Books

Movie Review: ‘Doctor Sleep’ Starring: Ewan McGregor, Rebecca Ferguson

Posted: November 8, 2019 at 8:20 am   /   Books, Film, Movie Reviews, Movie Screenings, Reviews

Films based off Stephen King books seem to be can’t miss lately. From the release of ‘IT’ and onto the second part of the film, King has been on a roll over the last few years. ‘Doctor Sleep’ is the newest adaptation of a King novel and surely not the last, as the master of […]

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Book Preview: St. Louis Sound: An Illustrated Timeline

Posted: April 10, 2019 at 11:01 am   /   Books, Local

St. Louis is widely known as having the best fans in baseball, inventing toasted ravioli, erecting the nation’s tallest monument, and let’s be honest….we’re totally winning in the crime category.  But it is arguably one of the most underrated music hubs in the country. In fact, when you peruse the new book, St. Louis Sound: […]

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Preview: Joe Biden at Peabody Opera House for American Promise Tour

Posted: April 2, 2018 at 9:26 am   /   Books

Former Vice President Joe Biden will be coming to Peabody Opera House on June 14. Tickets for the appearance go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday April 6. The stop is part of a 30-city tour that Biden will be on starting this summer and running until February of 2019. The tour is in […]

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Photos: Stephen and Owen King at Lindenwood University

Posted: October 1, 2017 at 10:33 pm   /   Books, Celebrity Image Galleries, Local

Acclaimed author Stephen King and his son Owen appeared at Lindenwood University on Sunday night to talk about their new book, Sleeping Beauties. The pair discussed the new book, available now, as well as answered questions from the sold-out audience.  

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Brad Pitt Stars in Adaptation of Max Brooks’ ‘World War Z’ (Review)

Posted: June 21, 2013 at 9:34 am   /   Books, Featured, Local, Movie News

After long delay, I write my first review in months. Competing against a weekend with my favorite superhero Superman and seeing Man of Steel twice last week, “World War Z” was a rough sell in my book. However, I really wanted to see this film as soon as possible. I am a HUGE zombie fan […]

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Comic Book Commentary: Horror Comics

Posted: July 5, 2012 at 10:23 pm   /   Books, Comic Book Reviews, Local

In the 40’s and 50’s, the comic book industry was riding a massive wave of popularity.  DC Comics had taken off with the introduction of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, etc.  Other companies were flourishing as well but for completely different reasons.  The biggest of these companies was EC Comics or Entertaining Comics.  They began a […]

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Comic Book Review: American Vampire #28

Posted: June 29, 2012 at 9:00 am   /   Books, Comic Book Reviews, Local

American Vampire #28 – The Blacklist Part One Written by Scott Snyder Art by Rafael Albuquerque Variant Cover by Greg Capullo   All of us have things in our past we hope will never catch up to us. Demons back that there that keep us up at night.   American Vampire is one of the rare comics […]

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Book Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

Posted: September 26, 2011 at 9:50 am   /   Book Reviews, Books, Local, Reviews

It is called Le Cirque des Rêves. It is open from midnight until dawn. No one knows when it will arrive or for how long it will stay. What they do know, is that this circus is like no other. The acts are magical and mesmerizing. People will see things they can only imagine in dreams. […]

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Book Review: ‘The Kid’ by Sapphire

Posted: September 5, 2011 at 4:45 pm   /   Book Reviews, Books, Local, Reviews

The Kid is the follow up to Sapphire’s popular book Push. Push was later turned into the award winning movie Precious. This novel follows Jamal Abdul  Jones, the son of Precious.  It opens with the death of Precious from Aids and continues with Abdul’s (I am calling him Adbul in this review, but he actually […]

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Book Review: ‘A Dance with Dragons’ by George R.R. Martin

Posted: August 29, 2011 at 9:00 am   /   Book Reviews, Books, Local, Reviews

A Dance with Dragons is the fifth book in A Song of Ice and Fire series and it is extremely long. It felt like it took me forever to read. Not just because of the length, but because most of it was rather boring. It seems with each added book to the series comes more added […]

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