I absolutely loved Danny Boyle’s sweeping epic of an Opening Ceremony, despite the fact NBC decided to delay it and chop it up for prime time, cutting out a few sections (including, apparently, a Death Eater attack). Of course people complained. This is boring. This is lame. This is too multicultural. This is an...
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In a world of reboots, recalls and regrets, it’s nice to know that some things don’t change. Like Senator Patrick Leahy appearing in a Batman movie, for example. Per the AP, Senator Leahy (D-FameWhore) has a small role in the forthcoming The Dark Knight Rises. That makes two consecutive bat-cameos for Leahy: In 2008’s The Dark...
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Movie news seemed to take a bit of a deep breath to catch up after the madness that is Cannes finally finished. To kill the time, I finally caught Men in Black III. Oh boy. Chalk up another victory for infamous Hollywood Braincloud. The most interesting thing to come out of that will have...
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Wikipedia (and others)’s battle against SOPA and PIPA obviously dominated the news this week, with the user-submitted encyclopedia going dark for 24 to the whiny consternation of high school and college students nationwide. I mean, holy shit. You shouldn’t be using Wikipedia for homework. Just as big a news story, I think, was the...
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Warner’s announced today that select theaters around the country will get a special screening of the first 6 minutes of Chris Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises on December 16th. And, hey, guess what? Orlando is on their list. The clip will be attached to the 70mm Imax print of Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol at...
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Today, November 6th, 151 years ago (or seven score and 11 years ago, if you will), the nation elected Abraham Lincoln to the White House. Yesterday, November 5th, was also the 56th anniversary of Doc Brown cracking his head open and inventing the flux capacitor, which, indeed, is still fluxing. But enough of that....
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It’s a good thing that we’re discussing who we believe actually deserves these awards, as opposed to merely predicting who will take it home, because I’m just about sick of lamenting the staggering amount of acclaim that perfectly fine character actress Melissa Leo is earning for her good-not-great work in The Fighter. [EDITOR'S NOTE:...
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This year, yours truly joined the Florida Film Critics Circle, and this week, my vote (among those from 18 colleagues from across the state) went towards declaring David Fincher’s The Social Network the very finest film of 2010. Fincher took Best Director, while Aaron Sorkin’s snappy script won Best Adapted Screenplay. With regards to...
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Fringe Fest 2013 reviews Arts & Culture: Our top seven picks By Jessica Bryce Young 5/22/2013
Downtown Orlando Annual Manual 2013: Culture and cocktails – lots of cocktails 4/12/2013
The Survivors Project News: Excerpts from ebook that gives sexual-abuse survivors a chance to tell their stories 5/22/2013
Tip Jar: local food news Food & Drink: This week: HUE closes, Vespr Craft Coffee opens, and look forward to Scotland at this year’s Epcot Food and Wine Festival By Faiyaz Kara 5/22/2013
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties Drink: Where to drink and party in Orlando this week 5/22/2013
Album Review: Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' Daft Punk ascends to new heights of what-the-fuck on arguably the year's most anticipated release. By M.T. Richards 5/22/2013