Daily Archives: March 6, 2014

Fargo Film Festival, at the fabulous art deco Fargo Theatre

The finest preserved art deco movie palace in America is in Fargo, North Dakota, believe it or not. Since I got my start reviewing just up the road in Grand Forks, I accepted an invitation to come to Fargo’s 14th … Continue reading

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Elijah Wood finds work, and a piano in his new life in Austin

There’s a huge, scary gap between “piano lessons as a kid” and playing “the most gifted concert pianist of his era” in a movie. But these days, Elijah Wood lives for fear. One thing “Grand Piano” was sure to do … Continue reading

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Weekend reviews: Strong notices for “Budapest,” “Mr. Peabody,” “Grand Piano” — “300” barely passes

Last weekend didn’t produce any film that earned widespread acclaim from North America’s working critics. But the arrival of March has turned the corner on that as a number of pretty good wide releases chase “Pompeii”, “Son of God” and … Continue reading

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