Tag: Drew Barrymore

BLENDED opens May 23! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: May 15, 2014 at 9:48 am   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter for your chance to receive a pair of passes to a special advance screening! “Blended” marks the third comedy collaboration between stars Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, following their successful onscreen pairings in the hit romantic comedies “50 First Dates” and “The Wedding Singer.” After a disastrous blind date, single parents Lauren (Barrymore) and […]

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Celebrate the 30th Anniversary of ‘E.T. The Extraterrestrial’ at the Great Escape Gravois Bluffs (10/3)

Posted: September 28, 2012 at 3:57 pm   /   Local, Movie Screenings, St. Louis Events

Join our friends at the Great Escape Gravois Bluffs for a 30th Anniversary showing of Stephen Spielberg’s E.T. The Extraterrestrial next Wednesday, October 3 at 7:00pm. Click here to purchase tickets. About the special 1-day event: In honor of this cherished classic’s 30th Anniversary, join TCM Weekend Daytime Host Ben Mankiewicz for a special introduction […]

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BIG MIRACLE Opens February 3! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: January 23, 2012 at 3:48 pm   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter for your chance to win a pass, good for two! Inspired by the true story that captured the hearts of people across the world, the rescue adventure Big Miracle tells the amazing tale of a small town news reporter (John Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Drew Barrymore) who are joined by rival world superpowers […]

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DVD Picks of the Week – “Knight and Day”, “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice”, and more

Posted: November 30, 2010 at 11:08 am   /   DVD News, Local

Knight and Day A woman is caught between a covert agent and those he claims set him up. As their globetrotting adventure erupts into a maze of double-crosses, close escapes, false identities, and head-spinning romantic snafus, they come to realize that all they can count on is each other.  I am sure most of you […]

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Box Office Report: George Clooney’s “The American” Outdraws “Machete” on Labor Day Weekend

Posted: September 7, 2010 at 3:29 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Three new films entered the box office arena this Labor Day Weekend, and The American emerged victorious.  The spy-thriller starring George Clooney took in $16.7 million domestically during the four day weekend to be crowned champ. That isn’t to say it isn’t without its troubles. The film had one of the most awful exit scores […]

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Going the Distance

Posted: September 3, 2010 at 11:50 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

This year has not been good to romantic comedies, we have been subjected to the bottom of the barrel with films like When in Rome and Leap Year. So, when I ventured out to see Going the Distance,  my hopes weren’t the highest, but the film boasted a largely talented cast, and I never pass […]

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Another Take By Zac: Film Review: Going the Distance

Posted: September 3, 2010 at 2:59 am   /   Another Take From Zac, Local

Going the Distance is dirty R-rated romantic comedy that has a grounded and believable couple surrounded by a top notch supporting cast equals a funny and entertaining flick. The film follows Erin and Garrett a new couple that meets over a game of Centipede and when they fall harder than expected they decided to keep […]

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Steve Kelley Reviews: Going the Distance starring Drew Barrymore, Justin Long, and Charlie Day

Posted: August 27, 2010 at 7:44 pm   /   Film, Local

“The only way you can ever be content is if you marry your best friend.” This line, perhaps the most profound sentence ever uttered by any actress who starred in ET and flashed David Letterman, is one of the more poignant lines of the film Going the Distance. Technically billed as a romantic comedy, the […]

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Golden Globe Predictions 2010 – Television

Posted: January 17, 2010 at 2:42 pm   /   Local, Movie News, Opinion

I won’t be going as deep into Television nominees as I did in film. I’ve seen about 99% of the film, and probably less than half of the TV nominees. So, I’ll just stick with my predictions based on buzz. Best Television Series – Drama Big Love (HBO) House (FOX) Dexter (Showtime) Mad Men (AMC) […]

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Everybody’s Fine – Movie Review

Posted: December 4, 2009 at 10:24 pm   /   Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

One’s opinion of the new Robert De Niro film Everybody’s Fine will depend largely on one’s opinion of sentimentality. De Niro plays recent widower Frank Goode. His children are grown and living in different cities; he now spends his days alone and meticulously maintaining his lawn. He’s eagerly anticipating his kids all returning home for […]

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