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‘Mohicans’ by the numbers - Before you see ‘Last,’ read this first!

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EDT

At 9:15 p.m. Friday, 1992’s The Last of the Mohicans will screen for free on Myriad Botanical Gardens’ Great Lawn as part of the 2013 deadCENTER Film Festival. You may have known the hit adventure co-stars Sooner State native Wes Studi (Avatar) and was co-produced by Oklahoma’s own Hunt Lowry, this year’s recipient of deadCENTER’s Oklahoma Film ICON award. But did you know the digits below?

dead again - For the ‘Divine’ flicks on deadCENTER’s schedule, consider these eight cinematic contenders.

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EDT

deadCENTER Film Festival
Wednesday-Sunday
downtown Oklahoma City
deadcenterfilm.org
246-9233

Cinemix - Like texting and talking during movies? Then the OKC Film Club is not for you.

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 EDT

OKC Film Club
7 p.m. Tuesday
The Parish
1757 N.W. 16th
facebook.com/okcfilmclub
free

Monster mash - For its ninth annual Film Preservation Festival, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art unleashes seven of Universal Studios’ iconic creature features.

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EDT

Film Preservation Festival 9: Universal Monsters
Thursday-Sunday
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch
okcmoa.com
236-3100
$6-$8

Boldly going ... - OKC Trekkies recreate the iconic Starship Enterprise for an Internet-only series.

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 EST

In an unassuming warehouse in south Oklahoma City, the Starship Ajax, destroyer class, is docked and awaiting orders.

Marathon, man! - When weekend weather chills the bones, you have our permission to hunker down and binge on these recent releases on DVD and Blu-ray.

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST

New shift - Comedian James Ngheim remakes the ’90s classic ‘Clerks’ ... kind of.

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 EST

For local comedian James Nghiem, doing a shot-for-shot remake of Kevin Smith’s influential indie comedy of 1994, Clerks, just sounded like a fun thing to do.

Cinematic ‘Kingdom’ - The big screen reaped big rewards in 2012, with stellar works from the likes of Wes Anderson, Kathryn Bigelow and Quentin Tarantino.

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:00:00 EST

‘Fear’ itself - How the Norman noir ‘Stark Fear’ achieved B-movie immortality.

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST

Not even the black-and-white photography is stark in Stark Fear. There’s little to fear in it, too, except lines of dialogue like “You paunchy dog-eater!” and “Ain’t no such thing as rape.”

Dust to dust - The latest film by acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns chronicles a dark, dusty chapter in Oklahoma history.

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:00:00 EST

Even after 80-plus years, Oklahoma remains firmly identified with, and haunted by, the Dust Bowl.

'Shout' it out loud - The American Indian drama 'Shouting Secrets' imparts a universal message of family.

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Shouting Secrets
7:30 p.m. Thursday
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch
okcmoa.com
236-3100
$5-$8

Rounds of boos - From the dawn of cinema to its dreadful dregs, plenty of Halloween treats will keep your eyeballs alert.

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EDT

This Halloween season offers no shortage of scares on the silver screen — even beyond Sinister, Paranormal Activity 4 and Atlas Shrugged: Part II!

'Pumpken' head - Freshman filmmaker Felix Matos brings horror to the heartland with the locally lensed 'Pumpken.'

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Pumpken
7 p.m. Friday
The Parish
1757 N.W. 16th
pumpken.com
$5-$10

Dead zone - In 'Time Expired,' death is closer than ever ... partly because the entire indie comedy was locally lensed.

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:00:00 EDT

If you were to suddenly have an expiration date stamped on your life, one of the first things you might do is frantically piece together a bucket list. Skydiving, travel destinations and a load of apologies commonly top this sort of document, but parking meter attendant Randall Zimmerman’s is much smaller and far less intricate.

Six flicks not to miss at deadCENTER - There’s ‘Beauty’ through that ‘Keyhole.’

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EDT

deadCENTER Film Festival
Wednesday-Sunday
downtown Oklahoma City
deadcenterfilm.org
246-9233

Direct hits at deadCENTER - Five directors spill the ‘reel’ behind-the-scenes stories of their Oklahoma-related movies, all showing at the deadCENTER Film Festival.

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EDT

deadCENTER Film Festival
Wednesday-Sunday
downtown Oklahoma City
deadcenterfilm.org
246-9233

Bill will - Two local screenwriters score a dream star and director to turn their spec script into reality: Oscar nominee William H. Macy.

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 EDT

To get a film project going, Hollywood typically requires things like an agent, deep pockets and residency on the coast.

Feminine frames - The female experience is featured at Lunafest, a film festival by, for and about women.

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Lunafest
6 p.m. Friday
Lyric Theatre
1727 N.W. 16th
lunafest.org
$15-$35

Crime time - Private eyes, policemen and public citizens navigate the shadow of film noir in a festival of the hardest boiled in Hollywood history.

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Film Preservation Festival
Thursday-Sunday
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch
okcmoa.com
236-3100
$5-$8

‘Royal’ treatment - The Freemasons, Knights Templar and Scottish Rite are subjects of a documentary being shot in part in Guthrie.

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EDT

Freemasonry is the world’s largest and oldest fraternity, which some believe dates as far back as the construction of King Solomon’s temple in Jerusalem. It is based off the belief that every man is responsible for making the world a better place.