Disney’s Freaky Friday June 26-July 1 Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. lyrictheatreokc.com 405-297-2264 $37-$93 For more than 40 years, fans have adored the story Freaky Friday. From its novel debut in 1972 to the film adaptation in 1976 with Jodie Foster and again in 2003 with Lindsey Lohan, families have enjoyed immersing […]
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Carnage
That’s not to say “Carnage,” scheduled to open Friday at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, 2501 W. Memorial, will split moviegoers’ sides. As befitting of a film spawned from a Tony-winning play about four bickering New Yorkers in one room, most of its wit operates on a cerebral level. Stemming from a disagreement between their […]
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The Beaver
Try to separate Mel Gibson the actor from Mel Gibson the potentially crazy man who hurls epithets and anti-Semitic remarks in equal measure. Trust me: If you ignored the work of every Hollywood performer whose offscreen life is effed-up, or whose views don’t align with yours, all you could watch would be a test pattern. […]
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Smile Jenny, You’re Dead
How ironic for this made-for-TV movie to sport “Smile” in its (incorrectly punctuated) title, because for network television — especially in 1974 — it’s remarkably morose. But it’s a crime drama, so that’s a good thing.“The Fugitive” fugitive David Janssen headlines as Harry Orwell, a former California cop who left the force after taking a […]