Comedy
Rod Lott
2 Days in New York
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch
okcmoa.com
236-3100
$5-$8
Saturday 25 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: French
2 Days in New York
Julie Delpy pokes fun at herself and her homeland in a friendly Franco-American comedy.
Theater of blood
In reviving the Grand Guignol tradition, Reduxion sets the stage for murder.
Performing Arts
Rod Lott
Night of Grand Guignol: French Theatre of Horror
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, through Oct. 27
Reduxion Theatre
1613 N. Broadway
reduxiontheatre.com
651-3191
$15-$18
Americano
Salma Hayek stripping isn't even the film's best element.
Drama
Rod Lott
Mathieu Demy's Americano opens with a little death, followed immediately by a big one, as Frenchmen Martin (Demy) receives one of those middle-of-the-night phone calls that deliver the worst of bad news: His mother has died.
Opera it
OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
The story may come from the French Revolution, but Dialogues of the Carmelites will be performed in English at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday, at Oklahoma City University’s Kirkpatrick Auditorium, 2501 N. Blackwelder. Francis Poulenc’s historical opera features a 50-piece orchestra and a cast of 40. Tickets are $12-$25. Call 208-5227 or visit okcu.edu/tickets.
Friday-Sunday
Horny time
The brothers behind French Horn Rebellion put their classical instruments for unintended use: dance music, yo.
Music
Joshua Boydston
French Horn Rebellion with Of Montreal
8 p.m. Thursday
ACM@UCO Performance Lab
323 E. Sheridan
acm-uco.com
974-4700
$18-$20
Amour
The Oscar-nominated drama is cold-blooded, yet remarkable.
Drama
Phil Bacharach
Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke isn't the obvious choice for a movie about love at its weightiest and most profound. In previous works like Funny Games, The Piano Teacher, The White Ribbon and Caché, he has crafted cinematic nipple twists that tweak audiences while examining humankind at its cruelest.
Through the grapevine
From California to French Bordeaux, the metro’s wine catalogue will give you something to talk about.
Food and Drink Features
Greg Horton
A new year brings new wines, and 2013 will see releases from well-known names and newcomers to Oklahoma. Some are available now, and others will be available by March.
The Imposter
Too good to be true, and yet ...
Documentary
Rod Lott
Although now I can’t remember the publication, I recall reading an article about con artist Frédéric Bourdin and thinking, “This would make a really good documentary.” A few years later, The Imposter is that documentary.
Holy Motors
It’s a trip.
Sci-Fi
Rod Lott
When I first saw Holy Motors, it was in a way that would make director Leos Carax cry, “Mon dieu!”: on a small window on my computer screen. That’s hardly the proper showcase for a film that set Cannes all abuzz, especially for courting year-end votes from critics’ groups.
Sleepless Night
Run, bad cop, run!
Thriller
Rod Lott
And just like that, director Frédéric Jardin leaps onto my ongoing radar for his work on Sleepless Night, a powerhouse French-language thriller. The crime film begins with action and rarely lets up during its 98-minute sprint.
