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| Producer Info |
Events and info for The Parkway Theatre
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Joe Senkyr Minjares |
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4817 Chicago Ave So.
Minneapolis, MN 55417 |
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612-827-2928 |
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joeminjares@mac.com |
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http://www.theparkwaytheater.com |
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| The New Parkway Theater is now owned and operated by Pepitos Mexican Restaurant. The theater is available for events. Call 612-823-1492 for more details |
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| Active events for The Parkway Theatre |
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| Festival Pass for the Nordic Lights Film Festival- Twin Cities |
Nov 20, 2009 6:30 PM |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Festival Pass for the 12 screenings in the Nordic Lights Film Festival- Twin Cities |
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| prostitution Behind the Veil (Prostitution bakom sljan) Sweden/ Iran |
Nov 20, 2009 6:30 PM |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Iranian-Swedish documentary |
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| Nordic Shorts (90 min) |
Nov 20, 2009 9:00 PM |
Minneapolis, MN |
| 8 Nordic film treats from Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden |
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| The Mystery of the Wolf (Suden arvoitus - Finland: 90 min) |
Nov 21, 2009 11:00 AM |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Written by Heikki Vuento and Directed by Raimo O. Niemi, winner of several awards including the 2008 Golden Cairo from the Cairo International film Festival for Children. Set in the Wilderness of Finnish Lapland. Twelve-year old Salla defends the wolves that are a threat to the local livelihood, reindeer husbandry. |
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| Everlasting Moments (Maria Larssons eviga ogonblick) (Sweden / Denmark: 131 min) |
Nov 21, 2009 1:00 PM |
Minneapolis, MN |
| In this breathtaking film from renowned Swedish director Jan Troell, a woman experiences an artistic awakening after being introduced to photography. Despite the bleak world the characters inhabit, the film is ultimately a moving affirmation of life's beauty and strength of the human spirit. |
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| My Uncle Loved the Color Yellow (Min morbror tyckte mycket om gult - Sweden) and Heaven's Heart (Himlens hjarta - Sweden) |
Nov 21, 2009 3:45 PM |
Minneapolis, MN |
| My Uncle Loved the Color Yellow is a touching portrait of family and mental illness (9 min). In Heaven's Heart, Lars and Susanna have been married for twenty years. They love each other dearly and together they have forged a secure, happy existence. Life has turned out just as happily and comfortably for Susanna's best friend Ann and her husband Ulf. One evening Susanna tells the others about an adulterous colleague. The story provokes strong reactions that cause a dramatic showdown among the couples. Perhaps they don't know their other halves as well as they thought? |
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| The Lake (Jarvi) (Finland: 8 min) & Black Ice (Musta j) (Finland: 110 min) Due to the explicit sexual content of this film, no admittance will be given to youth under 17. |
Nov 21, 2009 6:00 PM |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Black Ice - Saara is a middle-aged doctor who one day finds out that her architect-husband Leo is having an affair with a younger woman, Tuuli. Instead of revealing her true identity, Saara pretends to be someone else end makes friends with Tuuli. At the same time she is planning the best way to revenge her husband and his lover. (Finland: 110 min) |
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| Mr. Mustache (Norway: 7 min) & Dead Snow (Doed Snoe) (Norway: 90 min) |
Nov 21, 2009 8:30 PM |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Mr. Mustache is a 7 min. short from Norway about men and their moustaches. Consisting of several interviews woven together as a lively collage. followed by a 90 minute feature from Norway, Dead Snow, a dark and sinister film that is set in a small cabin in the mountains haunted by lurking Nazi Zombies. Rolling Stone magazine says about Dead Snow: "There is a storm of scary fun to be had in this Scandinavian splatterfest. |
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| The Last Farm (Sidasti brinn) (Iceland: 15 min) & Back Soon (Skrapp Ut) (Iceland: 92 min) |
Nov 22, 2009 11:00 AM |
Minneapolis, MN |
| The Last Farm is a 15 minute short from Iceland about an aging farmer determined to do the his last chores before leaving his farm with his wife for a retirement home. Back Soon, a strange off beat comedy made in Iceland that is both disarming and confusing but ultimately very, very funny. |
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| Silent Snow (Greenland: 14 min) & Herdswoman (Hjordeliv) (Sweden / Sami: 58 min) |
Nov 22, 2009 1:15 PM |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Herdwoman- We encounter three Sami women and their lives with the reindeer herds. Aina, Elisabeth and Lisa belong to different generations. Their stories reflect life in Spmi (Lapland) and the transition from nomadic existence to modern society. The film relates their pleasure in working with the reindeer. They live with and for their herds. When a court case questions their ancient rights to the reindeers' pasture their life as reindeer keepers is at risk. |
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| Wrestling (Braedrabylta) (Iceland: 20 min) & Small Mountain (Heidin) (Iceland: 95 min) |
Nov 22, 2009 3:00 PM |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Both films made in Iceland, Wrestling is a 20 minute short about two gay wrestlers who must keep their relationship a secret from the inner world of their macho sport. Small Mountain, also from Iceland, is a Slice of life story set against rugged landscape in a small community. Not expecting his son back today, Emil is brought to face his past, his family, his community, after he finds himself stuck upon the small Mountain. This will be a day to remember. |
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| Little Man (Lille mand) (Denmark: 13 min) & Fear Me Not (Den du frygter) (Denmark: 95 min) |
Nov 22, 2009 5:30 PM |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Winner of the Hamburg Film Festival "Best Children's Film", Little Man is a 13 minute gem from Denmark followed by Fear Me Not, also from Denmark. 42-year-old Michael needs a change in his life, so when he hears about clinical trials for a new anti-depressant, he signs up to be a guinea pig - without telling his family. Because of dangerous side effects, the trial is subsequently abandoned but Michael continues to take the pills. Having lost all control, Michael's repressed instincts resurface with a force and violence that no one could have predicted. |
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| Harvest Time (Elonkorjuu) (Finland: 15 min) & Lights in the Dusk (Laitakaupungin valot) (Finland: 93 min) |
Nov 22, 2009 8:00 PM |
Minneapolis, MN |
| Harvest time is a 15 minute short from Finland. For so lon, farmhouse lady Anja Huovinen has gritted her teeth and put up with her lazy husband's drinking and idle talk, focusing instead on her work. She reaches her limits. Our second film is also from Finland. Lights in the Dusk is written and directed by Aki Kaurismaki. It is a dark, seemy crime drama set in Helsinki. A lonely night watchman is caught up in a series of misadventures with a femme fatale. |
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| Paul Metsa "Skyway to Hell" Anniversary Concert and CD release party |
Nov 27, 2009 9:00 PM |
Minneapolis, MN |
| An acoustic concert and celebration of Paul Metsa's 3 decades in the MN Music Scene told in songs and stories |
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