There is very little chance for a surprise when the envelope is opened up for this award on Sunday. Octavia Spencer has been the frontrunner basically since The Help opened up in the summer.
I remember seeing the trailer for it before Bridesmaids and not expecting to hear much about it after its run, and...
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Tony Blair and other Brits are up in arms over Meryl Streep’s “unkind” portrayal of Margaret Thatcher with Alzheimer’s. I hope those Tories haven’t seen the West End hit Billy Elliot, whose Broadway tour opened at Orlando’s Bob Carr last night. One of the best moments in the show (based on the 2000 Universal...
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A mixtape for all you nostalgic lovers out there; Whether you’re alone or with the one you love, this mix is like walking into a diner in the midwest in the middle of nowhere… the waiting room of the beyond, perhaps. A walk through each other’s souls. Everyone together.
Valentine’s Day should be recognized as...
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Let January 9th, 2012, forever be known in the annals of Orlando history as “The Day of the Passing Pachyderms.” (Or not.)
Our story starts at Walt Disney World, where what was arguably the most iconic original attraction at the Magic Kingdom has closed forever in its current form. On Sunday night, Fantasyland’s Dumbo attraction...
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“Now I have a machine gun. HO – HO – HO.” Wonderful words, aren’t they? They burst at the seams with a jolly, pudding stuffed Christmas spirit perfection.
Thanksgiving is gone, finally, and so are all the leftovers. Christmas lights are beginning to go up, and next week so will the tree in Rockefeller Center. It’s a...
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If you follow me on Twitter (@skubersky) you may have been confused by an avalanche of incoherent messages this past Monday night. Fear not for my sanity; I was only live-tweeting the results of the 2012 Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival lottery, held at the Parliament House’s Footlights Theater.
Just as in past years, the...
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Just makin’ another short film.
This time, it is an animated felt effort, To Die by Your Side, done with the help of co-director Simon Cahn and fashion designer Olympia Le-Tan. It tells the story of what the illustrated book covers are up to once the book shop closes for the night. (You can watch...
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Thursday, Oct. 13 – P.S. I Love You
If you were already overwhelmed with all the awesomeness that’s happening in town tonight (Duran Duran, The New Pornographers), get ready for another bullet point on your to-do list. Quickly rising Ontario band P.S. I Love You is performing tonight at the BackBooth. If you’ve heard ‘em,...
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Aside from writing duties, I spent much of the week focusing on two endevours: reading Roger Ebert’s memoir, Life Itself, and devouring the Star Wars: The Completely Saga box set.
Firstly, Ebert’s book was a joy to read. Usually biographies are kind of a slog to get through unless I’m intensely interested in the subject....
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If you don’t know the music and accolades of Miami based electro-freak Dino Felipe, there’s a chance you haven’t been paying attention. Felipe has around 50 releases (40 are full length albums) all produced at home. Dino’s prowess has attracted the attention of lo-fi recording legends Ariel Pink and R. Stevie Moore and even...
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