Film & Beyond

This time we talk about war movies for Veterans Day. We cover 1917, Hacksaw Ridge, We Were Soldiers, American Sniper, and Lone Survivor.

In addition to Movie Decade Battle: 2005 vs. 2015.

Today we start with the Movie Decade Battle between 2008 vs. 2018 (also both election years). Then we get into some political movies and maybe you'll have something to listen if you're stuck in line to vote.

The Halloween episode has a few mentions of horror films, a few mentions of family-friendly films, and now the on-going segment of Movie Decade Battle of 1993 vs 1983.

We chose the year of Hocus Pocus since it reemerged at #2 on the box office during the first weekend of October 2020. Please share with us on Instagram what you have for costumes this year using #FilmInMinnesota

We hope you enjoy another episode of Film in Minnesota.

The time has come, it's been two years since we started down this journey and Rehana has now seen E.T. listen in as we discuss her experience with the film, but first we get into some MOVIE DECADE BATTLE between 1987 v. 1997.  Plus our run-through of some of the adapted films we've all come to love and marvel at.

This week we talk about movies in the disaster genre, 2020 has seen its fair share of disasters thus far. Plus we make our picks between 1999 vs 2009 in our Movie Decade Battle.  

We (Alan & Rehana) have been hosting and producing Film in Minnesota the podcast for two years now.  We discuss the highs and lows of producing a podcast from its beginnings to the new normal that we're all adjusting to right now.  We also introduce a new segment on the show, the unofficial title is "The Movie Decade Battle" from 2000 vs. 2010 top 10 worldwide grossing films.

Plus we get back to our roots a bit and discuss a Minnesota Made film called Only Dance Can Save Us.

We discuss female filmmakers in this week's episode, from the slate of films that were going to be released this year, to the many classic films that we know today that have been helmed by women. Listen in as we discuss and discover the many films that have been directed by women.

Wedding Season is here!  We talk about our experiences with weddings in general, in the time of the pandemic, and movies that we love that are all about weddings.  We even talk about life leading up to weddings...  dating!

In this episode, we talk about summer movies. From last year's summer movies of 2019 that you may have missed, to the summer releases that are now postponed throughout 2020, and some of our personal favorites. 

Today we cover a range of phases of the filmmaking process for both short films and feature films. From Pre-production to production and post-production. We touch on all parts of the process including casting auditions, crew, film distribution, and getting it in front of an audience. It's no secret that independent film is one of the most challenging fields to enter, join us as we discuss the many differences and similarities at a local and indie level.