Stephenie Meyer’s not the only novelist moving millions upon millions of copies these days. So is Stieg Larsson, although he sadly died before his books saw print. Nonetheless, the Swedish author became an instant crime favorite with “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” first published on these shores in 2008. “The Girl Who Played with […]
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The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=oklahgazet-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B003NTUOGU&fc1=000000&IS2=1 Barring Nicolas Cage’s cameo in “Grindhouse,” the Sax Rohmer character of evil genius Dr. Fu Manchu hasn’t graced the silver screen since Peter Sellers played him in the 1980 parody, “The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu.” The movie is a failure, but a noble one. Now available through the burn-on-demand Warner Archive […]
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Explore the amazing eccentricities and excitements on Oklahoma Gazette’s bucket list
the PaseoFrom nook to cranny, this Paseo boutique is crammed with the clever, crazy and all things curious. And candles. Egyptian accessories? You bet. Medieval armor? Maybe! Spirit-diffusing herbal concoctions and scandalous stationary? Sure! This place has nothing you need and everything you must have. 23. Scope out the broadcast antennas in Northeast Oklahoma CityIt […]
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Daybreakers
<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=oklahgazet-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B002ZG97CO&fc1=000000&IS2=1 Imagine a near future where a plague has turned most everyone into a vampire, or just let “Daybreakers” do it for you. In the film from brothers Michael and Peter Spierig (“Undead“), Ethan Hawke is Edward Dalton, a vampire who works as a hematologist for a large pharmaceutical corporation headed by the greedy […]
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Mystery Team
<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=oklahgazet-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B0035LCV12&fc1=000000&IS2=1 Apparently, the videos of the Derrick Comedy troupe have been viewed more than 150 million times on the Internets. So why haven’t I heard of them? I have now, with the group’s inaugural feature film, 2009’s “Mystery Team.” If enough people take the bait, this disc has all the makings of a cult […]
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Ace Atkins chronicles Machine Gun Kelly’s abduction of Oklahoma oil tycoon in ‘Infamous’
Ace Atkins 2-4 p.m. SundayFull Circle Bookstore1900 Northwest Expressway842-2900www.fullcirclebooks.com Ace Atkins found the spark for his latest novel, “Infamous,” buried within 8,000 pages of an FBI file. Granted, it was a good one, on one of the Depression era’s most notorious gangsters, Machine Gun Kelly. In July 1933, the criminal ” aka George Kelly Barnes […]
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Local writers featured at Literati Indie Book Fair
Literati Indie Book FairIndividual Artists of Oklahoma gallery 706 W. Sheridan10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday315-6224, www.indiebookfair.comfree Find tomorrow’s literary superstar today ” or from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, to be technical ” at the Literati Indie Book Fair, returning to the Individual Artists of Oklahoma gallery, 706 W. Sheridan. Now in its […]
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The Human Centipede (First Sequence)’ divides audiences with creepy, twisted multiplication tale
Those who likely would call “The Human Centipede (First Sequence)” the most disgusting movie they’ve ever seen aren’t likely to see it at all. A mere scan of its plot summary would send a majority of moviegoers fleeing for far lighter fare. That’s completely understandable, but those with strong stomachs and a jones for horror […]
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‘The Losers’ doesn’t lose, but it doesn’t win, either
A crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn’t commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum-security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and […]
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The Abbott and Costello Show: The Complete Series
<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=oklahgazet-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B00316DDZO&fc1=000000&IS2=1 Too early to call one of the year’s best DVD releases? Nonsense! Not when “The Abbott & Costello Show: The Complete Series” is this strong. Although I’m a fan of the comedy duo, I sheepishly admit I wasn’t aware of this show’s existence, having had it confused with their “Colgate Comedy Hour” appearances […]