Sorcerer, remake of 1953 thriler, hits the mark
A remake of the 1953 French film The Wages of Fear, the epic adventure concerns a handful of down-and-out men just desperate enough to agree to drive trucks full of liquid nitro through the South American jungle.
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
Don’t worry: The characters still drop a ton of F-bombs. Troubles begin when fresh high school graduate Jesse (newcomer Andrew Jacobs) notices odd goings-on in the unit below, occupied by a woman who fellow residents believe to be a witch. That would explain the nude rituals … and the murder of Jesse’s classmate. After poking…
Sorcerer
(1977) William Friedkin spends a lot of time in his 2013 memoir discussing why Sorcerer didn’t click with critics and audiences even though he believes it to be better than his previous film, The Exorcist. Now that Warner Home Video has reissued Sorcerer on Blu-ray, we can see what Friedkin’s fuss is all about. A…
Broadchurch: The Complete First Season
(2013) Welcome to the coastal resort of Broadchurch, population … oh, who can keep track, what will all the corpses? Yes, Broadchurch is yet another British television procedural involving the search for a murderer in a quaint little town. The show is superb entertainment for such dour subject matter — so superb, in fact, it’s…
Jodorowsky’s Dune
Opening Friday exclusively at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, 2501 W. Memorial Road, Jodorowsky’s Dune chronicles the work the Chilean auteur undertook in the 1970s to no avail: nearly three years, some 3,000 storyboarded drawings and an incalculable amount of madness. Then known as the midnight-movie maniac behind the head-trippers El Topo and The Holy…
With Understudies, there’s the feeling that somewhere along the way, IndianGiver members vocalized a collective love of Grizzly Bear and a desire to begin a journey toward the same folk-rock-meets-baroque-pop mold.
With Understudies, there’s the feeling that somewhere along the way, IndianGiver members vocalized a collective love of Grizzly Bear and a desire to begin a journey toward the same folk-rock-meets-baroque-pop mold.
Hear and now
Lexi Vernon The Songs for Sound Hear the Music Tour is headed to Oklahoma City Friday at Rodeo Opry. The event is a musical celebration and fundraiser for the University of Oklahoma Cochlear Implant Program as well as outreach programs to educate families about treatment options for the profoundly deaf. The concert will feature songwriters…
Grouplovin’ it
Photo: Pamela Littky Hannah Hooper and Christian Zucconi set off to Europe in 2008 seeking the same things most young people do in those formative, transatlantic trips: purpose, inspiration and a little adventure. They found a lifetime’s worth in the process. Hooper and Zucconi had just met in Manhattan a week before, but with a…
Given its proximity to bars, restaurants and the curbside beverage stands that will adorn Main Street, you can’t be faulted for enjoying an alcoholic beverage or six at Norman Music Festival this weekend.
Given its proximity to bars, restaurants and the curbside beverage stands that will adorn Main Street, you can’t be faulted for enjoying an alcoholic beverage or six at Norman Music Festival this weekend.
One hump or two?
Extreme Racing Day 2012 Photo Provided If horses win races by a nose, does an ostrich win by a beak? On Sunday, Remington Park Racing & Casino will host a day filled with unusual racing animals: ostriches; zebras; and the star of the show, camels. “Evidently, they hold the camel as the most prestigious [race…
Body slam!
BLOW wrestlers Photo by Mark Hancock When Delicious Diva (Eboni Adams), Texas Chainsaw Mascara (Chase Vegas) and Psychotic Slayer (Amy Halasa) enter the ring, look out for wrestling flips, somersaults, tosses and holds — with makeup and costumes. It’s Balthazar’s Ladies of Wrestling (BLOW) at its finest, and they’re getting ready for an epic upcoming…
Book about Evel Knievel commemorates special trip to Cooperville
In the 1960s and 1970s, a new type of hero rose to the forefront of American culture, capturing the hearts and imaginations of a nation looking for the perfect post-Vietnam War icon. His name was Evel Knievel. Mounting his patriotic-themed motorcycle, he inspired countless throngs of gawkers by jumping buses or canyons or whatever else…
Nursing know-how
Tim Mander Photo Provided A few years before he hit 60, he was a computer-illiterate middle-school dropout who had worked construction for most of his civilian life. He had few options when reentering the workforce after his military service and construction jobs. While some might think that, at his age, he would be well-suited for…
Songs of the ‘South’
Photo: Wendy Mutz Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre (CityRep) and Oklahoma City University’s Bass School of Music are joining forces for the first time on an ambitious production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning musical South Pacific for one weekend only. Helmed by accomplished New York-based director Len Pfluger, the show features a cast of…
Green is good
Brian DeShazo and Chris Buerger Photo by Mark Hancock “There is no way that on a busy Friday night, a bartender is going to be putting their glass in the right containers,” Buerger said. They created Project Green Plate (PGP), an initiative to support and empower local restaurants to go green. Green initiatives have recently…
Cultural preservation
The Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum will host part of a series of preservation workshops through June. Photo Provided The Cherokee Nation brings the conversation to the forefront by hosting a series of classes designed to educate and teach the proper way to protect and preserve historical artifacts like firearms, photos, documents and gravestones, as…
Hear the music
Civic Center Music Hall Photo Provided The Civic Center Complex, which sits on the west side of downtown, is home to City Hall, Civic Center Music Hall, the Oklahoma County Courthouse and OKC’s police station. All four buildings were constructed in the 1930s through a voter-approved municipal bond and a matching grant from the U.S.…
Peru-fect
Raul Ramos Photo by Mark Hancock A friend and I recently took a trip to Naylamp Peruvian Restaurant, 2106 SW 44th St. The restaurant is a little difficult to spot, as it is rather small and connected to another establishment. We were able to find it within a few minutes, though. Samara and Raul Ramos,…
Chow time
Chow’s spring roll Photo by Mark Hancock The first time I saw Chow’s Chinese Restaurant, 3033 N. May Ave., my friend Nate was pointing it out to me as a possible meeting place for the Triad or some other organized crime racket. “It’s always empty until late at night, and then it’s packed,” he said.…
OKG eat: Highfalutin’ dining
Signature Grill 1317 E. Danforth Road., Edmond signaturegrilledmond.com 987-6543 One wouldn’t expect a fine dining establishment like Signature Grill to be located in a strip mall, but they make it work on the inside, crafting a wholly upscale experience with a menu that matches. Let the cares of the outside world pass with the grilled…
The art of eating
Cupcakes from the Sugar Shack Sweets and Treats Photo by Shannon Cornman The Arts Council of Oklahoma City’s Festival of the Arts is OKC’s paramount celebration of all things art. The festival has been an annual downtown event since 1967, the year the arts council was granted its nonprofit status. Since then, the festival has…
Permanent parking
Rendering of Blue Garten entrance Provided “After almost a year of planning, we found out today that it’s really happening,” Wheat said after the DDRC decision. The idea gained momentum after the success of H&8th Night Market, a monthly event in the spring, summer and fall in Midtown. Wheat looked at H&8th and thought, “This…
Missed connections
Virginia Singleton, an Oklahoma City Community College student, is using the somewhat-infamous Internet site to try to find her stolen truck instead of relying on police. Her 1994 Chevy truck and some valuable camera equipment were stolen from an OCCC parking lot last month. One of the 300 campus security cameras caught the thieves on…
Metro briefs
The proposed ordinance would allow residents to raise chickens on their property and set guidelines for square footage of captivity. Residents who want to raise chickens would be required to submit an application with the city, and their immediate neighbors would be notified and given the chance to object. Bus system ready to Embark on…
Commentary: Fracking fracas
It was only a matter of time before Tulsa, after its own nearby oil strikes, was proclaiming itself The Oil Capital of the World.
Letters to the Editor: April 22, 2014
Again the call for tax cuts goes out. I wrote a letter to Oklahoma Gazette years ago comparing those who call for tax cuts while wanting state and social services to people who would go to a pot luck dinner wanting to eat ham, potatoes and homemade rolls while only taking Oreos or a couple…
Walk this way
“Along with the trail system, [sidewalks] probably touch more neighborhoods and more parts of the city than any other MAPS 3 project,” Cornett said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to mark the completion of phase 1 of the sidewalk project. “If you look at these sidewalks, I think they exceed expectations, which is continuing the…
Chicken-Fried News: Drinkin’ and gunnin’
According to a report on Fox News, Wilshire Gun has plans to have firearms lanes, archery lanes, classrooms and a VIP lounge, making it the first of its kind in Oklahoma. According to the same news brief, Jeff Swanson, the owner, has said, “This is where the shooting sport is headed.” He’ll need to be…
Starring Mary Fallin as Obama?
Last week, Gov. Mary Fallin signed a bill into law that prohibits cities across the state from setting their own minimum wages. The legislation came after a group in Oklahoma City had been collecting signatures on a petition to ask the city to increase the minimum wage. “Mandating a minimum wage increase at the local…
Chenoweth Thunders up
Even with the new award under her belt, she wastes no time in proclaiming her home state pride. The self-proclaimed die-hard basketball fan admitted recently that she carries an Oklahoma City Thunder baseball cap with her at all times in her hot pink handbag. Along with her home-state pride, the actress also carries everything from…
Let Coburn Google that for you
Coburn’s proposed bill describes the NTIS as “tasked with collecting and distributing government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information and reports.” Besides being a money pit — the service has cost more than it has made in 10 of the past 11 years — Coburn insists the NTIS doesn’t really do much and most of…
Capitol crumble
Those creatures and some of their brethren are on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s list of endangered species in Oklahoma, but the Capitol building made the 2014 list for Most Endangered Historic Places compiled each year by Preservation Oklahoma Inc. The group can’t do much for the bat or the beetle, but it does…
Yay for inmates!
Now it will pay. The company agreed to refund more than $36,000 to the state after an investigation “found the company overcharged state entities,” NewsOK.com reported. The investigation found that Sysco charged different prices to several state facilities and departments, including the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety, county jails, juvenile centers and hospitals. Now, hey,…
Same-sex showdown
Voters in 2004 overwhelmingly approved a ban on same-sex marriage, but a state judge ruled in January that the ban was unconstitutional. The issue was argued in front of the court of appeals on April 17, marking only the second time a state same-sex marriage case has been heard by a federal court. James Campbell,…
Uphill battle
Oklahoma Democrats are still in rebuilding mode. An electoral thrashing in 2010 left the party in shambles, and 2014 is a year to try to hold ground and maybe pull off a miracle or two. Outnumbered by Republicans 108- 41 in the Legislature and holding no statewide seats, the best-case scenario for Democrats this year…
Waste not
“We just didn’t have any recycling options out at the festival,” said Angela Cozby, the festival’s director. For the past six years, festival officials have worked to create a completely trash-free event. This year, that goal will be reached. “The carbon footprint at [the Festival of the Arts] is pretty large and negative, so we…
Growing pains
Some neighbors are also pushing back on two new restaurants planned for 23rd Street that they say could cause traffic issues on the residential streets close to the growing commercial district north of downtown. “We are all for responsible development, but we cannot live somewhere that [has] constant late-night noise and can’t take the loss…
Oklahoma City hires new parks and planning heads
Aubrey Hammontree Photo Provided Doug Kupper will become the city’s new parks and recreation director. Aubrey Hammontree, who is currently interim planning director, will assume that position permanently. Kupper is currently the parks and recreation director in Wichita, Kan., where he has served for 14 years. “Probably one of the best projects I managed to…
Energy player tapped for Olympic team
Kempin will join 22 other players in the United States Under-21 Men’s National Team (U-21) training camp in Carson, Calif., on April 20. He joined Sporting KC’s roster in 2010, and has been on loan within the United States Professional Soccer League (USL Pro) for the past two seasons. The goalkeeper has played three games with…
Tiaras, tutus and techno
The ballet company now boasts the largest number of dancers in its history and hopes to continue its record-breaking attendance run after its current season. The season opens in October with four performances of Cinderella. Created by Jacob Sparso and using Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev’s timeless score, the ballet has all of the elements of…
Permanent parking, mobile food
A food truck dining area in Dallas. Photo Provided “After almost a year of planning, we found out today that it’s really happening,” Wheat said after the DDRC decision. The idea gained momentum after the success of H&8th Night Market, a monthly event in the spring, summer and fall in Midtown. Wheat looked at H&8th…
Circuit Court hears case for Oklahoma’s same-sex marriage ban
Voters in 2004 overwhelmingly approved a ban on same-sex marriage, but a state judge ruled in January that the ban was unconstitutional. The issue was in front of the Court of Appeal, marking just the second time a state same-sex marriage case has been heard by a federal court. James Campbell, an attorney representing the…
Sidewalks are some of earliest MAPS 3 projects to be complete
“Along with the trail system, [sidewalks] probably touch more neighborhoods and more parts of the city than any other MAPS 3 project,” Cornett said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday to mark the completion of phase 1 of the sidewalk project. “If you look at these sidewalks, I think they exceed expectations, which is continuing the…
Five things to know about Thursday’s same-sex marriage hearing
U.S. District Judge Terence Kern ruled earlier this year that Oklahoma’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Kern’s ruling was immediately stayed, and an appeal was filed with the federal appeals court in Denver. It could take months for the circuit court to issue a ruling on Oklahoma’s case, and many believe the issue…
