Leaping from comics to cathode tubes, “Human Target” fills the void in the networks’ collective prime-time schedules: a kick-ass action/adventure series. To be honest, I thought the same of 2007’s “Bionic Woman” reboot, but that couldn’t survive past a single season. This one already has “? plus, it need not dabble in sci-fi trappings or […]
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American Vampire: Vol. 1
I suspect many Stephen King fans eagerly awaited the collected edition of “American Vampire,” his comic book series co-authored with Scott Snyder, rather than picking it up issue by issue. Well, the first five are here in one handsome hardback, and it’s dynamic, and I hope it sells a ton of copies. And King, despite […]
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Video Games Live: Level 2
I’m not someone for whom the themes from Nintendo’s “Mario” franchise can elicit tingles of joy, or even tears of nostalgia. Heck, I doubt I could name that tune in all its notes. My heart lies in the heyday of the Atari 2600, but even I can appreciate the camp charm of the concert spectacular […]
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Fringe: The Complete Second Season
No two ways about it: “Fringe” sure knows how to open an episode. Among the choice prologues in its second season are a suburban man turning into a crumbling pile of ash before his loving wife’s eyes; a dead girl waking up on the table spouting a string of random numbers, while doctors remove her […]
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The great teachers are
In the Gazette article Headed to Class (News, Sarah Clough Chamber, Sept. 29), we find, “Those interested in teaching can expect to put in a lot of time and money into getting certified “¦” Any expert in a particular discipline and able to educate a student in that discipline should be allowed to do so […]
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British artist Nigel Hall visits to debut his career retrospective at City Arts Center
Nigel Hall 7 p.m. Tuesday City Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing through Dec. 18 951-0000 or visit www.cityartscenter.org Nigel Hall, British artist and Royal Academician, flies to the States to attend the 7 p.m. Tuesday opening reception of his career retrospective at the City Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing. On display through Dec. 18, the […]
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The Eternal Ones
High schooler Haven Moore has had visions ever since she could remember: 1920s New York, a man named Ethan and a fire. That’s not normal for a small-town Tennessee girl. At least, that’s what her too-religious grandmother keeps telling her. But as the visions start increasing, Haven can’t deny it anymore. She thinks she’s remembering […]
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Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio
Conceptual architecture might strike some as an elitist art, but the film “Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio” shows how the legacy of one idealist can create a viable program of bold design for one of the most destitute communities in Alabama. The film screens 6:30 p.m. today at City […]
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An unremarkable score is sold by an experienced, capable cast in the musical ‘Lucky Stiff’
Lucky Stiff 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday through Oct. 30 Pollard Theatre 120 W. Harrison, Guthrie www.thepollard.org 282-2800 $25, $22 seniors/military, $15 students Everyone has to start somewhere. Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, who went on to create such substantial works of musical theater as “Once on This Island” and “Ragtime,” first collaborated on […]
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Case 39
3cm.jpg” style=”float: right; margin: 10px;” />Shakespeare was wrong when he had Cassius say that fault lies not in our stars. He obviously hadn’t seen “Case 39” when he came up with that line, because the movie’s sad fate “? a quick, scalded descent to Syfy “? is primarily the fault of its star, Ren