The director-writer’s latest, The Grand Budapest Hotel — which opens Friday at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, 2501 W. Memorial Road, and the Moore Warren Theatre, 1000 S. Telephone Road — is quintessential Anderson. There is no attempt here to woo the unconverted. As with all his films, every detail — and some would contend […]
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Beyond Outrage
(2012) To Americans, Takeshi Kitano may be best-known for his role in the 2000 flick Battle Royale; in his native Japan, however, he’s the country’s version of Martin Scorsese (if Marty also served as star), a writer/ director who shines brightest plying his talents in the realm of violent crime tales, including Sonatine, Brother, The […]
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Search and destroy
Life on the road isn’t glamorous, but it’s what Todd Jackson and Levi Watson — the two heads behind Oklahoma City hard rock outfit Brother Gruesome — crave and work for. The duo has made a point to steadily tour outside state borders since forming in 2009, ditching creature comforts in favor of the humblest […]
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LETTERS
I think it is suspect that Ted’s has won “Best Mexican Food” almost every year. Really? Big Truck Tacos the best taco truck? Are you mad?! Big Truck Tacos ripped off Mexican taco trucks because people (non-Hispanic) were too afraid to eat at these trucks — but they wanted to. Sanchez Taqueria at 4011 NW […]
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LETTERS
I think it is suspect that Ted’s has won “Best Mexican Food” almost every year. Really? Big Truck Tacos the best taco truck? Are you mad?! Big Truck Tacos ripped off Mexican taco trucks because people (non-Hispanic) were too afraid to eat at these trucks — but they wanted to. Sanchez Taqueria at 4011 NW […]
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TRON: Legacy
You know, 1982 was a good year for science fiction films. We got Steven Spielberg’s “E.T.” John Carpenter’s “The Thing” and Disney’s “TRON.” Of course, the latter two were relative flops, although ”The Thing” went on to sci-fi superstardom, while a cult of unapologetic geeks took “TRON” to its bosom. None have spawned sequels until […]