If you missed “Mystery Science Theater 3000″ creator joel Hodgson at the Tivoli last night, when he led a panel discussion with “MST3K” alums Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, Mary Jo Pehl and J. Elvis Weinstein, their new movie-spoofing combo Cimematic Titanic will be…

As it swings into its final weekend, the St. Louis International Film Festival is trotting out some heavy hitters. 

Friday at 7 p.m., beloved actress Connie Stevens (Cricket on “Hawaiian Eye”) will screen her directorial debut, “Saving Grace B. Jones,” at the St.…

Michael Shannon, an Oscar nominee for his supporting role in “Revolutionary Road,” graduates to starring status in a wry, stylish flick called ”The Missing Person,” screening Thursday afternoon at 4:45 and Friday night at 9:30 at Plaza Frontenac.  

Shannon plays a modern-day private eye…

Screening Wedensday night at 7 at the Tivoli is a documentary that puts the festive in the St. Louis International Film Festival. “Pop Star on Ice” is a glittering portrait of Johnny Weir, the three time U.S. men’s figure skating champion.

As one commentator…

The next Oscar ceremony is not until March 7, and the nominees won’t be announced until February; yet the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has already awarded the first four statuettes of the year.

On Saturday night, B-movie maestro…

Saturday night, locals got their first glimpse of “Up in the Air,” the Oscar-bound George Clooney comedy that filmed in St. Louis during the winter. Director Jason Reitman visited separate screenings for the crew at the Esquire and for dignitaries at…

The first Saturday of the St. Louis International Film Festival is always a busy day, and Nov. 14 may be the biggest day in the 18-year history of the festival, with presumptive Oscar nominees “Up in the Air” and “Precious”…

The 18th annual St. Louis International Film Festival officially opened Thursday night with a screning of “An Education,” my pick for the best film of the year, a coming-of-age romance starring young Carey Mulligan and former St. Louisan Peter Sarsgaard. But…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced yesterday that 20 films were submitted for consideration as Best Animated Feature of 2009. The list literally goes from the ridiculous to the sublime. Specifically:

“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel”
“Astro Boy”
“Battle for…

Every year, in the weeks before the St. Louis International Film Festival, I go home with a pile of 30 or 40 DVDs to peruse. I make sure that the pile includes movies with local connections, although I don’t necessarily…