St. Louis Symphony Plays Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 in D minor
My first performance to review for the new season was a real treat! The Saint Louis Symphony decided to take on Gustav Mahler’s “Symphony No. 3 in D Minor” (performed without intermission). Clocking in at around and hour and forty minutes, it is Mahler’s longest written piece. Filling the conductor’s position was David Robertson, in […]
St. Louis Symphony Opening Weekend Starts September 28. A Look Back at Last Season’s Finale.
Finally! Symphony season is upon us. as such, I’d like to give a brief recap of last seasons finale… Let me start by admitting that I am no veteran of attending symphony performances or even listening to classical composition. While I’ve always appreciated the form and style, I never caught the bug, so to speak, […]
TONIGHT – 1 Year Anniversary for Cafe Natasha’s Kabob International
Tuesday September 13th, 4:00 pm – 1:00 AM 3200 S. Grand Blvd Saint Louis, MO St. Louis’s premier Persian restaurant will be celebrating the first anniversary of the “Unlimited Hummus Bar Happy Hour,” with an all-night food festival! Café Natasha’s Kabob International [3200 S. Grand Blvd], in its 28th year in business, will be hosting […]
Restaurant Review – Mi Lupita’s Mexican Restaurant
“If food is the bane of our existence, then good food is the reward for our struggle to survive.”…as quoted from the book The Greening, a work-in-progress by reclusive author, Benjamin Troll Looking for good Mexican food restaurant in St. Louis County? There are many to choose from, and a few notable Mexican restaurants have […]
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Caution: Spoilers Night at the Museum 2 – Battle of the Smithsonian is an action/comedy film that attempts to be a meaningful and engaging sequel to the original Night at the Museum movie that scored broad fan appreciation back in 2006. Both films feature Ben Stiller as the main character and hero who literally fights […]
Zodiac (2007)
Spoilers Zodiac is a film based on the reality of collected historical facts of actual murders that took place back in the late 1960s and 1970s in Northern California. These facts and assessment of facts from numerous sources, e.g., law enforcement officials, newspaper reporters, writing experts, and others—are the backbone of this movie drama. Unfortunately […]
Death Sentence (2007)
Spoiler Alert! Death Sentence is arresting film from the start. Instead of a family album, a montage of home movies depicting a happy family growing up together is the opening scene. The joy of young sons playing together; learning to ride a bike; playing sports with proud parents applauding; a mom blowing out birthday candles […]
Pineapple Express (2008)
Caution: Spoilers A film from the talents that brought us: “Freaks and Geeks”, “Knocked Up” and “George Washington”, among others, “Pineapple Express” certainly blazes on the big screen. Director, David Gordon Green, known for more serious films like “Snow Angels” and “Undertow”, brings a nice, everyday on the down-low atmosphere to the jocular writing styles […]
Reign of Fire (2002)
Reign of Fire is the title of an action movie directed by Bob Bowman who is the highly regarded Director of the X-Files. His venture into movie making for the big screen can be considered a good move judging by the action adventure impact of Reign of Fire. I was impressed on many levels, starting […]
Joshua (2007)
Joshua is the title of a movie directed by George Ratliff and starring, Sam Rockwell, the father Brad Cairn (of Galaxy Quest and the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy fame), Vera Farmiga, the mother Abby Cairn (Matt Damon’s love interest in the Departed), Dallas Roberts, the uncle Ned Davidoff (of 3:10 to Yuma fame), and […]
