My son helped me find a way to summarize this movie when he held an imaginary carrot and said, “Eh, what’s up, doc?” Yes, “Due Date” would make a memorable Looney Tune at a running time of seven minutes and starring Daffy Duck as the too-tightly wound, irascible one, and Porky Pig as the goofball […]
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Two University of Central Oklahoma alums return for the metro debut of ‘Bombs, Babes and Bingo’
Bombs, Babes and Bingo 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday Actor’s Warehouse 30 N.E. 52nd www.artlabtheatre.com 535-6652 $15 Based out of Fayetteville, Ark., the Artist’s Laboratory Theatre (ALT) was formed earlier this year under the direction of University of Central Oklahoma alums Erika Wilhite and Alan Schwanke as a collaborative effort dedicated to the storytelling […]
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The talent of painter Marcus Eakers buds and branches in an exhibit unified by plant imagery
Growth: New Works by Marcus Eakers 7-11 p.m. Friday DNA Galleries 1705-B N.W. 16th www.dnagalleries.com 371-2460 As the Plaza District’s “Live on the Plaza” monthly event grows, so do the paintings of Marcus Eakers “? and somewhat literally, as his new exhibit for DNA Galleries, “Growth,” addresses just that. “Each work has a theme or […]
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Megamind
fing sci-fi and comic-book movies isn’t the height of innovation, by any stretch, but “Megamind” rates several cuts above cut-rate. Debuting screenwriters Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons are smart enough to take the story into some unexpected turns. Characters actually surprise you a bit, and the voice work “? particularly Ferrell and the ever-sunny […]
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A local magnet school’s waiting list grows because of decreased enrollment goals
Considered by some as a jewel in the Oklahoma City Public Schools system and even one of the best schools in the country, the Classen School of Advanced Studies will be accepting fewer students next school year. A magnet school for students in sixth to 12th grade, Classen offers an international baccalaureate program, as well […]
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After nine years, Oklahoma City’s own rock musical specialist reprises the role of Hedwig in a musical that actually rocks
haracter,” he said. “It won’t be just rehashing what we did. It will be something brand new, something really fresh.” “?Charles Martin
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Until the Light Takes Us
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Macabre
As someone who’s been a fan of director William Castle literally for half my life, it’s been a long, long, long wait for me to be able to see the one that started his career-defining string as warmed-over Hitchcock: 1958’s “Macabre.” Even if no film is worth that long a wait, I thank the DVD-burning […]
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Vengeance
I was only marginally impressed with a recent viewing of Hong Kong director Johnnie To’s “PTU” from 2003, but blown away by his latest, “Vengeance.” It’s masterfully shot and masterfully told, grafting the classic Western revenge plot onto a gritty, urban, modern-day backdrop, making it one of the very best crime stories of the year. […]
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Skeletons
Despite the title, “Skeletons” is not a horror film, but a comedy “? the wry kind in which the British specialize. In this case, Davis and Bennett (Ed Gaughan and Andrew Buckley, respectively) are freelance exorcists “? not of demons, but literally the figurative skeletons in your closet. For example, couples about to be married […]