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See in 3-D

2/25/2009 1:00 PM

The 3-D movie arms race has spread to Jenks and far south Tulsa: RiverWalk Movies and Starworld 20 have both completed installation of systems, and starting Friday both ... 

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How did your Oscar ballot come out?

2/23/2009 6:03 PM

I went 6-for-8 in Oscar predictions for the second year in a row, and I'm kicking myself. It could have been perfect, as Sean Penn (best actor for 'Milk') and Penelope ... 

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Oscar blog marathon

2/23/2009 2:17 PM

The Academy Awards, Hollywood's biggest night, a grand celebration of the year's best on film. Or, as Johnny Carson put it 30 years ago (and so little has changed), 'Two ... 

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Oscar blog part 2

2/23/2009 2:14 PM

More from the Oscars: 8:18 p.m.: With an award presentation schedule based on how a film is put together, from the ground up, an interesting concept looks a little stilted ... 

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Oscar blog Part 3

2/22/2009 11:54 PM

9:44 p.m. at the Oscars: Jerry Lewis is awarded with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. There's only one thought: What took so long? 10 p.m.: It's been looking like ... 

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Must-see awards show

2/20/2009 3:15 PM

Do you find the Academy Awards a bit humdrum, as far as 3-and-a-half-hour shows go? Did you think that the Golden Globes was the 'fun' awards show? Then you haven't ... 

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Will girls see boys at midnight?

2/19/2009 6:47 PM

My daughter has school next Friday, Feb. 27. I think that pretty much all Tulsa-area kids have school next Friday. But that's not stopping a couple of local theaters ... 

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Do not adjust your TV; it's just the Oscars

2/18/2009 4:08 PM

There's only one reason I would be on two morning shows this Friday: The Academy Awards are Sunday night. It's amusing and odd when someone recognizes me in public after ... 

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Three little Oscar words

2/16/2009 12:47 PM

Perhaps by now you've heard some of the changeups that the producers of this Sunday's Academy Awards have been pitching in order to woo viewers. Many of Hollywood's ... 

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Arrive early

2/13/2009 3:27 PM

One local movie theater manager expects this weekend to be 'as slammed as Christmas weekend.' Why? Dinner and a movie is still the date night of choice for most, and ... 

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R-rated comic book movies and kids

2/12/2009 11:19 AM

Those familiar with 'Watchmen,' based on Alan Moore's 1985 seminal graphic novel, know what to expect of arguably this spring's most anticipated film. Masochistic violence. ... 

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The lineup is set

2/11/2009 4:33 PM

Here's the order and screening times for the best picture nominee marathon at AMC Southroads 20 on Feb. 21: 'Milk,' first up at 10:30 a.m. 'The Reader,' 1:05 p.m. 'The ... 

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I See Movies for Free

“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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"Avengers" assemble in new trailer http://bit.ly/ykKVoY
12 months ago
First look: "The Avengers" poster http://bit.ly/A1PXxV
12 months ago
@jwfyler That's what we call a prediction, my man....just sayin'…
12 months ago
So what will win best picture next year? Give it some thought for a while, because that's a wrap for tonight!
12 months ago
@anna1781 Hilarious, I thought that same thing the first time I saw him at Golden Globes!
12 months ago
Big winner tonight: producer Harvey Weinstein. "The Artist" wins 5 Oscars, "The Iron Lady" goes 2-for-2, even wins best documentary.
12 months ago







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