An unprecedented number of Oklahomans are running for office, from the U.S. House of Representatives and governor to state Legislature and local district attorney posts. In total, 794 candidates threw their hats into the ring during candidate filing April 11-13 at the state Capitol. This year’s candidate filing came on the heels of a historic […]
John Carpenter
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Local filmmaker crafts crowd-funded ‘thesis’ on horror
Director Nick Sanford uses the Moneyball method to bring The Harvesters to life.
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Bio-Dead
However, it takes literally 32 minutes for anything of significance to happen. Until then, it’s just a bunch of disembodied voices, belonging to faces you mostly don’t see, talking about the importance of gloves and masks like they’re stockers at Party Galaxy on the last week leading up to Halloween, as they amble about empty […]
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Hobo with a Shotgun
Does the gag make the transition from two minutes to 86 minutes? It depends on your tastes, and “Hobo” is purposely full of that which resides on the poor side. To cult-film followers, that should be taken as a rec to rent. The great Rutger Hauer (“Blade Runner” forever!) stars as Hobo — yes, just […]
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Giant Robot Action Pack
Sorry, Hollywood suits, but Charles Band > Michael Bay. For this two-for-one release, Shout! Factory has paired a couple of Full Moon Entertainment flicks that have nothing to do with each other except being awesomely bad and somehow involving giant, fighting robots: 1990’s “Crash and Burn” and 1993’s “Robot Wars.” (What, no “Robot Jox”?) “Crash […]
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Inferno
While every bit the name-brand icon in the genre as your John Carpenter or George A. Romero, the Italian director is a master visualist whose work is built upon unusual angles and a color palette so vibrant, it doesn’t look real. From 1980, “Inferno” is as good an example as any. A loose sequel to […]