Josh Johnson’s documentary chronicles the VHS format from birth to death, and those for whom the words on its “Be Kind Rewind” sticker remain a way of life. In 94 minutes, he covers a ton of ground: the Beta vs. VHS showdown, the porn explosion (pun intended), the dawn of sell-through tapes, the lost art […]
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Creep Van
For his sophomore effort, director Scott W. Mackinlay has reassembled much of his cast and crew from 2006’s Gag, including Brian Kolodziej, who takes the driver’s sear as Campbell, a young man forced to accept a lowly gig at a car wash after being fired from a grocery store for stealing porno magazines they don’t […]
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Mother’s Day
My younger brother picked up the box and asked to rent it; my mom refused, as a responsible parent should when presented with such an inquiry by a 9-year-old. I’m unsure what appealed to him: the disembodied head in a gift box or the recipient’s half-skull head? Whatever it was, it must’ve worked for a […]
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‘Coat’ of charms
From Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, the biblically inspired “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” is a family-friendly musical opening Friday at Sooner Theatre about the Old Testament story of Joseph and, yes, his coat of many colors. The favorite son and prone to prophetic dreams, Joseph is sold into slavery as a boy […]
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‘Coat’ of charms
From Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, the biblically inspired “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” is a family-friendly musical opening Friday at Sooner Theatre about the Old Testament story of Joseph and, yes, his coat of many colors. The favorite son and prone to prophetic dreams, Joseph is sold into slavery as a boy […]