Despite what the title implies, the locally shot film “Sex Machine” isn’t X-rated. Lensed in 2005, the feature film is a horror-crime hybrid written and directed by Christopher Sharpe. Anthem Pictures will release “Sex Machine” on DVD May 1. “It’s kind of a combination of comic books and horror movies from the Sixties ” lots […]
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OKC Red Tie event raises AIDS charity money
Local automobile dealer Jackie and Barbara Cooper’s son died of complications from AIDS in 1989. Several years later, the couple was approached by a group who needed help raising money, leading the Coopers to form the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund, which raises money for Regional AIDS Interfaith Network and Oklahoma’s biggest fund-raiser, Red Tie […]
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University of Oklahoma student spurred to take action on Darfur
When Bailey Cato heard that women in Darfur, Sudan, had to wake up every morning and decide whether to go forage for food and risk being raped, or to send out another family member and risk their death in order to stay alive, she could hardly imagine being placed in that situation. “Every […]
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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 […]
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Edmond girl records her life for TLC reality show
Eleven-year-old Ashley Mandanas loves to sing, but now she’s getting nationwide exposure for not performing, having her life documented for a Learning Channel cable series titled “My Life as a Child.” The series lets kids use video cameras to record and document their lives for several months. The kids have complete control over […]
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Doctors not fleeing Oklahoma, stats show
One of the reasons given for so-called “tort reform” is the claim doctors are heading out of Oklahoma because of skyrocketing insurance costs due to frivolous lawsuits. However, few numbers show evidence of this mass exodus. Some reports show just the opposite. MORE DOCTORS According to the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure & Supervision, […]
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Feed OSU guard the ball when she’s hot
OK, so, yes, I have known Cowgirl Taylor Hardeman since she was six years old. So, yes, I have seen her play more hoops than her Oklahoma State Cowgirl teammates. However, it should be just as obvious to them as it was to me that after she started the NCAA tournament game against Bowling Green draining — […]
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Rugby one of the University of Oklahoma’s oldest sports for women
The University of Oklahoma’s women’s rugby team, the Oklahoma Roses, insists the full-contact sport is safe and simple. It’s also much like soccer, in that there are few breaks in the game and a lot of running. Like football, it’s all about getting the ball from one end of the field to the other. […]
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Norman documentary to chronicle state’s 100 years of history
A centennial documentary currently in preproduction in Norman will focus on the people ” rather than the places and events ” that make Oklahoma grand. When filmmaker Peter Zhmutski ” originally from Kazakhstan ” moved to Oklahoma in 2003, he said he was impressed by Oklahoma and its “friendly” citizens. “Sometimes it’s really hard for […]
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Oklahoma Speaker of the House pushes ethics bill
Amid alleged unethical conduct involving campaign fund-raising, Oklahoma Speaker of the House Lance Cargill is now pushing through an ethics reform bill, and all sides are taking a wait-and-see approach. “Obviously, this is an issue the speaker had to deal with,” said Rep. Richard Morrissette, D-Oklahoma City, an outspoken critic of Cargill. “I’ve been […]