When it finally touched down in theaters three years ago, the most notable characteristic of Denis Villeneuve's first Dune film was probably the fact that it existed at all. A properly monumental adaptation of Frank Herbert's 1965 novel had been something of a cinematic white whale (or worm, if you will), defeating filmmakers as illustrious as David Lynch and Alejandro Jodorowsky. After several decades' worth of failed and abandoned attempts, Villeneuve (Arrival, Blade Runner 2049) and his collaborators pulled off an impressive achievement, bringing the cherished literary science-fiction tale to life in grandiose and relatively faithful fashion, all without sacrificing that essential blockbuster currency: spectacle.
Celebrate National Kolache Day with Kolache Factory on Friday and you will score a free kolache from your local Kolache Factory at 2604 South Brentwood.
When news that a kidnapping had gone down at the church next door and that prosecutors alleged cult-like conditions within, Robin Jernigan was not surprised. Jernigan said she knew something bad was going to happen “ever since they moved in here.” For the past nine years she's lived at her current home on Minnesota Avenue in the Patch neighborhood.
A man with a history of "honorary" membership in the Klu Klux Klan not only managed to make it on the unofficial ballot to be the Republican nominee for Missouri governor, but may even appear atop the official ballot when GOP voters vote in the primary this August. Those revelations came to light last night when former Missouri Representative Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin) tweeted out a screenshot showing the unofficial candidate filing list for governor posted to the Secretary of State's website. On it, Darrell Leon McClanahan III's name sits atop more well-known GOP contenders like Mike Kehoe and Jay Ashcroft.
I know people are bored to death after years of infighting over net neutrality. But the FCC’s attempts to impose something vaguely resembling oversight upon a bunch of shitty regional telecom monopolies that have bludgeoned U.S. broadband into uncompetitive rubble still matters, no matter how tired the press and public might be of the debate, […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi blocked a bill from passing Wednesday that would have preserved access to in vitro fertilization nationwide, stalling a push by Democrats following a landmark Alabama state Supreme Court decision. The court ruled earlier this month that frozen embryos counted as children under state law and parents could collect […]
Are we actually going to talk about Topgolf (3201 Chouteau Avenue, 314-333-0188) today? I mean, the food there? In case you haven't seen, a brand new ball ground has risen in Midtown.
St. Louis will again have a presence at the upcoming South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference, with more than 45 individuals from the region taking part in events at the famed cultural festival.
Anheuser-Busch narrowly dodged a walkout of thousands of brewery workers, reaching a tentative labor agreement one day before the Teamsters union's strike deadline.
The city's building division has condemned a church they say is used for "illegal" activities days after the congregation found itself at the center of a kidnapping and assault case.
This week, regulators released documents detailing the federal fines imposed against Northview Village and its owners for its chaotic, overnight shutdown.
On this last day of Black History Month, one of our very own at FOX 2 is a part of our living history, serving the St. Louis community for 45 years now.
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