The Film Issue
Diminished by streaming services and the pandemic, movie theaters provide a rare space for friends and strangers alike to experience art simultaneously in real time.
Cover Stories
Art House Theater
The film-going and filmmaking cultures of Oklahoma have been growing, even exploding, in recent years. With studios like Prairie Surf, productions like “Reservation Dogs,” and acclaimed local filmmakers garnering national attention, Oklahoma is finally being seen as a serious place to make serious films. But there’s at least one place in OKC that has been…
Oklahoma’s Own
Austin has Richard Linklater. Baltimore has John Waters and Oklahoma City has Mickey Reece (if we can keep him). Having completed somewhere in the neighborhood of 20 features in the last decade, his most recent offerings have elevated him from guerilla filmmaker to an auteur whose latest flick, Agnes (2021), received a Tribeca Film Festival…
Cinema Scene
Movie theaters were among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and with viral numbers bouncing back with the delta variant, even Hollywood blockbusters still aren’t bringing in the numbers they otherwise would have. Competing also with a steadily growing list of streaming services, many of which are offering simultaneous releases either included with a…
Citizen Spotlight: Harlan Hubbard
In each issue, we are highlighting a person in our community who stands out for their leadership, kindness, and good deeds. Know someone like that? Email bgreen@okgazette.com to share their story. The road to recovery can be paved with hardships. Harlan Hubbard wants to help people along their journey, no matter how theirs may be…
Chicken-Fried News: Like a teenager doing laundry for the first time stubbornly refusing to admit that dumping bleach on a load of colorful clothing was an accident,
Like a teenager doing laundry for the first time stubbornly refusing to admit that dumping bleach on a load of colorful clothing was an accident, the Oklahoma County government has refused for decades to cop to the fact that the sewage-filled hellhole that serves as our county jail should just be torn down and rebuilt.…
Strain Review: Gorilla Butter
Strain name: Gorilla Butter Grown by: BCC Collective Acquired from: Quality Control Date acquired: Nov. 4 Physical traits: frosted purple with hints of dark green Bouquet: sweet and gassy Review: Blue Collar Criminals was the first place I got my first taste of GG#4 genetics, so it’s only fitting that my latest taste of their flower…
Gazedibles: Breakfast your way!
Ah, breakfast. The first and most important meal of the day. There are so many options — it can be a challenge to choose a favorite. Whether you like your breakfast light or filling, sweet or savory, here are seven breakfast joints around Oklahoma City that are sure to help you start your day off…
Melanated Fridays
The Food Truck & Poetry Edition of “MELANATED Fridays” will take place at 1335 W. Britton Road from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Nov. 19. Admission is $5. The monthly “MELANATED Fridays” event series is hosted and presented by LaToya Robinson (CEO/Owner of Jo’Mae Custom Creations LLC), Rachel Handy (Owner of Zen Event Space LLC),…
Lunch and grind
Starved for excitement after a year of tribulation surrounding the outbreak of COVID-19, metro residents are finally returning to their favorite haunts to eat, drink, and be merry. Thanks to major development in Oklahoma City, local gourmands have a wider variety of dining options than ever. Among an explosion of new concepts, one market often…
The Toe Tag: Oklahoma’s Serial Killer Granny
Have you ever wondered why violent, suspicious, unusual, and unnatural deaths are investigated in Oklahoma? It all started in 1955 when Nannie Doss, a 50-year-old woman, confessed to killing eleven family members. Four of her husbands, two of her children, two grandchildren, her mother-in-law, and her own mother and sister met their ends at her…
Chicken-Fried News: As Halloween approached…
As Halloween approached, if you looked to the skyline in the city core, you could see an eerie green light emanating from downtown Oklahoma City. Concerned that the city might be ground zero for an alien invasion, concerned residents (or just one) raced towards the source of the light only to find that it’s only…
Smooth Local
Times are hard, and with the holidays forthcoming, they might get harder. These relaxing recordings may help. This is for You by Community Girlfriend and Lennon Bramlett (2021) Soft and experimental, This is for You combines electronics, strings, field recordings, and an ebb and flow of graceful vocals. The album drifts from moment to moment…
Strain Review: Violet Delight
Strain name: Violet Delight Grown by: Budwise Acquired from: The Herbin’ Joint (Sand Springs) Date acquired: Oct. 30 Physical traits: light green and orange Bouquet: floral and earthy Review: Almost arriving at your relaxation destination and realizing that you forgot to bring a pre-roll or two induces a crestfallen feeling. Three years ago, it would…
Black Sky Affair
Oh, my space cadets. We are in for one hell of a show this month. Pardon my hushed reverence, but a truly extraordinary astronomical event awaits us the wee morning hours of Nov. 19. A partial lunar eclipse. While that revelation may come off as somewhat underwhelming, allow me to explain… Lunar eclipses usually happen…
Main Street Art Walk
If you’re tired of staying indoors (and who isn’t), heads up, because one of the most fun events in the area is back. Norman’s 2nd Friday Art Walk provides a fantastic opportunity to share some in-person camaraderie with others and experience the best of the metro area’s artists. As its name indicates, the 2nd Friday…
