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The Lost Tribe
Glance at the cover of “The Lost Tribe” and you’ll note it bears a striking resemblance to “Predator.” That word is mentioned big and bold on the back cover. The creature in the film even sees in that pixelated Predator-Vision, albeit in black and white. But I know “Predator,” and you, “Lost Tribe,” are no […]
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You Might As Well Live
And now for the funniest movie you’ve never heard of this year, “You Might As Well Live.” Granted, we Americans tend to choose our comedies based on brand names and recognizable faces, but give this one a try anyway. If you haven’t laughed at least a few times in its first five minutes, it wasn’t […]
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Jonah Hex
<iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=oklahgazet-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B003YOZNBK&fc1=000000&IS2=1 Jonah Hex is such an obscure character to comics outsiders — and one of my absolute favorites —? that part of me still can’t believe they’ve made a movie based on him. Too bad they didn’t try harder. Turns out the bad buzz about its rumored plagued […]
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The Haunting of Sorority Row / The Gathering
<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=oklahgazet-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B003JQZXXQ&fc1=000000&IS2=1 Lifetime’s original movies are some of the worst cable has to offer. When I saw it had delved into supernatural horror for a recent batch of DVDs —? including “Devil’s Diary,” “Hush Little Baby” and “Still Small Voices” —? I wondered, “Interesting … how bad could they be?” The answer, in the case […]
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Colin
<iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" style="width: 120px; height: 240px;" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=oklahgazet-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B003W81H7W&fc1=000000&IS2=1 Every penny poured into the zombie film “Colin” appears onscreen. Too bad it only cost $75. Actually, that’s all it needed. Imagination is free, and writer/director/producer/editor/DP/sound designer Marc Price exhibits plenty in his DIY feature debut, which is about a zombie apocalypse. That’s nothing new, except that […]
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Doghouse
<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=oklahgazet-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B003Y7F1JQ&fc1=000000&IS2=1 “Shaun of the Dead,” what have ye wrought? A slew of inferior imitations, that’s what — one of the latest of which is the 2009 zom-com “Doghouse.” A bunch of blokes in the UK escape their nagging wives/girlfriends/one-night stands for a guys’ getaway weekend in a faraway village so they can help one […]
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The Last Day of Summer
“Last Day of Summer” is like no other movie you’ll see all year! That’s not a compliment, because the film is annoying, aggravatingly pointless. DJ Qualls stars (and that should be the first red flag, as he is only effective in supporting roles) as Joe, a miserable Burger Haven employee made to scrub toilets by […]
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Agatha Christie: Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express
<iframe src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=oklahgazet-20&o=1&p=8&l=as1&asins=B003L80FLC&fc1=000000&IS2=1 Agatha Christie’s novel “Murder On The Orient Express” has been filmed a couple times before —? most famously in Sidney Lumet’s 1974 Oscar winner — but none as emotionally affecting as this recent episode from PBS’ “Poirot” series starring David Suchet as detective Hercule Poirot. The story remains the same: Called back home […]
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The Bionic Woman: Season 1
Until that long-awaited “Six Million Dollar Man” megaset hits streets and shelves later this Thanksgiving, fans will have to make do with “The Bionic Woman: Season 1.” That’s not a problem. For one thing, the 1976 spin-off gets a four-disc set, the first of which is comprised of five “SM$M” episodes on which Jamie Sommers […]