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It's never too late to catch a classic

4/30/2009 6:54 PM

A good number of the discussions on film that reach my ears these days are of this variety: They start with 'dude,' end with 'awesome' and are usually limited in words ... 

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Circle Cinema welcomes Tim Blake Nelson

4/29/2009 1:03 PM

The Circle Cinema next week offers a first look at the new drama 'American Violet,' with one of the film's stars, Tulsa's own Tim Blake Nelson, in attendance. Serving ... 

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Movie showings comings and goings

4/21/2009 6:23 PM

What's new on Friday, April 24: 'The Soloist': Jamie Foxx is the homeless man and former Julliard-trained musical prodigy; Robert Downey Jr. is the Los Angeles Times ... 

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Angels and demons and conspiracy theories

4/20/2009 6:47 PM

The people promoting 'Angels & Demons,' the film follow-up to 'The Da Vinci Code' to be released on May 15, know what they’re doing: Enflaming people on the subject of ... 

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Buy a movie ticket, plant a tree

4/17/2009 5:46 PM

That's right: Starting next Wednesday -- that's Earth Day -- you can go to the movies and do your part in saving the planet. 'Earth,' the Disney-produced nature documentary ... 

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Movie showings comings and goings

4/16/2009 1:12 PM

What's new on Friday, April 17: 'State of Play': Russell Crowe, Helen Mirren, Rachel McAdams, Ben Affleck and more star in this big-screen take on the acclaimed BBC series ... 

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Thou shalt not see a movie

4/14/2009 5:48 PM

Wouldn't it be odd to walk in on 'The Ten Commandments' and see Moses in bondage at the start, a slave being whipped, never raising Sethi's city of glory? A delivery ... 

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15 movies that changed movies

4/13/2009 1:58 PM

Turner Classic Movies has named the 15 most influential films in cinema history, in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the great-old-movies network (digital channel ... 

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"The Killer Inside Me" not dead

4/9/2009 3:57 PM

'The Killer Inside Me,' a harrowing drama set to star Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson and Jessica Alba, is now scheduled to begin shooting in Oklahoma in May, a state official ... 

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Movie showings comings and goings

4/8/2009 5:24 PM

What's new on Friday, April 10: 'Hannah Montana: The Movie': Your kids love her on Disney Channel, now you can pay to see her on the big screen. Expect Friday's early ... 

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Kill Bill

4/7/2009 2:04 PM

In almost every interview I've conducted, there isn't near enough space to include everything of note that a subject told me. Such is the case with Bill Hader. Tulsa's ... 

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Change of venue

4/6/2009 11:11 AM

Remember that lovely spring outdoor film screening that TU had planned for Monday night? As in tonight, when it will be in the 30s? The University of Tulsa’s film department ... 

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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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