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"The Hobbit" goes from two movies to a trilogy

7/30/2012 12:37 PM

'The Lord of the Rings' turned out to be a three-movie series, and now 'The Hobbit' will be the same, as producers announced today that they are expanding this prequel ...

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Watch the trailer: "Life of Pi"

7/25/2012 2:04 PM

Even if you have not read Yann Martel's bestselling book 'Life of Pi,' you can appreciate this film adaptation arriving in November based on the visual beauty of this ...

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It's official: Malick's Bartlesville-shot film opens this year

7/24/2012 12:14 PM

The Toronto International Film Festival announced its lineup on Tuesday, and among the highlights is 'To the Wonder,' the film starring Ben Affleck and Rachel McAdams ...

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"The Dark Knight Rises" and random acts of violence

7/20/2012 2:28 PM

It's frightening to imagine the visuals of what happened in Aurora, Colo., early Friday morning when a gunman at a midnight showing of 'The Dark Knight Rises' opened ...

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"The Hunger Games": Three books = four movies

7/10/2012 4:33 PM

'Mockingjay,' the concluding book in the popular 'The Hunger Games' trilogy, will be divided into two movies, arriving in 2014 and 2015.

The studio producing 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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