We’re only a week away from the big night now: the 85th annual Academy Awards airs next Sunday night, and I still think Lincoln will have a huge night, or at least a bigger night than the heavy-favorite, Argo. I watched it for a second time this week, and Argo is a really good...
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Just a quick note to let any of you Looper fans out there seeing it again this weekend know that director Rian Johnson has recorded a theatrical commentary track that you can load onto your iPod or whatever other device and listen to in the theater. Download it from Criterion Cast.
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So that David Denby article in The New Republic that I posted last week caused a little bit of a delayed stir as critics returned home from Austin and their Fantastic Fest duties — watching movies and smoking weed. The New Yorker’s Richard Brody wrote about it in “The Movies Aren’t Dead (They’re Not...
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I usually don’t have any interest in box office numbers since they’re reported all wrong (by gross dollar amount instead of by admissions sold), but this weekend was striking. Five big new releases and all of them did pretty poorly, though when you look at what they are, it’s not really a surprise. Trouble...
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So, unless you’ve been living under a rock this week you probably already know that the Florida Film Festival is underway. It is, I believe, the biggest edition of the festival yet, and the handful of films I’ve seen while we were going through our reviews were all good. My picks for can’t-miss of...
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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
Fringe Fest 2013 reviews Arts & Culture: Our top seven picks By Jessica Bryce Young 5/22/2013
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
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
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
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