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Sequels usually maintain a certain consistency from their source material. Even if it isn’t a direct continuation of the original story, the characters and their places within the fictional universe are more or less set in stone. With “Get Him to the Greek,” director Nicholas Stoller creates an interesting deviation from the normal sequel template […]

Whether the world needed a new “Karate Kid,” however, is debatable. The original, where Ralph Macchio’s bullied teen was taken under the wing of a martial-arts sensei played by Pat Morita, was agreeably schmaltzy. Its patchwork of clichés — teen outcast, a wise mentor, the big match — proved as irresistible as it was shameless. […]

deadCENTER has been building momentum for a decade, and organizers expect more than 10,000 film fans to help celebrate the event’s 10th year. There’s more than 100 movies screening today through Sunday at seven spots spread throughout downtown. The Gazette film crew knows there’s no way to watch it all, so we watched everything we […]

/6HExkGuEjjA&hl=en_US&fs=1&” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” allowscriptaccess=”always” allowfullscreen=”true” height=”310″ width=”515″> “Royal Pains: Season 1“Among USA’s original series, “Burn Notice” gets most of the love, but “Royal Pains” shouldn’t be ignored, either. Mark Feuerstein stars ” and charms ” as Dr. Hank Lawson, rebuilding his personal and professional life in the Hamptons, living with his quirky brother (Paulo Costanzo). The […]

Like Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker), who frets that the “sparkle” has gone out of her two-year marriage to Big (Chris Noth), “Sex and the City 2,” based on the long-running HBO series, douses whatever sparkle remains of these beloved characters. True, three are now married, while the fourth, menopausal Samantha (Kim Cattrall), is now […]

Reel Renegades Horrorfest4:30 Friday-SaturdayThe Hidden Castle1309 24th S.W., Norman$10 on Friday, $5 on Saturday. 701-0870, http://bit.ly/bwrrff He’s known as Zakk Flash, and he can’t wait to see his girlfriend decapitated. After all, she is one of the stars of “Sewer Chewer,” James Hawley’s campy, locally filmed B horror movie that’s screening this weekend at the […]

Let’s get the least significant thing about “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time” out of the way first: Is it OK to cast Brit and American actors in the roles of Persians? Yes. It’s called “acting.” But is Jake Gyllenhaal (“Brothers“) good as Dastan, a former street urchin who has been adopted by King […]

In “Mother,” 20-something Yoon Do-joon (Bin Won) lives with his mom (Hye-ja Kim), still sharing a bed with her and allowing her to treat him like a boy. She watches Do-joon while she works, worries about him when he isn’t home, and has generally devoted her entire being to his well-being. Unfortunately, Do-joon is kind […]

I could write three reviews of “Shrek Forever After“: one about the animated movie for kids, one about the subtext, and one about the even deeper, more subversive sub-subtext, but the Gazette would never go for it, so I’ll mash all three up together. What’s on the surface is the fourth ” and, they tell […]