Arts & Entertainment

Movie Fans Flock to Rent Oscar-Winning 'Hugo'

If you need an idea for your movie night, here are the videos that your Lake Saint Louis neighbors have been enjoying.

Last weekend's Academy Awards must have piqued the interest of Lake Saint Louis movie fans, because rentals for the Oscar-winning "Hugo" (Best Achievement in Art Direction, Cinematography, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects put it at the top of the rentals list at  

Store Manager John Weimann ranked the top rentals as:

  1. Hugo (PG)
  2. Tower Heist (PG-13)
  3. J. Edgar (R)
  4. Puss In Boots (PG)
  5. Johnny English Reborn (PG)
  6. Son of No One (R)
  7. London Boulevard (R)
  8. The Rum Diary (R)
  9. Human Centipede II (Not Rated)
  10. The Twilight Sage: Breaking Dawn (PG-13)

 

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Lake Saint Louis Redbox customers, however, preferred their heroes furry and feline.

The PG-rated Oscar winner, which was just released Feb. 28, was several slots below "Puss in Boots," which came in number one on the list for the top ten Redbox rentals list for the 63367 zip code:

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  1. Puss in Boots (PG)
  2. The Rum Diary (R)
  3. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (PG-13)
  4. Hugo (PG)
  5. In Time (PG-13)
  6. Moneyball (PG-13)
  7. Drive (R)
  8. Contagion (PG-13)
  9. What's Your Number? (R)
  10. Real Steel (PG-13)

Besides Hugo and Puss in Boots, another new addition this week is "In Time," the futuristic thriller starring Justin Timberlake.

Look for Redbox kiosks in Lake Saint Louis at and two locations at .

Don't forget that you can pick up Girl Scout cookies this Saturday at Family Video from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Mmmmmm, Thin Mints, popcorn and a great movie—who cares what the weather does?

 

 


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