Ann Lemons Pollack
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Wine: October 21, 2010
Adam LaZarre fits the mental picture of a California winemaker, or at least a Californian, with light brown, shaggy, collar-length hair highighted by sun-bleached streaks, smile lines creasing pinkish cheeks, a joyful tone when he talks about wine–any wine– hands comfortable with the most delicate of crystal wine glasses. He sat across a table at
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Fozzie’s Sandwich Emporium
Who knew Richmond Heights needed a sandwich shop? The folks who opened Fozzie's Sandwich Emporium last summer did, or thought they did, and it looks–so far–that it has paid off. Across Big Bend from the Richmond Heights Post Office, it's a small spot where the kitchen is bigger than the dining room. Yes, sandwiches,
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High
The first appearance of Kathleen Turner on a St. Louis stage brought a note of magic to the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis last night, but neither Turner's hard-charging style nor her lengthy appeal to a higher power was able to bring much sustained life to "High," a new play by Matthew Lombardo which will
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Nowhere Boy
Celebrating what would have been his 70th birthday, even a week late, John Lennon is honored, or depicted, or examined, in a biographical film about his teen-age years, which certainly were difficult ones. Based on a memoir by his half-sister, Julia Baird, the film clearly shows the struggle–both sexual and adolescent (not always the same
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The Sicilian Girl
Dark and gloomy as winter twilight, solid and stark as Sicily’s mountain cliffs, “The Sicilian Girl” is a hard-hitting movie of violence and revenge, spawned by the age-old code of the Mafia. A controller of practically everything that happens on the island, the male-dominated society adapts Teddy Roosevelt’s line to, “Speak softly and carry a
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Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
“Nobody loves a genius child,” wrote Langston Hughes, and rarely has there been a better description of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the short-lived artist who is the star of an adoring biographical film that will opens today and will spend the weekend as part of the Webster University Film Series. “Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child,” suffers from
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Evil Dead: The Musical
When it comes to selling tickets, or books, or kitchen spatulas, we all know that Sex Sells. Well, amend that. So does Blood. “Evil Dead: The Musical” drew a far larger crowd to Tower Grove Abbey last night for the Stray Dog Theatre opening-night performance of “Evil Dead: The Musical,” than for many opening nights.
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You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger
When Roy married Sally, he got Helena and Alfie as in-laws. Then he saw Dia through her bedroom window. Meanwhile, Sally got her dream job, and a shot at Greg, but Iris got there first. And after Helena and Alfie were divorced, he got Charmaine, a well-done dame and she got Cristal, a rare medium.
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Three Men and a Baby…Grand
The Great American Songbook, the mine that cabaret singers dig for the music that causes fingers to snap and toes to tap, eyes to mist and smiles to widen, is on display at the Kranzberg Arts Center as Cabaret St. Louis opened its season last night. "Three Men and a Baby…Grand" is the opening show,
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Seki
Seki’s was a Loop standby long before Delmar Boulevard between Skinker and Kingsland reached its current state of full urban renewal, boasting that it’s been named “one of the 10 great streets of America.” And now that sushi spots are a dime a dozen, even in St. Louis, it remains high among our favorites when