Confession: I love me some Dolph Lundgren movies. While it was nice seeing him back on the big screen in this summer’s “The Expendables,” I remember a period in the late 1980s and early 1990s when he was a go-to presence for reliable trash that I still enjoy today “? and free of irony “? […]
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Red
“Red” coasts by on a lunkheaded charm that earns goodwill, even for an action-comedy that skimps on both serious thrills and big laughs. Still, its cast of old pros “? including Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and a machine gun-toting Helen Mirren “? is having such a fun time playing dress-up and waving weapons […]
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A dynamic cast and a great band make Sooner Theatre’s ‘The Goodbye Girl’
The Goodbye Girl 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday Sooner Theatre 101 E. Main, Norman www.soonertheatre.org 321-9600 $20-$25 Norman’s Sooner Theatre has made a strong start to its season with a production of “The Goodbye Girl.” Adapted from the 1977 Neil Simon film of the same name, with a score by Marvin Hamlisch, the lighthearted […]
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It’s Kind of a Funny Story
In the first place, it isn’t. “It’s Kind of a Funny Story,” that is. Most of what is supposed to pass for humor in this picture comes from the patients in a New York City psych ward. Look at the funny old schizophrenic shouting out non sequiturs at inopportune moments. See the two patients get […]
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Arts Council of Oklahoma City’s ‘Out of the Box’ series stages concerts on the streets of Bricktown
Out of the Box 5-7 p.m. Friday, ongoing Bricktown Street corners in downtown Oklahoma City are more than slabs of concrete and stoplights “? they’re potential stages. “Out of the Box” is a program organized the Arts Council of Oklahoma City that includes free outdoor performances throughout Bricktown and downtown, by more than 50 individuals […]
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Secretariat
A “sure thing” in horse racing might be great for gamblers, but not so much for moviegoers. “Secretariat,” a Disney flick about the thoroughbred that won the Triple Crown in 1973, is saddled with the challenge of dramatizing a sports story in which the ending is a matter of history. The filmmakers try wringing suspense […]
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The only disappointment with CityRep’s ‘August: Osage County’ was its limited appearance
Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre opened its season last week with a brief run of “August: Osage County” by Tulsa-born, Durant-reared Tracy Letts. If you were lucky enough to get a ticket, you really saw something. This work is to actors what a Paganini violin concerto is to violinists: If you have the chops to hack […]
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Carpenter Square Theatre revives its biggest hit, ‘Sordid Lives,’ and hosts playwright Del Shores’ one-man show
Sordid Lives 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through Nov. 6 Carpenter Square Theatre Bricktown Hotel & Convention Center 2001 E. Reno www.carpentersquare.com 232-6500 $16-$19 Del Shores: My Sordid Life 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20 Angles Club 2117 N.W. 39th www.carpentersquare.com 232-6500 $30 Over the last three years, one of the most-asked questions of Carpenter Square Theatre has […]
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Forbidden Lie$
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The Private Eyes
udget flick of the era. The Blu-ray includes a commentary with Conway and director Lang Elliott, a photo gallery and the trailer, but any deleted scenes from previous editions are mysteriously missing. “?Rob Collins