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by Greg Carlson | Cinema | November 13th, 2024
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner “Anora” is one of the year’s best. Fans of the formidable filmmaker might not claim that the beautifully crafted melodrama, which can turn on a dime between outrageous comic farce and heartbreaking humanist plea, is necessarily a better movie than “The Florida…
by John Showalter | Music | November 13th, 2024
…By John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.com Local band Zero Place has been making quite a name for itself locally and regionally in the last few years. Despite getting its start during a time it seemed the whole world was coming to a stop with the COVID pandemic, the band shows no sign of…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | November 4th, 2024
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comWill We Ever Recover from the Trump Virus of Universal Hate?Just a month ago, the primary doctor of 336 million U.S Americans,U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, issued an advisory on the mental health of the nation’s current parents. He cited these reasons: (1) economic factors beyond their control,…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | November 4th, 2024
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com The brilliant cinematographer Ellen Kuras makes her narrative feature directorial debut with the long-gestating biopic “Lee.” Reuniting with Kate Winslet, with whom she worked on “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” Kuras explores the career highlights of model turned World War II photographer Lee Miller, whose images of…
by HPR Contributor | Best Bets | October 29th, 2024
…Thursday, November 7, 8 p.m.The Aquarium above Dempsey’s, FargoThe Minneapolis indie rock duo Bad Bad Hats hits the Fargo stage promoting their brand new, self-produced album titled “Bad Bad Hats.” Their name came from a song from the series based on the children’s book “Madeline,” which they felt fit their youthful,…
by HPR Contributor | Best Bets | October 29th, 2024
…November 7–December 14The Arts Center, Jamestown This invitational exhibition celebrates and highlights the creativity in the area by showcasing 6x6 inch works from artists of all ages, from emerging creatives to established professionals. The online auction opens November 11 and closes November 23.https://live-jamestown-arts.pantheonsite.io/
by HPR Contributor | Best Bets | October 29th, 2024
…Saturday, November 2, 12-3 p.m.North Dakota Heritage Center, 612 E. Boulevard Ave. BismarckAmbrotypist Shane Balkowitsch celebrates his third book of portraits, “Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective” with not only a signing, but with a drumming performance from Hunts Along, and a flute performance by Keith Bear, both of…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | October 28th, 2024
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comCaroline Lindy expands her short film “Your Monster” to feature length with mixed results. The movie premiered in the Midnight section of the Sundance Film Festival in January, but makes for a thematically appropriate Halloween season experience for romantics and theater kids seeking a not-too-scary fantasy. Despite the…
by HPR Contributor | Last Word | October 25th, 2024
…By Dina Butcherdina.wtba@midconetwork.com In 1938, when my parents were living in Germany, my father — along with 30,000 other Jewish men — was rounded up by Nazi Stormtroopers during an event known as Kristallnacht. He was taken to a concentration camp and performed forced labor until some relatives were able…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | October 21st, 2024
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comCitizens United Turned Billionaires Into Oligarchs, Dictators, and KingsWe have reached a stage in Divided States of America politics where if the Democratic Party decreed that zebras have black stripes imprinted on white bodies, the Trumplican Party would object by yelling “No!”: white stripes are strategically placed on…