Year: 2016
LADY IN THE VAN film review
– By Mark Glass – Fact-based dramedy provides another fine vehicle – literally and figuratively – for Maggie Smith 3 stars out of 5 (PG-13) Last week’s review of 45 Years was largely praise of the performance and career of its star, Charlotte Rampling, who deserves to be listed with the likes of this character…
HAIL, CAESAR! film review
– By Cate Marquis – Coens’ “Hail, Caesar!” spoofs Old Hollywood in style The Coen brothers offer an hilarious send-up of Golden Age Hollywood movie-making in “Hail, Caesar!” With an all-star cast of Coen regulars, including George Clooney, Josh Brolin, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton and Frances McDormand, Joel and Ethan Coen deliver golden comedy set…
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES cast interview
“Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” cast members talk about upcoming film – By Cate Marquis – The mash-up novel “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” takes Jane Austen’s classic sets it in an England beset by zombies. As the bestselling novel gets ready to debut on movie screens on Feb. 5, cast members Lily James…
16MM MOVIE NIGHT benefits National Children’s Cancer Society on Feb 8
16 MM MOVIE NIGHT at the Way Out Club, 2525 Jefferson in St. Louis, will screen two complete feature films on old-school 16mm film, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 8 p.m. Admission is free but a donation jar will be set out for the National Children’s Cancer Society (NCCS). The films to be shown are…
SAG AWARDS 2016
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2016 winners and nominees Winners were announced Jan. 30, 2016. Here is the list of nominees and winners: Performance by a cast in a motion picture “Beasts of No Nation” “The Big Short” “Straight Outta Compton” “Trumbo” WINNER: “Spotlight” Performance by a male actor in a leading role Bryan Cranston, “Trumbo”…
MOMIX “ALCHEMIA” (DANCE ST. LOUIS) dance review
– By Cate Marquis – Dance St. Louis brings Momix’s dance fantasy ‘Alchemia’ to Touhill PAC Dance St. Louis brought the amazing dancer-illusionists Momix back to the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center for three performances of their fantasy production “Alchemia,” on Jan. 29-30.Once again the troupe wowed audiences with a mix of breath-taking dance,…
SON OF SAUL film review
– By Cate Marquis – ‘Son of Saul’ is a powerful, difficult trip into Auschwitz “Son of Saul” is a powerful, cinematically brilliant drama that takes viewers into a first-person experience of the Auschwitz concentration camp. It is an impressive film debut for Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes, a descendant of Shoah survivors. The film won…
GEORAMA theater review
– By Cate Marquis – Musical “Georama” brings tale of once-famous moving panorama painting and artist What did people do for entertainment in the 19th century, before the invention of photography, movies, and all the media we have now? One thing they did was go to live shows like a famous one featuring a “georama”…
2016 OSCAR NOMINEES ANNOUNCED
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has released the nominees for the 2016 Academy Awards, the Oscars for 2015 films. The winners will be announced Feb. 28, 2016. Below are the nominees.
AWFJ 2015 EDA AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists, an international organization of women film critics and journalists, announced the winners of their annual EDA Awards for 2015 films. More information about AWFJ and the EDA Awards can be found at their website http://awfj.org. AWFJ released the statement below January 13, 2016. 2015 EDA Award Winners With sincerest…