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Now we know what Ferris Bueller is selling....

1/30/2012 4:02 PM

Have you seen the 10-second tease of a Super Bowl commercial for Sunday's game, showing Matthew Broderick as a present-day version of arguably his most famous movie character?

If ...

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Who wants to be in Kevin Durant's movie?

1/19/2012 3:09 PM

Who wants to be an extra in “Thunderstruck,” which is filming next week in Oklahoma City?

'Thunderstruck' is a comedy that finds Durant magically switching talent ...

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Golden Globe tweets, post-Globes thoughts

1/16/2012 12:29 PM

I was Twittering my time away on Sunday night during the Golden Globes, so if you watched the show, what I posted should still make sense a day later (see below).

Some ...

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Circle Cinema free movie on Martin Luther King Day

1/14/2012 11:06 AM

Monday is Martin Luther King Day, and Circle Cinema will have free screenings of 'Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock.'

The acclaimed documentary is part of the ...

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Bigfoot and Nessie and Yeti, oh my!

1/11/2012 9:08 AM

Does the movie 'The Mysterious Monsters' ring a bell? Maybe even raise a scare?

Me and a lot of other susceptible young teens (and those of all ages believing in ...

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This just in: Tulsa dates for "The Iron Lady," "The Artist"

1/10/2012 3:37 PM

Yes, the black-and-white silent movie arrives in town soon. Absolutely, Meryl Streep playing Margaret Thatcher is coming to Tulsa.

'The Iron Lady' opens on Friday ...

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“I was born a poor, black child” … not me, actually, but Steve Martin’s character in the “The Jerk.” That absurd opening line is just one of the absurd number of film facts, quotes and minutiae contained in movie critic Michael Smith’s brain, at his disposal to toss out on a moment’s notice. It’s a key requirement as Tulsa World film critic to know these things. Michael learned a few other life facts along the way (seven years as a Crystal’s Pizza & Spaghetti manager) before attempting journalism and joining the Tulsa World in 1996, where he’s covered everything from a school shooting in Fort Gibson to a tornado in Stroud to witnessing an execution. A little community theater coverage was sprinkled in there, too. Movies engender many of his happiest memories, from standing in line for “Star Wars” and “Grease” at the Southroads Cinema to the James Bond and Pink Panther movies that always premiered at the enormous Continental Theater.

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Past Articles By Michael Smith

2/16/2013		Broken Arrow movie theater moves to discount showings
2/15/2013		Review: 'Amour'
2/15/2013		Review: 'A Good Day to Die Hard'
2/15/2013		Review: 'Beautiful Creatures'
2/14/2013		Review: 'Quartet'
2/14/2013		Shirley MacLaine to speak at Osage Casino
2/14/2013		Weekly rewind: February 14
2/14/2013		REVIEW: 'Beautiful Creatures'
2/12/2013		Belgian best picture hopeful 'Amour' opens in Tulsa on Friday
2/10/2013		'Die Hard' marathon at AMC Southroads on Wednesday ends with new film
2/9/2013		Review: 'Identity Thief' a stupid movie from stupid idea
2/8/2013		Oscar audit: Critics choices for best picture hold up over time

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