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Video: 2 new clips from "The Hunger Games"

3/12/2012 11:51 AM

It's 11 days and counting until the March 23 release of 'The Hunger Games,' and new peeks at the movie continue to emerge.

A pair of new video clips should especially ...

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Can you see Beyonce in love with Tom Cruise?

3/9/2012 4:16 PM

Apparently the people who have seen Tom Cruise's performance in this summer's 'Rock of Ages,' in which he plays a 1980s hard-rocking singer, want to see more of him rocking ...

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First look: Johnny Depp as Tonto/Armie Hammer as Lone Ranger

3/8/2012 12:46 PM

The photograph looks like something out of a 'Tonight Show' skit, with host Johnny Carson playing a character with the Indian name of Frowns With Bird on Head.

It's ...

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Video: Bill Hader starring in "Men in Black 3"

3/5/2012 6:14 PM

Tulsa native Bill Hader appears in 'Men in Black 3,' the Memorial Day weekend blockbuster. That part we already knew.

Details have been under wraps, and all we knew ...

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Video: First clip from "The Hunger Games"

3/2/2012 4:56 PM

It's only 39 seconds in length, but this first clip from 'The Hunger Games' movie gives you an example of the archery skills of Katniss Everdeen, the heroine of this ...

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"The Hunger Games" has been given a rating of....

3/1/2012 2:22 PM

'Intense violent thematic material and disturbing images - all involving teens.'

That's enough to earn the hotly anticipated March 23 release 'The Hunger Games' ...

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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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2/16/2013		Broken Arrow movie theater moves to discount showings
2/15/2013		Review: 'Amour'
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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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