As played by human chameleon Gary Oldman (“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2”), British intelligence officer George Smiley is as tightly wound as they come, revealing precious little but taking in everything through his big, Swifty Lazar-styled specs. Based on the acclaimed 1974 spy novel by John le Carré, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” […]
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The Oklahoma book holiday gift guide
OK, so he’s biased, but he’s also correct. Book sales increase significantly during the holidays. This season, instead of giving the reader on your list the Steve Jobs biography, Stephen King’s “11/22/63” or a box set of “The Hunger Games,” consider something that literally strikes closer to home. The past year has offered no shortage […]
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Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of The Toynbee Tiles
Imagine coming across a homemade tile on a city street or sidewalk bearing the enigmatic, four-line message of “TOYNBEE IDEA IN MOVIE 2001 RESURRECT DEAD ON PLANET JUPITER.” Now imagine coming across dozens of such tiles. Starting in 1994 on the East Coast, Justin Duerr did, and wondered what it meant. The more he encountered […]
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Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of The Toynbee Tiles
Imagine coming across a homemade tile on a city street or sidewalk bearing the enigmatic, four-line message of “TOYNBEE IDEA IN MOVIE 2001 RESURRECT DEAD ON PLANET JUPITER.” Now imagine coming across dozens of such tiles. Starting in 1994 on the East Coast, Justin Duerr did, and wondered what it meant. The more he encountered […]
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Brevity, thy name is Sundance
In its continued celebration of stories, per Robert Redford’s introductory narration, the Sundance Institute has packaged seven acclaimed short films from its 2011 festival into one feature-length presentation. The results screen Thursday through Sunday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, and as with many such loosely themed compilations, the results comprise a mixed bag. […]
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Melancholia
If you want to watch a painting full of sad people and pretty images, controversial director Lars von Trier (“Antichrist”) has your film. Playing Thursday through Sunday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, “Melancholia” opens with a collection of frightfully slow-moving, albeit captivating images that highlight some of the film’s key events before the […]
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Melancholia
If you want to watch a painting full of sad people and pretty images, controversial director Lars von Trier (“Antichrist”) has your film. Playing Thursday through Sunday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, “Melancholia” opens with a collection of frightfully slow-moving, albeit captivating images that highlight some of the film’s key events before the […]
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Blackthorn
Early in “Blackthorn,” I had to smile when the line “I can’t trust someone with no name” was uttered. Immediately, it brought to mind Clint Eastwood’s Man with No Name character from Sergio Leone’s “Dollars” trilogy — some of the best Westerns ever made. And “Blackthorn” is nothing if not a cinematic celebration of the […]
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We Were Here
Screening Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, “We Were Here” is spare, somber and unsentimental. It is also thoroughly inspiring. Directors David Weissman and Bill Weber illustrate AIDS’ devastating impact on San Francisco by narrowing the focus to a handful of interview subjects. The interviewees — gay-rights activist Paul Boneberg, florist […]
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We Were Here
Screening Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, “We Were Here” is spare, somber and unsentimental. It is also thoroughly inspiring. Directors David Weissman and Bill Weber illustrate AIDS’ devastating impact on San Francisco by narrowing the focus to a handful of interview subjects. The interviewees — gay-rights activist Paul Boneberg, florist […]