Chris Rock

The narrow worldview of What to Expect When You're Expecting

You Stank Up Battleship! And Other Crap Movies Inspired by Boardgames

Horror, rom com, science fiction -- your days are numbered. Hollywood has a new genre of film to exploit: board game movies. In the wake of the that-looks-so-bad-it-might-be-good Battleship (which is released tomorrow), a number of films are in the works that are inspired by, named after or based on ... More >>

Wanda Kicks Your Worries to the Curb

Horror, rom com, science fiction -- your days are numbered. Hollywood has a new genre of film to exploit: board game movies. In the wake of the that-looks-so-bad-it-might-be-good Battleship (which is released tomorrow), a number of films are in the works that are inspired by, named after or based on ... More >>

Comic Kris Wernowsky: A Bittersweet Adieu

​The first time comic Kris Wernowsky put on a "Too Hip for a Comedy Club" standup event at Foam last October, indie darling St. Vincent played the same night -- rather stiff competition, if you're trying to lure the Cherokee crowd. His other mistake: Keeping the overhead lights on full blast for t ... More >>

Happy Birthday Stan Kann, the St. Louis Organ Great and Late-Night Vaccum Comedian

Stan Kann's websiteSt. Louis native Stan Kann was already a celebrated organ player before he became a comedic presence on talk shows​For most part, people in the entertainment business become famous by harnessing a single skill. They achieve notoriety through singing, dancing, acting, spoon-p ... More >>

Bill Burr

8 p.m. Saturday, November 5. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Kanye West Runs A Suitor Over On His Bike In Throwback "Mama's Boyfriend"

​Before My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy fused the two sides of Kanye West into a paranoid (beautiful, dark, twisted) mess of triumphalism and (twisted) Chris Rock-aided introspection there were two West figures in evidence on his albums--the massively confident rapper and the confused, angry ... More >>

Don King Creating Money In St. Louis For Devon Alexander Today

The one and only Don King will be in town later this afternoon to promote his fight at the Scottrade Center on August 7 between St. Louis' own undefeated WBC/IBF champion Devon "The Bull" Alexander and Ukrainian Andriy Kotelnik.There are few sports figures more colorful -- and notorious -- than King ... More >>

(100) Days of Summer Movies

The one and only Don King will be in town later this afternoon to promote his fight at the Scottrade Center on August 7 between St. Louis' own undefeated WBC/IBF champion Devon "The Bull" Alexander and Ukrainian Andriy Kotelnik.There are few sports figures more colorful -- and notorious -- than King ... More >>

Whitewash: Some fairy tale! Disney's first black princess can't escape the ghetto.

The one and only Don King will be in town later this afternoon to promote his fight at the Scottrade Center on August 7 between St. Louis' own undefeated WBC/IBF champion Devon "The Bull" Alexander and Ukrainian Andriy Kotelnik.There are few sports figures more colorful -- and notorious -- than King ... More >>

Foul Territory: Unreal goes outside the lines during All-Star Week

The one and only Don King will be in town later this afternoon to promote his fight at the Scottrade Center on August 7 between St. Louis' own undefeated WBC/IBF champion Devon "The Bull" Alexander and Ukrainian Andriy Kotelnik.There are few sports figures more colorful -- and notorious -- than King ... More >>

Top Ten NSFW Doug Stanhope Bits

Stand-up comic Doug Stanhope tends to forgo television for the credits that really count, from self-booking, promoting and selling out underground venues across the states, to leaving his own special stain on comedy festivals around the world. Photo from Stanhope's MySpace photo album, labeled "drun ... More >>

Last Night: Ludacris at Exo, Listening Party for Theater of the Mind, Election Night Celebration

Stand-up comic Doug Stanhope tends to forgo television for the credits that really count, from self-booking, promoting and selling out underground venues across the states, to leaving his own special stain on comedy festivals around the world. Photo from Stanhope's MySpace photo album, labeled "drun ... More >>

Abracadabra: St. Louis has become a flourishing place for magicians

Stand-up comic Doug Stanhope tends to forgo television for the credits that really count, from self-booking, promoting and selling out underground venues across the states, to leaving his own special stain on comedy festivals around the world. Photo from Stanhope's MySpace photo album, labeled "drun ... More >>

Gentleman Auction House Tour Diary, Day Eleven: Cambridge, Massachusetts

Stand-up comic Doug Stanhope tends to forgo television for the credits that really count, from self-booking, promoting and selling out underground venues across the states, to leaving his own special stain on comedy festivals around the world. Photo from Stanhope's MySpace photo album, labeled "drun ... More >>

Get Smart redux is a rare device: a TV remake for the big screen that works on its own terms

Stand-up comic Doug Stanhope tends to forgo television for the credits that really count, from self-booking, promoting and selling out underground venues across the states, to leaving his own special stain on comedy festivals around the world. Photo from Stanhope's MySpace photo album, labeled "drun ... More >>

St. Louis Weekend Update: March 28-30

Stand-up comic Doug Stanhope tends to forgo television for the credits that really count, from self-booking, promoting and selling out underground venues across the states, to leaving his own special stain on comedy festivals around the world. Photo from Stanhope's MySpace photo album, labeled "drun ... More >>

Public Enemy, Number One

When Professor Griff talks, Joe says: listen.

Film Openings

Week of March 15, 2007

"I hope your tits shrivel up and fall off."

Week of January 19, 2006

Girl Walks into a Comedy Club...

Julie Seabaugh profiles local laugh-riot Brie Johnson

The Riverfront Times' top DVD picks for the week of October 11

Julie Seabaugh profiles local laugh-riot Brie Johnson

Absence of Malice

The termination of Kaos and Syllli Asz: a rush to judgment?

Buffet of Champions

You came, you saw, you voted: the winners of the 2005 Riverfront Times Music Awards

Hollywood Babbles On

Lessons learned where the red carpet ends

Animal Crackers

In Madagascar, the wild things romp, then roam

Nellyville's Red Carpet

Stargaze for charity at the Longest Yard premiere party

Berger Bit

Unreal bids fond farewell to Jerry Berger, witnesses a presidential Opening Day and a six-foot-tall termite and gives out a very, very special award

What Are You Laughing At?

Arvin Mitchell and Jessie Taylor must contend with a segregated St. Louis comedy scene on their road to the big time. Maybe they'll navigate the system. Or maybe they'll just have to blow it up.

Rock and Load

Chris Rock takes no prisoners

That's Just Nasty

What's a little statutory rape between R. Kelly and his fans?

Trumped

Dick Gephardt also likes kittens and cross-stitching; Unreal has fun with greed and other mortal sins

Malibu's Most Wanted

Jamie Kennedy gets down with the brizown

Film Openings

Week of March 26, 2003

Fallon Fast

Saturday Night Live's prime player is rapidly outgrowing television's small screen

Series/Festivals

Week of June 26, 2002

Film Openings

Week of June 5, 2002

Beat Juggler

Hip-hop legend Prince Paul is responsible for some of the music's most transcendent moments

Pie Kids

How two American filmmakers made a very British Boy

Sly Foxx

He steals Ali, but will Hollywood give Jamie Foxx a shot at the title?

Erykah Badu with Nikka Costa

Saturday, Aug. 25; Pageant

Deep Throat

In Osmosis Jones, a virus takes over Bill Murray. (So that's his excuse.)

Skip It

Why the best teen movie of the year, based on a beloved novel, won't be in theaters

Bored Again

Heaven Can Wait, but hell can't, for Down to Earth

Drag King

Actor-comic Eddie Izzard just wants to be loved

Imperfect 10s

Picking the best of a bad movie year

Nurse Betty

Directed by Neil LaBute

Meshell Ndegéocello

Saturday, Dec. 4; Mississippi Nights

DOGMA

Written and directed by Kevin Smith

THE NBA HAS THE ANSWER

How long before Bill and Nancy Laurie move their newly purchased Grizzlies from Vancouver to Our Town?