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Take a look: "The Muppets, trailer No. 2"

8/26/2011 4:08 PM

I work in an entertainment department filled with people whose cultural touchstones come from the 1980s, and it sometimes seems I can't go a day without hearing about ...

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Take a look: 1980s remake trailers

8/18/2011 3:57 PM

You might remember 1982, when 'Conan the Barbarian' and 'The Thing' hit theaters. You may recall 1985, when 'Footloose' and 'Fright Night' were scaring up business at ...

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Horses eating caviar?

8/15/2011 11:06 AM

From the 'you can't make this stuff up' department: Production on a movie version of 'The Lone Ranger' has been halted, according to Hollywood trade publications.

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Take a look: "Glee: The 3D Concert Movie"

8/12/2011 4:15 PM

Disappointed, and a little bored. That's the gut reaction to 'Glee: The 3D Concert Movie' which in no way satisfied me in the way that the excellent TV show does on a ...

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Take a look: "The Help"

8/11/2011 5:22 PM

Look for my 3-star review of 'The Help' in Friday's Scene, and watch the movie for some performances that are generating Academy Award buzz for Viola Davis and Octavia ...

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Turner Classic Movies salutes Ben Johnson

8/9/2011 1:09 PM

Oklahoma's only cowboy to win an Academy Award for acting is honored Thursday by Turner Classic Movies, which presents a day of Ben Johnson's best movies.

This edition ...

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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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