“Conviction” is the sort of nightmare scenario that can only be conjured up by reality: A man is wrongly convicted for a crime he did not commit. His sister, convinced of his innocence and unable to pay for better legal representation, resolves to transform herself into a lawyer in a Hail Mary effort to free […]
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Three and Out
Britain’s dark romantic comedy “Three and Out” begins promisingly enough, with a credits sequence set spiritedly to Elvis Costello’s stellar single “Accidents Will Happen.” How quickly fortunes change. As soon as it establishes its plot “? the last-minute twist for which you can guess upon setup “? revolves around sad-sack train operator Paul (Mackenzie Crook, Ragetti […]
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The Brazen Bull
Turns out, everything you need to know in life, you didn’t learn in kindergarten. For example, when an off-his-rocker Michael Madsen wants to know if you the definition of “a brazen bull,” you better damn well have the correct answer! I’ll save you the Googling trouble: It’s a torture device, and it ain’t pretty. “The […]
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The Pacific
As a sister production to “Band of Brothers,” “The Pacific” doesn’t quite live up to the epic success of HBO’s first miniseries on “The Greatest Generation.” But it comes damn close. The similarities are obvious. “Band of Brothers” writer Bruce McKenna spearheaded the 10-part companion series with Stephen Ambrose’s son, Hugh Ambrose, serving as project […]
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Saw 3D
serve himself, and that’s because he’s not a Jigsaw survivor at all. He’s a pants-afire liar, so Hoffman (Costas Mandylor), the killer since the real Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) died many movies ago, kidnaps Bobby and forces him to navigate through an underground maze where each room poses a deadly threat to Bobby’s PR army. Bobby […]
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Damned by Dawn
Let it be. But then Nana (Dawn Klingberg) dies, and the ghostly, bloody-eyed banshee shows up, screaming like a teakettle and emitting a breath so fierce that it shakes the house and freaks the eff out of the family, so an unnerved Claire pushes the spirit out the home’s second story to be impaled on […]
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The Fort Reno ghost tour introduces guests to some of the historic site’s more permanent, paranormal residents
Once a month, in the thick of the night, groups of people young and old traverse the trodden grounds of the historic landmark of Fort Reno with only a couple dozen bobbing lanterns lighting their way. The fort ” a quaint, tidy site tucked away miles outside of El Reno ” is a place lost […]
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StoryCorps will record, preserve and perhaps broadcast stories Oklahomans record with loved ones
StoryCorps Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Thursday, ongoing Through Nov. 20 $25 donation 800-850-4406, www.storycorps.com A son sits across from his mother and asks her probing questions that divulge a wealth of history that might have otherwise been forgotten. StoryCorps is a nonprofit organization that preserves such moments through audio recordings featured within […]
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Four local shutterbugs remember one of their own, Tom Lee, a beloved artist and activist who was quietly outspoken
Tom Lee’s photographs were exhibited throughout the country. He’s won numerous competitions, received two Governor’s Arts Awards and earned recognition from the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Out of frame, Lee was a dedicated supporter of local art. In 2000, he came across a Gothic Revival-style church built in 1842 while surfing the Internet. […]
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Two interactive art events are slated for Friday in Norman, including a seasonal iron pour and a wearable fashion show
“Fuego Friday” 1 p.m. Friday in the Northbase studio complex 1700 Lexington, Norman $20 in advance, $25 the day of the event “Wearable Art Show” competition 7 p.m. Friday Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art 555 Elm, Norman 325-2691, art.ou.edu All Hallows’ Eve looms, and while some are getting ready to scour the streets in […]