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Movie Review: ‘Rush’ Starring Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl

Posted: September 27, 2013 at 9:13 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

At first it is easy to write Rush off as another Hollywood effort to put a pretty face behind the wheel of a fast car. Ignore that intuition, and watch and be awed by its performances and high octane action. James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl) are as close to arch-enemies as […]

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‘Rush’ opens September 27! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: September 18, 2013 at 7:28 am   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter to win a pass for two! Two-time Academy Award(R) winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon) teams once again with fellow two-time Academy Award(R) nominee, writer Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon, The Queen), on Rush, a spectacular big-screen re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between James Hunt and Niki Lauda. The epic action-drama stars Chris Hemsworth […]

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List of 2010 BAFTA Award Winners

Posted: February 21, 2010 at 5:41 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Once again The Hurt Locker claims the top prize, which ones again shows it is the favorite going into the Oscar race. Here is a full list of nominees and winners from the 2010 BAFTAs (winners are in bold): BEST FILM AVATAR – James Cameron, Jon Landau AN EDUCATION – Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey THE […]

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Me and Orson Welles – Movie Review

Posted: December 18, 2009 at 9:21 pm   /   Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

The year is 1937 and a 22-year old Orson Welles (Christian McKay) is in the process of staging what will become his legendary production of Julius Caesar.  His version of the Shakespeare classic was mercilessly pared down, clocking in at a scant 100 minutes (with no intermission).  Characters were omitted.  Dialog was moved around within […]

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Me and Orson Welles

Posted: December 18, 2009 at 1:44 pm   /   Local, Movie Reviews

There was a time when Richard Linklater was one of the most promising directors coming up. His indie hit Slacker is cited by many such as Kevin Smith and Jason Reitman, as inspiration to going into film. His career has bounced back and forth since then. To give you an idea of the difference in […]

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‘Me and Orson Welles’ Domestic Trailer

Posted: October 8, 2009 at 11:02 am   /   Local, Movie News

Finally, a domestic trailer for Me and Orson Welles.  This, by the way, if you aren’t keeping track is the make or break movie for High School Musical star Zac Efron. The material isn’t so far above him where he seems to be desperately trying to escape his past, but mature enough that you might […]

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