Tag: Robert Capron

Movie Review: Disney’s ‘Frankenweenie’ Directed by Tim Burton

Posted: October 5, 2012 at 7:34 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Losing a pet is a hard thing to go through – especially when you are a kid. It was that subject that Tim Burton tackled in his 1984 short film Frankenweenie, where a young boy named Victor Frankenstein brought his dog Sparky back to life after being hit by a car. Burton was fired by […]

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‘Frankenweenie’ Opens October 5! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: September 27, 2012 at 1:22 pm   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter to win a pass for 4! From creative genius Tim Burton (Alice in Wonderland, The Nightmare Before Christmas) comes Frankenweenie, a heartwarming tale about a boy and his dog. After unexpectedly losing his beloved dog Sparky, young Victor harnesses the power of science to bring his best friend back to life–with just a few […]

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Review: ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days’ Offers Repetitious Fun

Posted: August 3, 2012 at 12:55 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews, Reviews

Seeing as I’m 28 and have no children, it’s not too often that I see children’s movies nowadays. I certainly enjoy many of the Pixar films and other similar computer-animated films, but I don’t think I’ve seen a G- or PG-rated live-action film in quite a while. In fact, I think the last live-action family […]

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DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS Opens August 3 Nationwide! Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening!

Posted: July 30, 2012 at 9:38 am   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter to win a pair of passes! During his summer vacation, “Wimpy Kid” Greg Heffley, the hero of the phenomenally successful book series, hatches a plan to pretend he has a job at a ritzy country club–which fails to keep him away from the season’s dog days, including embarrassing mishaps at a public pool and […]

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Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Posted: March 19, 2010 at 12:01 am   /   Local, Movie Reviews

This adaptation of the well loved Diary of a Wimpy Kid series finds the right balance of humor and sentiment to make a solid kids movie the whole family can laugh at and enjoy. Greg Heffley is the titles Wimpy Kid though he doesn’t quite know it.  Greg thinks he is hot stuff and will […]

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