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    Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood – The Cinematic Schematic Review

    July 31, 2019
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    The Cinematic Schematic returns in our July edition to give a spoiler-free review of Quentin Tarantino’s highly anticipated ninth film, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and a huge all-star supporting cast.

    Before taking…

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    The Dead Don’t Die – The Cinematic Schematic Review

    June 17, 2019
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    The Cinematic Schematic returns in this special June edition to give a spoiler-free review of Jim Jarmusch‘s new film, a zombie comedy (zom-edy), The Dead Don’t Die. After spending the summer so far planning his new film and attending the 2019 deadCenter Film Festival,…

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    The Cinematropolis deadCenter 2019 Closing Recap

    June 16, 2019
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    After an entire weekend full of movies, parties, and reunions at the 2019 deadCenter Film Festival followed by a week full of film reviews and interviews here at The Cinematropolis, our special deadCenter coverage comes to a close with a festival recap discussion between our entire festival team, Jo Light,…

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    Jay Myself Captures a Fascinating, yet Out-of-Focus Image – deadCenter 2019

    June 14, 2019
    Image featuring Jay Maisel, the subject of Stephen Wilkes' documentary Jay Myself.

    Each picture you take has power as long as it brings experience to the person who’s looking at it.

    Jay Maisel

    Before Instagram, there was Jay Maisel.

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    The Art of Self-Defense – Riley Stearns deadCenter 2019 Interview

    June 13, 2019
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    The 2019 deadCenter Film Festival brought in a number of notable indie films, but perhaps our most anticipated was The Art of Self-Defense from writer/director Riley Stearns and Bleeker Street.

    The official synopsis for The Art of Self-Defense reads:

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    Postal Is Bloody Good Fun – deadCenter 2019 [Interview]

    June 13, 2019

    Postal is kind of hard to talk about without spoiling. But let’s start here — it’s great.

    The film is a black comedy that purports to be about the true story of Phillip Tress (Michael Shenefelt), a Florida man who goes off…

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    deadCenter’s “After Dark” Shorts Block Offered More Delightfully Disturbing Weirdness

    June 11, 2019
    After Dark

    The good folks behind Oklahoma City’s 19th annual deadCenter Film Festival know how to curate a stellar round-up of short films, and their “After Dark” collection this year was no exception, offering up nine films that embrace the strange, the surreal, and the subversive. 

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    The Bygone Is a Neo-Western that Aims High – deadCenter 2019

    June 10, 2019
    Bygone

    The Bygone, a feature film that had its world premiere at the 2019 deadCenter film festival on June 8, has a lot going for it.

    It’s a local production, shot in Oklahoma in late 2017.

    It…

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    Unparalleled Poignance Flourishes in deadCenter’s Unheard Voices Shorts

    June 10, 2019
    Grace from deadCenter 2019 Unheard Voices Shorts

    Murmurs often contain the most moving words.

    Illuminating the discourse of the marginalized and forgotten has become a tradition for deadCenter’s Unheard Voices Shorts. 2019’s festival seems to cultivate the…

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    Home with a View of the Monster is Both a Homecoming for Its Characters and Its Filmmakers, Cast

    June 9, 2019
    Home With a View from of the Monster

    Home With A View Of The Monster, the first feature film from twin brothers Alex and Todd Greenlee, made its debut before a nearly-packed house in the Devon Energy Theater at Harkins Bricktown, screening as part of the 2019 deadCenter Film Festival. Described by…

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