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Wednesday Video Spotlight: Darius Rucker goes country October 01, 2008 | Comment on this article

Darius Rucker arrives at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on May 18 in Las Vegas. (Associated Press photo) Former Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker has joined the ranks of pop stars Jewel and Jessica Simpson by making the switch this year to country music. Read More

Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert to perform at CMAs

September 30, 2008 Brooks & Dunn perform in August at Oklahoma City’s Ford Center. (The Oklahoman Archives photo by Sarah Phipps.) The Country Music Association has announced its first round of performers for the 42nd Annual CMA Awards: Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Alan Jackson, George Strait,... Read More

New releases

September 30, 2008 The biggest new release for the week has to be the second-biggest movie of the year, “Iron Man.” It may not have been the best superhero movie of the summer of superheroes – that distinction would have to go to “The Dark Knight” – but it was definitely the most fun. Read More

RIP Paul Newman

September 27, 2008 Legendary actor Paul Newman, famed for playing antiheroes in movies like “Cool Hand Luke,” “The Sting” and “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” died Friday after a long battle with cancer. He was 83. The Associated Press is reporting that Newman, who was known for his famously sparkling... Read More

College football schedule

September 26, 2008 After taking a bye week, the Oklahoma State and University of Oklahoma football teams return to action this weekend. My undefeated OSU Cowboys will play Troy at 6:05 p.m. Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium. The game won’t be televised; tune to 96.1 KXXY FM to hear the game. Read More

DVD review: "Chuck - The Complete First Season"

September 26, 2008 From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. BAM Note: The second season of “Chuck” premieres at 7 p.m. Monday on NBC. Or, you can watch the first episode of Season 2 online now at www.nbc.com/chuck. Witty spy send-ups, fun action sequences and colorful supporting... Read More

DVD review: "Speed Racer"

September 26, 2008 From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. Writer-directors Larry and Andy Wachowski’s faithfulness to their source material stands out among the best and worst aspects of their big-screen adaptation of “Speed Racer.” Temper your expectations of a movie based on a cheesy 1960s anime... Read More

New releases

September 23, 2008 It’s hard to believe, but Scholastic released today the 10th anniversary of J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” the book that started a worldwide cultural phenomenon. Her first book transported we Muggles to magical places like Diagon Alley, Quidditch pitches and Hogwarts... Read More

"Mad Men," "30 Rock," "John Adams" win big at Emmys

September 22, 2008 Paul Giamatti accepts the award for outstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a movie for his work on “John Adams” at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday. (Associated Press photo) When I heard that this year’s Emmy Awards were going to be hosted by five reality TV hosts – Heidi Klum (“Project... Read More

Monday Catchy Quote

September 22, 2008 A catchy quote from a movie, TV show or other source to start your week: Alfred: A long time ago, I was in Burma, my friends and I were working for the local government. They were trying to buy the loyalty of tribal leaders by bribing them with precious stones. Read More

Primetime Emmys airing tonight

September 21, 2008 The Primetime Emmy Awards will air at 7 tonight on ABC (KOCO-5 in Oklahoma City). The cable drama “Mad Men,” comedy series “30 Rock” and great HBO miniseries “John Adams” are among the programs with multiple nominations. To see the full nominations list, go to www.emmys.tv. Read More

"Saving Grace" renewed for third season

September 21, 2008 Penny Soldan, TV editor for The Oklahoman, is reporting that the TNT spiritual drama/police procedural “Saving Grace” has been renewed for a third season. The show’s storyline is set in Oklahoma City, though the vast majority of the filming actually takes place in Los Angeles. Read More

Concert review: Miranda Lambert rocks the Oklahoma State Fair

September 20, 2008 Miranda Lambert played Friday at the Oklahoma State Fair. (Photo by Sarah Phipps/The Oklahoman) Country music star Miranda Lambert proved more than a match for a bunch of ornery bulls and tenacious cowboys Friday night at the Oklahoma State Fair. The diminutive singer/songwriter/guitarist put the “beauty”... Read More

College football weekend

September 20, 2008 Quarterback Tim Tebow and the rest of the Florida Gators celebrate after beating Miami earlier this season. (Associated Press photo) The Oklahoma State Cowboys and University of Oklahoma Sooners are idle this week, so no football for the two big Oklahoma schools. Read More

Wednesday Video Spotlight: "Chuck"

September 17, 2008 The first season of the geeky-cool NBC comedic spy series “Chuck” was released Tuesday on DVD, and I’ll be bringing you a review soon. The second season of “Chuck” premieres Sept. 29, and for this week’s Video Spotlight, prep for the review and premiere with a preview and some quality time... Read More

New releases

September 16, 2008 This week’s new releases include a pair of CDs from recording artists coming to Oklahoma soon for big shows. Fleetwood Mac guitar wizard Lindsey Buckingham releases his latest CD “Gift of Screws” today, and his “Gift of Screws” tour comes to Tulsa’s Brady Theater Sept. Read More

College football weekend

September 12, 2008 My Oklahoma State University Cowboys (2-0) take on Missouri State at 12:05 p.m. Saturday at home. The game was moved from an evening kickoff to a noon start because of concerns about bad weather from Hurricane Ike. The game will be televised on Fox College Sports. Read More

What to do in Oklahoma on Sept. 11 September 11, 2008 Today’s featured event: The 2008 Oklahoma State Fair starts today. One of the many fair traditions is offering a Disney ice show in the Jim Norick State Fair Arena for the first few days of the fair. This year, the cultural phenomenon “High School Musical” glides onto the ice. Read More

Review: "High School Musical: The Ice Tour"

September 11, 2008 Hot “High School Musical” melts ice, fans at the fair The peppy song-and-dance numbers hardly stopped when “Disney’s High School Musical: The Ice Tour” rocked into the Jim Norick State Fair Arena Thursday night, the first night of Oklahoma State Fair LIVE! Read More

Weekend Warmup

September 11, 2008 Here’s a preview of some of the entertainment options for the Sept. 12-14 weekend: Arts - Oklahoma City Philharmonic and Itzhak Perlman: Celebrate the start of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic’s 20th anniversary season when the orchestra, along with violinist Itzhak Perlman, performs at 8 p.m. Read More

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