I’m thinking it were either the unnecessary 3D, the half-hour its 114-minute running time didn’t need, or a combination of the two. Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, I enjoyed it more than expected, holding no love for the Marvel Comics character. Chris Hemsworth (“Star Trek”) is Thor, god of thunder: arrogant, reckless and cut like […]
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‘Monday’ mourning
Michael Fracasso has a lot going for him: a seamless tenor; an easy smile; a compact, poignant writing style; even a serious talent for cooking pasta dinners. He’s so courteous and agreeable at his shows, it’s somewhat jarring to hear him drop the F-bomb while covering John Lennon’s “Working Class Hero.” But it’s always tricky […]
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Winter in Wartime
In 1945, teenage Michiel (Martijn Lakemeier, in his acting debut) is intrigued by the Dutch Resistance movement to Nazi occupation going on almost literally in his own backyard. He rides his bike alongside marching, jackbooted soldiers as if it’s standard operating procedure for a child to do. But when a British plane crashes spectacularly in […]
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The Other guys
Do the math: Other Lives does not equal Kunek. Songwriter Jesse Tabish, a member of both projects with cellist Jenny Hsu and drummer Colby Owens, is quick to point out that the beloved Stillwater band Kunek and newer group Other Lives aren’t exactly the same thing. “It was mutual parting with another member. It wasn’t […]
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‘Jail’ time
On tour to promote its first album, “Ain’t Goin Back to Jail,” the East Texas quartet looks to lock up many a new listener. “I sing my own songs, and I think that adds an element of authenticity that country music fans appreciate,” said front man JB Patterson. “We’re not super-polished, we’re not overproduced, we’re […]
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Four reasons you should hate the Nuggets
A reason? During the playoffs, you see a team a whole lot in just a couple of weeks. Instead of getting ticked at Kenyon Martin one night and forgetting about it the next because the schedule has made you move on, you have to see him again in two days. You’ve got to argue with […]
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Aye, Robot
Indie pop isn’t the first thing people associate with Albuquerque, N.M. The city is better known for hot air balloons and green chilies, but it did give us folk-rock favorites The Shins. Now, Lousy Robot attempts to tread a similar path out of the desert. It’s made progress in spreading its music nationally through television, […]
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Reckoning
Surprise, surprise! Alternative country rockers Reckless Kelly didn’t have much of a following when they first formed in Bend, Ore., just hours outside of crushingly hip Portland. It’s not that the guys didn’t have the talent; the grunge-happy Pacific Northwest just didn’t have enough avenues to showcase them. “We didn’t have a lot of gigs,” […]
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Eco booze
As “going green” becomes more and more popular in America, organic tequila, wine, vodkas and other drinks are finding a fan base with Oklahomans looking for a more planet-friendly martini. “Right now, sales of organic spirits are so-so, but people do buy it if they know about it,” said Kyle Lange, manager at Byron’s Liquor […]
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Sweeping down the plains
The project will create enough clean energy to power 46,000 homes and avoid the emission of approximately 339,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide from conventional power plants, said Lisa Leipzig, project development manager for Acciona Energy North America. “Sustainability is core to how we do business,” Leipzig said. “We’re excited to be bringing another project […]