Lisandro Boccacci is a filmmaker with years of experience. He has worked with “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Tulsa King,” and “The Killers of the Flower Moon” productions. However, he is best known instead for his short films, including “Bankrupt on Boardwalk” (a semifinalist in the 2019 Los Angeles Cine Festival), “Out from Smoke & Ash” […]
Review: Gypsy’s Coffee House sponsors a short films night
Gypsy’s Coffee House sponsored a short film night featuring local filmmakers. Area cinematographers made the films. The movies titles ranged from comedy, horror, and drama to much more. Local film producer Lisandro Boccacci hosted a weekly event during December at the Gypsy Coffee House, 303 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. On every Monday during the month […]
Review: ‘Shared Legacies’ Recognizes Black-Jewish Unity for Civil Rights
With the week leading into Martin Luther King Jr. Day, many events were planned and scheduled to commemorate the local observance of the 45th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Parade. On Jan. 11, I was able to attend one of these events by watching the documentary “Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish Civil Rights […]
‘Shared Legacies’ film explores Black and Jewish storied relationship
Documentary examines the natural and notable alliance History is a record of triumphs and tragedies. History is a documentary of victors and victims. And history is a collection of the people of the past and present and their relationships. “Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance” is a film that captures the history and […]
Review: ‘Godzilla Minus One’ reveals a tragic past through fact and fiction
“Godzilla Minus One” unexpectedly presents itself as a piece of Japan’s history retold. The story follows a man named Kōichi Shikishima (played by Ryunosuke Kamiki), an ex-kamikaze pilot, as he navigates life in post-World War II Japan. After having survived an attack by Godzilla on Odo Island, which took the lives of many of his […]
Review: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’:
A Haunting Resurrection of Injustice Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of David Grann’s nonfiction book, “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI,” takes the audience on a compelling journey back to the early 1920s in Osage County, Okla. During this time, the discovery of oil on Osage lands brought tremendous […]
Preview: Mizna’s Arab Film Festival returns to Circle Cinema, Nov. 9
Circle Cinema, Tulsa’s only nonprofit independent historic theater, offers many unique viewing experiences for its members and guests. Circle screens an array of films, from Hollywood blockbusters to local independent films. It also showcases documentaries, silent films, and special screenings that are followed by one-of-a-kind panel discussions. Circle Cinema truly offers moviegoers visual experiences you […]
My (Sometimes) Halloween Movies
Spoiler alert: None of them are “Halloween” Many people binge on horror movies during October, though I know a few who do that all year long. But in October, it seems to have become a communal conversation. People posting about what they watch, discussing the relative merits of cinematic shockfests, both new and old, and […]
Review: Repo Man
Alex Cox’s punk masterpiece gets the 35mm treatment at Circle Cinema There was a time when the Reagan-esqe ideals of the Sharper Image catalog, conspicuous consumption, and upward mobility led to the capitulation of the free love movement and which tumbled into modern capitalism. A generation of people who spent their youths rebelling against the […]
Ticket Tuesday Gives Back to Students at the Admiral Twin Drive-In
Students at Tulsa Community College were given the option to receive two free tickets to the Admiral Twin, a drive-in theater in Tulsa during the Ticket Tuesday event held at Student Life. Susan Looper, program coordinator of West Campus, explained, “Well, it is free. Their student fees that they pay are what pay for the […]