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by Greg Carlson | Cinema | June 3rd, 2024
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com A more than serviceable portrait of the beloved artist, “Jim Henson: Idea Man” debuts on Disney+ this weekend. As organized by director Ron Howard, the documentary presents a primarily chronological overview of career highlights mixed with behind-the-scenes considerations of children and marriage. While the latter component is…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | June 1st, 2024
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.comIlana Glazer is the co-writer and co-star of director Pamela Adlon’s comedy “Babes,” an appealing, if familiar, buddy movie that builds around the ups and downs of an unexpected pregnancy. The busy Glazer, best known for “Broad City,” returns to the general thematic territory she explored in the 2021…
by Greg Carlson | Cinema | May 20th, 2024
…By Greg Carlsongregcarlson1@gmail.com Horror fans who loved director Tomas Alfredson’s terrific 2008 adaptation of John Ajvide Lindkvist’s vampire novel “Let the Right One In” will find much to appreciate about “Handling the Undead.” Based on Lindkvist’s second book, Norwegian filmmaker Thea Hvistendahl’s movie reimagines the slow zombie premise with a seemingly…
by HPR Contributor | Arts | May 16th, 2024
…By David L. Newellhistory@nd.gov If your Spidey senses are tingling, it may be because Marvelocity: The Art of Alex Ross is coming to the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum. The traveling exhibition, developed by the Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake County, Illinois, will bring the gravity-defying world…
by John Showalter | Music | May 16th, 2024
…By John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.com Musicians in the Fargo-Moorhead area are often supportive of each other. They will attend each other’s shows, collaborate on projects, play as openers for each other, so on and so forth. However, there is nothing wrong with a bit of friendly competition — and that is why…
by Sabrina Hornung | Arts | May 16th, 2024
…By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comThe Rourke Art Gallery + Museum was established June 18, 1960. This year, June 18 marks the 65th annual Midwestern Art Invitational at the Rourke in Moorhead — and consequently renders the exhibition one of the longest consecutively running invitationals in the country. Since its inception, The Rourke has…
by Ed Raymond | Gadfly | May 16th, 2024
…By Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comIs It Possible to Move from a Tent on a Sidewalk to a Garage in the Sky? There have been wealthy people who added a car elevator to the mansion for their Bentleys so they could unload groceries close to the kitchen, but I have never seen a…
by Sabrina Hornung | Editorial | May 16th, 2024
…Our opinion: Has Fargo lost its cool?By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com On April 24, The Forum reported that Zandbroz Variety would be closing its doors after 33 years, and the announcement hit like a ton of books. Upon hearing the news, long-time regulars and former employees, affectionately referred to as “Zandbrozians,” reconnected with…
by Jim Fuglie | Last Word | May 16th, 2024
…By Jim Fugliejimfuglie920@gmail.com I am an old man. I have been a politics junkie most of my life. I have been involved in many campaigns, but have not run for office myself. Each time someone has suggested I do that, I tell them the same thing: I will not put…
by HPR Contributor | Culture | May 16th, 2024
…Need more events? Check out our July 2024 and August 2024 calendars. (They’re cleverly split up to save you some scrolling.)MaySpring CrowsNow - June 28, Spirit Room, FargoForty artists display works centered around a crow theme. Opening reception on May 17.https://www.spiritroom.org/Women of the West Art ShowNow - June 29, Long…