OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Enjoy the works of painter Thomas Batista and sculptor Holly Wilson through April 30 at JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N. Walker.
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OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Enjoy the works of painter Thomas Batista and sculptor Holly Wilson through April 30 at JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N. Walker.
Weird-Noir
Something Weird brings you six flicks of hard-boiled hoopla.
Thriller
Rod Lott
Of the six films that compose the double-disc Weird-Noir set, exactly zero may qualify as truly weird. The adjective likely is applied just as a tie to its label, Something Weird Video. Whatever the case, I don't care. The point is, all six films are a blast, and I'm just happy to have them — weird, plain, odd, milquetoast, legitimate, what have you.
Confessions of an Opium Eater / The Face of Fu Manchu / The Vengeance of Fu Manchu
Confucius say ... WTF?!?
Thriller
Rod Lott
For very different reasons, I'll watch any movie with Vincent Price, Bill Murray, Jackie Chan or Carla Gugino. Falling into the first category is 1962's Confessions of an Opium Eater, a rare Price vehicle rare no more, thanks to a DVD debut from Warner Archive.
Rudyard Kipling's Mark of the Beast
It's no beauty.
Horror
Rod Lott
Rudyard Kipling's Mark of the Beast is unlike any film I’ve ever seen. Before that works you into frenzied anticipation, please note that’s only because it has the most convoluted DVD menu in history.
Killer Joe
Finger-lickin’ great.
Thriller
Rod Lott
When cast in the right role, which is rarely and does not include Magic Mike, Matthew McConaughey can be an electrifying onscreen presence. His breakthrough bit in 1993′s Dazed and Confused is one of those times; Killer Joe is another.
The Inbetweeners Movie
Where's Clark Griswold when you need him?
Comedy
Rod Lott
Spun off from the hit British TV series that recently was remade poorly for MTV, The Inbetweeners Movie follows the original show’s core quartet of socially awkward lads on vacation — er, sorry: “on holiday.”
Through the grapevine
From California to French Bordeaux, the metro’s wine catalogue will give you something to talk about.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
A new year brings new wines, and 2013 will see releases from well-known names and newcomers to Oklahoma. Some are available now, and others will be available by March.
The Master
‘Master’ful filmmaking, yet impenetrable for some.
Drama
Rod Lott
Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master is my least favorite of the director’s half-dozen films. That said, he has yet to make a bad one.
Heroic hangover
Local comic book creators launch ‘Knuckleheads,’ a series about an unlikely superhero.
Features
Alyssa Grimley
A comic book shop is more than just a place to buy the latest gotta-have graphic novel. It also can be the start of a creative partnership.
‘Land’ ho!
Look, up in the sky! It’s local artist Rick Sinnett, working on ‘This Land,’ a mural adorning the outside of Rocktown Climbing Gym.
Visual Arts
Liz Blood
Drive Interstate 40 just south of Bricktown, and you might see artist Rick Sinnett. He’s the one swinging from a rope anchored to the top of Rocktown Climbing Gym, wrangling a 5-gallon bucket of paint as he works on his latest mural, This Land.
