Well, the first week of Cannes is over and if someone held a gun to your head and said “pick a frontrunner for the Palme d’Or”, you’d have to say it’s Jacques Audiard’s Rust & Bone, though it likely won’t win (going by the buzz, Marion Cotillard seems like a high choice for Best...
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Every year it seems to be that there is one movie nominated in this category that I haven’t seen, so I always feel weird saying “ should win!” I really thought Sally Hawkins was going to get nominated for Made in Dagenham just to throw a wrench into the works for me, but I’ve...
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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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The manliest of all Oscar categories, the one for the dudes out there forced to sit through red carpet ooing and aahing, the moment when the Kodak Theatre, for a precious moment, becomes a gladiator arena of bloodthirsty barkers and maidens burying their faces from the primal nightmare on display. Kidding, it’s Best Costume...
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All dates are subject to change, ya dig? 7/9 – the awkward comedy of Cyrus (Enzian), the Italian melodrama of I Am Love (Winter Park – pictured) 7/16 – the Aussie noir The Square (Winter Park), UPDATE: the documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work (Winter Park) 7/23 – the dysfunctional family dramedy The...
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Fringe Fest 2013 reviews Arts & Culture: Our top seven picks By Jessica Bryce Young 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
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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