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…

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…

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…

The St. Louis international Film Festival, which opens Thursday and continues through Nov. 22, includes three movies that are expected to be among the ten Oscar nominees for best picture: “Up in the Air,” the corporate comedy that was largely…

Potentially, the most crowd-pleasing event scheduled for next month’s St. Louis International Film Festival might be the meet-greet-and-joke session with the members of Cinematic Titanic, the movie-spoofing troupe that features veterans of the cult TV show “Mystery Science Theater 3000.”

The mighty…

The 9th annual St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase wrapped on Thursday at the Tivoli, and 27 locally made movies earned an invite from the event’s more prestigious big brother, the St. Louis International Film Festival in November.

The following films were deemed…