Category: Movies

Our Favorite Walt Disney Characters Return to St. Louis in February! DISNEY ON ICE at the Enterprise Center February 3rd -6th ‘Let’s Celebrate!’

Your Favorite Disney Characters Return to St. Louis in February! – Disney On Ice presents Let’s Celebrate Features Fourteen Classic and Modern Disney Stories In One Epic Production

The celebration of the century comes alive in Disney On Ice presents Let’s Celebrate. This monumental ice-skating spectacular visits Enterprise Center in St. Louis from February 3-6, 2022. 

Disney On Ice Preferred Customers can purchase advance tickets starting today to get the best seats available before tickets go on-sale to the general public on November 23rd at www.ticketmaster.com. Fans can still sign up to become a Disney On Ice Preferred Customer and get exclusive access to the pre-sale offer code.

Audiences will be a part of the magic of Disney as Mouse-ter of Ceremonies Mickey Mouse leads a parade of more than 50 beloved characters starring Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy and featuring an ensemble of Disney Princesses including Cinderella, Rapunzel, Ariel, Snow White and Tiana. 

The wintry wonderland of Disney’s Frozen also comes to life with Anna, Elsa, and the hilarious Olaf, as they discover that true love is the greatest magic of all. Exciting moments from Disney•Pixar’s Finding Dory, Disney’s Aladdin and Beauty and the Beast will leave the whole family with memories to last a lifetime.

The legacy of Disney is displayed through 14 classic and modern stories in this epic production that features an international team of award-winning figure skaters, high-energy choreography and a breathtaking set. With over 30 melodious masterpieces such as “Let It Go!,” “You’ve Got A Friend in Me” and “Hakuna Matata,” Disney On Ice Let’s Celebrate is the ultimate Disney fan experience. Families will join the fun in an exciting opening number that salutes Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as the original hosts of Disney On Ice in an unforgettable experience in your hometown!

While delivering the same magical experiences guests expect from Disney On Ice, Feld Entertainment is continuing Guest Wellness Enhancements to help keep families safe at its live events. Feld Entertainment is working closely with venue partners to establish and follow COVID-19 health and safety standards in accordance with all federal, state and local guidelines. Feld Entertainment strongly encourages face coverings, regardless of vaccination status. The CDC recommends face coverings if you are not fully vaccinated. Full details on Feld Entertainment Guest Wellness Enhancements can be found here. 

Guests looking to purchase Disney On Ice souvenirs will find the process easier than ever thanks to a new contactless shopping experience with touch-free payment and digital purchasing options. Guests can pre-order items prior to arriving at the venue. Once ordered, guests can pick up their purchases at a convenient, contactless pickup station during the show. Additional information can be found here.

WHEN: Thursday, February 3, 7:00 PM

Friday, February 4, 10:30 AM & 7:00 PM

Saturday, February 5, 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM

Sunday, February 6, 11:00 AM & 3:00 PM

WHERE: Enterprise Center – 1401 Clark Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103

TICKETS: Tickets can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.com or in-person at the venue box office.

*Ticket pricing is subject to change based on market demand. 

Doc Ock And Spider-Man Battle It Out In Brand-New Trailer For SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME

In one month’s time, expect visitors from every universe. The brand new trailer has dropped for Columbia Pictures’ SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME.

For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a Super Hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

Tickets on sale C̶y̶b̶e̶r̶ Spider-Monday, November 29.

https://www.spidermannowayhome.movie/

Spider-man hanging on in Columbia Pictures’ SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME.
Spider-Man perched atop a light in Columbia Pictures’ SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME.

The film is helmed by Jon Watts and produced by Amy Pascal and Kevin Feige. Watts directed and co-wrote Spiderman “Homecoming” (review) and “Far From Home.” (review)

It was announced in December 2020 that Watts would direct an upcoming Fantastic Four film.

Tom Holland stars as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Doctor Strange in Columbia Pictures’ SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME.
Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) looks on at Spider-Man in Columbia Pictures’ SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME.

Based on the MARVEL Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, SPIDER-MAN™: NO WAY HOME exclusively in movie theaters on December 17, 2021.

MARVEL and all related character names: © & ™ 2021 MARVEL

The Action-Horror Thriller AMITYVILLE UPRISING Coming to Digital and DVD January 11th

A chemical blast at a military base sets off a supernatural disaster in this tense action-horror thriller AMITYVILLE UPRISING, coming to On Demand, Digital and DVD January 11 from Lionsgate.

Here’s the new trailer:

A chemical blast at a military base sets off a supernatural disaster in this tense action-horror thriller. As Sgt. Dash tries to keep the peace at the local police station, the explosion unleashes a toxic acid rain that dissolves the flesh of anyone trapped in it. Even worse, it causes the dead to rise again and attack the living. Can Dash and fellow officer Nina Rossi figure out who is friend and foe, fend off the attacks, and defend their colleagues until the savage cataclysm subsides?

AMITYVILLE UPRISING stars Scott C. Roe, Tank Jones, and Alysha Young

Those Aren’t Pillows! See Steve Martin and John Candy in PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES at The Wildey Theater in Edwardsville Tuesday November 23rd!

“The last thing I want to be remembered as is an annoying blabbermouth!”

Nothing’s more fun than The Wildey’s Tuesday Night Film Series. Steve Martin and John Candy in PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES (1987) will be on the big screen when it plays at The Wildey Theater in Edwardsville, IL (252 N Main St, Edwardsville, IL 62025) at 7:00pm Tuesday November 23rd. Tickets are only $3  Tickets available starting at 3pm day of movie at Wildey Theatre ticket office.  Cash or check only. (cash, credit cards accepted for concessions)  Lobby opens at 6pm.

A Chicago advertising man must struggle to travel home from New York for Thanksgiving, with a lovable oaf of a shower curtain ring salesman as his only companion.

The Crawley Family Is Back In First Teaser For DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA

Fans of DOWNTON ABBEY, it’s time to celebrate. A second film of the popular PBS TV series is on the way and we have your first look at the brand new teaser.

The initial film followed a Royal Visit to the Crawley family and Downton staff from the King and Queen of England and ended with a ball fitting for the Royal Family.  In her review, Cate Marquis says DOWNTON ABBEY “is a pleasant, entertaining experience, one well worth the time. The return visit is nice for fans, and the movie was perfectly crafted for that purpose, but the film was enjoyable enough that it might draw a few new fans to the old series.”

Focus Features will release DOWNTON ABBEY: A NEW ERA in theaters on March 18, 2022.

The movie stars Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle, Michelle Dockery, Kevin Doyle, Joanne Froggatt, Harry Hadden-Paton, Robert James-Collier, Allen Leech, Phyllis Logan, Elizabeth McGovern, Sophie McShera, Tuppence Middleton, Lesley Nicol, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Penelope Wilton, and new cast members Hugh Dancy, Laura Haddock, Nathalie Baye, Dominic West, Jonathan Zaccaï

The screenplay is written by Downton creator and Academy-Award® winner Julian Fellowes, with Emmy and BAFTA Award-winning Gareth Neame and Emmy Award-winning Liz Trubridge producing with Fellowes. BAFTA and Emmy nominated Simon Curtis (My Week with Marilyn) is directing.

https://www.focusfeatures.com/downton-abbey-a-new-era

Hugh Bonneville stars as Robert Grantham and Michelle Dockery as Lady Mary in DOWNTON ABBEY: A New Era, a Focus Features release. Credit: Ben Blackall / © 2021 Focus Features, LLC
Sophie McShera stars as Daisy and Lesley Nicol stars as Mrs. Patmore in DOWNTON ABBEY: A New Era, a Focus Features release. Credit: Ben Blackall / © 2021 Focus Features, LLC
Laura Haddock stars as Myrna Dalgleish and Michael Fox as Andy in DOWNTON ABBEY: A New Era, a Focus Features release. Credit: Ben Blackall / © 2021 Focus Features, LLC
(l-r.) Harry Hadden-Paton stars as Bertie Pelham, Laura Carmichael as Lady Edith, Tuppence Middleton as Lucy Smith and Allen Leech as Tom Branson in DOWNTON ABBEY: A New Era, a Focus Features release. Credit: Ben Blackall / © 2021 Focus Features, LLC

“WHERE BIG KIDS GO TO PLAY” Don’t Miss the Toyman Toy Show in St. Louis This Sunday November 14th

The next Toyman Show is Sunday, November 14th from 9:00a to 3:00p The Toyman Toy Show in St. Louis has been going strong for 30 years now and just keeps getting bigger and better! The fun takes place at The Machinists Hall 12365 St Charles Rock Road in Bridgeton, MO 63044 . A Facebook invite for the event can be found HERE

Machinist Hall is OPEN with the ability to have vendor n attendees WITHOUT having to count heads.. Social Distancing will still be under advisement with limited chairs for vendors and continuing with ToyMan larger aisles as we had pre-covid.”Per CDC – UNVACCINATED SHOULD wear a mask. “ToyMan will have AVAILABLE hand sanitizer & 3-ply masks at NO CHARGE. There are over 120 vendors at the Toyman Toy Show spread out over 220 tables. all selling vintage toys, comics, dolls, diecast cars, movie memorabilia, and more as well as cosplayers and artists. It’s an unbelievable amount of fun for only $5!

Janet Gaynor in F.W. Murnau’s 1927 Silent Classic SUNRISE Screens at The Des Peres Theater November 17th – Presented by ‘Silents, Please STL’

“For wherever the sun rises and sets, in the city’s turmoil or under the open sky on the farm, life is much the same; sometimes bitter, sometimes sweet.”

Janet Gaynor in director F.W. Murnau’s 1927 Silent Classic SUNRISE screens at The Des Peres Theater (12701 Manchester Rd, Des Peres, MO 63131) November 17th at 7pm. – SUNRISE is presented by Silents, Please STL, a local group that aims to promote and preserve the art of silent filmmaking from the early 20th Century through community programming and education. Admission is $10 and tickets can be purchased in advance HERE. (which supports this screening and helps to sustain ongoing programming). Silents, Please STL‘s Facebook page can be found HERE

SUNRISE won three Oscars at the very first Academy Awards ceremony in 1927: Best Actress (Janet Gaynor), Best Cinematography, and Best Art Direction.

In SUNRISE, a farmer with a pretty wife and a young child begins a downward spiral after starting an affair with a vacationing woman from the city. She wants him to return to the city with her but when he mentions his wife, she suggests drowning her. The farmer is reluctant but agrees and he and his wife set off that evening for the city in his boat. When the time comes however he can’t go through with it but his wife is scared silly. When they reach the city they see a young couple getting married and he begs his wife to forgive him. She does and they have a wonderful day together – they have their photo taken, go to a funfair and then dancing. When returning in their boat in the late evening they encounter a huge storm putting both of their lives in danger.

I’m Mad as Hell So I’m Going to See Faye Dunaway and Peter Finch in NETWORK at The Wildey Theater in Edwardsville Tuesday November 16th!

“You’ve got to say, ‘I’m as mad as hell, and I’m not going to take this anymore!’ Then we’ll figure out what to do about the depression and the inflation and the oil crisis. But first get up out of your chairs, open the window, stick your head out, and yell, and say it: “I’M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!”

Nothing’s more fun than The Wildey’s Tuesday Night Film Series. Faye Dunaway and Peter Finch in NETWORK (1976) will be on the big screen when it plays at The Wildey Theater in Edwardsville, IL (252 N Main St, Edwardsville, IL 62025) at 7:00pm Tuesday November 16th  Tickets are only $3  Tickets available starting at 3pm day of movie at Wildey Theatre ticket office.  Cash or check only. (cash, credit cards accepted for concessions)  Lobby opens at 6pm.

In the 1970s, terrorist violence is the stuff of networks’ nightly news programming and the corporate structure of the UBS Television Network is changing. Meanwhile, Howard Beale, the aging UBS news anchor, has lost his once strong ratings share and so the network fires him. Beale reacts in an unexpected way. We then see how this affects the fortunes of Beale, his coworkers (Max Schumacher and Diana Christensen), and the network

Wes Anderson’s THE FRENCH DISPATCH Available on Blu-ray and DVD on December 28th

“A message from the foreman, one hour to press.”

Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch Releases on Digital December 14 and Blu-ray and DVD on December 28

Academy Award nominee and visionary filmmaker Wes Anderson presents his 10th film, The French Dispatch. An homage to literary journalism, French culture and classic cinema the film is praised by critics and audiences alike for its exquisite visuals, captivating performances and unique artistry. Add The French Dispatch to your collection on Digital December 14 and on Blu-ray and DVD December 28.

Wes Anderson’s The French Dispatch brings to life a collection of stories from the final issue of an American magazine published in the fictional 20th-century French city of Ennui-sur-Blasé. With an all-star cast that includes Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Tilda Swinton, Léa Seydoux, Frances McDormand, Timothée Chalamet, Lyna Khoudri, Jeffrey Wright, Mathieu Amalric, Stephen Park, Bill Murray and Owen Wilson, this vibrant film is a funny, moving celebration of journalism.

Cast

Benicio Del Toro as Moses Rosenthaler

Adrien Brody as Julian Cadazio       

Tilda Swinton asJ.K.L. Berensen     

Léa Seydoux as Simone

Frances McDormand asLucina Krementz

Timothée Chalamet as Zeffirelli

Lyna Khoudri as Juliette                   

Jeffrey Wright as Roebuck Wright

Mathieu Amalric as The Comissaire

Stephen Park asNescaffier (as Stephen Park)          

Bill Murray as Arthur Howitzer, Jr.              

Owen Wilson asHerbsaint Sazerac

Christoph Waltz asPaul Duval

Edward Norton asThe Chauffeur    

Jason Schwartzman as Hermès Jones

Anjelica Huston asNarrator  (voice)

New 4k Restoration of TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD (1972) Screens This Weekend at The Des Peres – Late Nite Grindhouse!

“Who are these unholy savages who hunt out their victims by sound alone?”

Destroy the Brain‘s monthly ‘Late Nite Grindhouse’ film series is sightless but deadly this month! Head to the Marcus Des Peres Cinema (12701 Manchester Rd, Des Peres, MO 63131) this Friday and Saturday (November 12th and 13th) at 10pm for new 4k Restoration of TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD (1972). Tickets are $8 each. A Facebook invite with advance ticket details can be found HERE

Remember how scary the monsters in THE QUIET PLACE were? Me neither, but the idea of monsters that can’t see you but can hear you didn’t start there. The eyeless, bearded mummy-knights in TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD (1972) may not have originated the concept either but they are infinitely more terrifying than the creatures of THE QUIET PLACE. TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD is a 1972 Spanish film from director Amando de Ossorio that resulted in three sequels (all helmed by Ossorio).

After a chance meetup at a resort, two old friends decide to spend the day together with a male friend of hers which drives a wedge between them, and when she turns up dead they return to investigate where they find the town where she was found is home to the dead Knights Templar and try to hold off the attacks.

TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD, with its scenes of the undead knights rising from the tombs to roam the ancient ruins and remote locations, often on horseback and always in slow motion, is truly the stuff of nightmares. I’ve seen all four films in the series (they’re all great!), but I’ve never seen the Blind Dead on a big screen (not even at a drive-in). That will change when I see Synapse Films’ 4K restoration this weekend at The Des Peres as part of the Late Nite Grindhouse Film Series. This is a unique opportunity so don’t miss it!