Classics
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ANNA KARENINA (2012) – The Review
Jim Batts | November 21, 2012How do you breathe new life into a 100 plus year old story that’s known by mullions worldwide? First...
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Hey STAR WARS ! Happy 35th !
Jim Batts | May 25, 2012Where were you 35 years ago, fellow movie geeks ( if you even existed ) ? Well, it turns out that today,...
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MIRROR, MIRROR (2012) – The Review
Jim Batts | March 29, 2012Last year it seemed that Hollywood was taking a short break from adaptations of toys, video games, comic books,...
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THE ARTIST (2011) – The Review
Jim Batts | December 23, 2011So far this holiday season we moviegoers have seen Martin Scorsese’s magical tribute to cinema’s infancy, HUGO. In that...
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TCM Brings Free Screening of THE BIRDS to Saint Louis
Travis Keune | March 22, 2011Come April 4th, watch the skies… but, do NOT stay inside! You’ll want to be at the Hi-Pointe Theatre...
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Try It Out Thursday: THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
Joan Rapp | January 27, 2011Saturday night, I was scouting around trying to find something to watch that interested me. Cable was the same...
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Try It Out Thursday: IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT
Joan Rapp | January 19, 2011I would not be a movie geek if it weren’t for classic movies. My dad was a huge movie...
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DVD Review: Walt Disney Animation Collection: Classic Short Films Vol. 1-6
Travis Keune | May 20, 2009Those of my generation grew up in the sense the second of three waves in a long-held reign over...
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Warner offers New Concept for DVD Collectors
Travis Keune | March 24, 2009Good news here for the most devoted, hard-core movie geeks out there. Warner Brothers has announced a grand new...
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Lost & Found… ‘Hell Drivers’ (1957)
Travis Keune | January 20, 2009‘Hell Drivers’ opens with a promise of hi-octane fun. During the opening credits, a convoy of large trucks barrels...
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STL Symphony Orchestra to accompany ‘Wizard of Oz’
Travis Keune | December 8, 2008Trying to decide on something new, different or just plain fun to do for the holidays? Do you love...
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Classic Revival… ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ (1941)
Travis Keune | November 25, 2008No, this isn’t a type-o. Sure, everyone loves the funny action-packed killer assassin romance of ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’...
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Remembering ‘Mr. Smith’… An Icon of Hope
Travis Keune | November 5, 2008On the morning after the election of our President of this great nation, with all the politics of the...
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‘Rashomon’ Being Remade!
Charles | September 24, 2008Los Angeles-based Harbor Light Entertainment and Tokyo-based Lotus have assembled an international consortium to remake helmer Akira Kurosawa’s 1950...
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Chick Flick from the Past: ‘Brief Encounter’ (1945)
Shanna | September 4, 2008Director: David Lean Writer: Based on the play “Still Life†by Noel Coward Cast: Celia Johnson, Trevor Howard,...
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Classic Revival … ‘Harvey’ (1950)
Travis Keune | August 21, 2008Travis: Written by Mary Chase (and based on her Pulitzer Prize winning play) and directed by Henry Koster, ‘Harvey’...
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Mega-Movie Geek News: ‘Metropolis’ finds its parts …
Travis Keune | July 2, 2008I am totally geeking out here, but its what I do … especially when something this major occurs in...
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Classic Revival … ‘The Night of the Hunter’ (1955)
Travis Keune | June 28, 2008If you were to define “creepy” … how would you do it? Its likely that, depending on who’s being...