‘A&E’ Archives
High-flying “Billy Elliot” thrills Fox audience
The movie “Billy Elliot” was a heart-warming hit about a Scottish boy, in a mining town, who discovered a gift for dance. But director Stephen Daldry set that unlikely story against the backdrop of the real-world 1980s coal miners strike, in which British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher broke [...]
Surprising comedy ‘50/50’ gets cancer experience right on nose
A young man with a cancer diagnosis seems like an unlike basis for a comedy, yet writer Will Reiser turned his own real-life bout with cancer into just that in “50/50.” With a strong cast headed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen, “50/50” finds the dry humor and heart in coping with a [...]
‘Addams Family’ gives delightfully funny Halloween treat
Someone once said every family looks normal from the outside. Well, maybe not the Addams Family. The new Broadway musical “The Addams Family” is haunting the Fox Theater through October 9. You may know them from the TV show and the movies, but before that they were a clever, bizarre comic in [...]
‘4 Directions 4 Printmakers’ points the way at FAB
“4 Directions, 4 Printmakers” is an exhibit all about printmaking currently on display at Gallery FAB in the Fine Arts Building on University of Missouri - St. Louis’ North Campus. The exhibit opened October 6 with a reception and speech by one of the four featured artists, Robert Kennon. The [...]
Dark Souls warns gamers: Prepare to die
“Prepare to die!” This is a wonderfully inviting slogan for a video game to sport directly on the back of the box. “Dark Souls” producers apparently decided a warning was necessary for potential players of this game, and the slogan does not lie. This game is not for the average gamer. It [...]
