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The Sylvian Experiments

No further research necessary; they failed.


Horror

Rod Lott
Even masters have their off days. Hiroshi Takahashi, the celebrated screenwriter of Japanese modern horror classics “Don’t Look Up” and “Ringu” (aka “The Ring”), makes a rare outing as director, too, with “Sylvian Experiments,” retitled for American consumption from its original “Kyôfu.” (Gesundheit.)
 
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Adventures in Pornoland

Goes flaccid fast.


Drama

Rod Lott
Strangely, the single most interesting aspect behind "Adventures in Pornoland" isn't even mentioned in the film or on its box: that its story is essentially a put-on, with only the actors playing the engaged couple in on the "joke." Everyone else presumably thought they were part of a documentary.
 
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Rio Sex Comedy

Unfortunately, it fails to deliver on that third word.


Comedy

Rod Lott
In its opening moments, "Rio Sex Comedy" is instantly endearing, with Fisher Stevens’ character practically passing out over the sight of nude natives, followed by They Might Be Giants' "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" driving the opening credits.
 
Thursday, November 3, 2011

Maniac Cop

You have the right to see this cult classic of crime.


Action

Rod Lott
Why won't anyone believe poor detective Frank McCrae (Tom Atkins, "Halloween III: Season of the Witch") that the recent nighttime slayings around New York City are the work of a cop?
 
Friday, November 4, 2011

Sweet suites

Warren introduces ‘a new way to watch movies.’

As if the balconies at our local Warren Theatre weren’t nifty enough, the Moore multiplex is introducing “a new way to watch movies”: the upper-level Director’s Suites, starting Friday, Nov. 17.

The two suites combine luxury and technology with “the intimacy of a director’s screening room,” according to a press release. Said Bill Warren, Warren Theatres president, in said release, “If you were a movie mogul, this is where you’d watch a movie.”

Here’s what makes the Director’s Suites special:
• a shared private lounge;
• heated seats that fully recline; and
• full food and beverage service.

Ticket prices are $22 for all shows, and, just like a bar, no one under 21 will be admitted. Period. Maybe that’ll eliminate the annoyances of crying children and texting teens. A man can dream! —Rod Lott

Read more about the Director's Suites at OKCBiz.
by Rod Lott 11.07.2011 1 year ago
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Water for Elephants

Dung for you.


Drama

Rod Lott
What seemed exciting in Sara Gruen's best-selling novel plays flat in the painful "Water for Elephants," a wretchedly written and overwrought drama that leaps to the top of my list of the year's worst films.
 
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead

The true story behind ‘Send more paramedics.’


Documentary

Rod Lott
What the recent book from the same writers failed to do, the documentary "More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead" succeeds in spades: delivering a concise, compelling and entertaining look at the 1985 cult classic "The Return of the Living Dead."
 
Monday, November 7, 2011

Pretty in pink

We bet you dogs to doughnuts you’ll enjoy Franco Mondini-Ruiz’s playful exhibition.


Visual Arts

Rod Lott
Poodles & Pastries (And Other Important Matters): New Paintings By Franco Mondini-Ruiz
Through Dec. 31
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch
okcmoa.com
236-3100
$10-$12
 
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Senna / Tabloid

While the documentary ‘Senna’ reminds one of the fact that life is fragile, ‘Tabloid’ reinforces that fact remains stranger than fiction.


Documentary

Rod Lott
Senna
7:30 p.m. Thursday, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
Tabloid
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch
okcmoa.com
236-3100
$5-$8
 
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Blacktop book

From pavement to page, America’s historic highway comes alive in the photographs collected in ‘Route 66 Sightings.’


Nonfiction

Rod Lott
Route 66 Sightings
3 p.m. Saturday
Full Circle Bookstore
1900 Northwest Expressway
fullcirclebooks.com
842-2900
 
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
 
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