I love accents, but I don't always love them in film and TV, especially when they don't quite land. One of the most difficult accents for many actors is the one found in Minnesota, rooted in ...

A survey of the nation’s top 10 “most attractive accents” has been released, and, as you might expect, “Southern” is No. 1, dahlin’. The second pick immediately discredits the entire survey because it ...

Ask any Hollywood A-lister: The Minnesota accent is an enigma. Emma Thompson is the latest to give it a stab. Thompson stars in the thriller, “Dead of Winter,” which is set in rural Minnesota and ...

ST. PAUL - To folks in Indiana, there’s something a bit different about the way Tracey Phillips talks. So, naturally, they ask where she’s from. She tells them: Minnesota. “Probably nine times out of ...

WILLMAR -- Ask any true Midwestern native, and they'll tell you that they don't have an accent. Most Midwesterners would say that the dialects used in movies like "Fargo" and "Miracle"are purely ...

My friend from Baltimore that used to come out and visit every August and December loved to make fun of our Minnesota accent. He would say, with a cheeky grin and a loud voice, “Oh, fer sure you got ...

(CNN) — Once you get past the kick of seeing Juno Temple nailing a Minnesota accent, FX’s fifth season of “Fargo” plays like a thin version of the concept, while owing a sizable debt to director David ...