As played by human chameleon Gary Oldman (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”), British intelligence officer George Smiley is as tightly wound as they come, revealing precious little but taking in everything through his big, Swifty Lazar-styled specs. Based on the acclaimed 1974 spy novel by John le Carré, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” […]
Phil Bacharach
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Be it resolved …
As always, Jan. 1 gives us a chance to do better: Lose weight. Read more. Get organized. Dig a hole and hide the body. You know the drill. Before you cobble your own New Year’s resolution on your stone of choice, you might want to get a few ideas from some of your fellow Oklahomans. […]
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Radar love
City workers installed nine radar signs in late November, with 24 more slated to be put up by the spring. Randy Smith, Nichols Hills public works director, said the response from residents has been positive so far. “We have installed some near the parks and at the entrances to the city,” he said. “We haven’t […]
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Radar love
City workers installed nine radar signs in late November, with 24 more slated to be put up by the spring. Randy Smith, Nichols Hills public works director, said the response from residents has been positive so far. “We have installed some near the parks and at the entrances to the city,” he said. “We haven’t […]
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Another Earth
Relative newcomer Brit Marling, who co-wrote and co-produced the picture, portrays Rhoda, an intelligent young woman with a scholarship to MIT and plans to become an astrophysicist. Those dreams disappear in an instant, however, when she causes a car accident that kills a woman and her small child. That wreck leaves a grieving husband and […]
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Another Earth
Relative newcomer Brit Marling, who co-wrote and co-produced the picture, portrays Rhoda, an intelligent young woman with a scholarship to MIT and plans to become an astrophysicist. Those dreams disappear in an instant, however, when she causes a car accident that kills a woman and her small child. That wreck leaves a grieving husband and […]
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Hugo
What is unexpected, however, is that this mash note comes in a rare outing for him: a family-friendly film based on a popular children’s book. Set in 1930s Paris, “Hugo” concerns Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield, “The Wolfman”), a young boy who keeps the clocks running in a sprawling train station. Orphaned and on his own, […]
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Hugo
What is unexpected, however, is that this mash note comes in a rare outing for him: a family-friendly film based on a popular children’s book. Set in 1930s Paris, “Hugo” concerns Hugo Cabret (Asa Butterfield, “The Wolfman”), a young boy who keeps the clocks running in a sprawling train station. Orphaned and on his own, […]
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Life Above All
Now available on a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, the South African film is a mostly unflinching look at the enormous and devastating social consequences the disease still exerts in a part of the world where nearly 12 percent of the population has it. The story, while harrowing, sidesteps becoming advocacy cinema by casting itself in a […]
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Life Above All
Now available on a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, the South African film is a mostly unflinching look at the enormous and devastating social consequences the disease still exerts in a part of the world where nearly 12 percent of the population has it. The story, while harrowing, sidesteps becoming advocacy cinema by casting itself in a […]