Roughly (read: unofficially) based on the “Slam Dunk” manga and anime series, the Hong Kong flick finds its center in Fang Shijie, orphaned as an infant and raised in a martial arts school where he is taught the “Altering Universe” fighting style. This allows for the disassembly and reshaping of atomic particles at will, giving […]
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On its toes
The Nutcracker7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday Oklahoma City Ballet Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker 297-2264 $29-$54 While traditional in aesthetic, Oklahoma City Ballet’s annual production of “The Nutcracker” offers up some rousing music, exciting choreography and rich, colorful costumes and sets. It’s a show sure to delight a modern audience looking to […]
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Games afoot
If video killed the radio star, many of today’s video games seem determined to bring him or her back. Since several musically inclined game titles may be on your loved ones’ lists this Christmas, I enlisted my kids to help tackle a couple, pre-Yule. First up? “Rock Band 3,” the latest in MTV Games’ venerable […]
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HEY! DO THIS
Rock this Follow the vibrations of a bass, the windy urgency of the kazoo, and the rhythmic thump of a two-piece drummer, and eventually, you’ll find the Hosty Duo. Together, Mike Hosty and Mike Byars comprise the Americana act, using their musical prowess to charm crowds statewide. Catch the two performing at 9 p.m. Christmas […]
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Sounds of the season
Dads with everything, moms who refuse to make lists, and picky sisters create challenges when the gift-giving season rolls around. But never fear: Oklahoma Gazette is here to help you please everyone with something they’ve never heard. TEENAGE BROTHER Whether in the throes of teenage rebellion or just hyperactive, it’s almost guaranteed that your bro […]
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Circus circus
Alegría7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 1 p.m. Sunday Cox Convention Center 1 Myriad Gardenswww.cirquedusoleil.com/alegria 800-745-3000 $35-$95 The world-renowned Cirque du Soleil opens tonight in Oklahoma at the Cox Convention Center with the critically acclaimed “Alegría.” From its humble beginnings in 1984 as group of 20 street performers in Montreal, Cirque du Soleil has grown […]
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The Fighter
Mark Wahlberg (“The Other Guys”) has gone the route of the inspirational, true-story sports picture before, in 2006’s “Invincible.” Director David O. Russell, however, has not. He’s spent his entire career straying as far as he can from the main streets of convention. That’s what happens when your feature debut (1994’s “Spanking the Monkey”) mines […]
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List-en up
It’s the end of the year, and that means lists. I’ve actually been making a list of the best best-of lists (1. Paste Magazine, 2. MySpace, 3. Rhapsody), which means that I’ve officially gone overboard. But this means nothing but good things for you, dear reader. Here are a ton o’ lists that chronicle the […]
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Thirty for ’10
ROD LOTT’S PICKS If you haven’t noticed, 2010 has proven volatile for our country, and the same goes for cinema. It’s been an off year. Need proof? My list of the 10 best from the last 12 months has two — count ’em, two — movies starring Mark Wahlberg! (Could that be real or is […]
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Special ‘Bulletin’
Now in its fourth year, the “New Year’s Eve Freakout” hosted by The Flaming Lips has become Oklahoma City’s version of the television networks’ traditional Dec. 31 programming. “Do You Realize??” has become our “Auld Lang Syne”; Wayne Coyne, our Dick Clark. The orb in which Coyne rolls around the arena is the crystal ball, […]