Movies to see in the Twin Cities this week: 'Opening Night,' 'Rocky Horror,' and more
By Dustin Nelson,
2024-08-27
The 12 days around the Minnesota State Fair can be great days to do absolutely anything else around the Twin Cities.
With hundreds of thousands of people hitting the fairgrounds, other events can be a little more mellow than usual. And with the heat hitting Minnesota , it's a great time to get into the air conditioning of a theater and catch up on some repertory movies hitting the big screen.
Here's a look at what you can see around town this week.
There's no doubt that the husband and wife duo of John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands were a formidable team with Cassavetes behind the camera for films like Faces (1968) and A Woman Under the Influence (1974).
Opening Night was one of their later collaborations. Rowlands stars as an actress on the brink of a meltdown. In the film, she stars in a play, portraying an actress on the brink of a meltdown with many scenes playing out in front of the audience. (It also features Ben Gazzara, who led Cassavetes' underappreciated The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. ) Rowlands, who died earlier this month, is every bit as haunting and intense in Opening Night as she was in Woman Under the Influence . 2820 E 33rd St., Minneapolis ($8)
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) with pre-movie music by Ryan Picone Quartet
The phrase "all-star cast" gets thrown around when talking about the Fast and Furious series or whatever new MCU blockbuster just rolled out. But the label applies just as easily to Wes Anderson's breakthrough film, The Royal Tenenbaums.
In case you forgot, it stars Gene Hackman as the title character, along with Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Bill Murray, and Danny Glover. The story of the formerly brilliant Tenenbaum children who have had their lives shaken by an aloof (to put it kindly) father will pair nicely with pre-screening live music given it has a fantastic soundtrack. 4814 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis ($9 advance/$12 at the door)
The Alfred Hitchcock masterpiece celebrates its 70th anniversary with screenings around the country. It's the kind of classic that holds up to repeat viewings. Jimmy Stewart is brilliant as a wheelchair-bound photographer who is watching the world through his window and thinks he may have seen a murder. Locations and prices vary
Is Godzilla x Kong outstanding? No. Is it the best Godzilla movie? Not even close. Is it even the best of the Monsterverse movies? Nope.
It is, however, a bit of popcorn-chomping fun, and, importantly, it's the final night of Minneapolis' free movies in the park seres, which is a key component of summer in the Twin Cities . 3101 Bryant Ave. S, Minneapolis (free)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) midnight screening
Rocky Horror is the quintessential midnight movie. If you've never experienced a midnight screening of the off-the-wall musical, it's a bucket list kind of thing. If you've already been charmed by Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), then you know it's worth a return trip to the doctor's mansion. 4814 Chicago Ave., Minneapolis ($10 advance/$15 at the door)
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