The Lens

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 8, 2009 - A choice everyone makes each day is “What should I eat?” That choice just became a…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 25, 2009 - The Lens wraps its reminiscences of past St. Louis film shoots with a review of "King…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 23, 2009 - Shortly after the “King of the Hill” cast and crew arrived at their St. Louis…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 19, 2009 - Because movie folk so seldom visit us, St. Louis was understandably abuzz during the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 16, 2009 - We've been busy at Cinema St. Louis, preparing the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 11, 2009 - Let's not pull any punches here.J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek" is a bad film.Sure, the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 25, 2009 - The annual "Film Issue" of The Believer, the occasionally engaging if somewhat…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 25, 2009 - Entering central Utah from Colorado on Highway 70, the map promised a slight "scenic…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 22, 2009 - This passage in a recent article by Anthony Kaufman at Moving Image Source about the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 9, 2009 - The tinkerers are at it again. Last week I noted that two critical and financial…