To quote Fine Young Cannibals’ grammatically incorrect but nonetheless awesome song, “Baby, baby, don’t look back / It won’t do no good.” True dat, learns nonfiction writer Jeanne (Sophie Marceau) in “Don’t Look Back,” a French/Italian thriller that’s more mind-bending than anything else you’re likely to see all year. Married and a mother of two, […]
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Predators
p;asins=B0040YFR1Y&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr”> Honestly, even after two viewings, I can’t buy into the talk that this summer’s “Predators” was the second-best in the “Predator” franchise behind the 1987 original. (And I’m even including the two much-maligned “AVP” spin-offs! Sacrilege!) Director Nimr
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How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less
Things that start with a bang often run out of fuel very quickly, whether it’s a science experiment or a story. Sarah Glidden’s graphic novel “How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less” falls victim to this, as a quick start gives way to a meandering middle. The quick start is due in part […]
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XIX
In the not-too-distant future “? next Sunday, A.D., to be exact “? why not curl up on the couch with “Mystery Science Theater 3000: Vol. XIX“? The four-disc DVD set is another feather in Shout! Factory’s continuous cap of random-episode releases of the long-running movie-skewing series. This batch carries two shows from its early, Joel […]
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The Hypnotic Eye
Few old-school horror flicks start off with better first scenes than 1960’s campy “The Hypnotic Eye”: A blonde beauty is washing her hair, and suddenly, the sink is an open flame on a gas-burning stove, and her lovely locks are ablaze! AAAAAIIIIIEEEEE!!!!! Following an opening-credits sequence reminiscent of the great “Police Squad!” TV series, she’s […]
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The Evil / Twice Dead
rindhouse-style: back-to-back and bookended with trailers for other Corman fare and vintage concession ads. It’s the best way to watch. “?Rod Lott
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It gets better
Zach Harrington, a 2009 graduate of Norman North High School, took his own life last month. The week before his death, the 19-year-old Zach attended a Norman City Council meeting featuring a three-hour debate over a proclamation to name October Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender History Month. Video of the Sept. 28 meeting is available […]
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Powered by estrogen, ‘The Girlie Show’ enters its seventh year of offering female artists a platform to sell their wares
The Girlie Show 7-11 p.m. Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday OKC Farmers Public Market 311 S. Klein www.thegirlieshow.net $15-$20 Friday, $5 Saturday ‘Tis the season for early bird Christmas shoppers to get a jump-start on their lists, and organizers of “The Girlie Show” hope to lure the first wave this weekend by injecting a party atmosphere […]
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Reduxion Theatre’s visually stunning ‘Macbeth’ is worthwhile, despite performance issues
Macbeth 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday Reduxion Theatre City Arts Center 3000 General Pershing www.reduxiontheatre.com 651-3191 $12-$15 Reduxion Theatre kicks off its third season with another high-concept adaptation, this time of William Shakespeare’s supernatural tale of murderous ambition, “Macbeth.” After winning a major victory for the King of Scotland, Macbeth and happens upon three witches who prophesize […]
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Extreme
Showing this month at Science Museum Oklahoma, “Extreme” is not so much about extreme sports as it is a quick introduction to the type of person who participates in them. It’s not that they can’t play well with others “? it’s that they don’t want to. Yes, rock climbers Lynn Hill and Nancy Feagin talk […]