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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.
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06-05-2025
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Movies to see this week: 'In the Mood for Love,' 'The Brood,' a visual album from Thom Yorke
Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. This means the info may not always match what's in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Generate Key Takeaways Another busy week with controversial movies, very uncontroversial movies, and something strange from Thom Yorke. Here are the movies you can catch around the Twin Cities this week. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) Saturday, May 10, at The Parkway Theater Star Wars Day has come and gone, but, obviously, no holiday is required to get Star Wars fans out for the original. It's the second week of The Parkway's month-long run of movies from a galaxy far, far away. That's all we need to say, right? It's Star Wars. You know what you're getting. 4814 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis ($5–$7 in advance/$8–$10 at the door) Tall Tales (2025) Thursday, May 8, at The Main Cinema For one night, you can catch something you don't typically find on the big screen. Tall Tales is a new collaboration between record producer Mark Pritchard, Radiohead's Thom Yorke, and visual artist Jonathan Zawada. They're calling it a "visual album" that draws on synth-pop, prog, dub, 70s synth, Joe Meek, Ivor Cutler, Library, krautrock, and Warp Records' heyday. (It's being released, in part, by Warp.) Tall Tales features new music and visuals, and they're saying it contains elements of a fairy tale, in case the title wasn't an obvious enough hint. It's not a whole lot to go on — the trailer kind of evokes Koyaanisqatsi — but fans of these artists probably don't need a whole lot of prodding. 115 SE Main St., Minneapolis ($17) In the Mood for Love (2000) Thursday, May 8, at Grandview Theatre There's a surprising amount of Wong Kar-Wai coming to Minnesota theaters in May. Both Chungking Express and Happy Together will return to theaters, with the former screening on Wednesday. I have a soft spot for both, especially Happy Together, but if you're showing Wong Kar-Wai movies, it's hard not to start with this masterpiece. Tony Leung Chiu-Wai and Maggie Cheung star as neighbors who suspect their spouses of having affairs. They bond and are determined to keep things above board, but there might not be a movie with more pent-up sexual tension. 1830 Grand Ave., St. Paul ($14.44) Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxulles (1975) Saturday, May 10, at Alamo Drafthouse Jeanne Dielman has gotten a lot of attention over the last handful of years after it topped Sight & Sound's list of the greatest films ever made in 2022. The critics' poll inspired a lot of debate (and a lot of criticism of the poll). Nonetheless, it put Chantal Akerman's 1975 film in the spotlight and offered a chance for many (me included) to revisit and appreciate the subtle and considered character study. It rewards viewers who are down to stick it out through its three-hour and 22-minute runtime. The movie stars Delphine Seyrig as the widowed title character, obsessed with her routines and caring for her son. When the chores are done, she has clients arrive at her flat for sex. Despite its length, the movie takes place over a short period of time as Jeanne has a sexual awakening that upends her life. 9060 Hudson Rd., Woodbury ($11.91) The Brood (1979) Monday, May 12, at Emagine Willow Creek David Cronenberg's The Brood may be among the most haunting horror movies that is (at least partially) about birth. A woman is committed to the care of a possibly depraved psychologist who prevents her husband from visiting, despite his desire to find out what kind of abuses their daughter may have endured at his wife's hands. Though, that quickly becomes the least of his problems as small, deformed, child-like creatures begin to murder anyone to whom he gets close. 9900 Shelard Pkwy., Plymouth ($8.25) Related: Kevin Smith wants to bring 'Mallrats' back to Eden Prairie for its 30th anniversary More movies screening this week: Related: Tickets set to go on sale for the pre-Broadway run of 'Purple Rain' in Minneapolis
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20-03-2025
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Parkway celebrates anime and MacGuffins throughout April
The Parkway Theater will spend April celebrating MacGuffins and anime. The south Minneapolis theater and concert venue has announced two series that will take place throughout the month, with one focused on classic films from director Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. The second will bring in films with famous MacGuffins. (A MacGuffin is an object that is central to a film's story, but is ultimately meaningless. One of the most famous MacGuffins is the falcon statue in The Maltese Falcon. It doesn't really mean anything in itself, but it's the entire reason the story plows forward.) The Studio Ghibli series starts with Spirited Away (2001) on April 5. It'll be followed by screenings of Howl's Moving Castle (2004) on April 12, My Neighbor Totoro (1988) on April 19, and the less-loved but still charming Ponyo (2008) on April 26. All the Ghibli films will play on Saturdays at 1 p.m. Meanwhile, "MacGuffins! at The Parkway!" kicks off on April 3 with a 35mm screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and its Ark of the Covenant. On April 10, it'll pay a visit to the "great whatsit"-inspired glowing trunk of Repo Man (1984). Those are followed by Pulp Fiction (1994) and its illuminated briefcase on April 15 and The Evil Dead (1981) on April 21, a day when Ash definitely won't mess with the Necronomicon. Like every series at the Parkway, there are all-movie passes available, which save you a few bucks and come with a bag of popcorn during each movie.
