Theater/Film Reviews
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The Man Nobody Knew
William Colby, a man who lived in the shadows, moved there during World War II when he was a member of the OSS (Office of Strategic Services) and spent time parachuting behind enemy lines in Europe. He later headed parts of the CIA during the Cold War and was involved in some of its less-clean
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Carol Channing: Larger Than Life
If ever a movie title was totally acccurate, it’s “Carol Channing: Larger Than Life,” which the 90-year-old actress-dancer-singer. Wait a minute. I take back the last part, maybe the last two parts. But she’s irrepressible, a unique talent who has worked constantly throughout her life, scoring on stage, in films, as a cabaret performer and
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The Athlete
Abebe Bikila, an Ethopian, was a man few could match in terms of achievement, and "The Athlete," playing at the St. Louis International Film Festival Nov. 15 and 20, is a biographical tribute to the first African to win an Olympic gold medal. Written and directed by Davey Frankel and Rasselas Lakew, the film is
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Love Stalker
Billed as a comedy, and about as funny as cancer, "Love Stalker," shot in St. Louis with local actors and technicians, is not very comic. Pete, our protagonist, is occasionally funny, but mostly he brings laughs for his unrealistic stupidity. It's part of the St. Louis International Film Festival, and will screen at 9 p.m.
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Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
“Granito: How to Nail a Dictator,” which plays at the St. Louis International Film Festival tomorrow, is a political diatribe. That said, with its implicit warning, it’s also a gripping, well-made film about the continuing, brutal civil war in Guatemala. Pamela Yates wrote and directed the movie, which includes interviews with activist Rigoberta Manchu and
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J. Edgar
J. Edgar Hoover was a man of many parts, some admirable, some distressing. He was ambitious enough to lie, cheat and steal his way to power, strong enough to hold it for generations, vicious enough to destroy lives without a qualm, egotistical enough to callously seize credit from those who deserved it. And he loved
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Like Crazy
Nobody's dying, but "Like Crazy" seems to be this century's "Love Story," as a pair of innocents fall deeply in love. The loving is more overtly physical today than it was in 1970, when Jennifer (Ali MacGraw) and Oliver (Ryan O'Neal) were the children, but love remains love, even as the calendar advances. Today it's
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Radio Free Albemuth
Reviews of movies that are part of the St. Louis International Film Festival, which have limited, or only single, performances, will appear on St. Louis Eats the day before the movie plays. Some of them may re-appear in the future as commercial releases. There are lots of conspiracy theorists out there — you know, the
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How I Learned to Drive
In addition to bearing a nickname as sleazy and demeaning as Li'l Bit, her entire childhood seems aimed at turning her into a mess as a grown-up. Uncle Peck pulled the trigger, molesting her as part of a tawdry, seven-year-long attempt at a complete seduction. That's the essence of "How I Learned to Drive," Paula
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Palmer Park
Optimists say: "Residential integration is the solution; when the children live together they will go to school together." Pessimists say: "Integration is the period of time between the first black person moving into the neighborhood and the last white person moving out." Playwright Joanna McClelland Glass seems to side — sadly — with the pessimists