A quarter century ago, Ryan Merriman earned his first acting role on The Mommies, playing the son of comedian Caryl Kristensen on the sitcom based on Kristensen’s standup act with Marilyn Kentz. Merriman was just 10 years old at the time, which makes the Choctaw-born actor a film and television veteran at age 35. So […]
Oklahoma Film Icon award
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Filmmaker Mike Mitchell receives deadCenter Film Festival award
It all began in Oklahoma City’s northwest suburbs in the 1980s. Mike Mitchell had a Mongoose bike, an 8mm camera and several buddies. Perhaps more importantly, he had imagination. “We went all over to creeks and on the back roads,” Mitchell recalled during a recent Oklahoma Gazette interview. “At that time, you didn’t have to […]
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Gary Busey receives Oklahoma Film Icon award at special gala
deadCenter Film Festival celebrates Busey’s accomplished career at a gala on Saturday.