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Twins Cities Cinema Marketing Wars Deliver New Luxury -- and Bargains!  
Posted by Tony Randgaard on Friday, September 20, 2019 at 12:00 AM By Tony Randgaard / September 20, 2019 Comment

Any doubts about the best movie experience in 1960 ended in the parking lot of the Cooper Theatre in St. Louis Park. The first hint for movie goers that it would not be business as usual was the outdoor fireplace and glittering fountain. And then astonishment with the small engine aircraft parked on the front lawn. How in the heck did they get that in here? Did they land that baby on Wayzata Boulevard? There were more marvels inside. The Cooper’s state of the art circular 105-foot-screen was the largest ever built. Seats were plush mohair and service was provided...

Filmed in Minnesota, 'Wilson' Premieres to Excited, Packed Theater
Posted by Jason Ingolfsland on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 12:00 AM By Jason Ingolfsland / March 25, 2017 Comment
The line to see the Minnesota-based film Wilson grew quickly at the Showplace Icon Theater at the West End in St. Louis Park, hosted by the Twin Cities Film Festival. The excitement was palpable. It’s been some time since a major studio out of Hollywood set up shop to film an entire movie in the Twin Cities. Local actors and crew were excited to see their work on the big screen. According to director Craig Johnson, the film was originally planned to be shot in Oakland, but that location was “cost prohibitive." However, With the help of the “Snowbate” by the Minnesota Film Commission, a reimbursement program to...