MOVIE REVIEWS | "Her,""Lone Survivor," and "The Truth About Emanuel"
Jim Brunzell III The Optimistic Pessimist “You’re dating your computer?”Yes, that is a snippet of spoken dialogue in writer/director Spike Jonze’ fourth feature Her, opening in Twin Cities theaters on...
View ArticleFinding the treasures at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival
Jim Brunzell III The Optimistic Pessimist Another tour of duty (going on seven years) covering the 2014 Sundance Film Festival for Twin Cities Daily Planet starts Thursday, January 16 through Sunday,...
View ArticleSundance Film Festival 2014: A monumental film experience in "Boyhood" and more
Jim Brunzell III The Optimistic Pessimist PARK CITY, UTAH– As soon as I hit the road toward the majestic Park City, Utah, time slowed down and it was starting to feel like “go time” again. The hustle...
View Article"Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter" and "The Overnighters": Cream of the crop at...
Jim Brunzell III The Optimistic Pessimist PARK CITY, UTAH– The first few days of the Sundance Film Festival had the makings of one the better years I have attended and with only a few days left, right...
View ArticleHany Abu-Assad's "Omar" premieres in the Twin Cities before the Academy Awards
Jim Brunzell III The Optimistic Pessimist Less than three weeks away is the 86th Academy Awards. Most of the Oscar-nominated films are now playing in local Twin Cities theaters or are available on DVD,...
View ArticleSXSW Music/Film/Interactive festival 2014: More than music
Jim Brunzell III The Optimistic Pessimist AUSTIN, TEXAS—Being in Austin, Tex. the days leading up to the 2014 South By Southwest (SXSW) Music/Film/Interactive festival (Friday, March 7 –Sunday, March...
View ArticleThe top films from the 2014 SXSW Film/Music/Interactive festival
Jim Brunzell III The Optimistic Pessimist AUSTIN, TEXAS– The 2014 SXSW Film/Music/Interactive festival has been over for two weeks now and while it was another year filled with great films, there is...
View Article2014 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival features very long, but...
Jim Brunzell III The Optimistic Pessimist The 2014 Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival (MSPIFF ), the biggest film festival in the Midwest, starts Thursday, April 3 and runs through...
View ArticleDan Schneidkraut's "Old Man" screens at the Minneapolis St. Paul...
Jim Brunzell III The Optimistic Pessimist The power of filmmaking can sometimes take hold and lift us into an escapist retreat from our entire life, and other times it can be a wondrous experience of...
View ArticleDirector Justin Simien brings "Dear White People" to the Walker Art Center
Jim Brunzell III The Optimistic Pessimist PARK CITY, UTAH— Director Justin Simien's Dear White People was one of the most talked about films at this year's Sundance Film Festival and was also filmed in...
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