The deadCenter Film Festival will honor four outstanding Oklahomans with the Oklahoma Film & TV ICON Award at its 20thannual film festival, taking place online from June 11 – 21, at www.deadcenterfilm.org. Honorees include studio executive Elaine Paul, actress Megyn Price, journalist Brandy McDonnell, and filmmaker Ryan Bellgardt. Elaine Paul is an Oklahoma City native […]
Ryan Bellgardt
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deadCenter: Close-ups
The Jurassic Games Take the dystopian, gladiatorial reality-show aspect of The Hunger Games series and drop in some of Jurassic Park’s classic scaly predators and you have the basic premise for The Jurassic Games, the latest popcorn-shoveling sci-fi action flick from director Ryan Bellgardt. The man behind past fan favorites Gremlin and Army of Frankensteins […]
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deadCenter: Final destination
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 […]
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Oklahoma Gazette breaks down the best in film in 2017
The past 12 months have been a memorable time for local and national film.
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Director Mickey Reece makes his deadCenter Film Festival debut with a surreal Elvis feature
Mickey Reece’s Alien screens 8:30 p.m. Friday and 6 p.m. Saturday at Harkins Theatres Bricktown 16.
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Army of Frankenstiens release celebrated with screening, live riff at Will Rogers Theatre
The movie was made entirely in Oklahoma.