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Oklahoma native Chuck Norris kicks his way into this week’s new releases with “Walker, Texas Ranger: The Fifth Season” coming out today on DVD . There’s no way I could ever top the Mighty Chin, so might as well stop there and just give you the list of this week’s new releases... Read More

What to do in Oklahoma on July 1

July 01, 2008 Today’s featured event: See the exhibit “Voyages and Images: Japan through Art Teachers’ Eyes” at the Gold Dome Gallery, 1112 NW 23. The exhibit includes artwork by Marcia Greenwood, a teacher at Oklahoma City’s Cleveland Elementary, and her students, as well as art teachers from other states. Read More

Wednesday Video Spotlight: Rascal Flatts June 25, 2008 Country trio Rascal Flatts, which includes Joe Don Rooney of Picher, will appear on the second season of the Sundance Channel’s series “Live From Abbey Road.”The acclaimed music series airs on Thursdays at 9 p.m. (10 p.m. EST/PST). Each one-hour episode includes three musical guests and offers insight into... Read More

Monday Catchy Quote

June 23, 2008 A catchy quote from a movie, TV show or other source to brighten the beginning of your week: Ghost: You mustn’t argue with those in the right. It’s pointless, and even tactless. Ebenezer: Tact is a quality I despise. Ghost: *That* I can see. Read More

Return of the PSAs! June 23, 2008 This week, the wacky minds at www.roosterteeth.com have delayed Episode 5 of the all-new popular Web series “Red vs. Blue: Reconstructed.” Instead, they have posted one of the series’ famed Public Service Announcements. The new PSA craftily only features the characters that have been re-introduced in the... Read More

What to do in Oklahoma on June 23

June 23, 2008 Today’s featured event: Hear Texas troubadors Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen perform a show on their acoustic “Songs and Stories” tour at 9:30 p.m. today at the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E Sheridan. Doors open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $12. Read More

RIP George Carlin

June 23, 2008 I’m getting very tired of writing obituaries, but I couldn’t fail to pay my respects to comedy legend George Carlin. He died Sunday of heart failure. He was 71. He leaves behind a long legacy as a comedian and as a champion of freedom of speech, mostly as a result of his controversial routine... Read More

DVD review: "John Adams"

June 20, 2008 From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. The superb HBO miniseries “John Adams” takes American history out of the dry prose of textbooks and gives the Founding Fathers a humanity not seen in formal portraits. The seven-part series, directed by Tom Hooper and co-executive produced by Tom Hanks,... Read More

Kirk Ellis channels "John Adams"

June 20, 2008 From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. Founding Father with foibles ‘John Adams’ screenwriter wanted humanity to show When it came to penning the seven-part miniseries “John Adams,” screenwriter Kirk Ellis wanted to give the Founding Fathers life beyond the staid images on the backs of... Read More

Jonas Brothers going to camp

June 19, 2008 Disney is hoping the musical Jonas Brothers can use their power over preteen girls to create another “High School Musical”-esque phenomenon. The Mouse House is premiering the TV musical “Camp Rock” at 7 p.m. Friday on the Disney Channel. The telefilm centers on Mitchie Torres (Demi... Read More

Rascal Flatts to celebrate July 4 with Boston Pops

June 19, 2008 Country music’s star trio Rascal Flatts, which includes Joe Don Rooney of Picher, will perform on the “Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular,” airing live from 9 to 10 p.m. July 4 on CBS (KWTV-9 in Oklahoma City). The group will join conductor Keith Lockhart and The Boston Pops Esplanade... Read More

"AFI's 10 Top 10": Gangster

June 17, 2008 The gangster category was the only one to feature a movie and its remake on the list. Quentin Tarantino – guess the film he has on the list – was the host for this part. Again, here’s the name of the movie, celebs who weighed in and my take: 10. Read More

"AFI's 10 top 10": Mystery

June 17, 2008 Gabriel Byrne of “The Usual Suspects” hosted this part of the show. Hint, hint. I love a good mystery, so here’s the list, including the names/dates of the movies, the celebs who voiced their opinions and the opinion of yours truly: 10. Read More

"AFI's 10 Top 10": Fantasy

June 17, 2008 Sean Astin (Sam in ”The Lord of the Rings” movies) was the host for the fantasy portion of the movie. After seeing the top 10, it seems like AFI should have made a separate list for holiday films. So many great fantasy movies didn’t get a shot at this list: “The... Read More

"AFI's 10 Top 10": Courtroom drama

June 17, 2008 As James Woods presented the top 10 courtroom dramas, it occurred to me that I need to bone up on these types of movies. I haven’t seen many of these. The list includes the name and release year for the movie, the celebrities that commented on each one and my opinion about the picks. Read More

"AFI's 10 Top 10": Rom com

June 17, 2008 As segment host Jessica Alba put it, romantic comedy is “the most lovable of genres.” Here’s the list, along with the celebs who chimed in and my opinion: 10. “Sleepless in Seattle” (1993) Rita Wilson (Suzy), Rob Reiner (Jay) Is it just me or have we stumbled into the really unlikely fantasy... Read More

"AFI's 10 Top 10": Epic

June 17, 2008 Kudos to the AFI for including Kirk Douglas in the program. The host for this segment doesn’t sound as smooth as he did before a stroke, but he still represented well. For the last time, here are the names and titles of the movies, the celebs who weighed in on the picks and my take. Read More

AFI "10 Top 10": Animation

June 17, 2008 Animation was the first top 10 list revealed tonight on “AFI’s 10 Top 10.” Jennifer Love Hewitt – of the classic animated films “Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties” and “The Hunchback of Notre Dame II” - was the hostess for this particular category. Read More

The jury is in: AFI's top 10 lists

June 17, 2008 The American Film Institute’s “10 Top 10″ countdown is starting on CBS. I’m going to be breaking down the lists once they are revealed. Here’s the way the movies were picked, according to a news release. The point of the program is to pay homage to 10 revered genres: animation, fantasy, science... Read More

What to do in Oklahoma on June 17

June 17, 2008 Today’s featured event: NORMAN – Hear country legend Merle Haggard play at 7 p.m. today at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. For tickets – if there are any left – or more information, call 322-6000 or go to www.riverwind.com. Read More

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