It’s been a lot to catch up on since I spent last week and a good part of this week with the flu, but the only thing I was really upset I missed out on the day it was released was a new Mickey Mouse short film called Croissant de Triomphe that also features Minnie as...
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We were sort of blessed as moviegoers in 2012. It was a strong year, the first really strong year since the lockout, and that’s evident in the Original Screenplay nominees. I have an intense love/hate relationship with the two screenwriting categories at the Oscars, especially original screenplay. Sometimes it rewards bravery in style and...
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Heard any good Star Wars jokes this week? No, seriously, have you? The ones I heard were all terrible. But the Disney/Lucasfilm merger was quite a bombshell, and one that came from out of nowhere. The basic conversation about the Disney/Lucasfilm this week was about whether or not Princess Leia counts as a Disney...
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Much of my week was spent devouring both the Jaws and Royal Tenenbaums blurays. Both films look completely gorgeous in their hi-def upgrades, but beyond that there are some problems. Tenenbaums is the same disc as the DVD that came out 10 years ago, thus all of the features were shot in native SD and nothing...
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So it looks like Enzian lost their booking for Beasts of the Southern Wild to run with Moonrise Kingdom for a few more weeks because of its success. Beasts will open at the Regal Winter Park Village on 8/2 instead. As you were. Just a heads up that this is the last week for...
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Pretty good weekend all around for movegoers. Ted and Magic Mike both cleaned up at the box office with entirely different demographics, and Moonrise Kingdom kicked enough ass at the Enzian to be held over. See it before its too late, seriously, and before the summer starts. The Amazing Spider-man begins its midnight screenings Monday night as...
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The most remarkable thing about film news this week, I think, was how boring it was — aside from Andrew Sarris dying, of course, which hurts my heart. Twitter and the blogs were flooded with remembrances of him to the point of becoming a din of quicksand. The most interesting posts about him were...
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In case you either live under a rock or on the rock, Henry Hill, the real life Brooklyn mobster who was the model for Ray Liotta’s character in the film Goodfellas, died this week. People seem to be remembering him more for the later, but let’s not forget the former. He was a mobster...
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Instead of an art show opening, they’ve chosen to throw a closing party – a costume party, to boot.
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I’ve been a few steps behind everything this week between setting up a new computer and the beginning of Euro 2012. Every year I bitch and moan about how horrible international football is, and about what a pain in the crack friendlies and qualifiers are (a high percentage of Arsenal players seem to come...
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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
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
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
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