Producer explores chess prodigy Bobby Fischer’s mind in Pawn Sacrifice
American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer defeated Russian player Boris Spassky in a highly-publicized match that made him a world champion. Producer Gail Katz sought to bring this story to the big screen....
View Article‘Selma’ actor goes from King to killer
Actor David Oyelowo received acclaim for his portrayal of Martin Luther King, Jr. in Selma. In Captive, he jumps to the opposite end of the moral spectrum. Oyelowo was at Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis...
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Lee spikes student interests
A student asked filmmaker Spike Lee when he visited Webster University what people who were looking to make a difference in St. Louis could do to push forward in the aftermath of Ferguson. “I don’t...
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Conservatory students to perform ‘Big Love’ in Havana, Cuba
Webster University student and actor Robert Riordan told his mom he was going to Cuba to perform with the Conservatory of Theatre Arts’ production of the play Big Love. He said she teared up because...
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Film Review: ‘Steve Jobs’
Steve Jobs is a man who has revolutionized technology with Apple. As a result, he is one of media’s most talked-about subjects. There most likely is not a story about him that has not been told before....
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The Gateway Arch turns 50
Author Jim Merkel said the Gateway Arch in downtown St. Louis is a monument “just as good as the pyramids.” Oct. 28, 2015 will mark the 50th anniversary of the Arch, which was completed in 1965. Merkel...
View ArticleWebster Chamber Singers to back up Josh Groban
Josh Groban will be joined by the Webster University Chamber Singers when he comes to the Peabody Opera House on Oct. 19, 2015. The choral group will back up the singer-songwriter for two of his songs,...
View ArticleChamber Singers perform with Josh Groban
Backstage at the Peabody Opera House, the Webster University Chamber Singers stood in a room with eager anticipation. They knew at any moment, a major singer-songwriter they were slated to perform...
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Conservatory receives ‘Big Love’ from Cuba
For Webster University student and actress Cherlynn Alvarez, performing in Havana, Cuba with the Conservatory of Theatre Arts was a personal moment because it was the first time her father would see...
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Filmmaker goes from ‘Rising’ to ‘Retribution’
Webster University student and filmmaker David Kirkman was 16 when his family received a box of his great-grandfather’s DVDs after he passed away. The family kept the DVDs in their garage and did not...
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Pixar goes prehistoric
Webster University animation majors asked Pixar Animation Studios effects artist Michael O’Brien what a studio like the animation giant was looking for in a portfolio. He said it is important for...
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’13 Hours’ in Benghazi
Former Marines John “Tig” Tiegen and Mark “Oz” Geist never aspired to be authors or set out to write a book about their experiences in Benghazi. That was before politics “hijacked” the story, according...
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Lost in the City of Parks
The four members of pop-punk band City of Parks remember performing their first gig for 10 people when they formed. Halfway through their first year as a band, they performed at the Hollywood Casino...
View ArticleReview: ‘In the Heart of the Sea’
The seafaring epic boasts stunning imagery and technical wizardry that attracts awards attention. However, for all its achievements in style, there is little substance to be had. In the Heart of the...
View ArticleReview: ‘The Danish Girl’
Coming off of his critically acclaimed role as Stephen Hawking, Eddie Redmayne is going for the gold again playing one of the first recipients of sex-reassignment therapy in The Danish Girl. The Danish...
View ArticleReview: ‘Sisters’
In a year of great female-lead comedies, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler almost add to the roster with the hilarious but uneven Sisters. Sisters follows two completely opposite sisters. Katie (Tina Fey) is a...
View ArticleReview: ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’
A bus ride with a bunch of people you do not know sound more pleasing than a road chip with these furry annoyances. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip once again follows Alvin, Simon and Theodore...
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St. Louis goes on a ‘Ride Along’
Actors Ice Cube and Kevin Hart recently stopped by St. Louis to promote their new film, Ride Along 2, the sequel to the 2013 hit comedy. In Ride Along 2, Ben Barber (Kevin Hart) graduates from the...
View ArticleReview: ‘The Big Short’
Adam McKay’s take on the economic collapse of 2007-2010 succeeds on its richly dark humor, scathing performances and awards worthy editing. The Big Short is based on the 2010 non-fiction book of the...
View ArticleReview: ‘Daddy’s Home’
Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg give it their all, but they can not save Daddy’s Home from its formulaic plot and its wide range of missed opportunities. In Daddy’s Home, Brad (Will Ferrell) talks about...
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