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Jenks man to "Reminisce" about 1950s Bristow movie memories

6/26/2012 4:05 PM

The 1950s were a golden age of moviegoing for kids, a time when a couple of quarters could purchase a movie ticket, a soda and a popcorn -- with a little change left ...

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"Bully" director to speak in Tulsa

6/22/2012 3:30 PM

Lee Hirsch, director of the acclaimed documentary 'Bully' which is playing at Circle Cinema, will speak at the theater on Monday night.

Hirsch will introduce his ...

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"The Dark Knight Rises" tickets on sale

6/14/2012 3:49 PM

Tickets for 'The Dark Knight Rises,' the only other movie this summer to challenge 'The Avengers' in the category of 'most-anticipated movie,' have gone on sale.

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Alfre Woodard plays a "Slave"

6/13/2012 5:15 PM

Native Tulsan and award-winning actress Alfre Woodard has accepted a role in 'Twelve Years a Slave,' a period drama about a free black man forced into slavery, with a ...

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Video: Trailer for Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained"

6/7/2012 9:03 PM

Life, liberty and the pursuit of vengeance -- just in time for Christmas.

'Django Unchained' is the new film from writer-director Quentin Tarantino. Check out the ...

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Admiral Twin Drive-in: What's your dream double-feature?

6/7/2012 2:21 PM

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, the show is about to begin: The Admiral Twin Drive-in reopens next Friday.

The 60-year Tulsa institution that burned to the ...

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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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