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2006 Stories by Jean Oppenheimer

• SLIFF Redux

  published November 15, 2006

  The following are staff-chosen highlights from the second week of the St. Louis International Film Festival. For a complete list of films and... More >>

• In the Face of Evil

  published April 5, 2006

  We all want to believe that in even the most dangerous or frightening of situations, we would have the courage to stand up for our convictions... More >>

• Thugs & Kisses

  published March 22, 2006

  A gritty portrait of ghetto life in contemporary South Africa, Tsotsi packs an unexpected emotional wallop. Gavin Hood's film tells... More >>

• Blood Business

  published March 15, 2006

  In his 1961 farewell address, President Eisenhower warned Americans that an insidious new force was taking hold in the country. He called it the... More >>