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2008's top 10 films are...

12/31/2008 5:50 PM

Look in the Friday edition as we blow out the 2008 film year, with my annual top 10 films, top 10s from our reviewers Kim Brown and James Vance, and the beloved-by-readers ...

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Oklahoma film crix pix "Slumdog"

12/23/2008 6:10 PM

“Slumdog Millionaire” is the best picture of 2008, according to the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle, which announced its winners in multiple film categories. The story of ...

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Here's the deal on "Milk"

12/18/2008 5:26 PM

The review of 'Milk' that I wrote last week hasn't encouraged much debate at our own Web site, but over at Rotten Tomatoes.... As a member of that site's critics, I post ...

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Want to see a Golden Globe nominee? Good luck

12/12/2008 2:47 PM

There's always something special about nominations being announced for the Academy Awards, and I just realized yet another advantage that this event holds over the Golden ...

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Do you like vampires?

12/10/2008 4:02 PM

If you haven't tired of watching 'Twilight' but wouldn't mind sinking your teeth into something just as tasty, how about a Swedish import? Moody and atmospheric and ...

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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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