Flight – At first glance, this story of an airline pilot (Denzel Washington) whose heroic acts fall under a shadow of suspicion might seem like a sad sign of the times – the manifestation of some sick shared urge to bring even Captain Sully low. But the film is actually based loosely on a...
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Chasing Mavericks – Directors Michael Apted and Curtis Hanson team up to tell the true-life story of surfer Jay Moriarity (Jonny Weston), who developed a close bond with older legend Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler) while training to ride one of the world’s biggest waves. Moriarity ultimately drowned while still in his early 20s —...
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Silent Hill: Revelation 3D – If you can’t manage a ticket to Halloween Horror Nights, there’s always this latest big-screen representation of the spooky scenarios beloved by gamers far and wide. While Revelation is only the second film in the series, it’s actually an adaptation of the game Silent Hill 3 — and knowing...
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Alex Cross — This season’s WTF casting coup puts Tyler Perry into the role of novelist James Patterson’s homicide detective, shown here on the trail of a serial killer played by Matthew Fox (taking time out from his Twitter-documented hobby of beating women to play the bad guy for a change). Having a beloved...
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Paranormal Activity 4 — It wouldn’t be Halloween without another installment in this decade’s Saw. This one’s actually a sequel to Paranormal Activity 2, revisiting the story of Katie and Hunter after the third installment confused hardcore fans by unexpectedly veering off into an exploration of the human-trafficking trade in Southeast Asia. “We tried...
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Arbitrage — Reviewed this week. (R) Argo –Ben Affleck’s latest directorial effort tells the true story of a daring effort to rescue some of the Americans who were being held hostage in Iran in 1979. But will modern audiences be able to relate to a time in which an opportunistic Republican candidate made a...
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Frankenweenie — Given what kind of a job Tim Burton did turning Dark Shadows into a 113-minute feature when he had 1,000+ TV episodes’ worth of material to draw from, how slim are the odds he’s been able to wring 87 respectable minutes out of a half-hour short he made 28 years ago? On...
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Taken 2 — That Liam Neeson, he just can’t seem to keep his family safe. But this time, see, the rub is that he and his wife are the ones who get kidnapped, and it’s the daughter who got snatched the last time who has to help them escape. Herein lies the problem with...
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Hotel Transylvania– Reviewed this week. (PG) Looper — Reviewed this week. (R) Pitch Perfect — It seems like only yesterday we were looking for the female Hangover. Now we’ve moved on to the perpetual search for the next Bridesmaids. Enter this ensemble comedy about a mistmatched team of college a capella singers. Wait …...
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This isn’t the sort of revelation that puts you in line to be the next David Gregory, but what the heck: Most of what I know about politicians, I learned from Greg Stillson. Stillson, you may or may not recall, is the antagonist of the Stephen King book and movie The Dead Zone. He’s...
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Food & Drink - Reader' Picks BOO 2012: Best Caribbean 1st Bahama Breeze, multiple locations, bahamabreeze.com 2nd Mama Millie's, 12273 University Blvd., 407-382-3570, mamamillies.com 7/18/2012
Fringe Fest 2013 shows Arts & Culture: Some choices for geeks, gamers, those who prefer to fly solo, kids, oldsters and more By Seth Kubersky 5/15/2013
Orlando City Soccer's goal rush News: The Brit, the Brazilian and their (not so?) crazy scheme to make Orlando soccer capital of the Southeast By Jeffrey Billman 5/8/2013
Lizz Winstead bites back Arts & Culture: The political pundit and creator of The Daily Show discusses the feminist elite, slut-shaming, and the difference between essay and memoir By Billy Manes 5/8/2013
Attorney John Morgan backs marijuana legalization News: Local celeb-attorney is new chair of statewide marijuana advocacy organization United for Care By Billy Manes 4/24/2013
Not to be upstaged Arts & Culture: The Free Outdoor Stage on the lawn at Fringe is not what you might expect By Ashley Belanger 5/15/2013