August: Osage County 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker www.cityrep.com 848-3761 $25-$30 Written by Oklahoma playwright Tracy Letts, the Tony- and Pulitzer-winning “August: Osage County” centers on the reunion of the Westons after the disappearance of the family patriarch. Filled with secretive, dysfunctional characters, […]
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Theater reviewer ‘doesn’t get it’
I would like to review Mr. Webb’s review of “The Diary of Anne Frank” (Performing Arts, “‘Frank’ discussion, Sept. 29, Gazette). It was the most review-less of any review I have ever read. Unless you call a collection of bored, pretentious ramblings a review. He displays a staggering ignorance of what a stage performance is […]
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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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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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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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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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The Green Woman
Superstar horror author Peter Straub hasn’t released a book of significance in years “? perhaps more than a decade “? so I hoped that the conciseness of “The Green Woman,” a 152-page graphic novel co-written by Michael Easton, might shore up his often messy style of narrative. No such luck: This effort may even be […]
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Four Boxes
Purposely and effectively lo-fi, “Four Boxes” is one of the most clever thrillers you’re apt to see this year. And do see it “? make the effort to seek this theater-skipper out. Trevor (Justin Kirk) and Rob (Sam Rosen) are estate liquidators who sell the goods of the recently departed on eBay. It’s a meager […]
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Shoot the Hero!
Going out on a limb, I’d guess “Shoot the Hero!” writer/director/producer Christian Sesma has seen “Smokin’ Aces” a dozen times. Maybe more. Not to slight Joe Carnahan’s action-comedy, as I like it, too. But I’d leave the Carnahan to Carnahan. This way-low-budget effort to ape those overblown, over-the-top theatrics plays as leaden as all the […]
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Modern Family: The Complete First Season
e likely to see more than a little of your own fam in any given half-hour “? sometimes more than you’d like to admit. What’s good is that the humor isn’t born from a dark heart; it’s good-natured, yet still biting, thanks to some super-sharp writing. Across the board, this cast has to be the […]