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Movies to see this week: 'The Birdcage,' 'Carnival of Souls,' 'Friday the 13th'
Movies to see this week: 'The Birdcage,' 'Carnival of Souls,' 'Friday the 13th' originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Pride Month has proven to be a fruitful impetus for theaters to put some excellent movies back on screens. There are familiar classics like The Birdcage and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, but also some that deserve to have their merits sung more frequently, including Happy Together and Inappropriate Behavior. Here's more on those and many other movies that you can see around the Twin Cities this week. June 11–12, 14–15, and 18 at Alamo Drafthouse and June 12–15 at AMC Inver Grove and AMC Southdale Dogma is a beloved but (until now) hard-to-see movie in the catalog of Kevin Smith. 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. Various theaters Thursday, June 12, at Grandview Theatres Director Wong Kar-Wai's Palme d'Or-nominated drama follows two men (Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung Chiu-wai) on a trip to Argentina, where they're isolated from their home in Hong Kong. Their love is tested as they begin to drift apart. Traumatic experiences elicit empathy but not a rekindling of passion as they navigate the shifting sands of their relationship. It's a beautifully shot exploration of the mysteries of love, well-trod territory — both love and beautiful cinematography — for Wong. 1830 Grand Ave., St. Paul ($14.44) Thursday, June 12, at St. Michael Cinema and Friday, June 13 at Alamo Drafthouse and AMC Inver Grove Friday the 13th on Friday the 13th? That's an easy yes. Three Twin Cities theaters will play the movie that started the world of Jason this week. (Though, one chose to play it the night before Friday the 13th for whatever reason.) It may have lost some of its original spark simply for being so imitated, but it remains a classic slasher movie, even if, at this point, everyone knows who the killer is. Various theaters Sunday, June 15, at Emagine Willow Creek Taking place simultaneously in the present, where Shirin (played by writer and director Desiree Akhavan) is reeling from a breakup with her girlfriend, and in snippets from their relationship, particularly moments when she hides her bisexuality from her Persian parents, Appropriate Behavior is a darkly comic dive into how identities are built, maintained, and spurned. Shirin can't seem to settle herself into any single identity — or at least not into the identities that others seem to want for her. She struggles to be the perfect daughter, a politically correct partner to her activist girlfriend, or even to find what her own sexuality means to herself. Akhavan has a knack for finding the awkward moments that not only offer cringe-inducing laughs, but where characters unintentionally reveal themselves. 9900 Shelard Pkwy., Plymouth ($11.60) The Birdcage (1996) Sunday, June 15, at Alamo Drafthouse and Tuesday, June 17 at The Parkway Theater Pride Month series at the Alamo and The Parkway have dropped this classic Nathan Lane and Robin Williams comedy into the lineup this month. (Though, The Parkway's screening has the added bonus of pre-movie burlesque.) Lane and Williams are absolutely fantastic as a team, and it's a shame they didn't get a run like Walter Mathau and Jack Lemmon or William Powell and Myrna Loy. They star as the cabaret owner and drag queen who have to put up a straight-laced front when their son (Dan Futterman) gets engaged to the daughter of a Senator and co-founder of the Committee for Moral Order (Gene Hackman). It's a lot of chaotic humor that is also played with heartening compassion. Various theaters Tuesday, June 17, at Alamo Drafthouse After her car is forced off a bridge and she miraculously survives, Mary (Candace Hilligoss) leaves town to become a church organist. However, she begins seeing a man no one else can see and feels an irresistible pull toward an abandoned carnival. As her reality unravels, the tension builds slowly with incredibly beautiful cinematography that has influenced generations of filmmakers. 9060 Hudson Rd., Woodbury ($11.91)More movies playing in the Twin Cities this week: June 11: Past Lives (2023) at AMC Southdale June 11 and 22: Dinner in America (2020) at Grandview Theatres June 11–12: The Wild Robot (2024) at St. Michael Cinema June 11: Brokeback Mountain (2005) at Alamo Drafthouse June 11–12: Despicable Me 4 (2024) at Oakdale Cinema, Parkwood Cinema, Rosemount Cinema, Southbridge Crossing Cinema, and West End Cinema June 11–14: The Land Before Time (1988) at Riverview Theater June 11–12: The Bad Guys (2022) at B&B Theatres Mall of America June 11–12, 14–15, and 18: Dogma (1999) at Alamo Drafthouse June 11: Mysterious Skin (2005) at The Trylon Cinema June 11: Bride of Chucky (1998) at Alamo Drafthouse June 11: Happy Together (1997) at Mann Edina Theatres June 11: The Panic in Needle Park (1971) at The Trylon Cinema June 11: Twilight (2008) at The Commons in Minneapolis (free) June 11: Twilight (2008) at Emagine Eagan, Emagine Lakeville, Emagine White Bear, and Emagine Willow Creek June 12–15: Dogma (1999) at AMC Southdale and AMC Inver Grove (not June 12) June 12: Friday the 13th (1980) at St. Michael Cinema June 12: Happy Together (1997) at Grandview Theatres June 12: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) at North Loop Green (free) June 12: Moana 2 (2024) for Starlight Cinema at Ojibway Park in Woodbury (free) June 12: The Virgin Spring (1960) at The Trylon Cinema June 12: Scanners (1981) at Emagine Willow Creek June 12: Wonka (2023) at Victory Memorial Drive in Minneapolis (free) June 12: The Out-of-Towners (1970) at Heights Theater June 13: Friday the 13th (1980) at Alamo Drafthouse and AMC Inver Grove June 13: A Disaster at Walker Art Center June 13–17: Star Wars (1977) at The Trylon Cinema June 13–14: My Neighbor Totoro (1988) at Riverview Theater June 13: Inside Out 2 (2024) at The Oval in Roseville (free) June 13: Moana 2 (2024) at Pioneer Park in Monticello (free) June 14: The Last Wave (1977) at Walker Art Center June 14: Moana 2 (2024) at Polar Lakes Park in White Bear Township (free) June 14: Assembly (2025) at The Main Cinema, part of the Cinema Club and Images of Africa series June 14–15: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) at Emagine Eagan, Emagine Lakeville, Emagine White Bear, and Emagine Willow Creek June 14–15 and 18: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) at AMC Inver Grove, AMC Southdale, Emagine Eagan, Emagine East Bethel, Emagine Lakeville, Emagine White Bear, Emagine Willow Creek, Oakdale Cinema, Parkwood Cinema, Rosemount Cinema, St. Michael Cinema, Southbridge Crossing Cinema, and West End Cinema June 14–19: The Bad Guys (2022) at St. Michael Cinema June 15: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994) at Roxy's Cabaret June 15: The Birdcage (1996) at Alamo Drafthouse June 15: Appropriate Behavior (2014) at Emagine Willow Creek June 15–19: Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024) at Oakdale Cinema, Parkwood Cinema, Rosemount Cinema, Southbridge Crossing Cinema, and West End Cinema June 15 and 19: Carol (2015) at Grandview Theatres June 16–21: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) at Riverview Theater June 16: Cool Runnings (1993) at Sumner Field Park in Minneapolis (free) June 16–18: The Garfield Movie (2024) at Alamo Drafthouse June 16 and 18: Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) at Mann Edina Theatres June 16: The Wizard of Oz (1939) at Heights Theater (sold out) June 16: Showgirls (1995) at Alamo Drafthouse June 16: Knife + Heart (2018) at Alamo Drafthouse June 16: Waxwork (1988) at Emagine Willow Creek June 17: The Birdcage (1996) at The Parkway Theater June 17: IF (2024) at St. Anthony Park in Minneapolis (free) June 17–19: Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) at CMX Odyssey Burnsville June 17–19: The Garfield Movie (2024) at B&B Theatres Mall of America June 17: Carnival of Souls (1962) at Alamo DrafthouseThis story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
San Francisco Chronicle
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Book Review: Sara Jafari's 'Things Left Unsaid' is a tale of tentative lovers who keep connecting
Sara Jafari's 'Things Left Unsaid' is a love-craving, tumbling tale of two Iranian British friends who first meet in high school — the self-skeptic and pessimist Shirin Bayat, and the traumatized Kian Rahimi. Kian was 15 years old when his older brother, Mehdi, was incarcerated and blames himself partly for what happened. Shirin, for her part, battles anxiety and depression. In high school in the northern English city of Hull, Shirin falls in love with Kian, her only close male friend, but she can't open up to him about it. Kian feels the same about Shirin; he fancies her and imagines her lips on his, but kept it quiet. Shirin and Kian both went their separate ways after school until 10 years later when they unexpectedly meet again at a friend's party in London. They have a lot in common: They have both faced discrimination — they were their school's only two non-white students and now Shirim finds the same situation at work. Shirin kept thinking of Kian throughout the decade-long separation. Even though Shirin kept in touch with her female friends from her high school days, she always had a sense of unfulfillment, a sense of pessimism and skepticism. Her parents had separated when she was in college. 'Shirin thinks there is an ugliness inside her sometimes, some kind of repressed anger that she takes out on other people in her mind,' the author writes. But her thoughts of Kian, and her desire for them to be together again one day, give her a sense of hope and relief. When the two reunite again in London at their friend Millie's 27th birthday party, Shirin's love for her old friend resurfaces. But it comes a little too late: Salma, who Kian was now seeing, is also at the party. Shirin even asks Kian to kiss her, but he doesn't because she's drunk. These would-be lovers have one final meeting — at a dinner party in New York in 2020, where Kian is now living. She confesses to having a lot of regrets and that she had been thinking about him during their decade-long separation. Kian confesses he had imagined her kissing him while they were in school. 'Why didn't we make it work?' Kian asks, adding that he wanted it to. Shirin responds with 'I want that, too…' Could this time be the time they finally get together? Or has a gulf developed between them? Beautifully written in simple language, the London-based British Iranian author Jafari continuously pulls anxious readers along to find out what becomes of Shirin's and Kian's craving for each other. ___
Hindustan Times
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Book Review: Sara Jafari's 'Things Left Unsaid' is a tale of tentative lovers who keep connecting
Sara Jafari's 'Things Left Unsaid' is a love-craving, tumbling tale of two Iranian British friends who first meet in high school — the self-skeptic and pessimist Shirin Bayat, and the traumatized Kian Rahimi. Kian was 15 years old when his older brother, Mehdi, was incarcerated and blames himself partly for what happened. Shirin, for her part, battles anxiety and depression. In high school in the northern English city of Hull, Shirin falls in love with Kian, her only close male friend, but she can't open up to him about it. Kian feels the same about Shirin; he fancies her and imagines her lips on his, but kept it quiet. Shirin and Kian both went their separate ways after school until 10 years later when they unexpectedly meet again at a friend's party in London. They have a lot in common: They have both faced discrimination — they were their school's only two non-white students and now Shirim finds the same situation at work. Shirin kept thinking of Kian throughout the decade-long separation. Even though Shirin kept in touch with her female friends from her high school days, she always had a sense of unfulfillment, a sense of pessimism and skepticism. Her parents had separated when she was in college. 'Shirin thinks there is an ugliness inside her sometimes, some kind of repressed anger that she takes out on other people in her mind,' the author writes. But her thoughts of Kian, and her desire for them to be together again one day, give her a sense of hope and relief. When the two reunite again in London at their friend Millie's 27th birthday party, Shirin's love for her old friend resurfaces. But it comes a little too late: Salma, who Kian was now seeing, is also at the party. Shirin even asks Kian to kiss her, but he doesn't because she's drunk. These would-be lovers have one final meeting — at a dinner party in New York in 2020, where Kian is now living. She confesses to having a lot of regrets and that she had been thinking about him during their decade-long separation. Kian confesses he had imagined her kissing him while they were in school. 'Why didn't we make it work?' Kian asks, adding that he wanted it to. Shirin responds with 'I want that, too…' Could this time be the time they finally get together? Or has a gulf developed between them? Beautifully written in simple language, the London-based British Iranian author Jafari continuously pulls anxious readers along to find out what becomes of Shirin's and Kian's craving for each other. book reviews: /hub/book-reviews
Associated Press
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Book Review: Sara Jafari's 'Things Left Unsaid' is a tale of tentative lovers who keep connecting
Sara Jafari's 'Things Left Unsaid' is a love-craving, tumbling tale of two Iranian British friends who first meet in high school — the self-skeptic and pessimist Shirin Bayat, and the traumatized Kian Rahimi. Kian was 15 years old when his older brother, Mehdi, was incarcerated and blames himself partly for what happened. Shirin, for her part, battles anxiety and depression. In high school in the northern English city of Hull, Shirin falls in love with Kian, her only close male friend, but she can't open up to him about it. Kian feels the same about Shirin; he fancies her and imagines her lips on his, but kept it quiet. Shirin and Kian both went their separate ways after school until 10 years later when they unexpectedly meet again at a friend's party in London. They have a lot in common: They have both faced discrimination — they were their school's only two non-white students and now Shirim finds the same situation at work. Shirin kept thinking of Kian throughout the decade-long separation. Even though Shirin kept in touch with her female friends from her high school days, she always had a sense of unfulfillment, a sense of pessimism and skepticism. Her parents had separated when she was in college. 'Shirin thinks there is an ugliness inside her sometimes, some kind of repressed anger that she takes out on other people in her mind,' the author writes. But her thoughts of Kian, and her desire for them to be together again one day, give her a sense of hope and relief. When the two reunite again in London at their friend Millie's 27th birthday party, Shirin's love for her old friend resurfaces. But it comes a little too late: Salma, who Kian was now seeing, is also at the party. Shirin even asks Kian to kiss her, but he doesn't because she's drunk. These would-be lovers have one final meeting — at a dinner party in New York in 2020, where Kian is now living. She confesses to having a lot of regrets and that she had been thinking about him during their decade-long separation. Kian confesses he had imagined her kissing him while they were in school. 'Why didn't we make it work?' Kian asks, adding that he wanted it to. Shirin responds with 'I want that, too…' Could this time be the time they finally get together? Or has a gulf developed between them? Beautifully written in simple language, the London-based British Iranian author Jafari continuously pulls anxious readers along to find out what becomes of Shirin's and Kian's craving for each other. ___ AP book reviews:
Bloomberg
20-02-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Musk's xAI Receives High Marks From Early Grok 3 Users
Hi! It's Shirin in San Francisco. Days after Elon Musk failed to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, he's now claiming to have built a model that outperforms the ChatGPT maker's best AI systems. But first… Three things to know:
