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A DUNGEON MASTER’S GUIDE TO LIFE – The St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase Review

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Review by Dane Marti

A DUNGEON MASTER’S GUIDE TO LIFE screens Wednesday, July 16th at 9:30pm at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar Blvd.) as part of The St. Louis Filmmaker’s Showcase

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A DUNGEON MASTER’S GUIDE TO LIFE is an interesting, locally-made film directed by Chris Bruemmer that humorously focuses on a group of men and women playing Dungeons and Dragons.

Much of the film takes place in a basement with humorous conversations and conflicts between the players, while occasionally interjecting semi-documentary moments. It’s an amateur film, but at the same time, I believe that it’s also sweet and funny. While it’s low budget, A DUNGEON MASTER’S GUIDE TO LIFE is intelligent enough to contain at least two montages which show certain relationships within the larger group. Quite often the jokes are nicely imbedded within the dialogue.

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Overall, I was impressed with A DUNGEON MASTER’S GUIDE TO LIFE. It had a lot of easygoing charm. Sure, it isn’t slickly made, but is that really important? The hipster character is very funny, as is the slightly flaky woman in the group (the only girl!). The diverse characters are unique enough to pull me through a world that many of us neither appreciated or never took the time to learn about and appreciated. Although never a fan of D&D, I was beguiled by the film. As a movie nut and science fiction fan, I could relate to the people in it. If you give it a chance, you’ll enjoy A DUNGEON MASTER’S GUIDE TO LIFE and its unique world.

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Check out the trailer for A DUNGEON MASTER’S GUIDE TO LIFE:

A DUNGEON MASTER’S GUIDE TO LIFE screens Wednesday, July 16th at 9:30pm at The Tivoli Theater (6350 Delmar Blvd.) as part of The St. Louis Filmmaker’s Showcase. It will be shown with:

Comic Geeks: Three Guys and a Comic Shop, the premiere episode of “Comic Geeks Season One,” directed by Brian Spath. Jeff and Brian tag along as Dan frantically searches for a comic recently ruined by a co-worker.
and
 Who Is the Question? – The Evolution of a Comic Book Hero, 12-minute short documentary by Gary Lobstein that explores Steve Ditko’s the Question.
The St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, an annual presentation of the nonprofit Cinema St. Louis, serves as the area’s primary venue for films made by local artists. The Showcase screens works that were written, directed, edited, or produced by St. Louis natives or films with strong local ties. The various film programs that will screen at the Showcase range from full-length fiction features and documentaries to multi-film compilations of fiction and documentary shorts. Many programs include post-screening Q&As with filmmakers. Filmmakers of all ages within a 120 mile radius of St. Louis are strongly encouraged to submit their works, or at the very least attend the event to celebrate with us and the amazingly talented St. Louis filmmakers.

Tickets for all film programs from July 13-17 at the Tivoli are $12 each; $10 for students with valid and current photo ID and for Cinema St. Louis members with valid membership cards. Advance tickets are on sale at the Tivoli Theatre box office (5-10 p.m. Monday-Friday and 2-10 p.m. Saturday-Sunday). No phone sales, but tickets can be purchased online. Tickets are on a first-come, first-served basis. Advance tickets may be purchased at https://tickets.landmarktheatres.com. There is a $1 per-ticket service charge.

For a 2014 St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase program, go HERE

http://www.cinemastlouis.org/sites/default/files/downloads/2014/2014ShowcaseProgram.pdf

For more information about The St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase, call Chris Clark at 314-289-4152 or e-mail chris@cinemastlouis.org.

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