Selection Reminder: Zoolander shows at Enzian!
Tuesday, April 10 – Zoolander 9:30 p.m. Enzian Theater 1300 S. Orlando Ave., Maitland 407-629-0054 enzian.org $5 Here’s a weird factoid that’ll stop any hater in his or her tracks: Ben Stiller has only written (or at least received credit for) two feature films in his career. One was the brilliant Tropic Thunder, which netted…
Anthony Bourdain Guest Programs TCM Tuesday, April 10th
Anthony Bourdain: love him or hate him, the dude’s got great taste in film, and he’s bringing it to Turner Classic Movies for a night as guest programmer. Each film will feature an introduction by Bourdain and TCM host Robert Osborne, which is quite the interesting duo. The films are: The Searchers – John Ford…
Sunday Film News Roundup — April 8th, 2012
Film critics luckier than us (damn youse!) were treated a sort of odd treat this week when Pixar screened the first 30 minutes of Brave in a few select locations. The film has a few obstacles to overcome, the least of which might be the young male audience’s reaction to cooties since it’s about a yucky…
Selection Reminder: For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls!
Saturday, April 7 – For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls 8 p.m. through April 28 Footlight Theater at the Parliament House 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail wanziepresents.com $12.50-$15 Local campresario Michael Wanzie’s latest offering is a trio of short plays by Christopher Durang, anchored by his parody of The Glass Menagerie titled For Whom the…
Selection Reminder: Pink Martini head to the Plaza Live!
Friday, April 6 – Pink Martini 7 p.m. the Plaza Live 425 N. Bumby Ave. 407-228-1220 plazaliveorlando.com $28.50-$58.50 Since the 1990s, this collective of a dozen or so multicultural, multi-instrumental “musical archeologists” have served as a kind of big-box store without the price fixing – whatever you’re looking for, they probably have it. That’s a big reason…
Orlando Men’s Rugby Team begin run for the championship, ask for donations
It seems as though basketball and golf are no longer the only sports Orlando is known for. With the rise of teams like Orlando City Soccer Club, Orlando Hurling Club and now the Orlando Men’s Rugby Team, the City Beautiful continues to develop as an up-and-coming sports epicenter. Started in 1970, the Orlando Men’s Rugby…
Selection Reminder: New Roman Times tonight at Will’s Pub!
Friday, April 6 – New Roman Times with Sunbears, Great Deceivers 8 p.m. Will’s Pub 1042 N. Mills Ave. 407-898-5070 willspub.org $8 Before Orlando’s indie-rock coming-of-age over the last few years, culminating in last month’s outrageously successful Orange You Glad music festival, which not-so-gently nudged the nation to take a look at what’s up in…
TV outrage: Mary J. Blige, meet Don Draper
You wanna know my favorite scene from last week’s episode of Mad Men? It was the one in which Don and Harry try to get the Rolling Stones to shill for Heinz. You, too, huh? Small world. But my reasons might be a little different than yours. The scene wasn’t my favorite because of the…
Selection Reminder: Nihon: Reflections of a Classic Culture at OMA!
Thursday, April 5 – Nihon: Reflections of a Classic Culture 6-9 p.m. Orlando Museum of Art 2416 N. Mills Ave. 407-896-4231 omart.org $10 There are few things better than the sweet sangria-esque mixture of local artists, live music, wine and beer, and café grub. Orlando Museum of Art shares this potent concoction at its monthly…
Remix cocktail extra: basil-blackberry fizz
My monthly cocktail column, Remix, is meant to … well, remix classic American cocktails: those drinks you see in Mr. Boston but maybe have never tried yourself, because they look fussy, or old-fashioned, or use weird ingredients. I try to simplify or update Ye Olde Intoxicants for a more modern palate, and I have a…
Selection Reminder: UCF’s Steam exhibition opens tonight!
Thursday, April 5 – STEAM 6-8 p.m. through April 7 UCF Art Gallery University of Central Florida 407-823-5470 www.cah.ucf.edu free Seeing art and science as disciplines in opposition to each other is a mistake. Photographers, painters and sculptors rely on chemistry and engineering skills, whether they realize it or not; the parts of the brain…
Photo Gallery: Castle Otttis in St. Augustine
In the latest issue of Orlando Weekly, I explore in my Live Active Cultures column one of Central Florida’s hidden architectural gems. Castle Otttis, located steps from the shoreline in St. Augustine, is an imposing stone castle built by hand as an act of artistic and spiritual devotion. Ordinarily off-limits to outsider, I was allowed…
On Sale This Week: Bon Iver!
On Sale: Friday, April 6 Bon Iver with the Staves 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 5 Hard Rock Live 407-351-5483 hardrock.com $35-$55 Down the road: Van Halen, April 12 at Amway Center Daughtry, April 12 at Hard Rock Live The Marshall Tucker Band, April 13 at Orlando Jai-Alai Weedeater, April 13 at Will’s Pub Kevin James,…
The Pisco Sour
A fresh take on the classic American cocktail
Barnie’s CoffeeKitchen
The revamped coffeehouse adds ambitious breakfast and lunch menus and ups its coffee game
This Little Underground
Full event details are forthcoming, but bassist-about-town Phil Longo has confirmed with me that he’s miraculously managed to get the locally legendary Heathens – the seminal Post Records band stocked with musical notables like Matt Butcher, Sean Moore (Viernes) and members of Mumpsy – to do a reunion show for his birthday (May 11, Will’s…
Last man standing
The Shins’ James Mercer gathers new bandmates and sinks to new lows on major-label debut
Savage Love
I have an awesome relationship with an awesome guy.
Little Fish Huge Pond’s Mo Wisdom
Wisdom tells us about Sanford, her bar’s unique decor and her favorite member of Duran Duran
Maakies
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Stranger Mouse
German electronic duo Mouse on Mars’ new album embraces accessibility
The Are We Sunk? Index
How quickly is Florida sinking into the ocean this week?
Happytown
The week where Gov. Rick Scott made a big ass out of himself to the Big Apple, Democrats bit back at Mitt Romney’s perpetual gas leak and Sanford considered arresting the media for doing its job. Message control!
Trayvon Martin case is a black eye for Sanford
As public scrutiny mounts, the city of Sanford struggles with its reputation
Culture 2 Go
A solid six-day run of cultural events bookended by a Burrow Press reading and There Will Be Words
Private Lives
No dearth of fine acting in Mad Cow’s production of Noel Coward’s witty comedy of manners
Wasn’t tomorrow wonderful?
From Santorum to Scientology, the ’90s saw it coming
Notes from underground
On the air for 60 years and still going strong, WPRK is one of American college radio’s oldest stations. Despite an FCC hiccup last month, it looks like the station will continue to buck the trend
Live Active Cultures
Seth finds homegrown magic and a new castle to love
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Please study this testimony: “Born in a rancid, bat-infested cave at the base of the smoldering Sangay Volcano, I was raised by the half-bear demon princess Arcastia. At the age of 4 my training as a ninja shaman began when I was left naked and alone next to a stream of…
We Need to Talk About Kevin
A troubled kid’s endgame leaves Tilda Swinton picking up the pieces
Florida Independent calling it quits
The Florida Independent, the online news source that launched in 2010 with a mission of writing stories that would “positively influence” public policy and debate, has announced that it’s closing up shop as of April 27. “Since we launched in May 2010, we have simply been unable to build a strong enough donor base to…
Opening in Orlando — April 4th-6th, 2012
Opening in Orlando — April 4th, 2012 Titanic in 3D — Remember when James Cameron taught you that love never dies? Of course you don’t, because that was Andrew Lloyd Webber. But we forgive you for getting your ’90s kitsch peddlers mixed up. What’s important is that the history-making blockbuster Titanic is back in theaters,…
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s brown Superman with a beard! Aziz Ansari comes to UCF!
Tuesday, April 10 – Aziz Ansari’s Buried Alive Tour 7 p.m. UCF Arena 4000 Central Florida Blvd. 407-823-5555 ucfarena.com $5-$25 Whether you know him from his small role as a xenophobe fruit vendor on the HBO series Flight of the Conchords or as the popular ladies man Tom Haverford on NBC’s Parks and Recreation, get…
Selection Reminder: Laura Stevenson and the Cans tonight at Will’s Pub!
Wednesday, April 4 – Laura Stevenson and the Cans with Mirabeau, Roadkill Ghost Choir 8 p.m. Will’s Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave. 407-898-5070 willspub.org $8-$10 The standout factoid about Laura Stevenson is still a good one – her grandfather popularized the Christmas standards “The Little Drummer Boy” and “Do You Hear What I Hear?” and…
Selection Reminder: Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy
Tuesday, April 3 – Artists & Authors: Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy 6:30 p.m. Orange County Regional History Center 65 E. Central Blvd. 407-836-7010 thehistorycenter.org sold out He may now be a touted author and professor at Yale University, but as a kid, Carlos Eire was airlifted out of Cuba…
