Sooner the Sunset — Sooner the Sunset

Pop
Joshua Boydston
Oklahoma City’s own Graham Colton is one of the most formidable solo artists the Sooner state has to offer, and he’s even more impressive as half of the new duo Sooner the Sunset, having found his musical soul mate in vocalist Lindsey Ray.

 

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Sinister

Ethan Hawke finds something 'Sinister' in his new home, and it makes for ideal Halloween-season viewing.

Horror
Rod Lott
Although horror movies rarely scare me, I love them. The most I can hope for is to be creeped out sufficiently, and Sinister satisfies that bill.

 

Friday, October 12, 2012

Argo

As a director, Ben Affleck ratchets up the tension in this fact-based thriller.

Thriller
Phil Bacharach
Generating suspense from a story that is a matter of historical record is no easy thing. That was the primary challenge facing Ben Affleck and Chris Terrio, the director-star and writer, respectively, of Argo, a thriller inspired by a real-life covert operation that helped rescue six U.S. embassy workers out of Iran during the 1979 hostage crisis. It's a testament to the skills of the filmmakers that Argo delivers a deluge of suspense even when its ending is never in doubt.

 

Monday, October 15, 2012

Rounds of boos

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

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

 

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

'E.CO' friendly

Art with a conscience is the focus of a new international photography exhibit at [Artspace] at Untitled.

Visual Arts
Louis Fowler
E.CO
through Jan. 5, 2013
[Artspace] at Untitled
1 N.E. Third
artspaceatuntitled.org
815-9995
free

 

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Fred Won’t Move Out

A nice place to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there.

Drama
Phil Bacharach
Fred Won’t Move Out
5:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch
okcmoa.com
236-3100
$5-$8

 

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Trashterpieces

OKC Beautiful turns trash into treasures with an exhibition of recycled and upcycled art at Science Museum Oklahoma.

Visual Arts
Louis Fowler
A.R.T. Show: Art in Recycled Trash
through Feb. 15, 2013
Science Museum Oklahoma
2100 N.E. 52nd
sciencemuseumok.org
602-6664
$9.95-$11.95

 

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Smashed

In an intoxicating performance worthy of awards attention, Mary Elizabeth Winstead gets 'Smashed.'

Drama
Rod Lott
In a short career largely dominated with genre films — from Final Destination 3 to this past summer’s Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter — Mary Elizabeth Winstead always has exuded a certain something. But nothing that ever suggested the level of performance she delivers in Smashed.

 

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Lincoln

Daniel Day-Lewis embodies America's arguably greatest president.

Drama
Phil Bacharach
Lincoln practically shouts “prestige production” before you’ve even had a chance to buy your popcorn. A costume drama about one of this nation’s most revered historical figures, this is the kind of film irresistible to awards groups.

 

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

You go, girls

While The Chloes prefer you want to hear them because they rock, and not because they’re all women, they’ll take it.

Music
Zach Hale
The Chloes with Skating Polly and The Venditos
8 p.m. Saturday
Kamp’s Deli & XIII X Lounge
1310 N.W. 25th
819-6004

 

Wednesday, November 28, 2012