh. The Trainspotting writer said: 'The band were pivotal for me in terms of my own musical journey, in that they represented a gateway back into indie guitar music, which I'd basically given up since becoming obsessed with rave and acid house. 'The emotions they induced were a kind of throwback to school days when you were very pompous and prescriptive about what you liked and derisive towards non-believers. It's a testimony to the power of the music that they could take me to the raw state of the younger man.' The reunion tour starts at Glasgow's Barrowland in September, with tickets for sale to the general public from Friday, March 7.
