A Christmas Carol 11 a.m. Thursday-Friday, 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday TheatreOCU and Oklahoma Children’s Theatre Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center, Oklahoma City University 2501 N. Blackwelder 951-0011 $7-$10 This is my third time reviewing the annual co-production of “A Christmas Carol,” mounted by Oklahoma City University’s TheatreOCU and Oklahoma Children’s Theatre. It’s been interesting […]
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Tamara Drewe
s next novel, but puts more effort into ignoring Beth so he can hop away for his latest extramarital tryst. As any author of fiction will tell you, conflict is what drives any story, and there’s plenty to be found at this place. It’s the kind of setting that, although visually idyllic, harbors ill will […]
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Wah Do Dem
when he gets there. Along the way he encounters a flood, a shaman, several stupid tourist moves (never leave the bus), a couple dance parties, indie-rock cameos, a pick-up soccer game and a weird friendship that starts at knifepoint. This is all framed in the context of the days leading up to and following President […]
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The Possession of David O’Reilly
It’s never a good idea to let a friend nursing a broken heart crash at your pad. You know that already, but you may never do it again after watching “The Possession of David O’Reilly,” an effective no-budget pic from Great Britain. The David of the title is a recent dumpee (Giles Anderson), and he […]
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
nwidth=”0″ marginheight=”0″> Released just a little too late to capitalize on the recent wave of all things Sherlockian, BFS Entertainment’s “The Hound of the Baskervilles” is welcome nonetheless. Although this 1983 production was made for television, it’s so rich with atmosphere that it screams feature. One of dozens of adaptations of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s […]
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Exam
And you thought the SAT was hard! In “Exam,” eight total strangers applying for the same job are escorted into a small room that looks a little bit like an underground bunker “? complete with armed guard “? and given strict instructions and exactly 80 minutes to finish the test in front of them. They […]
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Time Bandits
In some ways, “Time Bandits” was ahead of its time. One of the first 1980s family films to hold interest of children and parents alike, the fall fantasy flick was a significant box-office success. Former Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam, an American expatriate, brainstormed the idea of a child traveling through different times surrounded by […]
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Knight and Day
A would-be summer sizzler that fizzled, “Knight and Day” does not lack in star power, anchored by two A-listers in Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz. One is the film’s greatest asset; the other, its greatest liability. But more on that in a minute. Roy (Cruise) and June (Diaz) meet cute in a Wichita airport, […]
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Hotel
Jonesin’ for mo’ “Mad Men“? Yeah, me, too. I couldn’t help but think often of the show while checking out Warner Archive‘s burn-on-demand release of the 1967 epic “Hotel.” Boasting a similar look, feel and cavalier love of carcinogens, the film is not exactly classic, but it’s well-remembered. Based on the same-named Arthur Hailey novel […]
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The Warrior’s Way
Sometimes a mess can be a good thing. Consider the canvases of Jackson Pollock, the beauty of bikini Jell-O wrestling, or the green-screen genre mishmash that is “The Warrior’s Way.” Few people will see it, and far fewer will get it, but those among the latter will enjoy the hell out of its ever-wavering groove. […]