Film

Reginald Hudlin, the East St. Louis native who came to fame with his 1990 film “House Party,” played with genre expectations for his first holiday film, “Candy Cane Lane.” It’s Hudlin’s first time working with Eddie Murphy since directing “Boomerang” in 1992.

Now that "Killers of the Flower Moon" is becoming a blockbuster movie, the community where many of the murders took place is wrestling with how to open up about its past.

Film lovers in the St. Louis region will get a chance to see award-winning movies when the Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival returns this week. The festival will again feature films that highlight the often-overlooked contributions of notable Black Americans.

Horror films are more popular than ever, and their stories go beyond slasher flicks.

“Tens Across the Board” premieres at the Contemporary Art Museum on Sept. 22 and is followed by a ball.

The 23rd annual Whittaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase includes stories set in St. Louis and explorations of local history. They include science fiction tale “The Box” and “Somewhere in Old Missouri,” a Western with supernatural elements and lots of music.

“A Brush of Violence” is the first film to be sponsored by St. Louis Filmworks.

Filmmaker Josh Guffey’s debut feature-length film was produced in the St. Louis area. “All Gone Wrong” will be available to stream starting Jan. 27.

Documentarian Joseph Puleo follows up his 2021 film about St. Louis neighborhood the Hill with a look at how Bosnian refugees built a thriving community in the St. Louis area after fleeing civil war.

Under Cinema St. Louis Executive Director Cliff Froehlich's leadership, the organization weathered the disruptions of the coronavirus pandemic. He retires in June.