Byzantium
The film takes its title from an old hotel into which Clara (Gemma Arterton, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters) moves with her “daughter,” Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan, The Host). The women are vampires; for 200 years they’ve been bound by blood and that’s a thirst they can’t quite quench, although Eleanor sure wishes she could. To survive, Eleanor seeks…
My Name Is Nobody
A half-decade later, Fonda re-teamed with Leone, who this time served as producer for My Name Is Nobody. Although a far less serious film, it’s arguably more entertaining — a pure delight. See if you don’t agree, now that the 1973 film gallops out of the sunrise and onto Blu-ray. Fonda’s Jack Beauregard is an…
A Hijacking
The Rozen is en route to Mumbai when the weapons-toting Somalis overtake the ship and its seven-man crew. Writer/director Tobias Lindholm doesn’t utilize the captain as our viewpoint, but the cook, Mikkel (Pilou Asbæk, TV’s The Borgias), a nice man who makes a mean omelet. The other half of A Hijacking gets inside the head of…
Correction
However, more than 700 Oklahoma City residents representing 254 different neighborhoods have declared their support for Cornett as he seeks a fourth term in office, according to Brenda Jones, spokeswoman for the Cornett campaign. Cornett has placed those supporters on a campaign panel called “Mick’s Neighborhood Steering Committee.” Cornett is opposed by Ward 2 Councilman…
LETTERS
We have been approached many times in Oklahoma by the people and media to shed some light on the Syrian story. It is our duty to educate the people and tell them about the big picture. All of us know that the problem is much bigger than the discussion about the chemical weapons. The problem…
LETTERS
Clearly, you have no idea that the movie is a dramatization of one of the most spectacular years of racing for a world championship in Formula One. Many of today’s Formula One drivers earn enough money that they could buy Oklahoma Gazette from Bill Bleakley so they could fire you and hire a competent reviewer…
Through the timeline
Feeding mouths, for instance, is very important. That’s how places make money. But for businesses that want to survive and thrive, the words that come out of aforementioned mouths are vital. Word of mouth and traditional advertising are still important. With the changing communication climate, social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and apps are used…
To the Cabaret
Reduxion Theatre Company’s production of Cabaret is a little show in the tiny Broadway Theater, but, brother, it packs a punch. And if that isn’t enough, the show includes six nubile lasses prancing around in bras and panties while smoking cigars (real ones!) and a couple of cute chorus boys to boot. What’s not to…
LETTERS
For an agency that likes to collect phone numbers and put them in a computer and store them — why do they not have a phone number where one would expect to find it? I might like to strip-search an airport screener at an airport, too. I thought we were supposed to have equal rights…
Budding prospects
Recent survey data from SoonerPoll.com shows 71 percent of likely Oklahoma voters support amending the law to allow for physician-authorized patients to consume cannabis for therapeutic reasons. Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia have enacted similar measures since 1996. Other survey results show 57 percent prefer treating minor marijuana violations as noncriminal, fine-only offenses.…
Wind can light up our city
As spokesperson for Advancing Wind, a grassroots initiative of individuals, businesses, chambers of commerce, cultural groups and educational entities that promote wind energy development throughout the state, I’ve had the opportunity to explore the social, economic and environmental impact wind has in Oklahoma. I’ve learned firsthand that the wind energy industry is important to a…
Somerset West — Black Cloud
Coming off a lengthy hiatus, the band’s passionate take on rock music (lining up neatly alongside acts like Brand New, Taking Back Sunday and Manchester Orchestra) is back in vogue, thanks to the “emo revival” now in full swing. Black Cloud brings most of the same touchstones found in its 2010 release, The Golden Land,…
Welcome home, Mr. Inhofe
But did you know that if we had “socialized medicine like Obama is trying to impose on America,” he might not have been afforded his recent emergency quadruple bypass heart surgery? That’s how he put it, anyway. “A person can find out, here in the United States, that he has this emergency situation where he…
War wounds
The series is based on her book, Soul Repair: Recovering from Moral Injury after War, co-authored with Gabriella Lettini, dean at Graduate Theological Union. The concept of moral injury is a fairly new one, and Brock has pioneered methods to help churches and other communities support veterans through the transition from war to civilian life,…
It’s time for D-Wade to ‘pass the torch’
Kevin Durant and Dwayne Wade are no strangers to these cyber-squabbles, with Durant telling CineSport that former teammate James Harden should have been in Sports Illustrated’s Top 10 players list instead of Wade. But Wade no likey and took exception on popular meta-photo app Instagram. Most recently, Durant reinforced his position in an Oct. 19…
We’re No. 1!
Oklahoma State University’s student union was voted No. 1 in the nation for best digs, according to the Best College Reviews website. The list takes into account “community,” as well as live music options, gaming, study and socialization areas, conference areas and booze availability. Not really on that last one. No. 2 is Mountainlair at…
PBS explores the mystery of Jimi Hendrix’s life, music
BY DEAN ROBBINS Hard to believe, but in the four decades since Jimi Hendrix died, no one has made a great documentary about him. Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin’ on American Masters fixes that problem (8 p.m. Tuesday, PBS). It capably tells the story of Jimi’s rise from impoverished Seattle youth to rock…
Our ‘Twist’-ed governor
In an unscripted moment during a luncheon to benefit the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, Checker told audience members if they would help support the food bank’s mission to help the hungry, he and the governor would perform the twist. Keeping his promise, Checker took Fallin by the hands and started dancing and singing…
Last call for frightful fun
It’s not too late to deck out for Halloween, or too early to start gathering Christmas decorations. BY GAZETTE STAFF October is almost over, as are these frightful, fun events. catch ’em while you still can. haunt the river 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday Boathouse District 725 S. Lincoln Blvd. oklahomariverevents.org/haunt-the-river 552-4040 $25-$35…
Senior moments
Rather than retire, the Jackass franchise flirts with fiction — if not sexually harasses it — in the semi-scripted, wholly hilarious Bad Grandpa. BY ROD LOTT Riotous as they are, the Jackass movies have not been immune to the law of diminishing returns — in terms of laughs, not the box office. That the fourth…
Get it, girl
BY JENN SCOTT It’s that time of year. You know, the standing date with an art show featuring talented and local female artists. That’s right. It’s time for the 10th annual and final Girlie Show. From 7-11 p.m. Friday and 12-5 p.m. Saturday, join the girl-power curation and final celebration at OKC Farmers Public Market…
Tonk-adile Dundee
Even with the rise of such Aussie superstars as Keith Urban, the country music scene down under is still a burgeoning one. It was for this reason that Tasmania native Audrey Auld made the move to Nashville a decade ago and finally found her niche. “I’ve lived in America 10 years now, and I think…
OKG7seven fresh faces
If your eating routine is getting stale, freshen it up with these seven new spots for a scrumptious meal. —Jenn Scott, photos by Shannon Cornman and Mark Hancock Panang 2 14101 n. may ave. panangthaifood.com 752-8400 This authentic Thai restaurant expanded its family-owned joint, which initially opened in 2007. The second location offers the same…
Last chance, babies
For more fun at the theater, check out The Rocky Horror Show at Lyric Theatre before it’s too late. Located at 1727 NW 16th St., the onceevery-few-years live version prepares for this year’s last weekend. Tickets are $40, and shows are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 11:59 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday. For more information, call…
Take a hike?
Mitchell, a regular rider on Metro Link, recently told the Oklahoma City Council that a plan to raise transit fares will hurt her and others who depend solely on daily bus service. Mitchell lives in northeast OKC and does not own a car, so she takes public transportation across town to her job at a…
Get the Blu’s
Brisket sandwich BY: Mark Hancock The inside of the eatery has an upscale look to it, with beautifully Okie-centric art on the walls, giving the appearance of a place that would charge an arm and a leg for some sort of yuppiefied poseur’s idea of what a barbecue joint should be. A closer inspection of…
Married with music
And it’s all done in a way that sounds devoid of polish or stuffy flamboyance. The project is the brainchild of Wil Norton and Danny Davis, two Oklahoma Christian University graduates who bonded over Super Smash Bros. and a common musical thread — though their histories wouldn’t suggest the latter. Norton, 26, cut his teeth…
Blades of gory
As Austin outfit The Sword would tell it, it’s a good time to be a heavy metal band. “People are finally trying some different stuff in heavy metal and hard rock,” frontman J.D. Cronise said. “All too often, bands rely on the traditional way … but traditional metal is funny to me because it’s a…
Happenings the week of Oct. 29, 2013
A Fresh Take: William S. and Ann Atherton Art of the American West Gallery, showcasing the Museum’s permanent art collection in 10 newly reinstalled exhibition spaces. National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 N.E. 63rd, 478-2250, nationalcowboymuseum.org. Allan Houser and His Students, in celebration of his 100th birthday, this exhibit features works of Allan Houser…
Sea change
Jann Jeffrey was looking down from a boat into the ocean and found herself hypnotized. Once back on land, it was something she wasn’t able to shake. For the past few months, she has been quietly trying to recreate the colors and shapes of the moving water that transfixed her. It was an obsession that…
Happenings the week of Oct. 29, 2013
Mid-Week Market, fresh, delectable local fruits, vegetables and other goods, 4-8 p.m., Oct. 30, Nov. 6. Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno, 445-7080, myriadgardens.org. WED, WED Paint N’ Cheers, creative social art classes, 6:30 p.m., Oct. 30. Paint N Cheers, 1614 N. Gatewood, . 524-4155, paintncheers.com. WED Tipsy Artist, wine and paint party, 6-9 p.m.,…
NEWS OF THE WEIRD
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; line-height:normal;mso-outline-level:1″><span style=" Times New Roman”,”serif”;mso-fareast-Times New Roman”; mso-font-kerning:18.0pt;mso-fareast-language:ES-BO”> Imminent swirling vortex of damnation Land developers for the iconic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colo. (famous as the inspiration for the hotel in Stephen King’s The Shining) announced recently that they need more space and thus will dig up and move the hotel’s…
Buddy system
During an American Hockey League meeting in which teams shared ideas and best practices, Stacie Rathbun, sales support coordinator for the Barons, learned about San Antonio Rampage’s similar project at a local childrens’ treatment center. “It was just like, we have to do this,” said Rathbun. The Barons and Rathbun (who championed the project) felt…
LIFE FOOD & DRINK
LIFE FOOD & DRINK Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is proud to invite muggles to a magical event set in a local wine cave. At 6 p.m on Wednesday, guests should arrive at Clauren Ridge Vineyard and Winery, 6000 W. Waterloo Rd. in Edmond, for dinner and wine. Guests are encouraged to dress as…
Congratulations, y’all
Kelly Clarkson, the first American Idol winner, married her sweetheart, Brandon Blackstock, at Blackberry Farms in Walland, Tenn., according to eonline.com. Blackstock is the stepson of redheaded Okie and Queen of Country Reba McEntire. Coincidentally, McEntire and Clarkson are BFFs, and McEntire’s husband — Narvel Blackstock — manages the pop princess. Talk about a confusing…
Oh, Hobby Lobby
Oklahoma-based store ownership has loudly proclaimed anti-support for ladies’ healthcare (specific birth control methods) and would not support a female’s right to choose what happens to her own body (abortion and surrounding issues) because of reasons credited to religion. But, apparently, the Bible-thumping business will support beliefs other than Christianity if it makes the company…
It’s over. It’s really over.
Sort of. His longtime relationship with Michelle Martin-Coyne, 45, is kaput. Martin-Coyne filed for divorce in September. Earlier this month, the Oklahoma City-raised Flaming Lips frontman, 52, responded with a counter-petition that stated, in part, “a state of complete and irreconcilable incompatibility has arisen between the parties hereto, and exists at the present time, which…
LIFE
Over the last 47 years, the Heritage Hills Historic Home Tour has gradually become one of Oklahoma City favorite pastimes. This year’s event features a costumed narrated walking tour, a vintage automobile display and a vintage fashion display curated by Oklahoma State University fashion design students. The tours take place noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,…
It’s covered
Shar McLaughlin, owner of Irish Green Lawn Care, has seven employees. She offers coverage to five full-time workers and is eager to see how these options compare with those available via the federally run health insurance marketplace, which opened for enrollment this month. “I will be reading everything I can get my hands on, but…
Grave secrets
Without the war in Vietnam, the civil rights movement, Calgon detergent and Fred Rogers’ tonsils, Night of the Living Dead would not exist. And without Night of the Living Dead, there would be no The Walking Dead, no World War Z, no entire cottage industry centered around those “all messed-up” ghouls who crave and dine…
The Spirit
Former Flash Gordon Sam Jones plays another Sunday-funnies superstar as The Spirit, the crime fighter formerly known as square-jawed, straight-and-narrow cop Denny Colt. When he’s shot by a baddie and presumed dead, Denny takes advantage of the situation by donning the teeny-tiniest of blue masks to disguise his identity as The Spirit, who sets about…
Abducted
But crap happens, and while being all cute and cuddly in L.A.’s famed Griffith Park, the happy couple is darted from afar and drugged into a state of unconsciousness. They awake in a dingy cell looking not unlike the basement from the original Saw. Something’s up and yet, something else is up, because whoever their…
Day of the Dead
By the time 1985 rolled around, Romero had made one other Dead film: the brilliant Dawn of the Dead. Other countries, especially Italy and Spain, turned zombie movies into virtual cash machines and zombies, for the first time, were everywhere. So there was great anticipation for Day of the Dead, Romero’s third film in what…
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Unlike its predecessors, Bad Grandpa attempts the franchise’s most daring stunt of all: telling a story. But only barely; while the narrative here serves its purpose — as a framework for a succession of Borat-style bad-taste bits — it is as minimal as allowed. That it also is the funniest film of the year (until…
