Tag: Steve Coogan

PHILOMENA opens November 22! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: November 18, 2013 at 12:18 pm   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter to win a pass for two! Based on the 2009 investigative book by BBC correspondent Martin Sixsmith, The Lost Child of Philomena Lee, PHILOMENA focuses on the efforts of Philomena Lee (Dench), mother to a boy conceived out of wedlock—something her Irish-Catholic community didn’t have the highest opinion of—and given away for adoption in […]

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Movie Review: ‘Ruby Sparks’ Starring Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan

Posted: August 3, 2012 at 8:44 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

The myth of Pygmalion permeates a good portion of Hollywood stories. The myth which tells the story of the sculptor Pygmalion, who uninterested in other women, creates the perfect woman out of ivory. After falling deeply in love with his creation, he begs Venus to bring his creation to life, and is granted his wish. […]

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RUBY SPARKS Opens August 3 in St. Louis! Enter to Win Passes to the Advance Screening!

Posted: July 30, 2012 at 9:47 am   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter to win a pair of passes! Calvin (Paul Dano) is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby (Zoe […]

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Movie Review – “The Trip” Starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon

Posted: July 1, 2011 at 10:03 am   /   Film, Local, Movie Reviews

There are a lot of things that could go wrong with a film that is about a road trip with two comedian frenemies.  The egos of the comedians can shine through and become tedious and annoying.  The long drive through the country can become boring and repetitive.  The film can just feel long with the […]

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‘The Trip’ Opens July 1! Enter to Win Passes to the St. Louis Advance Screening!

Posted: June 29, 2011 at 3:18 pm   /   Local, Movie Screenings

Enter for your chance to win a pass, good for two! When Steve Coogan is asked by The Observer to tour the country’s finest restaurants, he envisions it as the perfect getaway with his beautiful girlfriend. But, when she backs out on him, he has no one to accompany him but his best friend and […]

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Another Take By Zac: Film Review: The Other Guys (Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg)

Posted: August 6, 2010 at 3:51 pm   /   Another Take From Zac, Local

The Other Guys is the latest from Adam McKay and Will Ferrell and it serves as a great send up of the buddy cop genre with a consistently funny pacing and many flashes of brilliance along the way. Allen Gamble and Terry Hoitz are not the guys, that title is held by Detectives Highsmith and […]

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Steve Coogan Joins “My Idiot Brother” Alongside Paul Rudd

Posted: July 30, 2010 at 5:44 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Judging from the title, one would assume that this Paul Rudd comedy is much in the same vein as his most recent film, Dinner for Schmucks. You’d be quite wrong actually. (Didn’t anyone tell you what happens when you assume?) This is a quirky indie comedy starring Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer and Elizabeth Banks as […]

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St. Louis in Top 10 Cities to hold “The Other Guys” Premiere! Vote Now to Bring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg to STL!

Posted: July 22, 2010 at 1:12 pm   /   Local, Movie News, St. Louis Events

Alright St. Louis! You have voted us into the Top 10! We have until Monday to make it into the Top 5! Who wants to hold a Hollywood style premiere here in St. Louis? Vote now! CULVER CITY, Calif., July 14, 2010 – In anticipation of the nationwide release of Columbia Pictures’ The Other Guys, […]

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“The Other Guys” HD Trailer Starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell

Posted: April 10, 2010 at 1:06 pm   /   Local, Movie Trailers

The second buddy cop comedy of the year, the first being Kevin Smith’s Cop Out. (Read our review here.) Once again we have a high profile comedian paired with an action star. Also, it is directed by a high profile comedy director as well, Adam McKay, who brought you comedies like Anchorman and Step Brothers. […]

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“The Other Guys” Motion Poster Starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell

Posted: March 29, 2010 at 10:37 am   /   Local, Movie Trailers

The new motion posters are cool, but they get kind of old after the first time you watch it. They are really just really short teaser trailers. They run on an endless loop which means you either have to mute the volume or leave the page after the first time.  Oh well, still kind of […]

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