Michael Smith
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Tulsa, OK, United States
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5 to find: Mark your calendar for movies just in theaters that can be watched in your home
With movie theaters around the world closing, studios with new films suddenly pulled from screens are making them available to moviegoers in the one place they know the public will → Read More
Movie quiz: Do you know the best opening lines and the most famous final words?
Hello, goodbye. As one chapter ends, another begins. Can you identify these films from their great opening lines and famous last words? Take our quiz. → Read More
We know who's up for an Oscar. Now for some trivia behind this year's nominations.
This week’s Academy Award nominations included movies that people have actually seen, some usual suspects and a leading best-picture nominee inspired by Batman's archenemy. → Read More
Movie review: 'Blinded By the Light' celebrates spirit of Springsteen tunes
There's a universality to the songs of "the Boss" that makes them so meaningful to people — be it someone who is middle-aged and looking to the past or, in → Read More
10 takeaways from 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' — the underwhelming Marvel sequel
Where's the fun? Where's the imagination? Where's Zendaya? → Read More
He's the first Native American actor to win an Oscar. 'I accepted, of course,' he said.
The first Native American actor to win an Oscar is Wes Studi, the Cherokee from Cherokee County who was — where else? — on a film set last weekend when → Read More
Watching the Oscars: Here's what to look for at tonight's ceremony
Are you ready to watch Sunday’s Oscars? You will be once you’ve surveyed our Academy Award viewing guide. → Read More
Watching the Oscars: Here's what to look for at tonight's ceremony
Are you ready to watch Sunday’s Oscars? You will be once you’ve surveyed our Academy Award viewing guide. → Read More
5 movies you should see because the sequel is coming out this holiday season
The holiday movie season means sequels, so if you're behind on your moviegoing, check out these original blockbusters before your family and friends make plans to see the second editions → Read More
For Halloween, 13 surprisingly not R-rated movies that will haunt you forever
They are disturbing. They have moments of terror. They are flat-out frightening — and they are rated PG-13 (for the most part). → Read More
New movies this week: 'Maze Runner' final chapter and a new Western on the big-screen
Something rarely seen at the movies — a Western — and something we see all the time — a sequel — are opening Friday at area movie theaters. → Read More
Movie review: 'The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2'
It has all led to this: “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2” is the grim closing chapter to the darkest blockbuster in recent memory, an unforgiving and satisfying end to the story of Katniss Everdeen. → Read More
Movie review: James Bond is back in a big way in 'Spectre'
James Bond returns in "Spectre," and it's a return to form, leaving us both shaken and stirred. → Read More
'Daughter of Dawn' film, a historical treasure of Oklahoma tribal history, returns to Tulsa a century after debut
On Friday, the acclaimed silent film "Daughter of Dawn," shot in Oklahoma in 1920 and featuring an all-Indian cast, begins a week of screenings at Circle Cinema, marking the first time in 94 years that the film has been shown in Tulsa. → Read More
Movie review: 'Steve Jobs' may be too smart for its own good
The film is terribly clever, but it's maybe a little too smart for its own good. The picture is a little too much in love with itself — no iPhones here, but iQ aplenty. → Read More
Fall movies: Gangsters, a man on Mars, James Bond and Mount Everest are stars
See what is coming up in theaters this season. → Read More
Tulsa and Roger Wheeler play starring roles in 'Black Mass'
The notorious 1981 murder of Tulsa business tycoon Roger Wheeler, on the orders of gang leader James "Whitey" Bulger, is depicted in swift but brutal, bloody fashion in the new film "Black Mass."Related Story: Movie review: Johnny Depp performance makes 'Black Mass' a mob hit → Read More
Students, parents get back into the back-to-school routine
Area schools will be in session by the end of this week, but will students’ brains be in session? Will parents be prepared? Planning is essential, said three parents who are ready for school to begin — and so are their kids. → Read More
Students, parents get back into the back-to-school routine
Planning is essential to being prepared for the school year. → Read More
Summer festivals, events outside of Tulsa: A day-trip awaits
There are car shows, rodeos, fun festivals and more to fill out your weekends until fall. → Read More