The Outlaw Brothers

Kickin’!

Action
Rod Lott
In the heyday of DVD, 20th Century Fox brought a lot of contemporary Asian actioners to disc in affordable, collectible editions under the “Hong Kong Legends” banner: Eastern Condors, Magnificent Butchers, Knockabout, In the Line of Duty 4, City Hunter, Naked Killer, My Lucky Stars. Watching The Outlaw Brothers reminded me of those glorious times.

 

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Chud — Chud

Rock
Zach Hale
Chud doesn’t give a damn. Not for your folly, your lack of good sense, and definitely not for your ear drums.

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Ghost of a chance

The young punks of Corporate Ghost aim to take their spirited sound beyond the local haunts.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Corporate Ghost with Cosmostanza and The Hitt Boyz
8 p.m. Friday
Bad Granny's Bazaar
1759 N.W. 16th
528-4585

Corporate Ghost with Chud and Partners
9:30 p.m. Saturday
HiLo Club
1221 N.W. 50th
hiloclub.net
843-1722
$4

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Perfect situation

Ooh-whee-ooh, Tweezer looks just like Weezer. Oh-oh, and the tribute band is local.

Music
Bryan Mangieri
Tweezer
10 p.m. Tuesday
Belle Isle Restaurant & Brewing Company
50 Penn Place
belleislerestaurant.com
840-1911  

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Future’s so bright

Ambience abounds in the fluid sounds of synth-pop trio Future Islands.

Music
Zach Hale
Future Islands with Talk Normal and Eureeka!
9 p.m. Wednesday
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
$12

 

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Times bold

Pouring emotion into a new album, local band Defining Times ended up defining itself.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Defining Times with Dead Sea Choir
10 p.m. Saturday
VZD’s Restaurant & Club
4200 N. Western
vzds.com
524-4203
$7-$10

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Let’s get heavy

Let your ears wade in the sludge of North Carolina metal acts Caltrop and Black Skies.

Music
Louis Fowler
Caltrop and Black Skies with Self Inflicted and Brea
7 p.m. Wednesday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$8

 

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Magic Mike

Abracadoldrums!

Drama
Rod Lott
Please believe me when I say that my dislike for Magic Mike has nothing to do with being heterosexual. It has everything to do with mediocre acting and a mess of a script. And I say this as one of the civilized nation’s biggest Steven Soderbergh’s apologists who will defend the goodness of Haywire and Contagion to the point of fisticuffs if we must.

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

The Expendables 2

Bigger, better, badassier.

Action
Rod Lott
Preceding the start of The Expendables 2 is an ad for its tie-in video game. Why bother playing such a thing when so many sequences of the the movie make you feel like you're doing so already? I mean that as a compliment, because as directed by Simon West (The Mechanic), the sequel’s 15-minute prologue is so unrelenting in nonstop action that it’s likely to turn you giddy.

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Frankenstein

A rather Randy version of the monstrous classic.

Horror
Rod Lott
Perhaps best known for being the bad guy of the early '90s blockbusters Patriot Games and Sleeping with the Enemy, Patrick Bergin must be the king of literary adaptation also-rans. He played Robin Hood in 1991 film that was denied a theatrical release because Kevin Costner's Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves sewed that all up. He's played Dracula … but in a made-for-TV movie, not a Francis Ford Coppola spectacle.

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2012