Like a Virgin My Ass
I’m sorry people, but I can’t take this Madonna media circus anymore! And despite my upcoming rant, the Material Girl is not the sole entity responsible for this mess! Why is that white celebrities think its trendy to buy African children? They’re human beings, not artifacts or souvenirs. I think it’s great that Madonna wants…
Voting machine problems are already cropping up.
The Miami Herald is already reporting problems with the touchscreen voting machines in use during early voting down in South Florida. Not suprisingly, all of the errors so far seem to have favored the Republican candidates, or so it would appear from this report. “After a week of early voting, a handful of glitches with…
Animal Crackers
Animal Crackers Label: Bloodshot Length: LP Media: CD Format: Album WorkNameSort: Animal Crackers There’s not much of a reason to give a damn about kids’ music. But when it’s put out by an indie label like y’all-ternative Bloodshot Records, you gotta wonder. The Beasties (whose ranks include members of the Mekons, Waco Brothers and Devil…
My Life In Rooms
My Life In Rooms Label: Monotreme Length: EP Media: CD Format: Album WorkNameSort: My Life In Rooms Barzin’s Jason Pierce’like vocal is the only element that steadies the somber My Life in Rooms, a collection of drifting compositions that wobble and tip on a wealth of slide guitar and stuttering electric piano melodies. The singular…
Anders Parker
Anders Parker Label: Baryon Length: EP Media: CD Format: Album WorkNameSort: Anders Parker The former Varnaline singer holed up for three days in a Los Angeles recording studio with Wilco’s Ken Coomer, Son Volt pedal-steel expert Eric Heywood and Dumptruck guitarist Kirk Swan to put together a ‘small-roomâ?�’ sounding record, on which everyone plays together…
FOODIE-PLEX
Gourmet go-to offers a harmonic convergence of flavors
The Clubhouse
The homey Clubhouse is now more sophisticated, with an impressive food menu that’s still expanding. Nineteen TVs satisfy sports fans, along with a pool table. Strong drinks are served quickly for downtowners ready to unwind.
Suite B
Yuppies and scenesters alike shake it down to some of the best house in town. Come for the ’70s-flavored décor, the cozy lounge areas and the well-crafted libations. Stay for the grooves.
Orlando Brewing
For beer geeks, the coolest place in town is the tasting room at this organic brewery. Find Chimay Triple and Framboise among the 20 taps, as well as beers brewed in-house (pale ale, unfiltered pale ale, a blonde ale and a Blackwater dry porter).
Uncle Lou’s Entertainment Hall
Relocated from East Michigan Street to the ViMi, Uncle Lou’s brings the inviting atmosphere that comes with tall cans of Schlitz Malt Liquor. The welcoming sight of the proprietor’s gold-toothed grill and his Jamaican patois complements the booming music.
Place:Central Station Bar
A loud, happy spot in the thick of the downtown crush, Central Station always draws a crowd. The clientele skews young, though 30-ish professional types aren’t out of place. High ceilings and lots of woodwork accent the historical authenticity; the back-corner stage is put to use most nights.
Fiddler’s Green
Darts are a serious preoccupation at this crossroads for nobodies and somebodies with 23 beers on tap. Decorated in wood and traditional adornments, the pub is rich with Celtic cheer that pours from the drinking side as well as the upscale dining room.
Place:Casey’s on Central
If you were raised in Orlando, you’re almost guaranteed to run into an old high-school buddy during happy hour. Casey’s has an outdoor patio, great music and strong drinks. Snag an outside table for prime people-watching.
SPLIT PERSONALITY
‘The Last King of Scotland’ is as dishonest as its subject
Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die
Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die Studio: Facets WorkNameSort: Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die Whoever Says the Truth Shall Die is a provocative title befitting its provocative subject: Italian poet, novelist, filmmaker and anti-fascist commentator Pier Paolo Pasolini. The Truth, in this case, is that Pasolini’s 1975 murder was not at the hands of…
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Length: Single Studio: 20th Century Fox Distribution Rated: R Website: http://www.boratmovie.com/ Release Date: 2006-11-03 Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Kenneth Davitian, Luenell , Pamela Anderson, Pat Haggerty Director: Larry Charles Screenwriter: Sacha Baron Cohen, Dan Mazer, Peter Baynham, Ant Hines, Todd Phillips Music Score:…
Andy Goldsworthy â?? Rivers and Tides – Working With Time
Andy Goldsworthy Ã’ Rivers and Tides – Working With Time Studio: Docurama Rated: NONE WorkNameSort: Andy Goldsworthy Ã’ Rivers and Tides – Working With Time Artist Andy Goldsworthy creates the most temporary of artwork. Fashioning sculptures out of icicles, using the surface of a pond for a canvas or delicately balancing a wall of rocks…
The Queen
The Queen Length: Single Studio: Miramax Films Rated: PG-13 Website: http://www.thequeen-movie.com/ Release Date: 2006-11-03 Cast: Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen, James Cromwell, Sylvia Syms, Helen McCrory Director: Stephen Frears Screenwriter: Peter Morgan Music Score: Abbie Lister, Tony Lewis WorkNameSort: Queen , The Our Rating: 4.00 For director Stephen Frears, The Queen is hardly the return to…
The Human Factor
The Human Factor Studio: Dark Sky Films WorkNameSort: Human Factor, The The hulking, rock-like mass of George Kennedy was never really made for star appeal, and he’s considered himself more of a character actor even when playing leading parts. As a more emotionally distraught version of Lee Marvin’s violent avenger in Point Blank, Kennedy chews…
Flushed Away
Flushed Away Length: Single Studio: DreamWorks SKG Rated: PG Website: http://www.flushedaway.com/flash/index.html Release Date: 2006-11-03 Cast: Ian McKellen, Bill Nighy, Shane Richie, Jean Reno, Andy Serkis Director: Sam Fell, David Bowers Screenwriter: Sam Fell, Dick Clement, Joe Keenan, William Davies, Ian La Frenais, Peter Lord Music Score: Harry Gregson-Williams WorkNameSort: Flushed Away Our Rating: 3.00 Perhaps…
The Films of James Broughton
The Films of James Broughton Studio: Facets Rated: NONE WorkNameSort: Films of James Broughton, The One of the early leaders of the West Coast’s experimental film movement, James Broughton’s work has largely been the purview of academic asterisks, and despite a 40-year stretch of filmmaking from the ’40s through the ’80s, he’s seldom afforded the…
Bongo Rock
Bongo Rock Label: Mr. Bongo Length: EP Rated: NONE Media: CD Format: Reissue WorkNameSort: Bongo Rock After James Brown’s ‘Funky Drummer,â?� the second and third song on the list of most-sampled of all time are doubtless ‘Apacheâ?� and ‘Bongo Rockâ?� by the Incredible Bongo Band. Big, funky and (most important) easily isolated, the drum breaks…
Get Dirty Radio
Get Dirty Radio Label: Look/Tha Ave Records Length: EP Media: CD Format: Album WorkNameSort: Get Dirty Radio Though he hasn’t done a full-length in some time, the New York MC called Andre the Giant (aka A.G.) garners considerable respect in discussions of ’90s hip-hop, for both his credible debut on Lord Finesse’s Funky Technician and…
POLICE BEAT
Oct. 21, 1:39 A.M.: Officer Little was dispatched to the 300 block of North Ivey Lane to look into an alarm at a restaurant. After inspecting the premises, Little found the rear door to the place cracked open; he couldn’t investigate further because he was separated from the door by a 6-foot-tall chain-link fence topped…
LETTERS
;Yes, we know Very interesting Happytown™ [Oct. 12]. Don’t you think you could have allowed commentary from [Clint] Curtis’ side, instead of giving all the ink to Feeney’s spokesperson?; ; You guys do know that Feeney was recently rated one of the most 20 most corrupt people in congress by CREW, the nonprofit, nonpartisan congressional…
SELECTIONS
Thursday•2 UCF’s Homecoming Week 2006 Keeping up with the reputation that led Florida Leader Magazine to distinguish UCF for having the Best Homecoming in Florida in 2004, the school went all-out this year — concerts, movies, carnival, comedy, parade and football. Already underway, Homecoming Week slides to a close Saturday, when the Golden Knights face…
ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD
Warning: The following story may annoy you if you’re over the age of 25 and play or dream of playing in a band. Generalities get you in trouble. There are a few that are pretty safe to assume: The government is tapping your phone, your boss is screwing you and, if you’re a teenager, your…
SLASH AND BURN
There’s nothing pleasant about digital shrieking so shrill that the finished product is as distant from birthday cakes and sunshine that you can possibly get, but the Knife’s Silent Shout is nonetheless this year’s chillingly grim electronic masterpiece. It’s as if the Swedish brother-sister duo behind the Knife, Olof Dreijer and Karin Dreijer Andersson, don’t…
RIC KELLER’S GREATEST HITS
; It’s been nearly six years since Ric Keller first graced the halls of Congress, and what a six years it’s been: wars, tax cuts, more wars, scandals, even Keller’s own divorce and remarriage. But through it all, Ric has been there, telling us in that soothing, reassuring voice that if we follow President Bush,…
POWER SHOWER
The fall of 2006 was shaping up to be a fiction-lover’s dream. Richard Ford was going to finish his Bascombe series; Stephen King was crossing over to literary fiction. The reclusive Thomas Pynchon had a novel, as did the equally talented, equally invisible Cormac McCarthy. But so far, all of these books have been outshined…
HOW THE WEST WAS FILMED
You can’t escape words like “classic” when you’re talking about John Ford. The director of nearly 12 dozen films — including such Westerns as The Searchers, Stagecoach and How the West Was Won — is, according to Martin Scorsese, “the essence of classical American cinema.” And Steven Spielberg agrees. “John Ford’s movies were a collection…
BLISTER
“I just ate a Mexican pizza while watching Tootie spew all over Mrs. Garrett about Jermaine Jackson’s stuffed, purple-sequined package!” I toot. “Oh, yeah?” Tony challenges my intestinal fortitude. “Well, I just ate 17 barbecue meatballs while thumbing through a mini-biography on the Germs.” At a mutual 34, this is, we surmise, as good as…
SAVAGE LOVE
I’m a 24-year-old man with a 28-year-old girlfriend. We’ve been together for a year and I love her with all my heart. We get along, she makes me laugh, she even plays video games with me. How awesome is that? But our sex life is less than great. I know there are guys out there…
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES When I was in my 20s, I refused to work for a living because I wanted to live for a living. As a result, I got an extended opportunity to perfect the art of cheerful poverty. One winter, my cash reserves got so low that I had to leap to a new level. For…
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND
To a child, Halloween is about ghoulish titillation. To a socially active man about town, it’s more like a parade of ghoulish tits. At least it was in downtown this past weekend. Moreover, the sharp-edged spirit of spooky thrills was replaced with the numbed haze of boozed-up absurdity. And this time, I’m not referring to…
I LOVE TELEVISION
;”America is getting what it deserves — crappy, stupid, artificial reality TV.” So says Buzz Bissinger, the author of Friday Night Lights, which is also a new and very unsuccessful TV program. In an interview with the Philadelphia Inquirer, Bissinger was ragging on the show opposite his, the ABC megahit Dancing With the Stars, claiming,…
COUNCIL WATCH
Outside City Hall during this week’s scheduled meeting, the gaunt (except for ACLU Central Florida Chapter chair George Crossley) miscreants of the STOP coalition waved signs reading “Stop Harassing the Homeless!” and “Sharing Food Shouldn’t Be a Crime!” Inside, honorees assembled their tchotchkes and brushed their linens for photo ops. District 2 commissioner Betty Wyman…
HAPPYTOWN
;Time once again for the Happytown™ Editorial Board’s endorsements! As always, if you elect the wrong people, don’t come crying to us.; ;;State/local races ;;Governor: Jim Davis (D); ;There are worse Republicans than Charlie Crist, for sure. But we’re giving the nod to Jim Davis because Crist is Bush Lite, and at the risk of…
Crist is a flamer, part two
Another story on Charlie Crist’s gayness by my colleague Bob Norman. Wonder if the Sentinel is gonna touch this?
All I want on election day
Yes, it would be nice to see Congress go back to the Dems. Yes it would be nice to see Lil’ Georgie cut off at the knees, and all of his destructive policies halted and/or reversed. Yes, it would be nice to see Nancy Pelosi as the House Majority leader just to watch the right…
