“Most things that come out of celebrities’ mouths are, well, you know,” said Megan Mullally, trying to explain the nature of fame and the famous and how completely bizarre it all is. The actress and singer also has stories about fans who identify her only with characters she has played and others who have strange […]
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OKG7 Eat: Love bites
Gattitown 5833 Northwest Expressway gattitownokc.com 721-4227 What better way to reflect on a lifetime’s worth of bad romantic decisions than over an all-you-can-eat pizza and pasta buffet? For a measly $3.99 ($6.99 on the weekends), indulge in gut-busting servings of pizzas like Bacon Double Cheeseburger, Meat Market, Buffalo Chicken and the Superoni, as well as […]
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Dog’s life
OKC Theatre Company continues its season with the production of A.R. Gurney’s romantic comedy Sylvia. The play follows the story of a middle-aged, recently empty-nested couple whose already-strained marriage is put to the test when husband Greg takes in a stray dog. Yes, its name is Sylvia. The conceit of the play is that Sylvia, […]
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Get shorty
Mr. Hublot Size matters; sometimes smaller is better. At least that can often be the case at the multiplex, where movie studios confuse running time for substance. In screening a slew of short films nominated this year for Academy Awards, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art reminds cinephiles that length isn’t everything. The live-action nominees […]
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Soul it
ç Soul it New Year’s Eve is all about positivity. So why not spend it with the Positive Productions Band? See the soul and R&B act 9 p.m. Tuesday at The Centre, 4325 NW 50th St. Tickets are $25-$30 and include hors d’oevres and a breakfast buffet served after midnight. Call 208-3456. Tuesday
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Fifties Ethnicities: The Ethnic Novel and Mass Culture at Midcentury
At one point in time, Italians, Jews and other lighter-skinned immigrants were not considered “white” strictly because of their heritage. Floreani takes on color and gender through the lens of the 1950s in her new academic book, Fifties Ethnicities: The Ethnic Novel and Mass Culture at Midcentury, released this month by SUNY Press. “When you […]
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American Experience offers warts-and-all portrait of controversial president JFK
bY Dean robbins I’m powerless to resist a documentary about John F. Kennedy. Though I’m well aware of the late president’s faults, I’m drawn in by his charisma every time. I cheer his triumphs and bemoan his tragedies. And I always respond to images of the assassination as if I’m seeing them for the first […]
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About Time
Curtis’ latest offering, About Time — which opens Friday at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, 2501 W. Memorial Rd. — explores one young man’s family-inherited ability to travel through his own past, which he uses to create the life he thinks he wouldn’t have otherwise. Living with his wealthy but eccentric family seaside in Cornwall, […]
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PBS explores the mystery of Jimi Hendrix’s life, music
BY DEAN ROBBINS Hard to believe, but in the four decades since Jimi Hendrix died, no one has made a great documentary about him. Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin’ on American Masters fixes that problem (8 p.m. Tuesday, PBS). It capably tells the story of Jimi’s rise from impoverished Seattle youth to rock […]
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Reign turns an Elizabethan royal into a Gossip Girl
BY DEAN ROBBINS In 16th century France, the virginal Mary, Queen of Scots (Adelaide Kane), is swept up in palace intrigue. Her fiancé (Toby Regbo) cares less for her than he does for France, nattering on about the political advantage of their union. An evil queen (Megan Follows) plots against her, while her ladies-in-waiting indulge […]