Film Festivals

Such Great Heights

Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

The Music of True/False Film Festival: A Conversation with Music Director Amanda Rainey

As its title suggests, The True/False Film Festival is focused around a cavalcade of non-fiction motion pictures. In its ninth year, the scope of the festival has widened to feature prevalent artists in independent music such as Dark Dark Dark and Bramble. Based out of Columbia, True/False has becom ... More >>

Frenchy Got Laid

As its title suggests, The True/False Film Festival is focused around a cavalcade of non-fiction motion pictures. In its ninth year, the scope of the festival has widened to feature prevalent artists in independent music such as Dark Dark Dark and Bramble. Based out of Columbia, True/False has becom ... More >>

Bloody Hell: Local Film The Bloodfest Club Rolls Out Trailer

After their first film, Hooch & Daddy-O, racked up an armful of awards on the film-festival circuit, co-writers and coproducers Jim Ousley and Oscar Madrid went on to take home an RFT MasterMinds Award back in 2009. They've since moved forward with The Bloodfest Club, directed by Madrid, which they ... More >>

Home Movies: SLIFF honors a native son and gives us films worth watching

After their first film, Hooch & Daddy-O, racked up an armful of awards on the film-festival circuit, co-writers and coproducers Jim Ousley and Oscar Madrid went on to take home an RFT MasterMinds Award back in 2009. They've since moved forward with The Bloodfest Club, directed by Madrid, which they ... More >>

Short and Long

After their first film, Hooch & Daddy-O, racked up an armful of awards on the film-festival circuit, co-writers and coproducers Jim Ousley and Oscar Madrid went on to take home an RFT MasterMinds Award back in 2009. They've since moved forward with The Bloodfest Club, directed by Madrid, which they ... More >>

Jury of One: The Cannes crew picked a true winner, but the best of the fest wasn't even allowed to compete

After their first film, Hooch & Daddy-O, racked up an armful of awards on the film-festival circuit, co-writers and coproducers Jim Ousley and Oscar Madrid went on to take home an RFT MasterMinds Award back in 2009. They've since moved forward with The Bloodfest Club, directed by Madrid, which they ... More >>

The Sneak vs. the St. Louis International Film Festival

​This weekend, I watched the Breeders' Cup from the hospitable living room of a dear friend, pizza in one hand, PBR in the other, yelling for some very fine horses to beat the spread. That's not particularly sneaky, though sneaking food into horse races is quite enjoyable. The topic of conversati ... More >>

Shhh! It's A Sneak Peek of Up In the Air

www.screendaily.com​ The first local press screening of the Jason Reitman/George Clooney film Up In the Air -- perhaps the most eagerly anticipated movie in St. Louis since that flick about the World's Fair -- happened this morning at the Tivoli in the Delmar Loop.While we've been asked by the PR ... More >>

Missouri's Very Own Albino Farm Coming to St. Louis International Film Festival

Cinema St. Louis on Wednesday announced the line-up for the St. Louis International Film Festival (tickets go on sale today), and lo and behold, one of the featured films tells a tall tale about a legendary albino farm out near Springfield.www.cinemastlouis.org​Yes, an albino farm. The property on ... More >>

New Voices in Film

Cinema St. Louis on Wednesday announced the line-up for the St. Louis International Film Festival (tickets go on sale today), and lo and behold, one of the featured films tells a tall tale about a legendary albino farm out near Springfield.www.cinemastlouis.org​Yes, an albino farm. The property on ... More >>

Make A Little List

Chasing shadows in film and life

St. Louis International Film Festival Announces Lineup

Chasing shadows in film and life

Eyes on the Prize

Chasing shadows in film and life

Standing at the Crossroads

Chasing shadows in film and life

The Joy in the Bubble

Cannes 2007 was a success, but how many of its movies will you actually get to see?

Is There a Doctor in the House?

Health, in life and film, dominates Cannes.

America Cannes

Art imitates life as U.S. directors command this year's fest, with only China rivaling for celluloid domination.

The Sundance Kids

For alumni of America's most prestigious film festival, winning is less than half the battle.

The Music Men

Halfway through Sundance, and still whistling a happy tune.

The Kids Are Not Alright

From Dakota Fanning's rape to John Cusack's daddy issues, Sundance 2007 was all about the kiddie porn.

Film Openings

Week of November 17, 2004

Best Local Girl Made Good

Sarah Clarke

Best Art Cinema

Tivoli Theatre

Hollywood & Chouteau

St. Louis filmmakers hit the silver screen

Bowling for Columbia

An upstart film festival in Tiger Town is generating big buzz

Grant Farm

An obscure funding source keeps local documentary filmmakers afloat

West Bank Story

From Palestine comes an absurdist look at life under the intifada

Victor Victorious

Raising Victor Vargas draws remarkable performances from an untrained cast

Type Caste

Maggie Gyllenhaal's a naughty Secretary but not quite naughty enough

Series/Festivals

Week of July 24, 2002

Film Openings

Week of May 15, 2002

Series/Festivals

Week of March 20, 2002

Letters to the Editor

Published the week of July 19-25, 2000

ETERNITY AND A DAY

Co-written and directed by Theo Angelopoulos