Blu-ray review: 'Cinema Verite' Published: Fri, May 11, 2012 Blu-ray review: ‘Cinema Verite' Read More

'Mumblecore' makes filmmaking indie cool Updated: Thu, Jul 28, 2011 Low-budget, story-focused film category gains popularity, including in Oklahoma Mumblecore describes a type of low-budget filmmaking and focuses on the development of characters, plot and emotion, said Nick Tankersley, an Oklahoma filmmaker. Read More

Oklahoma town's demolition begins Published: Mon, Jan 24, 2011 PICHER – Perhaps it was poetic justice or irony but the first building demolished Monday in Picher during the demolition phase of the federally funded buyout was the community’s funeral home. The first red brick from the Paul Thomas Funeral Home fell around 8:30 a.m. No Picher residents turned out to watch the... Read More

Janet Jackson: Michael in denial over drug problem Updated: Thu, Nov 19, 2009 NEW YORK (AP) — Janet Jackson says she recognized her brother Michael's drug problem, and tried to help him, but that he rebuffed those attempts to intervene. "You can't make 'em drink the water," Jackson told ABC News in an interview airing Wednesday. When asked if her brother was in denial about his... Read More

Review: 'Anvil! The Story of Anvil' Updated: Wed, Jul 8, 2009 Not only will Anvil be playing during Rocklahoma, but their documentary “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” will also screen on Friday night. Humiliation is a daily fact of life if you're a 50-year-old headbanger whose band never made it big. You attract 174 fans to an arena that holds 10,000. Your day job is... Read More

Leading Cancer Organizations to Come Together to Fight Global Cancer Updated: Tue, Dec 9, 2008 On Tuesday, December 9, 2008, the American Cancer Society, the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Susan G. Komen for the Cure will join forces with the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the National Cancer Institute of Mexico to release the new edition of the World Cancer Report that focuses on the... Read More

Former GM Chairman, CEO Roger Smith Dies Updated: Sun, Apr 8, 2007 DETROIT (AP) -- Roger B. Smith, who led General Motors Corp. in the 1980s and was the subject of Michael Moore's searing documentary "Roger & Me," has died, the automaker said Friday. He was 82. Smith died Thursday in the Detroit area after an unspecified brief illness, GM said. He was appointed... Read More

Filmmaker will continue PBS work
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Ken Burns says public TV lets him avoid commercial concerns. Updated: Thu, Aug 30, 2007 Ken Burns, the documentary filmmaker best known for "The Civil War,” "Baseball” and "Jazz,” is committed to public television. On Wednesday, Burns and Paula Kerger, president and chief executive officer of the Public Broadcasting Service, said during an Oklahoma Educational Television Authority dinner... Read More

Documentaries some of year's best films Updated: Sun, Jun 18, 2006 NEW YORK - Truth hasn't just been stranger than fiction this year; it's been better, with documentaries some of the strongest -- and best-reviewed -- films so far. Granted, we're not even halfway through 2006. But every year, starting in January -- the notorious dumping-ground time for films -- my Los... Read More

'Inconvenient Truth' addresses global warming debate Updated: Fri, Jun 16, 2006 Politically-motivated debate over the information presented in "An Inconvenient Truth" is already as stormy as the terrifying near-future that former Vice President Al Gore is predicting for the world in his elaborate traveling slide show. And perhaps most of the people who pay to see this 100-minute documentary on... Read More

Movies opening Friday Updated: Thu, Jun 15, 2006 In "The Lake House," a lonely doctor (Sandra Bullock) and a frustrated architect (Keanu Reeves) discover they're living two years apart and try to unravel the mystery behind their extraordinary romance. In order to avoid a jail sentence, Lucas Black, played by Sean Boswell, heads to Tokyo to live with his... Read More

DeadCenter shines light on deserving talent Updated: Fri, Jun 2, 2006 The deadCenter Film Festival keeps hitting its targets -- expanding its audience and achieving greater influence in the film industry. Launching six years ago as a showcase for the state's filmmakers, deadCenter is crossing borders and boundaries and giving deserving talent a step into the spotlight. "Justan... Read More

Bands take up cause to free convicted three Updated: Fri, Jun 2, 2006 Music, appearance were 2 factors used against teens Every day on my favorite satellite radio channel, a disc jockey signs off with these words: "Free the West Memphis Three." The words can fly fast between spins of Gnarls Barkley and the Arctic Monkeys, and casual listeners could be forgiven for thinking the... Read More

Film Festival Hits OKC deadCenter Updated: Thu, Jun 1, 2006 Named one of the top regional festivals in "The Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide, the 6th Annual festival is expanding the fest to 5 days, is incorporating additional screening times and repeat engagements of selected films throughout several locations. Once again, the fest will be hosted in top downtown... Read More

Group to screen five documentaries Updated: Sat, Apr 8, 2006 EDMOND -- Amnesty International's Oklahoma chapter will screen five short documentaries at a one-night film festival April 14 at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. The films will be shown in Room 115 of the Education Building at 6:15 p.m. Admission is free. The films to be screened are: "Behind... Read More

Oil leak delays Norman pilot in biplane flight Updated: Thu, Oct 19, 2000 Norman pilot Robert Ragozzino was ready to take off Tuesday night from Russia when he noticed his biplane was leaking oil. The leak delayed his departure from Petropavlovsk for at least a day. The Russian government gave Ragozzino permission to leave the country Monday, his birthday, after he waited more than a... Read More