The MSP Film Society is committed as an arts organization to helping contain COVID-19, in the interest of the safety and health of their community, patrons, and staff. The MSP Film Society made the decision to postpone the 2020 MSPIFF and suspend all screenings and events in Screen 3 at St. Anthony Main until further notice. They will update the public as soon as they have their next steps in place.
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The Hungarian Film and Cultural Festival
Presented by Creative Cultural Exchange and MSP Film Society. The festival will take place on Oct. 18 and 19 at St. Anthony Main Theatre, 115 SE Main St. Join them for a celebration of Hungarian culture and history through the lens of five popular Hungarian films. After the final film, they will host a cultural festival and reception to give you a further taste of Hungarian culture and commemorate the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. All films will be shown on the Film Society Screen #3 at St. Anthony Main Theatre, and the cultural festival will take place on the 3rd floor above the theater. Prices: $8 regular, $6 student, $5 MSP Film Society members. Tickets available now for advance purchase at mspfilm.org or theater box office. Limited same day tickets will be sold before each film. Info and film lineup: mspfilm.org/hungarian-film-and-cultural-festival.
Twin Cities Indie Film Director to Premiere 50’s Retro “Queen of Snakes”
“Queen of Snakes,” the latest homage to 1950s’ black and white horror movies by Twin Cities director Christopher R. Mihm, will premiere Wednesday, April 24, 7:30 pm at the Historic Heights Theater, 3951 Central Ave. NE, in Columbia Heights. Doors open at 6:30 pm and guests will enjoy hand-picked, era-appropriate newsreels, classic trailers, appearances by most (if not all) of the cast and crew, autographs, photo opportunities with the title creature, and a silent auction. DVDs, posters, and other exclusive merchandise will also be on sale. Advance tickets are $10, available at sainteuphoria.com. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door. “Queen of Snakes” trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=AJOSZ8IfD4M.
Post Apocalyptic Spaghetti Midwestern to premiere at Heights Theater
Minnesota writer/director Christopher R. Mihm’s, “Guns of the Apocalypse,” a tongue-in-cheek homage to early ’60s Italian Westerns, premieres Wednesday, Sept. 26, 7:30 pm; doors open at 6:30 pm, at The Heights Theater, 3951 Central Ave. NE, Columbia Heights. Billed as a “post-apocalyptic spaghetti midwestern,” this will be Mihm’s 14th feature film. Mihm, the Twin Cities’ most prolific feature filmmaker, specializes in producing loving homages to the classic black and white horror and science fiction films of the ’50s and ’60s.
The night will feature classic era-appropriate newsreels, previews of coming attractions, a silent auction of film memorabilia, and a raffle of valuable prizes. Tickets are $10, available in advance at sainteuphoria.com/merch. A very limited number of tickets will be available at the door.
MinnAnimate 7
MinnAnimate celebrates its seventh incarnation on Thursday, Sept. 13 with a showcase of student, youth and independent animation. Join them at the St. Anthony Main Theater, the home of the Film Society of Minneapolis and St. Paul, for a look at the Minnesota animation scene, in a wide variety of animation types and styles. This year’s MinnAnimate will feature two screenings. Youth and Student films will start at 6:45 pm and the Independent Animation Showcase starts at 7:30 pm. There will be a short Q&A session after each screening. Tickets are $9.50 General, $6 Students, $5 Film Society Members. One ticket gets you into both screenings. Info: MinnAnimate.com.
First Thursday Films @ the Capri at North Community High School
The Film Society of Minneapolis-St. Paul and the Capri Theater present a stellar 2018-19 season of First Thursday Films @ the Capri, in a new partnership with the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS). While the Capri is closed for expansion and renovation, screenings will take place at North Community High School, 1500 Irving Ave. North in Minneapolis.
The first film of the 2018-19 season is “In the Heat of the Night,” starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, at 7 pm Thursday, Sept. 6. The film, first released in 1968, about an African American police detective who is asked to investigate a murder in a racially hostile southern town, won five Oscars including Best Picture. Each First Thursday Films screening is followed by a passionate discussion of the movie. The discussion leader for “In the Heat of the Night” is to be named. Tickets to First Thursday Films are $5 and can be purchased in advance at mspfilm.org or at the door the night of the show.
Sept. 6: In the Heat of the Night. Narrative. Speaker: TBA.
Oct. 4: Through The Banks of The Red Cedar. Documentary. Speaker: Maya Washington, director.
Nov. 1: Don’t Get Trouble in Your Mind: The Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Story. Documentary. Speaker: John Whitehead, director.
Dec. 6: Detroit. Narrative. Speaker: TBA.
Jan. 3: Crime and Punishment. Documentary. Speaker: TBA.
Feb. 7: Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami. Documentary. Speaker: TBA.
March 7: Black Panther. Narrative. Speaker: D.A. Bullock.
April 4: 2019 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival. Film Selection/Speaker: TBA.
Note: The Capri Theater closes for construction this fall. The new Capri will offer exceptional programs and spaces including a newly renovated theater, a new Great Hall with seating for over 100, a Best Buy Teen Tech Center, community spaces and much more when it reopens in the fall of 2019. For more information on the Capri’s expansion and renovation contact James Scott, Director of the Capri, 612-643-2024 or jscott@pcyc-mpls.org.
Info: thecapritheater.org, mspfilm.org, mnhs.org.
Geek Partnership Society free movie night
The Geek Partnership Society presents a free movie screening (a double header) on Friday, Aug. 3, 7-10:30 pm. People can just show up. Due to licensing restrictions, they can’t publish the titles, but as a hint, they’re about redemption and rebooting. Both feature the ocean and the Rock. The Ocean is Calling, get your guard on. If you want to know exact titles, sign up on Eventbrite at tinyurl.com/ybehcvjb and they will be emailed to you. Donations are appreciated. Some folks also bring snacks, feel free to join in. Handicap accessible. Event Horizon, 1121 Jackson St. NE., in the Waterbury Building at the intersection of Central and Broadway. The parking lot is on the east side of the building. Enter door 1121C. If you are taking the bus, the closest routes are 10, 17, and 30. Questions? Email info@geekpartnership.org.
Free movie night hosted by Geek Partnership Society
Free movie night open to the public. The Geek Partnership Society will hold a free movie screening on Friday, June 1, 7-10:30 pm. Due to licensing restrictions, they can’t publish the titles, but they’re about the Science Bros. Origin story of one genius, billionaire, playboy, philanthropist and his friend with breathtaking anger management issues. If you want to know exact titles, sign up on Eventbrite at tinyurl.com/ycb55b2l and they will be emailed to you. Free, although donations are appreciated. Some folks also bring snacks, feel free to join in. Event Horizon, 1121 Jackson St. NE. Event Horizon is in the Waterbury Building at the intersection of Central and Broadway in Northeast Minneapolis. The parking lot is on the east side of the building. Enter door 1121C. If you are taking the bus, the closest routes are 10, 17, and 30. info@geekpartnership.org.
Johnstock is Music, Crafts, and Love for all
Saturday, June 2 in the merchants’ parking lot south of 29th Ave. and Johnson St. NE, local artisans will set up for the shopping experience known as Johnstock. But the fun starts before that. Friday, June 1 as dusk falls, the movie Toy Story will be shown in the merchants’ lot. (No parking after 5 pm.) Movie starts at about 8:30 pm. Bring chairs and blankets. Enjoy the Pillsbury School Carnival at Windom Park, 5-8 pm, then head on over for the movie.
Saturday morning, June 2, 8:45 am, kids and their adults can gather at the Gustavus Adolphus Church parking lot next to the church to decorate their bikes, scooters, wagons and themselves for the Kiddie Parade that will step off around 9:30 am to take the two-block walk to the merchants’ lot.
“Woody from Toy Story” will entertain the kids starting at 10 am Saturday, June 2. After the kids’ show, there will be a live music lineup arranged by the curator of The Coffee Shop NE’s recent Open Mic nights. It’s a backdrop in the parking lot for more than 30 craft artists, Northeaster newspaper selfie station (bring your phones and cameras), chair massage and more. Souvenir T-shirts will be sold.
The Johnstock craft fair with music in the parking lot runs from 10 am to 4 pm. In the event of rain Friday, June 1, the movie would be cancelled; the decision would be posted on the Johnson Street Merchants Facebook page at 6 pm that night. Events on Saturday, June 2nd will be held rain or shine.
Casket Cinema’s “Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy”
Casket Cinema gets literary with their next film, “Robert Bly: A Thousand Years of Joy.” “This thoughtful and lovely documentary is a biopic of one of Minnesota’s most loved poets. It was a crowd pleaser at the Minneapolis International Film Festival. The video covers a lot of ground to show the life of Bly, from a young man breaking out as an activist poet in the 1960’s, to his days as a well known translator, to his time galvanizing the men’s movement of the 80’s and 90’s. Special guests for this Casket will be Minnesota producer of the film, Dominic Howes and the artist Dougie Padilla, who knew Bly well in the men’s movement. They will talk with Casket Cinema Co-founder Mark Wojahn after the film.” More information on this film is available at robertblyfilm.com.
The screening will take place Thursday, Dec. 1, doors at 7:30 p.m. and film at 8 p.m., at the Casket Cinema, located in the art studio of Mark Wojahn, in the Casket Arts Building, 681 17th Ave. NE #145, in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. For more information call 612-781-5223. Donation of $5-$10 will go to pay the filmmaker. Bring friends and BYOB. Admission is usually by donation unless noted. Rsvp at www.facebook.com/