Documentary
Rod Lott
Significantly updated from his 1985 documentary, The Definitive Document of the Dead promises to be the last word director Roy Frumkes has to say on his subject of zombie godfather George A. Romero. If not, perhaps it should be.
Friday 24 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: day
The Definitive Document of the Dead
It’s all messed up.
Documentary
Rod Lott
Significantly updated from his 1985 documentary, The Definitive Document of the Dead promises to be the last word director Roy Frumkes has to say on his subject of zombie godfather George A. Romero. If not, perhaps it should be.
Toby Keith — Hope on the Rocks
Comes a Bright Day
All is not calm, all is not ‘Bright.’
Thriller
Rod Lott
London, jazz, neon-lit nights, a posh hotel, a heist, Imogen Poots: Comes a Bright Day has so many elements I love to see in the movies, yet they add up to such a minuscule amount of pleasure. It's like pouring your favorite bubbly beverage all the way to the top of a frosty glass, only to see that once the head has subsided, you're left with so little.
End it
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
If Dec. 21 indeed turns out to be the day that wipes humanity away, at least you can go out with culture first. From 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Maya Trading Company presents the 12.21.12: End of the World multimedia art exhibition at Istvan Gallery, 1218 N. Western, featuring hors d’oeuvres and a dance performance. Admission is free. Call 831-2874 or visit istvangallery.com.
Thursday
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
The one-time ‘Nutty Professor’ just wants to be loved. Is that so wrong? Well, now that you mentioned it ...
Documentary
Rod Lott
There's a long-standing joke about Jerry Lewis being loved by the French, and to paraphrase The Simpsons, it’s funny ’cuz it’s true. We even see the adulation — then, now — in Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis, a two-hour documentary about the man whom one celebrity admirer calls “The Beatles of movie comedy.”
Treat yo’self!
Go ahead and indulge.
Features
Jenn Scott
Tom Haverford, played by Aziz Ansari on TV’s Parks and Recreation, was onto something with his catchphrase, “Treat yo’self!”
The Great Gildersleeve Movie Collection
You’d have to be a harrrrrd man not to like it.
Comedy
Rod Lott
Now that I’ve devoured Warner Archive’s The Great Gildersleeve Movie Collection, I know who my mom was referring to all those years. It’s irrelevant for your enjoyment of the set, but Harold Peary’s Gildersleeve character proved so popular on the Fibber McGee and Molly radio program, he was spun off into his own show (and eventually TV and these films).
Beauty Day
Before ‘Jackass,’ there was Cap’n Video.
Documentary
Rod Lott
Don’t feel stupid: I didn’t know who Ralph Zavadil was, either. After all, we can’t be faulted for living in Oklahoma City instead of Ontario, Canada. Ultimately, it makes no difference, because Beauty Day, the documentary about the man, is a fun viewing nonetheless. That’s because there’s something about watching stunts of bodily harm that holds universal appeal.
