deadCenter Lives
The deadCenter Film Festival returns for its 22nd year to downtown OKC with more participating venues than ever.
Cover Stories
Keeping score
On any given early morning while his family is still asleep, you’ll find Cory Perschbacher firing up his studio computer to compose music for film and TV. Perschbacher, an Oklahoma City native, wrote the score for Out of Exile, a crime drama feature from writer/director/producer Kyle Kauwika Harris. The film premieres at deadCenter Film Festival.…
Rodeo revival
After a brief hiatus, both Rodeo Cinema locations are open again under new leadership and with the aims of being more of an arthouse — full stop — than just an arthouse cinema. Executive Director Kara Luther-Chapman comes from a live theater background and left her role as executive director of the Pollard Theatre Company…
Breakdown breakout
How do you measure success? Sure, it could be money. It could be notoriety or your name in the minds of people around the world but it could also be balance, consistency, and even simple happiness. Just ask Mike Hosty. The local legend and stalwart songsmith is the subject of new documentary Oklahoma Breakdown, exploring…
Future growth
deadCenter Film Festival for the fifth year in a row will debut a film from OKC Thunder Films. This year, Seeds of Greenwood will screen at Scissortail Park on June 10 during the festival’s Friday Night Frolic. The event, which begins at 5 p.m. at Social Capital before starting in the park at 5:30 p.m.…
Cinema selections
With more than 175 films screening at numerous venues across the city, it’s tough to choose where to be and when, but here are two narrative features and two full-length documentaries that should be on your radar. Tenkiller The first movie to be released from Choate House, a husband-and-wife team based in Oklahoma City who…
Midnight madness
Mickey Reece has been showing his movies at deadCenter for years, but this year, he’s showing some genre selections he personally curated for the first undeadCenter program. “All the big festivals have a midnight section, and it’s too big to ignore now,” Reece said. His newest movie, Country Gold, will premiere at the Fantasia International…
The Toe Tag: Script Notes
Leave it to Martin Scorsese to take a relatively obscure series of murders from a century ago and bring them into sharp focus. Until the last few years, not many have heard of what were called both the “Osage Indian trials” and the “Reign of Terror” that took place in right here in Oklahoma. Officially,…
Cannacannolis
Some people make weed brownies, but the chefs at Guyutes — Jarrod Friedel and Matt Pryor — are preparing infused cannolis for a cool summer treat. The biggest challenge will be making the ricotta cheese behave as you want. “When you buy it, if it has any kind of wateriness on top, just strain it…
Gazedibles: Charcuterie summer
Patio season is officially here for the next several months. For those who grew up in the ‘Lunchable age,’ the adult version of the snack tray holds a particular allure. Thin slices of chilled salami and capicola next to triangles of gooey brie and swirls of rosy prosciutto, artfully placed perfectly on a fancy wood…
Beerathon
Now that you’ve had time to recover from American/Oklahoma Craft Beer Week, it’s time to take your new sample glass at the gates and double down at the Oklahoma Brewer’s Fest. There are two sessions for the June 18 event, with VIP admission (extended to a full hour up from 30 minutes last year) beginning…
Citizen Spotlight: Aley Cristelli of Pine Pantry
Food brings people together, and Aley Cristelli uses Pine Pantry to connect with her neighbors. “I definitely got started because of the idea of sharing a love for food,” Cristelli said. “My grandmother used to do this thing at Christmas time where she’d spend weekends baking all of these cookies. Then right before Christmas, all…
Soundcheck: Keathley – Burning Bras
Keathley describes her newer songs as “angry girl music.” It may not seem so at first blush, but listen in. The primal scream album art will begin to click. During the opening seconds of Burning Bras, the new full-band EP from the Guthrie-born singer-songwriter, the soft sweetness is undeniable. Starting track “Lucy” begins with hushed…
Who ever would have thought that an electric vehicle company whose prototype looked like a smaller, boring version of the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile would have trouble getting off the ground … errrrr … onto the road?
Who ever would have thought that an electric vehicle company whose prototype looked like a smaller, boring version of the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile would have trouble getting off the ground … errrrr … onto the road? “Electric vehicle start-up Canoo reported first-quarter losses of $125.4 million this week while casting “substantial doubt” on its ability…
Up until the state’s proposed bill banning abortion at conception, it was going to be a tough choice as to the worst law the legislature had passed this session.
Up until the state’s proposed bill banning abortion at conception, it was going to be a tough choice as to the worst law the legislature had passed this session. There’s nothing funny about House Bill 4327, authored by Rep. Wendi Stearman, R-Collinsville, that Stitt is expected to sign. It should also be noted here that…
Strain Review: Runtz
Strain name: Runtz Grown by: Modern Medicine RX Acquired from: Fun Factory Date acquired: May 24 Physical traits: frosted purple and dark green Bouquet: sweet and earthy Review: Voted by Leafly as the strain of the year in 2020 and for good reason. This was another one of those strains that was everywhere as the…
Strain Reviews: Strawnana
Strain name: Strawnana Grown by: Nomad Processing Acquired from: Hi Roots Cannabis Co. Date acquired: May 24 Physical traits: light green and dusted with trichomes Bouquet: sweet and fruity Review: Sometimes after you’ve been traipsing through endless exotics a return to the classics feels like a homecoming. Strawnana was one of the first loves discovered…
Dad drinks
If you were to produce a candle of classical “dad” scents, the sweet, strong odor of single malt Scotch would be one of the top items on that list. Foregoing the smoky peat flavors of the Islay malts entirely this year, here are four Speyside Scotches to share with your father this holiday. The Glenlivet…
