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Grumpy old men

During the past several months, Ryan has shown instances of rude behavior during council meetings by interrupting colleagues. His attention has been focused on Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid and, in some cases, Ward 4 Councilman Pete White. Shadid, a mayoral candidate, will face incumbent Mick Cornett in the March 4 election. Ryan is part […]

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Reject-ed

Nevertheless, Ritter will play a young Mr. Allman in the upcoming biopic Midnight Rider: The Gregg Allman Story. Others cast in the film, which is still in pre-production, include William Hurt as the elder Gregg Allman and Wyatt Russell as a young Duane, Gregg’s older brother. But back to the issue at hand: Oklahoma native […]

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Saving Mr. Banks

This holiday season, Hollywood’s gift to itself — oh, you shouldn’t have! — is also Walt Disney Pictures’ Christmas offering to moviegoers: Saving Mr. Banks, a depiction of the trying times that went into the making of Disney’s 1964 classic Mary Poppins. Unwrapping it, you may be surprised to learn that so much material is […]

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Reel jobs

On May 24 — the final day of this year’s session — the state House voted against extension of the Oklahoma Film Enhancement Rebate Program, which provides incentives for qualifiying film productions that spend money on Oklahoma goods and services. Before the vote, House Democratic Leader Scott Inman of Del City called the Democrats in […]

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Nice Guys Don’t Work in Hollywood: The Adventures of an Aesthete in the Movie Business — Curtis Harrington

Unlike so many Tinseltown true tales, Nice Guys Don’t Work in Hollywood doesn’t begin with a tumultuous childhood. Although the only child grew up in the throes of the Great Depression, Harrington’s upbringing was happy. He found escape (and influence) in the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, the pages of Esquire magazine and the flicker […]

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Leftist Hollywood

First, he accurately captured the misgivings many of us here in flyover country have with the movies’ leftist politics. But I thank you even more for your positive mention of Jackie Evancho. This is an aspect of this movie that almost all reviewers have completely ignored. Many in Middle America, like me, are worried about […]

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