The lights are about to go down, and the stars are getting ready to shine.
The 19th Annual Stella Artois St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) will be held Nov. 11-21. SLIFF will screen nearly 340 films: 200 shorts, 90 features and 48 documentaries. This year's festival features a record 162 programs, with 44 countries represented. The fest will host more than 100 filmmakers and related guests.The festival opens with the St. Louis premiere of "Casino Jack," directed by native son George Hickenlooper, a former Cinema St. Louis Award winner. Featuring a buzz-generating performance by two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, the film chronicles the rise and fall of disgraced super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Other prominent films featured in the festival include "Blue Valentine," "The Black Swan," "The Illusionist," "Rabbit Hole," "Another Year," "The Debt" and "Made in Dagenham."
The fest schedule and a complete list of films (with descriptions) is now available at the Cinema St. Louis Web site (www.cinemastlouis.org).
SLIFF's primary venues are the following theaters:Hi-Pointe Theatre, 1005 McCausland Ave.Tivoli Theatre, 6350 Delmar Blvd.Plaza Frontenac Cinema, Plaza Frontenac, Lindbergh Boulevard and Clayton RoadWebster University, Winifred Moore Auditorium, 470 East Lockwood Ave.Washington University, Brown Hall Auditorium, Forsyth and Skinker boulevards
For more information, the public should visit www.cinemastlouis.org or call 314-289-4150.
St. Louis International Film Festival Media sponsors are Alive Magazine, KDHX-FM, KMOX-AM, Metromix, Riverfront Times, Sauce Magazine, St. Louis American, St. Louis Beacon, St. Louis Chinese American News, St. Louis Public Radio (KWMU-FM), STL-TV and Vital Voice. |
