Anderson claimed he met a homosexual demon who wanted to buy drugs from him and got a little frisky with him before his outburst. During his tantrum, Anderson allegedly kicked down his front door, threw furniture outside while yelling at police officers, broke windows and challenged officers to a fistfight. He also poured soap and […]
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Dotted line
Fallin hasn’t directly opposed the initiative petition drive, but she doesn’t plan to endorse it either, according to her spokesman, Alex Weintz. Instead, the governor has commented that money used for storm shelters will reduce funding for other educational needs. “She’s just trying to inject some form of realism here,” Weintz said. However, storm shelter […]
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12 Years a Slave
The film’s discomforting imagery is depicted with shrewd precision and unflinching directness, both pivotal to the potency of the film. But McQueen also proves himself to be a uniquely accomplished storyteller, and the story here is extraordinary. Based on Solomon Northup’s 1853 autobiography of the same name, 12 Years follows a free black man’s sudden […]
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Girl Most Likely
One of them, Bridesmaids star/scribe Kristen Wiig plays Imogene, a magazine writer in New York City so down over being dumped by her longtime boyfriend that she concocts a faked suicide attempt in order to win him back. Unfortunately, her sitcom premise backfires, forcing her to move in with her estranged mother, Zelda (Annette Bening, […]
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Passion
A remake of the 2010 French film Love Crime, Passion burns in an advertising agency in Germany headed by Christine (Rachel McAdams, To the Wonder), a bratty, manipulative bitch who uses one of her creatives, Isabelle (Noomi Rapace, Prometheus), as a puppet. When Christine takes credit for Isabelle’s idea for a smartphone campaign spot, it […]
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Bounty Killer
In its post-apocalyptic setting of 2042, what remains of our country is a barren wasteland where death warrants are issued for white-collar criminals (somehow, there are still plenty) and bounty hunters compete madly for them, racking up quite a body count. Speaking of rack, “the greatest killer the world had ever known” happens to be […]
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No raises?
Oklahoma City Council voted 7-0 last Tuesday to defer potential pay hikes for the trio until Dec. 17, but no reason was given for the delay. City councilmen discussed the issue in executive session, which is not open to the public. Couch, Municipal Counselor Kenneth Jordan and City Auditor Jim Williamson were scheduled to receive […]
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CHICKEN FRIED NEWS
Courtesy He knows Chesapeake Arena’s a Ticketmaster venue, right? Nevermind that, we guess. The … show … sold out. Didn’t it? However, we did tickets for sale on Ticketmaster for $64-ish. Plus fees. So, $80-plus. But we digress. What’s disturbing is that on the band’s tour, even as a joke, Vedder, eh, kids about “the […]
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Counterterrorism caucus spreads prejudice
Now who could argue with that? Oklahoma experienced one of the worst acts of domestic terrorism on U.S. soil, and as a long-time Oklahoma resident, I want nothing more than to support all efforts to keep our state safe. There exists a major problem, however, that all Oklahomans should be concerned about. The Counterterrorism Caucus […]
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Out on a limb
Lesley Hensley, owner of the new art gallery Grease Trap, recently came into possession of numerous mannequins and mannequin parts. As she and Kerry Myers, the gallery’s marketing director, sifted through them, an innovative idea arose: Give them to local artists and let the results form an art show. “Each artist gets to do as […]