It’s a slow film week with Super Bowl XLVII set to kick off tonight in New Orleans. Warm Bodies, the zombie comedy with Nicolas Hoult, easily won the weekend. I’m not all that interested in the matchup of San Francisco versus Baltimore, and the list of movie trailers premiering tonight — like The Lone...
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With this year’s ’70s-inspired theme, you might see a friskier side emerge from the New Year’s Eve affair.
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-Firstly, the Barnes and Noble Criterion 50% off sale has been extended a week, to November 26th. We suggest picking up Chungking Express while you still can, as it’s gone out of print and will soon be rare as people hold on to them with a kung fu death grip. There is some confusion...
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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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Saturday, Dec. 31 – James Bond New Year’s Eve Party III More than likely, at some point in our lives we’ve either wanted or wanted to be (or both!) James Bond. Anyone knows it takes a lot more than a tailored tux, a martini and a handgun to portray the cunningly gallant spy. Tonight,...
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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...
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That. Was. AWESOME! Tonight, the Tampa Theatre played host to TCM’s ongoing roadshow in the lead-up to the network’s own film festival in April. The event, tailored specifically for a Florida crowd (and the first For Reels-sponsored event – sweet!), featured a 35mm-print screening of Smokey and the Bandit, preceded by a Q&A with...
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Fringe Fest 2013 reviews Arts & Culture: Our top seven picks By Jessica Bryce Young 5/22/2013
Live Active Cultures Arts & Culture: “Naruto” star Maile Flanagan on anime, fan conventions, being a military brat and thanking her wife at the Emmys By Seth Kubersky 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
Savage Love COLUMN: Twenty-one-year-old female here. When we were both 14, my first boyfriend took advantage of me. I wanted to explore my sexuality a little, but... By Dan Savage 5/22/2013
Feedback Music: Music updates from around town: Sportstown, East-West Records, double dose of Lil’ Indies By Ashley Belanger 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