Oklahoma is for everyone. And so is its largest film festival. For 25 years, deadCenter has exposed attendees to thousands of organic, touching stories that the average filmgoer may rarely — if ever — encounter. These movies often have the power to shape us, widen our lens and meaningfully consider the people who surround us. […]
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Sizzling and surfing
Misericordia 5:00 p.m. May 17 3:30 p.m. May 18 Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive 405-236-3100 okcmoa.com $6-$10 Misericordia Misericordia opens from the point of view of an unknown driver navigating winding roads of southern France until we finally arrive at Saint-Martial, the sort of European village that likely hasn’t changed in centuries. […]
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Remembering the bombing
Odds are that most Oklahomans over the age of 40 can tell you where they were when they heard that the Oklahoma City federal building had been bombed. It is also fair to presume that anyone under 40 has no recollection of it whatsoever, provided they were even born before April 19, 1995. As someone […]
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Doc dose
Frederick Wiseman: Documenting American Life 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 13 Titicut Follies 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 20 High School 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 27 Law and Order 7 p.m., Thursday, April 3 Welfare Later in AprilThe Store, Central Park, Belfast, Maine Oklahoma City Museum of Art 415 Couch Drive (405) 920-1759 okcmoa.com Rodeo Cinema Stockyards […]
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Isn’t it romantic?
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. It’s when we remember the 1929 Chicago slaying of seven gangsters orchestrated by Al Capone. Just kidding. Of course, I am referring to the annual celebration of love and its accompanying obligation to ply one’s beloved with flowers, fancy chocolates, battery-operated sex toys, what have you. Hey, I […]
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2024 in film
In the wake of a pandemic, an uncertain future for multiplexes, and strikes in 2023 by the Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild, Hollywood prognosticators and self-appointed observers presumed 2024 would be dismal for film. Thankfully, such pronouncements proved unfounded. While box office receipts saw a slight dip from the previous year, there […]
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Not Christmas
’Tis the season for Christmas flicks, but c’mon: How many more times can you watch Jimmy Stewart’s life get destroyed by that horrible Uncle Billy or see whether Ralphie gets that Red Ryder BB gun? Terrific films, certainly, but enough already. Even a more contemporary classic like Elf has become ho ho ho hum. What […]
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Dystopian movies
By the time you read this, two things are likely: (1) The United States will have elected a new president (hopefully) and (2) roughly half the electorate believes the result will spell the end of America as we know it. Few elections in recent memory have invited as much rampant fear of a dystopian future […]
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Horror movies
For cinephiles, especially those with a masochistic desire to be scared, October is about more than fall foliage, college football and pumpkin-spiced fill-in-the-blank. The leadup to Halloween is a great excuse to immerse yourself in horror films. But why settle for the same ol’, same ol’? Chances are you know the go-to fright franchises: Scream, […]
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Golden years
Troyal Brux has some friends in low places, and it won’t be the drinkin’ or her memory that kills newfound friend and fellow music legend George Jones, but his heart. The two pair up for an unforgettably surreal encounter on the eve of Jones being cryogenically frozen in auteur Mickey Reece’s newest film, which was […]