In 1984, it appeared it might come true, as the Canadian group played a festival in Japan with the likes of Bon Jovi, Scorpions and Whitesnake, wowing the crowds, as well as the other bands. All went on to sell millions of records and become household names. Except Anvil. It’s a household name only for […]
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Humpday
“Humpday” is very interested in exploring this question. The film screens 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Ben (Mark Duplass, “The Puffy Chair”) is a 30-something living the marital dream within a dream with Anna (newcomer Alycia Delmore). They own a house, have good jobs and are actively trying […]
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Humpday
“Humpday” is very interested in exploring this question. The film screens 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art. Ben (Mark Duplass, “The Puffy Chair”) is a 30-something living the marital dream within a dream with Anna (newcomer Alycia Delmore). They own a house, have good jobs and are actively trying […]
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Anvil: The Story of Anvil
In 1984, it appeared it might come true, as the Canadian group played a festival in Japan with the likes of Bon Jovi, Scorpions and Whitesnake, wowing the crowds, as well as the other bands. All went on to sell millions of records and become household names. Except Anvil. It’s a household name only for […]
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The myth of the lone, misunderstood, genius artist toiling away in obscurity is a narrative that has come to overshadow ” or at least dominate ” the value we put on artists. That is, one has a tendency to view an artist’s work based on the tragedy of his or her life story, and the […]
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The myth of the lone, misunderstood, genius artist toiling away in obscurity is a narrative that has come to overshadow ” or at least dominate ” the value we put on artists. That is, one has a tendency to view an artist’s work based on the tragedy of his or her life story, and the […]
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Documentary ‘Food, Inc.’ pulls back veil on food industry
The documentary “Food, Inc.” begins, appropriately enough, in a grocery store, its brightly lit and vaguely antiseptic aisles stocked with name-brand cereals, soups and salad dressings. The expanse of labels boasts illustrations of inviting red barns, rolling hills of green grass, smiling farmers. It’s a familiar and comforting image, but one that the filmmakers suggest […]
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Documentary ‘Food, Inc.’ pulls back veil on food industry
The documentary “Food, Inc.” begins, appropriately enough, in a grocery store, its brightly lit and vaguely antiseptic aisles stocked with name-brand cereals, soups and salad dressings. The expanse of labels boasts illustrations of inviting red barns, rolling hills of green grass, smiling farmers. It’s a familiar and comforting image, but one that the filmmakers suggest […]
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Norman native reveals how ‘The Collector’ escaped foreclosure to make box-office killing
“Hopefully, people who saw the ‘Saw’ movies will see that ‘The Collector’ does have that feeling,” said Liddell, a Norman native and University of Oklahoma graduate. “There are parts of it with traps set up throughout the house that will give you all the thrills that the ‘Saw’ series does, but to me, it’s actually […]
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Norman native reveals how ‘The Collector’ escaped foreclosure to make box-office killing
“Hopefully, people who saw the ‘Saw’ movies will see that ‘The Collector’ does have that feeling,” said Liddell, a Norman native and University of Oklahoma graduate. “There are parts of it with traps set up throughout the house that will give you all the thrills that the ‘Saw’ series does, but to me, it’s actually […]