It’s purely by accident I watched 2008’s “The Chaser” and 2009’s “Yoga” in the same night. Both films come from our friends in Korea, but couldn’t be more different. Other than begin new to DVD, the one thing they have in common is a reminder that subtitles need not be a barrier to Americans’ enjoyment. […]
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House
Late in the 1977 film “House” (aka “Hausu” in its native Japan), one of its young women in peril comments on their predicament, “It’s like a horror movie. That’s out of date.” Director Nobuhiko Obayashi’s cult hit indeed was, but in a good way, being ahead of its time. And, one could argue, it still […]
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Paranormal Activity 2
Most sequels are content to just repeat whatever was good “? and sometimes bad “? about the first film under the assumption that what the audience wants is merely more of the same. When a sequel gets uppity, it brings something new to the party and improves on the original, hence “The Godfather: Part II” […]
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Ghostlight’s ‘Mindgame’ takes on evil and plays tricks with fine acting … and some odd inconsistencies
Mindgame 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through Nov. 13 Ghostlight Theatre Club 3110 N. Walker www.ghostlighttheatreclub.com 286-9412 $10-$15 “Mindgame,” a tepid 1999 thriller by Anthony Horowitz, now being presented by Ghostlight Theatre Club, is set in the office of the director of a British asylum for the “criminally insane,” a certain Dr. Farquhar, played with great range […]
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Strong acting gives Jewel Box Theatre’s ‘Dracula’ some serious, seasonal bite
Dracula 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday Jewel Box Theatre 3700 N. Walker www.jewelboxtheatre.org 521-1786 $10-$15 While only somewhat faithful to the classic Bram Stoker novel of the same name, this particular version of “Dracula” being staged by Jewel Box debuted in 1924. It would go on to define the vampire for generations by introducing […]
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Hereafter
itably befalls us all, but “Hereafter” follows a few whose lives are consumed well before their time. Written by Peter Morgan (“Frost/Nixon”) and directed by Clint Eastwood (“Invictus”), the film follows three people driven by death in different ways. George Lonegan (Matt Damon, “Green Zone”) is a factory worker trying to turn a blue collar […]
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Oklahoma City Ballet is just in time for Halloween with ‘Phantom of the Opera,’ two years in the making
features a new score by composer Kermit Polling, who also will conduct the Oklahoma City Philharmonic during Saturday and Sunday’s shows, and original choreography by company ballet master Jacob Sparso. The two previously collaborated on last season’s hit production of “The Wizard of Oz.” “We knew we wanted to work with Kermit again since his […]
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House
Late in the 1977 film “House” (aka “Hausu” in its native Japan), one of its young women in peril comments on their predicament, “It’s like a horror movie. That’s out of date.” Director Nobuhiko Obayashi’s cult hit indeed was, but in a good way, being ahead of its time. And, one could argue, it still […]
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Splice
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Monster a-Go Go
Asks the cover of this “special collector’s edition” of 1965’s “Monster a-Go Go,” “Is it a misunderstood masterpiece … or the WORST MOVIE EVER MADE?” It’s neither. Oh, it’s one of the worst movies ever made, all right “? just not “the” worst. The sci-fi film “? can we actually call it a film? “? […]