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Boys before the Factory Girl Print E-mail
By R D Zurick   
Last Updated ( Thursday, 26 June 2008 )
 

bronchobilly100.jpgBroncho Billy Anderson -- who lived in St. Louis from age 8 to 18 -- deserves recognition as the first movie star.
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Winged victory Print E-mail
By Cliff Froehlich   
Last Updated ( Friday, 20 June 2008 )
 

Commemorative Barbies can get a bit freaky, as this find clearly illustrates.
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Playing the fuel Print E-mail
By Cliff Froehlich   
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 )
 

You have another chance to see "GasHole" at the Hi-Pointe this weekend, June 20-22.
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Straight out of Brooklyn Print E-mail
By Cliff Froehlich   
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 )
 

jamal_woolard.jpgBuzz has started for a really B.I.G. movie that opens at the beginning of 2009.

Jamal Woolard stars as Christopher Wallace.

Photo from Fox Searchlight 

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Cyd Charisse 1922-2008 Print E-mail
By Robert Hunt and Cliff Froehlich   
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 )
 

cyd100.jpgCyd Charisse was an accomplished dancer who appeared in a lot more than "Singing in the Rain."
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Some folks call him a songwriter Print E-mail
By Dan Durchholz   
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 18 June 2008 )
 

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The Boxmasters -- with a certain Cardinals' fan from Arkansas as the lead singer -- offer a respectable, if not quite stellar CD.


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Fires were started Print E-mail
By Robert Hunt and Cliff Froehlich   
 

Check out the sights and sounds of Monterey 41 years ago.
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Happy Bloomsday Print E-mail
By Robert Hunt   
Last Updated ( Monday, 16 June 2008 )
 

Take a moment -- a long moment -- to think of James Joyce.
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Staying Faithfull Print E-mail
By Robert Hunt   
Last Updated ( Friday, 13 June 2008 )
 

When she first entered the public eye playing the simultaneous roles of rising pop singer and girlfriend of Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull seemed too fragile and withdrawn to withstand the burden of Swinging London celebrity. As Faithfull sings her 1965 hit "As Tears Go By ," she appears withdrawn and not particularly happy with the events that have placed her in front of a TV camera, but determined to force her way through them (which only adds to the poignancy of the song). She's waiting for her 15 minutes to end.

And they did, rather spectacularly, by way of public scandal and private tragedy, including a long bout of drug addiction. But Faithfull survived her fall from grace . . .
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Turning Hi-Pointe Print E-mail
By Cliff Froehlich   
Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 June 2008 )
 

hipointe_sm.jpgIt's coming back, it's really coming back. Brian Ross, a St. Louis native, is moving back from Chicago to revive the Hi-Pointe Theatre with a combination of commercial and art films.
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Jazz with Jerome Harris

Video by Christian Cudnik

Jazz musician and educator Jerome Harris talks about the importance of teaching. See a larger version of this video and read a profile of Harris

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Cinema St. Louis' The Lens is a multi-contributor blog aimed primarily - but by no means exclusively - at local cinephiles. The Lens will have a specifically St. Louis perspective when relevant - and will preview Cinema St. Louis events - but because film encompasses the world, the blog will offer material on every aspect of movie culture, with no ties to a particular place. Lens contributors - critics, academics, journalists, novelists, poets, essayists and filmmakers - will write, at any length and in any form, about all film-related topics, allowing for a wide array of approaches: simple reviews, stray thoughts, essays, reported articles, cartoons, photos, even audio clips and videos.

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