Dragon riders

To the beat of a big drum, rowers are propelling traditional dragon boats down the Oklahoma River.

Sports
Heide Brandes
The legend began in China more than 2,000 years ago.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Szechuan Bistro

Szechuan cuisine is known for its heat, but this north-side spot has something for everyone.

Restaurant Reviews
Carol Smaglinski
The Chinese New Year, which happens this week, not only means gifts, an early spring cleaning, and the gathering of family and friends, but, more important, a celebratory feast!

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Safe

Because ‘Safe’ doesn’t play that way, it succeeds.

Action
Rod Lott
Because she has a photographic memory for digits, 11-year-old Mei (newcomer Catherine Chan) was kidnapped and taken from Beijing to Brooklyn to "count" for the Chinese Triads, like a pint-sized accountant who needs no calculator.

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

’Wood burning

Ramsay Midwood scorches with a flammable mix of psychedelia, country and blues. Listen with caution.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Ramsay Midwood
10 p.m. Friday
The Blue Bonnet
321 E. Main, Norman
447-2480
$5

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

The Four

For martial-arts action, it mostly adds up.

Action
Rod Lott
One easy way to review The Four would be to call it a kung-fu X-Men. Hell, director Gordon Chan (The King of Fighters) already has a pair of sequels planned. The big difference, of course, is that this Chinese/Hong Kong film is a period piece set nearly a thousand years ago. Therefore, it’s not interested in adamantium blades, but counterfeit coins.

Thursday, April 11, 2013