Sevigny Takes Up the Axe in “Lizzie”
Director Craig William Macneill speculates on the infamous legend surrounding Massachusetts murder suspect Lizzie Borden in “Lizzie,” a long-germinating labor of love for star…
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Dinklage Is the Last Man Standing in ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’
by Greg Carlson | Sep 12, 2018
Filmmaker Reed Morano’s “I Think We’re Alone Now” doesn’t match the levels of heat surrounding the tireless veteran cinematographer’s other recent successes on “The…
Read NowLGBT Film Festival Celebrates 10 Years
by HPR Contributor | Sep 12, 2018
by Ryan [email protected] The lights are down and the energy is up at the Fargo Theatre this week as the Fargo-Moorhead LGBT Film Festival…
Read NowA lasting legacy
by Hee Han | Sep 5, 2018
Madeline Luke and Gary Krapu of Valley City and the High Plains Reader are pleased to announce the creation of the Anne Krapu-HPR Journalism…
Read NowCalifornia calls to Quesnell
by John Showalter | Sep 5, 2018
In the approximately three years I’ve been writing for the High Plains Reader it seems I’ve always circled back to comedian Adam Quesnell. First,…
Read NowWith his life relocated to Thailand, Jon Wayne brings his Pain back to Fargo
by Chris Larson | Sep 5, 2018
It’s only been a little more than a month since former Jamestown/Fargo/Minneapolis musician Jon Wayne uprooted his wife and life and boarded a plane…
Read NowBlindspotting: Oakland in Black and White
by Greg Carlson | Sep 5, 2018
With first-time feature director Carlos Lopez Estrada at the helm, friends/screenwriters/producers/stars Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal collaborate on “Blindspotting,” one of the year’s most…
Read NowA cool Forty Below in Fargo’s comedy scene
by John Showalter | Aug 29, 2018
Not only does the Fargo-Moorhead area have a vibrant music scene, but a burgeoning comedy scene as well. I have had the pleasure of…
Read NowTheatre B’s ‘A Beautiful Hell’ Grief Out Loud
by HPR Contributor | Aug 29, 2018
“Our mission is to invigorate civic conversation through intimate and transformative storytelling.” This statement posted on Theatre B’s website and tacked to their studio…
Read NowArt and Life in “Madeline’s Madeline”
by Greg Carlson | Aug 29, 2018
The borders of the real and imagined assume a prominent place in Josephine Decker’s “Madeline’s Madeline,” the new feature from the talented filmmaker of…
Read NowLee’s Latest Must-See: BlacKkKlansman
by Greg Carlson | Aug 22, 2018
Spike Lee’s stated desire to comment on current events through the colorful prism of a 1970s-set period piece reaps tremendous rewards in Cannes Grand…
Read NowHarlan Ellison: a big fish in an ever-expanding pond
by HPR Contributor | Aug 22, 2018
by Randy [email protected] Harlan Ellison always liked rolling a grenade or two into the room before entering. If this were Readers’ Digest, I might…
Read NowTrampled by Turtles: On the road again
by Sabrina Hornung | Aug 21, 2018
HPR catches up with Dave Simonett
Read NowA Far-go Out Time on Woodstock’s 50th
by John Showalter | Aug 15, 2018
Woodstock: even people who were born years after the original three-day music festival recognize the name. The event, which took place between August 15th…
Read NowAbby Balkowitsch: The next generation
by Sabrina Hornung | Aug 15, 2018
It may be cliche to say the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree, but when wet plate artist Shane Balkowitsch found out…
Read NowEighth Grade: Burnham Makes Strong Feature Debut with Fisher
by Greg Carlson | Aug 15, 2018
Elsie Fisher’s Kayla Day is the lonely but indefatigable middle-school protagonist of first-time feature filmmaker Bo Burnham’s “Eighth Grade,” a winning addition to the…
Read NowThree Pieces Of Advice To Aspiring Musicians From Erik Turner Of Warrant
by HPR Contributor | Aug 15, 2018
By Travis [email protected] Every musician remembers the bands and artists that lit their fire, igniting the spark for their love of music. It’s a…
Read NowThe British are Coming to Bluestem
by John Showalter | Aug 8, 2018
The fledgling United States of America was formed when the colonies took to revolution against the British monarchy over two centuries ago. Of course,…
Read NowSeparated-at-Birth Brothers Meet in ‘Three Identical Strangers’
by Greg Carlson | Aug 8, 2018
Tim Wardle’s documentary “Three Identical Strangers” shares the seemingly impossible tale of brothers Eddy Galland, David Kellman, and Bobby Shafran, separated-at-birth identical triplets who…
Read NowA Carolina blue collar love story
by Sabrina Hornung | Aug 2, 2018
The story of Ben and Emily Roberts could be summed up best as a blue collar love story. The husband and wife Americana duo…
Read Now5th Annual Bohemian Family Ramble
by Hee Han | Aug 1, 2018
“The Bohemian Family Ramble was created to offer the Quarterly, Fargo-Moorhead’s Grateful Dead tribute band, a fourth place to perform in a family friendly…
Read NowSusco Clicks on Our Fears in ‘Unfriended: Dark Web’
by Greg Carlson | Aug 1, 2018
Making his feature directorial debut, “The Grudge” writer Stephen Susco scares up a handful of unnerving images and grim thoughts in “Unfriended: Dark Web,”…
Read NowLong live the King
by James Osborne | Jul 26, 2018
In 1986, Movile Cave was discovered in rural Romania. Hermetically sealed for 5.5 million years, the ecosystem is unlike any other on earth. The…
Read NowAct Up, ‘The Theory of Relativity’ and the art of making art
by Stella Mehlhoff | Jul 25, 2018
As I stared out of Guthrie Theater’s Amber room at a bird’s eye of the cityscape and river below, I hardly took in the…
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