Acting: B+
Storyline: B+
Casting: A
Subtitles: B-
Necessity to suspend disbelief: None, if you’ve ever been in or near the third world.
Sets: A
Rudo y Cursi, which played at the Fargo Theatre's Off Broadway theater last week, is a Mexican film in Spanish which follows a film from seven years ago, Y Tu Mama Ta Bien, which I saw then. Y Tu is about three spoiled, rich, Mexican teenagers and their adventures. I didn't particularly like that film, so I don't really know why I saw Rudo y Cursi, which is about two of these teenagers, now grown up. sort of, and are managing a banana plantation in rural Mexico. They ... Read More
I’m not sure they’re all like that, but the Asian-American staff was certainly fun to watch.
In the mood for a quick sub? There are three Grand Junctions in the F-M area, one nest to the Moorhead Post Office, one in the 19th AVe strip Mall, another in the South Sunmart Strip Mall. I've been to the 19th Ave location twice. It's like a Japanese steak house, only for subs. I'm not sure they're all like that, but the Asian-American staff was certainly fun to watch.
Grand Junction is like many other sub shops: orders aare taken at a front counter ... Read More
Kudos to the Fargo Theatre for bringing such culture to our children.
Every tuesday this July the Fargo Theatre showed children's films from various countries: Japan, UK, India and this tuesday, France. This tuesday's offering was actually a double feature of two short films, both Cannes film festival award winners, both directed by Albert Lemonise. Thje first, White Mane, the 1953 Cannes Best Picture award winner was filmed in black and white, as was the custom in those days. White Mane was the leader of wild horses in a costal marsh somewhere on the ... Read More
I’m not particularly impressed with their salad bar(I’m not sure that from what I’ ve read in various consumer magazines that eating from restaurant salad bars is a good idea anyway),
Before the closing of the Royal Trough - er - Fork, a new all you can eat chain had opened in Fargo, called the Golden Trough - er - Corral. It's located just west of Gander Mountain, east of 45th St and south of I-94. If the two events(the closing and opening) are connected, it's easy to see why.
The Golden Corral offers a tremendous variety of well prepared dishes, and the served portions are not skimpy. They have every part of the ... Read More
Story: B
Acting: A
Believability: B
Historical Interest: A-
Now showing on the big screen at the Fargo Theatre the winner of five Swedish academy awards, a film by 76 year old director Jan Troel.
The movie is another of many "literature on the screen" that so many indies seem to be these days. It is period piece, set in Sweden, beginning in 1907 and continuing through World War One and a little after. An interesting period of history, one tht I've always wondered about. Specifically, if World War I was really ... Read More
Acting: B+
Script: B+
Relevance: B+
First, about the movie. Sugar is a nineteen year old pitcher from the Dominican Republic, one of the poorest countries even in Latin America, whose real name is Miguel Santos, played charmingly by Atteni Perez Santos(don't hold me to strict accuracy on that first name). Sugar attends an academy in the Dominican Republic put on by the fictitious Kansas City Knights. Naturally, he is offered a minor league contract by the Knights, to pitch for the Bridgeport Swing, a Class A farm ... Read More
The Red River Zoo is not a large zoo, but it is very special.
The Red River Zoo is still recovering from the winter and spring we had, so much of it is not as attractive as it might normally be.
In the main building, there have been several changes, and I'm sure there'll be more. The Taiwanese beauty snakes are gone, but the impressive skink exhibit has been enlarged to include two different exhibits, The nightmarishly big toad is still there together with the tropical fish, including some clownfish(Nemo, to the kids) Turtles, chameleons, a Gila ... Read More
Obviously I cannot review all 23 films that were shown. Bishop: a tale of Gene Harris was a Thriller/Suspense movie. It was actually quite good,
Tuesday night the 19 on time entries to the Fargo 48 hour film festival were screened in two separate showings, one supposedly at 6:30 and another at 8:15. Both were about an hour late.
19 is a large number for this event. The 48 hour fio\lm festivals is an international event, with the winners at each level advancing a level. According to the moderator, the international body wants 24 films, but 19 was close enough. Good thing, or Fargo would have lost the ... Read More
If you enjoyed “Blackboard Jungle” or would enjoy “Fast Times at Ridgemont HIgh” only without the humor, then you might like this. If you require any action or dramatic script, it isn’t here(except for brief shoving matches.”
Now showing at the Fargo, a French offering, "The Class."
This is an interesting movie about a French high school, and one class in particular as it navigates through the school year. The story, if it is one as opposed to real life drama, which it may well be, as far as I'm concerned, focuses on a French class. The high school is apparently not one with many upper middle class students. If we think our educational system has a diverse bunch of ... Read More
Even The Batman is being sought as a criminal(he certainly does not always stay within the strict confines of the law, but this is Chicago, er, Gotham, so who does?)
The Fargo Theatre, as it often does after an awards ceremony, recently had a limited showing of the latest Batman installment, "Dark Knight." The recent awards ceremony was, of course the Golden Globes.
In this installment Ethan Hawke plays The Batman(how he's referred to in this movie) and Michael Caine plays his ever present butler. There is no Robin. And, as everyone except those that skip anything to do with movies, the Joker is played by the late Heath Ledger.
I found the movie ... Read More
