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August 17, 2017
Bowlathon!


It's time for our
 biggest fundraiser of the year! No fancy gala, a Bowlathon! Help us bring the best films and most interesting filmmakers to St. Louis for our 26th Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival, Nov. 2-12, 2017. Sponsor a board member or staff member by donating HERE .

Or join the fun by bowling with us by collecting $50 in pledges. When seeking pledges, there's no amount too small (or too large!)--you just need to reach the goal of $50, but of course feel free to raise more! If you want a friend to join you in bowling, the minimum total is $75. Download a pledge form now (Fillable PDF). Bring this form with, along with money raised to Tropicana Lanes, 7960 Clayton Road, Aug. 20, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Checks should be made out to Cinema St. Louis. Cinema St. Louis is a 501(c)3 and donations may be tax deductible. If you'd like to participate but prefer not to gather pledges, you can simply donate the minimum amount.The three attendees with the highest dollar totals in pledges will receive prize packages, including pases to Cinema St. Louis events. If you have any questions, contact Rita Hiscocks, Development Director at  314.289.4140  or  rita@cinemastlouis.org .

St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase Shorts Sampler
Presented by CSL and .ZACK 



Monday, September 25th 
7:30 PM 
.ZACK 
3224 Locust St
FREE



Cinema St. Louis will conclude our 2017 screening series at the .ZACK with a series of outstanding and exemplary short subjects from this summer's St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase. Many of the filmmakers will be in attendance at the event. Shorts will include  Bearing Witness I Am The Dance of Life Little Drummer Girl Richie and the Styles Rob in The Hood,  That's What You Get For Grabbing, and  An Uber Tale.

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Thank you to the Missouri Arts Council

The Missouri Arts Council, a state agency, supports the arts that strengthen the cultural, educational, and economic vitality of our state. Cinema St. Louis thanks them for their support of the 26th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival scheduled for Nov. 2 - 12, 2017.

$2 Movies in August 
At the Wildey 
 
Tuesdays at 7 PM 
The Wildey 
252 N. Main St, Edwardsville, IL, 62025
NOTE: $2 Tuesday tickets only available the day of the show 1 hour before showtime.
Cash or Check only 
(credit/debit cards accepted for concessions) 
All Seats General Admission.

August 22nd: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 

Now in his fifth year at Hogwarts, Harry (Daniel Radcliffe) learns that many in the wizarding community do not know the truth of his encounter with Lord Voldemort. Cornelius Fudge, minister of Magic, appoints his toady, Dolores Umbridge, as Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, for he fears that professor Dumbledore will take his job. But her teaching is deficient and her methods, cruel, so Harry prepares a group of students to defend the school against a rising tide of evil.

August 29th: American Graffiti 

Screening of The Love Witch
2nd Anniversary of the Living Collective

Thursday, August 17th 
Tech Artista
4818 Washington Blvd
7PM 
FREE

Join us in celebrating Living Collective's 2nd Anniversary with a party and screening of 'The Love Witch' at TechArtista on the patio with HEX! Would you do anything for love? Elaine, a young beautiful witch determined to find love would. 'The Love Witch' is a 2016 horror-thriller film written and directed by Anna Biller, about a modern-day witch who uses spells and magic to get men to fall in love with her; with disastrous results. 'The Love Witch' was shot on 35mm film and printed from an original cut negative. The film has received positive reviews for its playful tribute to 60s horror and Technicolor films, combined with its serious inquiry into contemporary gender roles.
We'll provide drinks, snacks, seating and the film on a projector. We mean serious snacks, complete with a candy and popcorn bar! Bring your party hats.

The Women's Balcony hits St. Louis
Opens at Plaza Frontenac Aug 18

Women's Balcony The Women's Balcony

An accident during a bar mitzvah celebration leads to a gender rift in a devout Orthodox community in Jerusalem, in this rousing, good-hearted tale about women speaking truth to patriarchal power.

When the women's balcony in an Orthodox synagogue collapses, leaving the rabbi's wife in a coma and the rabbi in shock, the congregation falls into crisis. Charismatic young Rabbi David appears to be a savior after the accident, but slowly starts pushing his fundamentalist ways and tries to take control. This tests the women's friendships and creates an almost Lysistrata-type rift between the community's women and men.   More details.
St. Louis Jewish Film Festival Continues in August
Operation Wedding 

Sunday, August 20th at 4:00pm Operation Wedding
They cracked the Iron Curtain...Leningrad, 1970. A group of young Jewish dissidents plots to hijack an empty small passenger plane and escape from the USSR. Caught by the KGB a few steps from boarding, they were sentenced to years in the gulag, and two were sentenced to death. 45 years later, through a collage of intimate interviews, rare archival footage, and reenactment, the filmmaker reveals the compelling story of her parents...leaders of the group considered "heroes" in the West but "terrorists" in the Soviet Union.

These films will screen at the JCC Arts & Entertainment Building at 4 p.m. Tickets are $13.00...student tickets (age 16 and under) are $8.00. 
Purchase tickets by phone 314 442-3179 or online at brownpapertickets.com View the complete Film Festival schedule at stljewishfilmfestival.org

This year's Jewish Film Festival co-chairs are Marilyn Brown and Jeffrey Korn. The Jewish Film Festival is a program of the Jewish Community Center.



The Goonies
August 26 at 7pm
St. Louis Banquet Center
5700 Leona Street
Tickets are $50 for 2-3 courses; $65 day of event. 

Join us for 80s trivia, prizes and games as we feast on food themed to the film "The Goonies"! Costumes are always encouraged. Cash bar available.
Find your tickets at  //www.brownpapertickets.com/

Independant Short Films Screening and sneak peek of The Lou
Come out and enjoy this epic event

Sunday, August 27th 
St. Louis Galleria 
$10

Tickets are $10.00..Come out and enjoy this epic event. I will be screening 4 of my highly rated Short films and also the audience will be the first to get a sneak peek of my 6 part drama series titled The Lou..There will be a Q/A with the cast following the films. The first 25 people to arrive at the theatre will receive a free popcorn and drink. After the Q/A takes place, we will take professional photos. You can purchase tickets from either Lacey G Souldier Turner or Justin Holmes. Look forward to seeing you all there and thanks for all your support.
Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production
Screening presented by KDHX and Atomic Stardust 

Thursday, August 31st 8:00 p.m.
The Stage at KDHX
$5

It's been roughly 30 years since the desktop computer revolutionized the way the graphic design industry works. For decades before that, it was the hands of industrious workers, and various ingenious machines and tools that brought type and image together on meticulously prepared paste-up boards, before they were sent to the printer.

From director, writer and producer Briar Levit, "Graphic Means: A History of Graphic Design Production" explores graphic design production of the 1950s through the 1990s-from linecaster to photocomposition, and from paste-up to PDF.

For more information on the documentary visit  http://www.graphicmeans.com/  
16mm Double Feature Night
at the Way Out Club! 
16mm Sept 17

Join us for some old-school 16mm Movie Madness! - It's our monthly 16MM DOUBLE FEATURE NIGHT at The Way Out Club (2525 Jefferson Avenue in St. Louis)! Join Tom Stockman and Roger from "Roger's Reels' for a double feature of two complete films projected on 16mm film. The show is Tuesday September 5th and starts at8pm. Admission is FREE though we will be setting out a jar to take donations for the National Children's Cancer Society. 
"Gooble-gobble, gooble-gobble, we accept her, we accept her, one of us, one of us."

First up is: FREAKS (1932)  Director Tod Browning's controversial 1932 film FREAKS is a twisted tale of betrayal and revenge. Browning had worked in a circus as a young man and FREAKS features actual sideshow professionals: a living torso, Siamese twins, a legless man, dwarves, a bearded lady, a human skeleton, and microcephalics (called "pinheads" in the film). It tells the haunting story of a midget (Harry Earles) who falls in love with a trapeze artist (Olga Baclanova) who cruelly humiliates and mocks him behind his back. The community of 'freaks' eventually turns on the "normal" woman and ensures that she will experience life in their midst forever FREAKS was greeted with revulsion in 1932 and was such a commercial and critical flop that it derailed Browning's career. Just as the normal world shunned the fareaks Browning knew growing up, so did his audience when he put them on-screen. Only decades later did FREAKS become recognized as a cult item and a quality film, one which can safely be said to have been far ahead of its time

"You're out of order! The whole trial is out of order!
Next is:  ...AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (1979) - about an excessively ethical and moral lawyer named Arthur Kirkland (Al Pacino) who is trying to be as righteous as he can, but unfortunately for him, his high integrity appears to be a huge obstacle in his career and as a result the system doesn't allow him to do his job. Arthur is being blackmailed in order to take on the trial of a corrupt judge (John Forsythe) who is charged for the rape and beating of a young girl. After watching it you may not remember what the trial was all about... but you'll certainly remember that, whatever it was, it was out of order!

There will be movie trivia with prizes and of course The Way Out Club will have a full bar and Way Out Pizzas for sale. Don't miss it!
Bruce Campbell: Hail To The Chin
Book Signing

Left Bank Books welcomes actor and bestselling author Bruce Campbell, who will sign copies of his new book, "Hail to the Chin: Further Confessions of a B Movie Actor"!

Thursday, September 7, 5pm

Ticket Information:

- A $35 ticket admits ONE person to the signing line and includes ONE hardcover copy of "Hail to the Chin." Tickets available at  left-bank.com/campbell .

Event Guidelines:

- This event is a BOOKSIGNING ONLY. Bruce will not be speaking at this event.
- You must purchase a ticket to enter the signing line. Your place in the signing line is first-come, first-served, and will be determined by when you arrive.
- Bruce will sign and personalize all copies of "Hail to the Chin" purchased from Left Bank Books. One additional previo us title or additional piece of merchandise can be signed. Additional books and merchandise will be available for purchase at the event. 
- Those who purchase a ticket and do not attend the event must pick up their copy of "Hail To The Chin" or contact Left Bank Books to arrange for shipping within 60 days of the event.

It's been 15 years since his first memoir, but Bruce Campbell is still living the dream as a "B" movie king in an "A" movie world. Bruce makes his triumphant return from where he left off in "If Chins Could Kill" with further hilarious, gut-wrenchingly honest confessions. Bruce brings us through his life in the decade since his first memoir and his roles as varied as they are numerous-from his roles in the Spider-Man movies to his self-referential "My Name is Bruce" to his role on #1 show "Burn Notice" and his new STARZ hit series "Ash vs Evil Dead." "Hail to the Chin" will be bursting with pictures and the signature humor that Bruce brought to "If Chins Could Kill" and will be devoured by his legions of fans across the country.

Joseph Sohm Event
Multi-media Presentation 

September 9 
7 PM
Webster Groves High School 
100 Selma Ave

Nationally acclaimed photo-historian, Joseph Sohm, is giving a multimedia presentation at Webster Groves High School. A graduate WGHS (class of '66), Sohm is featured on September 9 at 7:00 p.m. at the grand re-opening of the district's updated, 90-year-old auditorium. 
  
His fascination with photography, travel and American history has led him on an unbroken journey of several decades covering each of the 50 states to capture America's beauty and its people. While traversing the country, he has met and photographed presidents, luminaries, students, veterans, wildlife, national and local parks, reservations, main streets and city skylines. His work is regularly featured on national TV shows, in international publications, and at music festivals. 
 
A few of Sohm's multimedia shows include: "Concert for America" at Kennedy Center in Washington with the National Symphony, MTV presidential inaugural coverage, a CNN election special and a touring show, and symphonic productions with the Boston Pops. 
 
All proceeds from the Sept. 9 program and sale of a companion book of his photographs will benefit the auditorium project. On Fri. Sept. 8, he will also give a special presentation to students on arts, education and  the pursuit of dreams.  

To learn more, please visit Sohm's website at   www.joesohm.com  

The Vietnam War 
Presented by the Nine Network with Ken Burns

September 9th 
1 PM 
Touhill Performing Arts Center
1 University Boulevard, St. Louis
$25

Join the Nine Network of Public Media and acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns for a preview screening and discussion of a new 10-part, 18-hour film series on Nine PBS, 
The Vietnam War . Burns tells the epic story of the Vietnam War as it has never-before been told on film. It features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including Americans who fought in the war and those who opposed it, as well as Vietnamese combatants and civilians from both the winning and losing sides.

"The Vietnam War was a decade of agony that took the lives of more than 58,000 Americans," Burns says. "Not since the Civil War have we as a country been so torn apart."

The discussion will be moderated by Gerald Early, Professor of English, Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters, Washington University in St. Louis.
St. Louis's Theatres: The Stage to the Silver Screen

Tuesday, September 12th 
Missouri History Museum 
Lee Auditorium 
10:30 AM 
FREE 

Ron 'Johnny Rabbitt' Elz will host a presentation on Tuesday, September 12th at the Missouri History Museum. Topics will include include movies related to St. Louis, people from St. Louis involved in the movie industry-- such as the Skouras Bros. who worked at at downtown Greek restaurant as waiters for $15 a month-- and lots more. Tom Stockman, owner of We Are Movie Geeks, will join in on a segment about drive-in theaters. Photos of various local theaters will be shown. This is sure to be an interesting event about our local film scene. 
Brian Spath
Operations Supervisor
314.289.4153

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