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Florissant business supporting St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the city March 15

   

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‘A United Kingdom’: A True Story Of Love and Courage

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  • Post published:March 1, 2017
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By Sandra Olmsted Director Amma Asante reveals the true story of Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana (David Oyelowo) and Ruth Williams of England (Rosamund Pike) with conventional filmmaking which fits…

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Politics will play Role in Oscars

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  • Post published:February 15, 2017
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By Sandra Olmsted This year, the Oscar race has at least three additional political factors to consider when choosing predictions and, of course, one other factor that couldn’t be forgotten,…

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A Dog’s Purpose: From a The Cat Lover’s Perspective

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  • Post published:February 1, 2017
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By Sandra Olmsted Clearly, director Lasse Hallström loves dogs as evidenced by his making both A Dog’s Purpose and Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009). Despite the animal rights controversy about…

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Live By Night: The Affleck Attack Continues

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  • Post published:January 19, 2017
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By Sandra Olmsted   Hot on the heels of Casey Afflect's award-winning role in Manchester by the Sea, Ben Affleck writes, produces, directs, and stars in Live by Night, a…

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The Critics’ Choice Awards Point to Must See Movies

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  • Post published:December 13, 2016
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     by Sandra Olmsted The Oscar race heats up with the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) announcing the Critics’ Choice Awards. The 2015 awards…

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Thanksgiving Recap of Films

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  • Post published:December 7, 2016
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by Sandra Olmsted, Ph.D. The Holiday selection for movies offers lots of choices and something to please everyone! All these films are in theaters now. BILLY LYNN’S LONG HALFTIME WALK…

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Movies: A Short Recap Plus a Little Preview

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  • Post published:December 1, 2016
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by Sandra Olmsted Here’s a recap of a few more films in theaters now, and a few of the coming attractions to look forward to seeing soon.    Moana (Disney)…

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Inferno in Theaters Now

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  • Post published:November 1, 2016
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Inferno: Smoke But No Fire   By Sandra Olmsted In Inferno, director Ron Howard opens with a chase up a famous European landmark that ends in the death of Bertrand…

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Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher

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Jack Reacher: Never Go Back–By the Book By Sandra Olmsted   Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, the second installment in the franchise based on Lee Child's books, hits all the…

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Good Remake of Birth of a Nation

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Re-Birth of a Nation Allows Director, Writer-Actor Nate Parker to Control Film By Sandra Olmsted Say Birth of a Nation and anyone who has had a film studies class will…

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