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So you wanna go to the movies?
The 8th annual St. Louis International Film Festival takes place this week

The St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) continues all this week, presenting a variety of quality films to St. Louis audiences, as well as lectures and special events, and ending this weekend with the New Filmmakers Forum Competition.
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Who will win the SLIFF Emerging Filmaker Award?
One of the highlights of this year's St. Louis International Film Festival is the 'Emerging Filmaker Award.' This year there are five finalist films. Each of the five will be presented by the producer or director of the film, with a question-and-answer session following the screening.
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One-dimensional plot keeps movie mired in mediocrity
This tale is standard romantic farce with the expected misunderstandings. The romantic farce is well done, if predictable, and Campbell and Perry turn in nice performances in their roles.
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Film festival ready to roll this weekend
The band 311 makes great whiplash music. By whiplash, I mean bass-thick, drum-heavy, scat vocals that make listeners loll their heads violently from side to side. Most concertgoers are still aching from the high-energy, electric performance the band delivered at Mississippi Nights Oct. 23rd.
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Don't blame world evils on entertainment, because art imitates life
Life doesn't imitate art, it is the other way around, according to Cory Blackwood, and people should keep that in mind when blaming the entertainment industry for the crimes of society.
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