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Movie Review

Man on the Moon

The primary problem faced by filmmakers who attempt to make biopics of well-known celebrities is the impossibility of capturing a person's essence in two hours of screen time. Biographers write hundreds, sometimes thousands, of pages trying to explain their subjects and what made them unique. To do this in a two- or three-hour movie is close to impossible, which is why so many biopics are deeply ... ...

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  • Rain postpones work at Bridgeton Landfill

    A project at Bridgeton Landfill that was supposed to intensify odors was postponed a day because of rain and the potential for strong storms this afternoon.Republic Services Inc. was scheduled to begin removing sections of reinforced concrete pipe on Monday. The project is part of the company's strategy to reduce odors related to smoldering deep within the landfill. But the odor is expected ...

  • Kindergartner honored for beetle artwork

    ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - A six-year-old girl's artwork depicting endangered American Burying Beetles has earned her a trip to Washington, D.C. Ava Bribriesco is the winner of the National 2013 Endangered Species Day Youth Art Contest. She drew a picture of the beetles, which the Saint Louis Zoo plans to reintroduce in June. Bribriesco will also be honored at a Washington, D.C. congressional ...

  • LongHorn Steakhouse presents $7000 grant to food bank

    ST. PETERS, Mo. (KSDK) - Seven area LongHorn Steakhouse restaurants presented a $7,000 check to help the cause of feeding the hungry in the St. Louis region. The LongHorns donated $7,000 to the St. Louis Area Food Bank organization on May 15 at the St. Peters location. The donation from the area steakhouses is part of the Darden Restaurant Community Grants program. LongHorn Steakhouse is a ...

  • Final graduation moved for closing school

    St. Elizabeth Academy in south St. Louis will be at St. Anthony's at 3140 Meramec Avenue at 7:30 p.m. Monday. It was originally going to be at St. Pius Church but was changed because of a lack of air conditioning. The school was founded in 1882 and will close because of declining enrollment and increasing costs. ...

  • Belleville man charged in domestic battery case

    SHILOH, Ill. (KSDK) - The St. Clair County State's Attorney's Office charged a 42-year-old Belleville man in connection with a domestic battery case. According to Andrea Fohne, a spokeswoman for the Shiloh Police Department, officers were called to a home in the 300 block of Biggs drive on Thursday, May 16 for a domestic battery. The suspect was not at the home, but was arrested the ...

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