A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away”¦ Well, last weekend, anyway, at the Harkins Bricktown Cinemas. It was the opening of George Lucas’ latest addition to the saga that began in 1977 with what was then known as “Star Wars,” aka “Star Wars: Episode IV ” A New Hope.” (If you think […]
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Local casting directors, talent agents offer advice to Okie actors
In the ancient lore of show business, talent agents and casting directors have been called everything from necessary evils to, uh, well, maybe we better not go there. REPRESENTINGFLEXIBILITY They’re defined in the public mind not by what they really are and do, but by the way they’re represented via easy caricature. Agents are portrayed […]
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Forbidden Kingdom
Reviewer’s grade: B Jackie Chan and Jet Li, martial arts icons, team up for the first time in this exotic fantasy of ancient China. They play two good guys helping a modern American who pops up one day with a legendary weapon he’s been told he has to return to its rightful owner, The Monkey […]
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Prom Night
Horror comes back this time in the form of a refurbished slasher flick from 1980. The original “Prom Night” starred Jamie Lee Curtis and — brace yourself — Leslie Nielsen. But honestly, this new “Prom Night,” aside from the title and the basic premise of madman killing kids at their senior prom, has little in […]
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Funny Games
Reviewer’s grade: D You know, there’s nothing quite like going to the movies, paying for your ticket, and then being assaulted for 107 minutes by a film — the message of which is American moviegoers are morons for liking the movies they do. Actually, there is something like it. They do it at Abu […]
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Bug
Reviewer’s grade: D- This laughably overacted melodrama is based on a play by Tulsa native Tracy Letts. I haven’t seen the play, but if I ever do, it will be a better production than this mess overseen by the once-reputable director William Friedkin. Ashley Judd stars as a lonely woman who takes into her […]
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Wes Craven most scared by real life
Legendary horror director Wes Craven (“A Nightmare on Elm Street,” “Scream”) also produces, including the 2006 hit remake of his 1977 smash “The Hills Have Eyes,” and now its sequel, “The Hills Have Eyes II.” “I think of myself as the George Lucas of terror,” Craven said. “I differ from Lucas and Spielberg and the […]