Blogs: Culture 2 Go

Since it’s part of my personal mission to turn this blog into a cheap-ass simulacrum of actress Michele Feren’s Twitter account, it behooves me to report that the Doodie Humor diva and co-star of the 2008 film Sex Drive will be seen Wednesday night on stage at Hard Rock Live, gyrating enthusiastically (read: like...
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Unfortunate email subject line of the day: Special New Wave discount: All 400 BLOWS on sale! The impetus behind this potentially titillating headline was yesterday’s – wait for it – 50 year anniversary of Francois Truffaut’s seminal film The 400 Blows. For those uninitiated, Truffaut was a French film critic notorious for his scathing...
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Hey, wasn’t I saying something just recently about the modern definition of “intellectual property” favoring property over, you know, intellect? Well, thanks be to Nikki Finke at Deadline Hollywood Daily for blowing the whistle on the latest and perhaps most egregious such a concept-grab: Disney’s attempt to trademark the name “Princess Aurora.”   Yep,...
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Looking for something cultural-ish to do tonight?  Here’s 3 options for your last-minute entertainment:   Comic Book Cover Art Show Blackbox (630 W. Central) 7pm-Midnight $5 In honor of “Free Comic Book Day”, featuring art work from Decoy, Palin Perez Jackson, Christoper Daren, Gus Rider, G Lemmus, Scott Donald, Swamburger, Sean Hartman, & Special...
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So Fox has finally gotten around to butchering my favorite outright. I was raised on Wolverine, and the Weapon X Saga was my Godfather. I spent my youth in slavering anticipation of seeing this story translated onto the silver screen, with only a slightly slimmer hope of being cast in the title role myself....
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This audition notice (from the Osceola Center for the Arts) has one of the most intriguing titles I’ve ever known: Flaming Idiots – a farce by Tom Rooney Directed by Brandon Arrington Sunday, May 3rd and Monday, May 4thMeet at 6pm in the Center LobbyActors should be prepared to read from the scriptAll roles...
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If you love getting politically involved, but think waving teabags seems a little impotent, here’s a rally with an actual purpose (from the Farmworkers Association of Florida; emphasis added): Rally and March at Lake Eola Location:  Lake Eola Park – northwest corner of the park (near Panera’s)Time: May 1 (tomorrow) 4:30-7:00 p.m.Spokespersons: Tirso Moreno, FWAF: 407-886-5151Ana...
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I know: You’re sick of hearing about Wolverine. And believe it or not, I’m sick of writing about it. In fact, I hope that, when the movie finally opens this weekend, it unexpectedly lands at #42 (getting its ass kicked by the jaw-droppingly powerful Anvil! The Story of Anvil), and we never again have...
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E-mail sent to Orlando Weekly by an artist who wishes to remain anonymous: I am an Orlando GuitarTown artist, and I was informed about the last two events, but I was surprised I did. I only heard about the Call For Artists a week or so before the deadline, only heard that I was...
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Okay, so sometimes stuff comes in too late, or it just doesn’t fit with the idiom of our print calendar (that idiom: a tiny amount of space), but still it’s worth a look. From now on, such events will be posted under this header. (Ends: (blank). You know, as in Odds and Ends? I thought...
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