Blockbuster Inc.

Rodney King and The Psychotic World We Live In

Editor: Tef Poe is an artist from St. Louis City. Through powerful imagery and complicated honesty, he has earned a reputation as one of the best rappers telling the story of St. Louis, which is about much more than one place. Poe has been featured in music publications such as XXL and Urb Magazine. ... More >>

Tidbits from Five Guys Burgers and Fries, Food Trucks

- Five Guys Burgers and Fries -- which has received a few mentions in our quest for St. Louis' most overrated burger -- is now open in the former Blockbuster Video location at 4183 Lindell Boulevard. This is the first City of St. Louis location for the national chain, which arrived in the metro area ... More >>

An Evening with Catholic Guilt and its Moonshine-Infused Paint

Since 2007, Catholic Guilt's brazen brand of sonic warfare has become a staple in the experimental/noise rock community in St. Louis. Having won the title of the RFT's Best Noise Band of 2011, the band's raw gutter sound continues to emanate from venues all across the South Side area. Comprising the ... More >>

Fiesta Modern Mexican Coming to Chesterfield

Mexico (not modern)​My Post-Dispatch counterpart Joe Bonwich reported yesterday on a new restaurant coming to the former Blockbuster space near the intersection of Olive Boulevard and Chesterfield Parkway West in Chesterfield: Fiesta Modern Mexican.(No relation to Milagro Modern Mexican in Webster ... More >>

Rebecca Black's "Friday" Embroiled In Viral Video Equivalent Of Label Dispute

​It's only been a few months since you got tired of Rebecca Black's "Friday" for the first time, but now the singer and her masterpiece of viral awkwardness are embroiled in what amounts to the first ever viral video label dispute. Following ARK Music Factory's botched attempt earlier this wee ... More >>

Ginger Bistro takes "Asian fusion" to the next level: Down

Review Preview: Ginger Bistro

Jennifer SilverbergThe "fragrant eggplant" at Ginger Bistro​Happy New Year! The first review of 2011 is Ginger Bistro, a new pan-Asian restaurant in the Delmar Loop. I can promise you that this new year begins with a roar. But is it of delight or of rage? Read a sneak preview of my review after th ... More >>

Ginger Bistro Now Open in Delmar Loop

​I included this in the September edition Restaurant Roll Call, but here are a few specific details: Ginger Bistro had its soft opening this week on the first floor of the building at 6665 Delmar Boulevard.The location used to be a Blockbuster Video, and Ginger Bistro sprawls across the entirety o ... More >>

Eight Bizarre TV Commercial-Song Pairings, As Inspired by Red Stripe's Frankie Goes to Hollywood Re-Write

Image via​On Monday, Red Stripe premiered a new ad for its delicious, delicious beer. The video clip features the Red Stripe Ambassador -- shades of the Old Spice smooth-talker, perhaps? -- dancing to a Stephen Marley-produced, reggae cover of Frankie Goes to Hollywood's '80s synthpop hit "Rel ... More >>

To the Kid Who Punched Me in the Face in the Loop Yesterday

Image ViaYou should be at home playing video games at 8:30 on a Monday night!​You were standing in front of the Subway in the Loop yesterday around 8:45 p.m. with five or six of your teenage friends. I was dressed in athletic shorts and running shoes, carrying a gym bag and wearing headphones beca ... More >>

The year's 10 best movies and more: 2009 in film!

Rent a Wreck: For a former video-store giant, not such a blockbuster decade

Readers question the motives of the New Life Evangelistic Center and TalentPlus

The Sound of One Audience Member Clapping: Resourceful indie filmmakers are finding new ways of getting their movies into theaters. But will anybody come?

Gotta Get Back in Time

But just a little bit back

Grind It Up | Makin' a List

Ruka Puff dabbles in movie-making, while the members of Ludo share their Christmas wish lists.

Loop Chained

The arrival of Noodles & Company and Chipotle has some Delmar business owners wondering where it will end.

Film Openings

Week of November 23, 2006

Flick Freaks

Mark Bluestein and Jason Harris hope to turn St. Louis cinema buffs on to their irreverent talk show

Get Inside!

A round-up of summer's surefire hits (and definite duds)

Sonic Bust

Sega's Hedgehog goes back to the grind . . . yawn.

Oh Grow Up

Failure is McConaughey's perfect movie, and a pretty good one for us

Hacked

Choke the Chicken

Adult businesses fear the "Smut Shop" bill will tax them into oblivion

King Me

It's his birthday

C-Mobile

Christopher Young gives "Loop rats" legal advice -- at a deep discount

The Man With No Brains

Remember when Steve Martin was funny? Apparently, neither does he.

Limp Pianist

Poignant but a bit flaccid, Gloomy Sunday almost satisfies

Hollywood Homies

Three recent video releases have local ties

I Love the '80s

The neglected Fontbonne Film Series

Of Boobs and Blood

Troma's Lloyd Kaufman has guts, all over the floor

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Christian Science Monitor

Unorthodox rapper Jonathan Getzschman keeps his ear to pop culture

Film: Cheap and Out of Control

Two local film series are anything but highbrow

Make a Date

The Tivoli offers more decoration for the refrigerator with the resurrection of the film calendar series

Small Screen, Big Step

DEJ Productions tries to give "direct-to-video" a good name

Best Place To Get Black Underground Movies

Ghetto Koool Stuff

Letters

Week of March 21, 2001

Best Exploitation-Video Selection

Movies Unlimited

Best Place to Buy Used Videos

Record Exchange

Best Video Store

Hollywood & Vine Video

The Replacements

Directed by Howard Deutch

Letters to the Editor

Published the week of August 2-8, 2000

American Psycho

Co-written and directed by Mary Harron

TRADE SECRETS

Cashing in your CDs

WHIZ BAM!, THANK YOU, MAN

The independent video shop hits the stop button

Beyond the Beanstalk

Breaking the Waves

1998: The Year in Film

Of Wetlands and Wal-Marts

One development at a time, Missouri has lost 87 percent of its wetlands. And that means more floods, more damage, more levees, more bucks. The story of one Supercenter and how progress comes at a price.