Saturday 25 May
OKG Newsletter
Rod Lott
The Campaign
Enough laughs to make your chad hang.
Comedy
Rod Lott
In any other year but an election year, I’d like to think The Campaign would have been a bigger hit. It's certainly funny; it's also certainly too close to the truth: American politics is a game of money.
Safety Not Guaranteed
But a ‘Safe’ bet.
Seven Keys to Baldpate Triple Feature
Have a ‘Key’ party!
Halloween II / Halloween III: Season of the Witch / Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers / Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Happy Halloween! Times four!
The Pact
Home is where the -- AAAIIIIEEEEEE!!!
Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide: Second Edition — Glenn Kay
A movie guide with brains. More brains.
Sweep well
For 'Mary Poppins,' University of Oklahoma grad inhabits the role of chimney sweep in the most delightful way.
Performing Arts
Rod Lott
Mary Poppins
7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, Nov. 7
through Nov. 11
Civic Center Music Hall
201 N. Walker
okcciviccenter.com
297-2264
$20-$75
The Sorcerers
Boris Karloff gets hooked on a feeling.
Horror
Rod Lott
Boris Karloff plays one of The Sorcerers in an obscure 1967 thriller from Warner Archive. To be more precise, he’s Dr. Marcus Monserrat, “practitioner of medical hypnosis.” Yet what he and his wife (Catherine Lacey, The Lady Vanishes) really itch to try out is something more sinister.
The Man Who Created Halloween — Irwin Yablans
Nonfiction
Rod Lott
The Man Who Created Halloween is not director John Carpenter, but producer Irwin Yablans, who came up with the idea of the tormented babysitter story, inadvertently changing forever not only the face of horror, but the potential of independent film.
It’s a TV-on-DVD fall frenzy!
Featuring nine shows about zombies and maids and gigolos and gladiators and government agents and visitors from the grave and ...
Television series
Rod Lott
With the arrival of fall, a whole new crop of television series has debuted. And yet, I can’t say I’ve caught many more than maybe two. See, I’ve been too busy catching up on all these shows on Blu-ray and DVD — shows such as these fine nine ...
Basket Case 3: The Progeny
A touching portrait of brotherly love ...
Horror
Rod Lott
If not for the third act’s all-out murder sequence and one character’s inclination toward S&M, 1992’s Basket Case 3: The Progeny could be something beloved by children. Until then, Frank Henenlotter’s trilogy capper plays like a fairly innocuous, broad comedy.
Maximum Conviction
And minimal competence.
Action
Rod Lott
In Maximum Conviction, Steve Austin forever speaks like there’s a pinch of Skoal eating through the corner of his bottom lip, but I have no idea what’s going on with Steven Seagal’s accent attempt: Southern? Cajun? Ebonics? An overly phlegmy head cold? Your guess is as good as mine, and unfortunately, I’ve seen the movie.
Supernatural Activity
The laughs have been exorcised.
Comedy
Rod Lott
It's been several years since we've gotten a good parody movie. With the release of Supernatural Activity, it's obvious we may have to wait several more. Found-footage horror is ripe for a ripping, but this one isn't it.
Rounds of boos
From the dawn of cinema to its dreadful dregs, plenty of Halloween treats will keep your eyeballs alert.
Rites of Passage
Wrongs make 'Rites.'
Thriller
Rod Lott
Rites of Passage's box art of boring actors’ faces should switch with the illustration adorning the actual disc: a play on the ol' skull and crossbones logo, but using a sock monkey and shotguns. That's what convinced me the film might be worth its 102 minutes. Ultimately, it's not, but its first half makes for an interesting mess.
