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First Thursday Films: Hidden Figures with Duchess Harris, co-author of Hidden Human Computers: The Black Women of NASA

August 1, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

The Capri Theater hosts.Tickets are $5.

Filed Under: Movies, MSP Tagged With: Duchess Harris, Hidden Figures, MSP Film Society

Charlie Chaplin’s The Immigrant-with music by Poor Nobodys-at Trylon’s Grand Reopening

July 24, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Minneapolis-based septet brings the silent era experience

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, MSP, Uncategorized Tagged With: Charlie Chaplin, Great Dictator, MSP, The Immigrant, The Poor Nobodys, Trylon Microcinema

Four Films from Lumières françaises Film Festival

July 18, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

The Film Society of MSP’s festival runs from July 20 - 28.

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, MSP Tagged With: Lumières françaises, MSP Film Society, My Journey Through French Cinema, Nocturama, Olivier Babinet, The Girl Without Hands

7 Great Actors (and 12 other ones) with Minnesota Roots

July 13, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Who are the seven? Why don’t you tell me?

Filed Under: Featured, Movies, MSP Tagged With: Actors, Jane Russell, Judy Garland, Minnesota, Peter Krause, Steve Zahn, Winona Ryder

LUMIÈRES FRANÇAISES FILM FESTIVAL July 20-27 schedule announced

July 11, 2025 by thestakemag 1 Comment

Get ready for MSP Film Society’s 2nd annual French Film Fest

Filed Under: Movies, MSP Tagged With: French Cinema, Lumières françaises, MSP, MSP Film Society

Heights Theater Program: Marlon Brando: Method Man starts August 10

July 10, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

A smash on Broadway, then a smash in Hollywood, Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire features some of the most iconic acting in the history of both. Producer Charles K. Feldman gathered director Elia Kazan and actors Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, and Karl Malden from the original stage production, and brought Vivien Leigh from the London production, […]

Filed Under: Movies, MSP Tagged With: Heights Theater, Marlon Brando, MSP

Uptown Theater: The Room - Midnight Showing Friday June 23

June 22, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

If you’re in to that sort of thing

Filed Under: Movies, MSP Tagged With: The Room

Heights Theater’s Craazy Mamas! series brings PSYCHO in 35MM

June 19, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Is there any more iconic CRAAAZY MAMA than the ghost tormenting poor Norman Bates? Though never appearing in the film, “Mother” is eternally present in the eyes and simpering mannerisms of poor Norman, and she wreaks havoc on unsuspecting women from the grave! The perfect film close our series. The Heights Theater unveils a festival […]

Filed Under: Movies, MSP Tagged With: Alfred Hitchock, Heights Theater, Minneapolis, MSP, Psycho

Paisley Park After Dark to host Purple Rain showing on June 23

June 8, 2025 by thestakemag Leave a Comment

Only want to see you laughing.

Filed Under: Movies, MSP Tagged With: Paisley Park, Prince, Purple Rain

Heights Theater’s Power Of Persistence series: Wait Until Dark in 35mm

May 8, 2025 by Christopher ZF Leave a Comment

Classic thriller with a terrorizing Alan Arkin. Do it.

Filed Under: Movies, MSP Tagged With: Heights Theater, Minneapolis, Wait Until Dark

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