Leonardo DiCaprio

Beautiful, Damned: Gatsby's sometimes great, but not always good

The Sweet Divine Hosts A Gatsby-Inspired Happy Hour

Stop by The Sweet Divine's new Soulard location this evening for some 1920s-style glitz, glamour and, of course, cupcakes! The Sweet Divine (1801 South 9th Street; 636-942-2900) is hosting a Gatsby Happy Hour today from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in honor of the May 10 release of the new Baz Luhrmann film, T ... More >>

Django Unchained upends the Western — and America's original sin

Also read: Quentin Tarantino tells of his struggle to make Django

A Wedge Salad Anchored with Carbs at The Shaved Duck and Titanic 3D

When Titanic was released in 1997, some of us at Gut Check were only 10-years-old. We weren't allowed to go to the movies, the mall or to Rollercade without a parent, and we begged our parents to spare us the embarrassment of being the only kid in fifth grade who hadn't seen the blockbuster of our g ... More >>

The shelf life of Clinton-era nostalgia, tested in Titanic 3D and American Reunion

J. Hoberman's 10+ favorites of 2011

Clint Eastwood's inspired take on a giant of the twentieth century in J. Edgar

Brent Farris: St. Louis Fugitive Eluded Capture Like "Catch Me If You Can"

U.S. Marshal's Service via Houston ChronicleBrent Farris traveled under the alias Michael Royston.​Leonardo DiCaprio's character in Catch Me if You Can has nothing on 49-year-old Brent Farris. Farris, the former owner of Farris Gallery in St. Louis, was sentenced today to fourteen months in prison ... More >>

"Inception Burrito" Is a 2,410-Calorie Dream

Image via FoodbeastA churro wrapped inside a burrito wrapped inside a nightmare.​Foodbeast has posted pictures and descriptions of something it calls the "Inception Burrito." Of course, the film Inception features a dream within a dream within a dream within a dream, etc. The "Inception Burrito" i ... More >>

Life Sherpa vs. Real-Life Sherpa: Joe Holleman Is All the Advice You'll Ever Need

A few weeks back, we here at Daily RFT instituted the Tuesday Tussle -- two weekly posts in which we take opposing viewpoints on a news item and battle it out. Occasionally these debates carry a serious tone. Mostly, though, they're for our amusement (and hopefully yours). Holleman, a.k.a. Life Sher ... More >>

Inception, an Important Picture, tries to get inside our heads

Don Stephenson, an original Broadway cast member, steers Titanic to the Muny

(100) Days of Summer Movies

Martin Scorsese's head trip Shutter Island is the good kind of insane

They Kiss by the Book

Wild Rides: Sometimes the cars accelerate on their own. Sometimes they stop dead. Drivers of the hybrid Prius have discovered they can be an unexpected adventure.

The Haunting: Winslet and Dicaprio awake to the nightmare on Revolutionary Road

Lies We Can Believe In: Ridley Scott's latest is the post 9/11, tech-savvy terror thriller we deserve

Holy Cow!

Leave bovines and lawn artists alone.

Damn You, Environment!

The ice caps are melting, the ozone depleting, and Leo’s charisma? An endangered species.

Diamonds in the Rough

Blood Diamond

"Timothy Lane is the only reason I ever picked up a RFT, and is the only reason I ever will.

We now wait in anticipation for the next You Are Here."

Hold Your Horses

Bandidas

Say It with Diamonds?

Not exactly. Circling the diamond industry, this Zwick flick tackles nada.

Sweet Sorrow

Bait and Switch

A hero of the Hong Kong new wave returns the compliment.

Foul Play

Why is everyone out to get Randy Wichman?

Crash and Yearn

Howard Hughes gets what he wants, in this case a fun and loving biopic

Reefer Badness

There's a lot of misinformation out there: Here's more

RFT Hires Disgraced NYT Pinocchio

Jayson Blair may be persona non grata in New York, but he'll be right at home here

Catcher in the Sky

Spielberg, once more, is caught up in the thrill of the chase

Meaner Streets

Scorsese looks at the roots of New York's violence, with mixed results

Up the Academy

The Oscar telecast has, for a decade, been Gil Cates' golden moment

Return to Me

Co-written and directed by Bonnie Hunt

The Beach

Directed by Danny Boyle

JOE THE KING

Written and directed by Frank Whaley

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