Luftslottet som sprängdes

Caught the Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest tonight at the Edina. Good flick, especially if you've watched the other two. The violence is nicely handled. Noomi Rapace rocks.

The Catfood Commission

The Hijacked Commission
By PAUL KRUGMAN
Published: November 11, 2010

Count me among those who always believed that President Obama made a big mistake when he created the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform — a supposedly bipartisan panel charged with coming up with solutions to the nation’s long-run fiscal problems. It seemed obvious, as soon as the commission’s membership was announced, that “bipartisanship” would mean what it so often does in Washington: a compromise between the center-right and the hard-right. More

Peace in the Pursuit of Maine Clams

Jen Casad in this 2009 film directed by Sharon Lockhart.
Peace in the Pursuit of Maine Clams
By JEANNETTE CATSOULIS
Published: November 10, 2010
This film has been designated as a Critics' Pick.

Anyone in need of a respite from everyday stresses (or the ubiquitous assault of 3-D) should hurry over to the Museum of Modern Art this week for a rejuvenating shot of “Double Tide.” Divided almost equally into two stunning, stationary shots of a woman yanking clams from a peaceful Maine beach, this 99-minute moving meditation from the artist Sharon Lockhart is guaranteed to lower your blood pressure and recalibrate your mind. More

Weimar Film: Shadows, Yes, but Also Light

By DAVE KEHR
Published: November 11, 2010

German cinema of the Weimar years has given us some of the most famous images in film history: Cesare the somnambulist (Conrad Veidt) loping through the crooked alleys of “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” the proud hotel doorman (Emil Jannings) reduced to a quivering washroom attendant in “The Last Laugh,” the robot Maria (Brigitte Helm) coming to life circled by rising rings of electricity in “Metropolis.”

Yet these represent only a narrow sample of a vast national industry, which at its height was second only to Hollywood in the number of films it produced, some 200 to 500 a year. More

Henryk Mikolaj Goreck, Dead at 76

Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki, Composer, Dies Link