Punk band Bad Sports started eight years ago. Bassist Daniel Friend and guitarist Orville Neeley had been in a band together previously, but one day, Neeley showed up with demos of new songs. “It was way better than the band we were in,” Friend said, “so we decided to do that instead.” Bad Sports met […]
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
The funniest movie of last year, Bad Grandpa is also the funniest movie of this year (thus far), thanks to its unrated cut on Blu-ray. It’s not that the extra 11 minutes prove essential (they don’t) but that the gags from the theatrical release hold up, even without the benefit of playing to a packed […]
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
(2013) Strange as it sounds, come March 2, one of the films that stands a good chance of walking home with an Academy Award is Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa. It’s one of three nominees in the category of makeup, but still, the recognition marks real progress for films that open with a senior citizen getting […]
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LETTERS
This article (Food and Drink, “Kiss my political buns,” Dec. 4, Gazette) was one of those times. I don’t think it is a secret that Oklahoma Gazette is a liberalleaning (or perhaps you would prefer the term politically correct) publication, so for this publication to criticize companies for taking a political and personal stance on […]
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WEATHER: Street crews at the ready
Workers driving 30 to 34 trucks will begin salting city snow routes once ice or snow starts to accumulate on roadways or ground temperatures dip below freezing. A snow route map is listed on the city’s website at www.okc.gov/prepare/winter.html. According to Yager, city road crews will work 12-hour shifts until the winter weather improves. OKC’s […]
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Banned?
White asked Municipal Counselor Ken Jordan at a city council meeting to prepare a report about the possibility of outlawing the devices, which reportedly help people quit using tobacco products. White doesn’t believe the hype that e-cigarettes will eliminate the desire to smoke. “It’s a tobacco product and another path to addiction,” he said. “The […]
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Senior moments
Rather than retire, the Jackass franchise flirts with fiction — if not sexually harasses it — in the semi-scripted, wholly hilarious Bad Grandpa. BY ROD LOTT Riotous as they are, the Jackass movies have not been immune to the law of diminishing returns — in terms of laughs, not the box office. That the fourth […]
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Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
Unlike its predecessors, Bad Grandpa attempts the franchise’s most daring stunt of all: telling a story. But only barely; while the narrative here serves its purpose — as a framework for a succession of Borat-style bad-taste bits — it is as minimal as allowed. That it also is the funniest film of the year (until […]
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I wanna lock you up
A February warrant is outstanding regarding a probation violation from an October 2011 domestic assault case, reported NewsOK.com. A probable cause affidavit filed in February 2012 states Abrams has “12 prior domestic cases dating back to 2005.” NewsOK also reported he’s in violation of his probation for not paying court fees or staying in contact […]
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An American Ghost Story
The Breaking Glass Pictures release is not to be confused with the FX hit series American Horror Story, although I’m sure Breaking Glass won’t mind if any potential renters do. Early in the no-budget picture, the main character tells his girfriend, “Anything to do with paranormal activity is really hot right now,” and that feels […]