Topic: movie

Act of Valor

By sea, by air, by land, with cheese.

Action
Rod Lott
“Based on real acts of valor,” Act of Valor may prove a better Navy recruitment film than action film in the short term. While not the first movie depicting Navy SEALs doing their thing, it's the first movie to do so starring actual, active-duty Navy SEALs. Seriously — for privacy reasons, their names aren't even in the credits.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

To the ’core

Looking for a local hardcore band with balls? Well, bud, meet Chud.

Music
Joshua Boydston
Chud with Dangerous Boys Club and Shattered Fixtures
8:30 p.m. Friday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$6

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Awakening

Mummy dearest.

Horror
Rod Lott
As someone who loves mummy movies, I’ve long had The Awakening on my radar, but only now has the 1980 horror thriller come within reach, thanks to Warner Archive. While the film's rep isn't sterling by any stretch, I found it to be a nice surprise.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

This Means War

Make love — heck, make anything — not ‘War.’

Comedy
Rod Lott
Among many other credibility-stretchers, This Means War asks the viewer to believe:

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Bernie

Comedy
Phil Bacharach
The real-life Bernie Tiede was the toast of Carthage, Texas. An assistant funeral director with a gift for consoling grieving widows, the portly Bernie was gentle, solicitous and unflaggingly polite. He spruced up many a funeral service with his spot-on tenor, to say nothing of his penchant for lavishing gifts on everyone he came across.

Monday, June 4, 2012

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island / Jules Verne’s The Mysterious Island

One good Verne deserves another.

Sci-Fi
Rod Lott
You won't find Jules Verne's name in the credits of Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, but so integral is he to the surprise-hit sequel that the classic author is practically a supporting character, despite being dead since 1905.

Monday, June 4, 2012

A crappy show

OMG, it's an OBN night!

Music
Joshua Boydston
OBN IIIs and Shitty/Awesome
10 p.m. Saturday
Blue Note Lounge
2408 N. Robinson
thebluenotelounge.com
600-1166

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Monster Brawl

If wrestling were like this, I'd watch.

Comedy
Rod Lott
Imagine there were a pay-per-view pro wrestling championship battle in which the fighters were not your Hulk Hogans, but hulking creatures. Would you watch it?

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Demoted

I’d almost rather work for Tate Publishing than watch it again.

Comedy
Rod Lott
With Demoted, you suffer an hour and a half down the drain; comedian Robert Klein suffers the indignity of dancing in his underwear around a stripper pole. You can forget it; he has to live with it.

Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Let’s be ‘Frank’

National Theatre Live’s ‘Frankenstein’ is alive for two days.

If you love Sherlock like I love Sherlock, you might be interested in this filmed play showing tonight and tonight only: Danny Boyle’s Frankenstein.

To steal all the details from our own Gazette:

“It’s alive! It’s alive! National Theatre Live, to be exact, which presents the monster hit Frankenstein on theater screens at 7 p.m. tonight and tomorrow only at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, Cinemark Tinseltown USA and Norman’s Hollywood Spotlight 14. Directed by Danny Boyle (127 Hours), this whacked-out adaptation stars Sherlock’s Benedict Cumberbatch and Dark Shadows’ Jonny Lee Miller. Visit fathomevents.com.”

It’s my understanding at the two switch roles midway through the play, which sounds like Something to See, provided you’re not seeing anything at deadCENTER, that is. —Rod Lott

Hey! Read This:
• Sherlock: Season Two Blu-ray review

by Rod Lott 06.06.2012 11 months ago

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