Archive for August, 2009

Do You Remember the Moment You Decided to Be an Actor?

“I decided I wanted to become an actor at two different times in my life. Creatively, I knew at the age of 5 or 6. I was in love with pretending or becoming another character. However, I logically made the decision at the age of 28, which many said was late.

More Leisure stories

It may not include household names like Johnny Depp or Angelina Jolie or had its poster splashed all over the side of London’s busses, but burlesque comedy Rumba is one of the best films you will see all year - or so the critics say.

Home, home in the Grange: Meridian couple transforms former community center into their home

As the Grange’s membership has aged and dwindled, the once powerful farm fraternity has been forced to sell many of its vintage Grange Halls. Jon and Jerri Stevenson are turning the former Ten Mile Heights Grange into an unusual private residence.

Movies: Now Playing and Coming Soon

OPENING WEDNESDAY OPENING SEPT. 4 All About Steve: Sandra Bullock and Thomas Haden Church star as an “eccentric crossword puzzle player” and the CNN cameraman she becomes comically obsessed with in this romance from the screenwriter of “License to Wed.”

Film Review: ‘Ponyo’ serves as a charming introduction to Japanese anime style

“Ponyo,” the latest Japanese anime fantasy to gain American distribution, is the most broadly accessible movie of that genre to ever reach these shores. Charming, amusing and firmly anchored in a child’s point of view, this movie from the master animator of Spirited Away makes a great introduction to that acquired-taste style of filmmaking.

The Film Freak Show w/ Leo Quinones 8/22/09

Leo Quinones has a solid reputation of finding humor in just about everything he does. His career has him crossing paths with the likes of Kiefer Sutherland, Johnny Depp, Tom Hanks, Reese Witherspoon, Mike Myers and Sir Paul McCartney.

Famed airliner is coming to KC

A 1929 airliner that took a star turn in this summer’s Johnny Depp movie, “Public Enemies,” will visit Kansas City next month. The Experimental Aircraft Association will offer 15-minute rides on its restored Ford Tri-Motor airliner, a model nicknamed the “Tin Goose.”

How long will the money in your bank be safe?

T he US Depression-era bandit John Dillinger became a folk hero thanks to a surprising quality for a bank robber - restraint. While his gang had a knack for cleaning out safes in record time, legend has it they refused to steal from the customers or staff. “We’re here for the bank’s money, not yours,” […]

Aug. 18, 2009: Todd Sarvies is ‘amazing,’ Jon Gosselin is blurry and Johnny Depp is a ‘Dark Shadows’ fan

Even the other contestants called St. Louisan Todd Sarvies “amazing” as he advanced to the second round of the MTV reality show ” P. Diddy’s StarMaker ,” Kevin C. Johnson reported at stltoday.com/blender.

Depp tackles vampires

Johnny Depp is bidding to take his favourite childhood TV show, vampire thriller Dark Shadows, to the big screen. Depp and regular collaborator, director Tim Burton, hope to turn the ’60s series - about a man struck down with a vampire curse - into a movie franchise.