Marquee News
New Trailer: MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN
20th Century Fox has released the FIRST trailer and poster for MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN. From visionary director Tim Burton, and based upon the best-selling novel, comes an unforgettable motion picture experience. When Jake discovers clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times, he finds a magical place known as Miss Peregrine’s…
New DORY Trailer
A brand new trailer for DISNEY•PIXAR’s FINDING DORY is now available on Ellentube and YouTube. FINDING DORY opens in theatres June 17, 2016.
Best Oscar winner SPOTLIGHT expands theaters nationwide
Representatives for Open Roads Films, the distributor of Best Picture Oscar winner “Spotlight,” announced that the film is expanding to additional screens, after a limited run that started in November. “Spotlight” is already playing in the St. Louis area at three theaters (Landmark Plaza Frontenac Cinema, AMC Dine-In Theaters West Olive 16, and Wehrenberg St….
Michael Uthoff Retires from Dance St. Louis
Michael Uthoff Retires from Dance St. Louis The dance presenting organization Dance St. Louis announced on February 27, 2016, that Executive and Artistic Director Michael Uthoff has retired. Uthoff retired immediately as Executive Director but will continue as Artistic Director through the rest of the 2015-2016 season. After that, he will continue in an advisory…
2016 Oscars: Spotlight wins Best Picture, DiCaprio takes Best Actor
– By Cate Marquis – Leonard DiCaprio took home his long-awaited Oscar for Best Actor in The Revenant, and Alejandro Iñárritu took home his second in a row Best Director Oscar for the same film, but Spotlight won the top spot as Best Picture. Host Chris Rock hit all the right notes with pointed comedy,…
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”…
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…
BEST FILMS OF 2015
‘Spotlight,’ ‘Big Short’ among the Top 15 films for 2015 – By Cate Marquis – This year turned out to be a good one for cinema. Some years it is a struggle to find ten worthy films for a list of the year’s best. Not so this year. In fact, 2015 offered so many good…