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Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal! HOME ALONE at The Wildey Theater in Edwardsville Tuesday December 14th

” This house is so full of people it makes me sick. When I grow up and get married, I’m living alone. Did you hear me?”

Nothing’s more fun than The Wildey’s Tuesday Night Film Series. HOME ALONE (1990) 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 December 14th. 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.

The 1990 comedy smash HOME ALONE was John Hughes’ last significant contribution to pop culture. Hughes’s script was his usual dose of upper/middle-class discomfort combined with a Rube Goldberg meets Ferris Bueller selection of traps and low-brow cunning that held together better than a movie set at Christmas had any right to. And its young hero — the courageous home commando Kevin McAllister, played with gusto by the subsequently doomed Macaulay Culkin, is hilarious in his mission to protect his home from the “wet bandits” after being forgotten by his vacationing family.


What is best about HOME ALONE is its sense of fun. The plot really makes little sense. How does a family not notice they have an extra plane ticket or that a sibling is missing? Why would burglars break into a house where they can be identified? How can Joe Pesci get beat up relentlessly and not scream “Motherf***er!” once?

HOME ALONE is a great Christmas film so don’t miss it December 14th.

HOME ALONE with Live Music by The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra December 20th and 21st

“Keep the change you filthy animal”

Back by popular demand, the SLSO performs the 1990’s holiday classic, Home Alone, complete with John Williams’ whimsical score. When the McCallisters left on family vacation, they forgot one thing—Kevin! From plain cheese pizza to elaborate pranks, this cherished film will put you in the holiday spirit. Limited view seating is now available. Please call the Box Office at 314-534-1700 to purchase these tickets.

  • Hilarious and heart-warming, Home Alone in Concert is holiday fun for the entire family!
  • The 1990s classic is the highest grossing holiday film of all time.
  • Film on the big screen while the orchestra plays the score live.

The 1990 comedy smash was John Hughes’ last significant contribution to pop culture. Hughes’s script was his usual dose of upper/middle-class discomfort combined with a Rube Goldberg meets Ferris Bueller selection of traps and low-brow cunning that held together better than a movie set at Christmas had any right to. And its young hero — the courageous home commando Kevin McAllister, played with gusto by the subsequently doomed Macaulay Culkin, is hilarious in his mission to protect his home from the “wet bandits” after being forgotten by his vacationing family.

HOME ALONE Saturday Morning December 2nd at The Hi-Pointe


“Keep the change you filthy animal”


HOME ALONE plays on the big screen at St. Louis’ fabulous Hi-Pointe Theater this weekend. It’s Saturday, December 2nd at 10:00am at the Hi-Pointe located at 1005 McCausland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63117. Admission is only $5. Other Christmas films in December are IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE December 9th at 10:00am, WHITE CHRISTMAS December 16th at 10:00am 12/17 and DIE HARD at Midnight December 23rd. 

The 1990 comedy smash was John Hughes’ last significant contribution to pop culture. Hughes’s script was his usual dose of upper/middle-class discomfort combined with a Rube Goldberg meets Ferris Bueller selection of traps and low-brow cunning that held together better than a movie set at Christmas had any right to. And its young hero — the courageous home commando Kevin McAllister, played with gusto by the subsequently doomed Macaulay Culkin, is hilarious in his mission to protect his home from the “wet bandits” after being forgotten by his vacationing family.


What is best about HOME ALONE is its sense of fun. The plot really makes little sense. How does a family not notice they have an extra plane ticket or that a sibling is missing? Why would burglars break into a house where they can be identified? How can Joe Pesci get beat up relentlessly and not scream “Motherf***er!” once?

HOME ALONE is a great Christmas film so don’t miss it December 2nd.

Admission is just $5. KMOX’s Harry Hamm will introduce the film.

Hi-Pointe Theatre is located at 1005 McCausland Ave., St. Louis, MO 63117

MY GIRL – The Blu Review

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How could you not love MY GIRL, the 1991 hit tale of friendship, romance and tragedy with that great cast? The story is set during the summer of 1972 and centers on Vada Sultenfuss (Anna Chulumsky), an 11 year old tomboy. Her dad (Dan Aykroyd) is an undertaker and she lives in a funeral parlor. Her mom died during childbirth and her gramma (Ann Nelson) is losing her mind. When makeup artist Shelly (Jamie Leigh Curtis) starts working with her dad, they become close and eventually fall in love. Vada is jealous of her step-mother to be, but she has a best friend, the adorable Thomas J (Macaulay Culkin) who understands her and she can talk to him about anything. The most unbearable thing for Vada would be losing him, so she is absolutely distraught when tragedy strikes!

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I saw MY GIRL when it was new and have not revisited it until I watched the new Blu-ray from Sony. Many thought MY GIRL was going to be a comedy when it first came out, but young kids expecting another HOME ALONE must have exited theaters in need of therapy. There are many funny moments sprinkled throughout the first 2/3 of the movie, but so much tragedy is stuffed into the final third that’s it’s a bit much, but I do commend the bold choice the screenwriters took in that regard. In the real world, a girl like Vada would need lots of counseling, yet the ending shows her in good spirits. This is a movie, of course, so it doesn’t affect the viewing experience, but you can’t help but watch and think “what more could possibly happen to this girl?”

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MY GIRL will be released by Sony on Blu-ray March 17th and We Are Movie Geeks has had a peek:

The AVC encoded image (1.85:1 aspect ratio) is sharp, but the indoor scenes, especially those in the funeral home, have a distracting grayish hue. The presentation is best in broad daylight, allowing colors to find life, offering naturalistic hues for the rural setting, while costuming and food items bring out a passable sense of red and yellow. Skintones are acceptable without being remarkable.

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The 5.1 DTS-HD MA sound mix offers adequate care of the essentials, leading with crisp dialogue exchanges that preserve the juvenile performances. Scoring is sharp and pronounced, with satisfying instrumentation but little fullness.

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The MY GIRL Blu contains a decent amount of extras:

  • Audio Commentary: Is an interesting one in that it’s the film’s writer, Laurice Elehwany, doing all of the talking. It’s a nice change of pace and she goes into a lot of detail about the writing process and how things on screen differed from her original vision.
  • A Day on the Set is a 5-minute montage of on-set footage.
  • Original Behind the Scenes Featurette is a basic, 6-minute ‘making of’ doc
  • Original Trailer

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