ATTN! Darren Bousman: Please bring ‘Repo!’ to St. Louis…
Posted by Scott on December 1, 2008 11 Comments

Here in St Louis we have been patiently waiting to see ‘Repo! The Genetic Opera’ and so far we are still very (im)patiently waiting to see it! I think there was some error in scheduling …

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Movie Melting Pot… ‘King Boxer’ (Hong Kong, 1972)
Wednesday, 3 Dec, 2008 – 12:00 | No Comment
Movie Melting Pot… ‘King Boxer’ (Hong Kong, 1972)

More affectionately known as ‘Five Fingers of Death’ (Tian xia di yi quan), this classic of the martial arts genre is said to have started it all. All of what, you ask? All that is …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Timecrimes’
Sunday, 23 Nov, 2008 – 11:41 | No Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Timecrimes’

Jeremy:
You could get a nosebleed thinking too hard about time travel movies.  If John and Sarah Connor stop Judgment Day from happening in ‘Terminator 2′, than the war with the machine can’t happen, and Kyle …

Movie Melting Pot… ‘La Jetee’ (France, 1962)
Wednesday, 19 Nov, 2008 – 13:55 | No Comment
Movie Melting Pot… ‘La Jetee’ (France, 1962)

“Nothing sorts out memories from ordinary moments. Later on they do claim remembrance when they show their scars. That face he had seen was to be the only peacetime image to survive the war. Had …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Not By Chance’
Monday, 17 Nov, 2008 – 19:44 | No Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Not By Chance’

Jeremy:
Brazilian filmmaker Philippe Barcinski’s film ‘Not By Chance’ is a moving depiction of how life can get in the way of life, how things change in a instant and even the most fervent control freaks …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Ben X’
Thursday, 13 Nov, 2008 – 12:00 | No Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Ben X’

Travis:
The majority of us can only imagine blindly what it must be like to live every day of your life with autism. Unfortunately, there are many of us in the world who choose not to …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘The Heartbeat Detector’
Thursday, 13 Nov, 2008 – 10:00 | No Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘The Heartbeat Detector’

Jeremy:
Nicolas Klotz’s new film, ‘The Heartbeat Detector’ (or ‘La Question humain’/’The Human Question’ as it is know in France), is a quasi-thriller about the dishonesty and immorality surrounding the corporate world.  In a sense, it …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Son of a Lion’
Thursday, 13 Nov, 2008 – 2:34 | No Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Son of a Lion’

Melissa:
Any film that starts off with a young child not only shooting, but identifying firearms makes me nervous! Or how about a child selling them? Hey, I had a job at 12, but it was …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Alone’
Tuesday, 11 Nov, 2008 – 16:37 | No Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Alone’

Jeremy:
‘Alone’ is the new horror film from Thai filmmakers Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom, the directors behing ‘Shutter’.  ’Alone’ offers much of the same that is found in your typical, Asian horror film.  There’s the …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘The Unknown Woman’
Tuesday, 11 Nov, 2008 – 16:24 | One Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘The Unknown Woman’

Jeremy:
It has been nearly 20 years since Giuseppe Tornatore directed his masterpiece, ‘Cinema Paradiso’, one of the most moving cinematic events this critic has ever experienced.  Since then, he has directed some decent yet forgettable …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas’
Tuesday, 11 Nov, 2008 – 11:00 | 2 Comments
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas’

Ram Man:
This is the most unique look at the genocide that went on in Nazi Germany during World War II. Mark Herman’s new film ‘The Boy In The Striped Pajamas’ looks at the war and …

S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Let the Right One In’
Monday, 10 Nov, 2008 – 16:00 | One Comment
S.L.I.F.F. Review: ‘Let the Right One In’

Travis:
Move over ‘Lost Boys’… you’re no longer the coolest under-aged vampires. Kiefer and the two Coreys have nothing on Eli! Director Tomas Alfredson has created a masterpiece of eerie vampire drama. ‘Let the Right One …

Movie Melting Pot…’Zebraman’ (Japan, 2004)
Thursday, 6 Nov, 2008 – 17:21 | No Comment
Movie Melting Pot…’Zebraman’ (Japan, 2004)

Mr. Takashi Miike is not exactly known for his family films.  Some of the most whacked out, disturbing, off the beaten path films I have ever seen have had the title Directed by Takashi Miike …

More have signed on for ‘13′
Wednesday, 5 Nov, 2008 – 13:45 | No Comment
More have signed on for ‘13′

Well, here comes another remake, but a french one. Based on the 2005 version, ’13 Tzameti’ is coming to the United States. Other than the six new actors the film will be written and directed by Gela …

WAMG First Look… ‘Blood: The Last Vampire’
Wednesday, 5 Nov, 2008 – 7:17 | No Comment
WAMG First Look… ‘Blood: The Last Vampire’

The popular 2000 anime feature ‘Blood: The Last Vampire’ has become a live-action feature film directed by Chris Nahon (The Empire of Wolves, Kiss of the Dragon) from a screenplay written by Ronny Yu (Fearless, …

Movie Melting Pot… ‘Volcano High’ (South Korea, 2001)
Tuesday, 4 Nov, 2008 – 8:00 | 2 Comments
Movie Melting Pot… ‘Volcano High’ (South Korea, 2001)

Travis:
‘Volcano High’ (2001) [originally titled 'WaSanGo'] is a South Korean action-comedy written and directed by Tae-gyun Kim. The story follows Kim Kyung-soo (Hyuk Jang), an outcast student who is continually expelled from his high schools …

Movie Melting Pot…’Ils’ (France, 2006)
Wednesday, 29 Oct, 2008 – 14:28 | No Comment
Movie Melting Pot…’Ils’ (France, 2006)

Oh, the French and their horror.  With such recent hits as ‘Inside’ and ‘Frontier(s)’, the level of gore in French horror is getting to be off the chart.  So color me surprised when I checked …

Red Band Trailer for ‘Let the Right One In’
Thursday, 16 Oct, 2008 – 7:00 | One Comment
Red Band Trailer for ‘Let the Right One In’

Plot Synopsis: Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can’t stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to …

Review: ‘Sukiyaki Western Django’
Saturday, 11 Oct, 2008 – 8:38 | One Comment
Review: ‘Sukiyaki Western Django’

Jeremy:
As a director, Takashi Miike takes the old adage of “less is more” and tramples all over it like a bull in Pamplona. Miike’s films are stark-raving mad lunacy of epic proportions, many of which …