Live from Minnesota - David Kingsbury's 7 Minute Miles » Movies http://7minutemiles.com Web Site of David Kingsbury - husband, dad and casino IT director Wed, 23 May 2012 22:56:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Max http://7minutemiles.com/2012/05/08/max http://7minutemiles.com/2012/05/08/max#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 13:04:28 +0000 DK http://7minutemiles.com/?p=15062 I have a sadness shield that keeps out all the sadness, and it’s big enough for all of us.

]]> http://7minutemiles.com/2012/05/08/max/feed 0 The greatest films of all time http://7minutemiles.com/2012/05/01/the-greatest-films-of-all-time http://7minutemiles.com/2012/05/01/the-greatest-films-of-all-time#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 19:31:05 +0000 DK http://7minutemiles.com/?p=14891 Roger Ebert had an interesting story last month about selecting his ten greatest films list. Haven’t seen them all, but I think this might be a good summer project:

  • Aguirre, Wrath of God (Herzog)
  • Apocalypse Now (Coppola)
  • Citizen Kane (Welles)
  • La Dolce Vita (Fellini)
  • The General (Keaton)
  • Raging Bull (Scorsese)
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (Kubrick)
  • Tokyo Story (Ozu)
  • The Tree of Life (Malick)
  • Vertigo (Hitchcock)
]]> http://7minutemiles.com/2012/05/01/the-greatest-films-of-all-time/feed 0 Arthur Denton http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/23/arthur-denton http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/23/arthur-denton#comments Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:26:29 +0000 DK http://7minutemiles.com/?p=14749 It’s your professionalism that I respect.

]]> http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/23/arthur-denton/feed 0 Movie night with dad http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/22/movie-night-with-dad http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/22/movie-night-with-dad#comments Sun, 22 Apr 2012 17:23:42 +0000 DK http://7minutemiles.com/?p=14714 Kid one watching Little Shop of Horrors with me, Eagan, Minnesota

]]> http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/22/movie-night-with-dad/feed 0 Film’s Last Stand http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/21/films-last-stand http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/21/films-last-stand#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 22:48:47 +0000 DK http://7minutemiles.com/?p=14690 Colleen and I went to the Walker Art Center’s Cinema series on Friday to catch the last film they were showing in a Lawrence Kasdan retrospective, The Accidental Tourist. Turned out this was also the last show in that theater before they close it down for two months to install new seats and an updated sound system (they already installed a new digital projector).

Even though I’d seen the movie before (and used to own it), I didn’t remember all of it. I guess that’s one benefit of getting older – everything old is new again…

Right before the movie started, we were told that it’s getting harder and harder for them to locate original film copies of older movies. This one was released in 1988, but the Walker couldn’t locate a print and were planning to show a Blu-ray version. Apparently Mr. Kasdan was here earlier in the week and offered to ship a personal 35mm copy from his vault in Los Angeles. So cool!

Here’s a list of some of the other films he wrote and/or directed:

  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Return of the Jedi
  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Body Heat
  • The Big Chill
  • Silverado
  • Grand Canyon
  • The Bodyguard

Not a bad résumé, eh?

]]> http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/21/films-last-stand/feed 0 Dave Harken http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/16/dave-harken http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/16/dave-harken#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:48:20 +0000 DK http://7minutemiles.com/?p=14552 You can’t win a marathon without putting some bandaids on your nipples.

]]> http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/16/dave-harken/feed 0 Veronica Corningstone http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/03/veronica-corningstone-2 http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/03/veronica-corningstone-2#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 08:00:07 +0000 DK http://7minutemiles.com/?p=14255 Mr. Harken, this city needs its news. And you are going to deprive them of that because I have breasts? Exquisite breasts?

]]> http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/03/veronica-corningstone-2/feed 0 Public TV News Anchor http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/02/public-tv-news-anchor http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/02/public-tv-news-anchor#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:26:35 +0000 DK http://7minutemiles.com/?p=14253 Public News Team is taking a break from its pledge drive to kick some ass. No commercials, no mercy.

]]> http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/02/public-tv-news-anchor/feed 0 Ron Burgundy http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/01/ron-burgundy-2 http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/01/ron-burgundy-2#comments Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:25:08 +0000 DK http://7minutemiles.com/?p=14251 Oh, Baxter, you are my little gentleman. I’ll take you to foggy London town…

]]> http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/01/ron-burgundy-2/feed 0 Angry Biker http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/01/angry-biker http://7minutemiles.com/2012/04/01/angry-biker#comments Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:00:30 +0000 DK http://7minutemiles.com/?p=14249 Well, now, guess what, this is happening.

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