Sunday Film News Roundup — December 9th, 2012
Throughout the day today, the Los Angeles Film Critic Circle is announcing their year end winners on their Twitter account (Dwight Henry for Best Supporting Actor for Beasts of the Southern Wild was the right call, so they’re 1 for 1 so far), as are the Boston Society of Film Critics on their Twitter account. The…
Expect smoothie-pop from Matt Pond tonight at Lil Indies
Sunday, Dec. 9 – Matt Pond with the Pauses 8 p.m. Lil Indies 1036 N. Mills Ave. 407-898-5070 willspub.org $7 Matt Pond PA, inexhaustible purveyor of hooky smoothie-pop, hasn’t been a PA resident for quite some time. After moving to New York almost a decade ago (and St. Augustine after that), he could have sliced…
Orlando Psycho City Derby Girls open season with triple-header
Sunday, Dec. 9 – Orlando Psycho City Derby Girls Season Opener 4:30 p.m. Semoran Skateway 2670 Cassel Creek Blvd. Casselberry 407-834-9106 brownpapertickets.com $10 The appeal of roller derby for onlookers is sort of similar to that insane, vicarious excitement many experience through watching ultimate fighting, only these tough ladies are on skates, and they’re going…
Local artisans sell wares at the Sparkle Handmade Holiday Market
Sunday, Dec. 9 – Sparkle Handmade Holiday Market 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dandelion Communitea Café 618 N. Thornton Ave. facebook.com/ dandelion communitea free Sure, you could take the easy gift-giving route and be the guy who shows up Christmas morning with a last-minute gift card. (Boring!) Or you could head to Dandelion’s Sparkle Handmade Holiday Market,…
Alternative country-folk icon Iris DeMent tonight at The Plaza Live
Saturday, Dec. 8 – Iris DeMent 7 p.m. The Plaza Live 425 N. Bumby Ave. 407-228-1220 plazaliveorlando.com $29.50 After rising with a string of highly acclaimed albums in the ’90s that culminated in a Grammy nod and major profile boost for her duets with folk-music iconoclast John Prine on his tribute album, In Spite of…
Barry Kirsch leads Fourth Annual Murder City Photography Christmas Lights Photo Walk
Saturday, Dec. 8 – Fourth Annual Murder City Photography Christmas Lights Photo Walk 8-10 p.m. meet at rose garden at south end of Central Park 251 S. Park Ave. Winter Park free It can be tough to get into the holiday spirit in Orlando – too much sun, not enough mittens – which is why…
Bin Laden’s brother’s former mansion is in central Florida
Check out this story in Vice by OW writer Chris Balogh. Apparently, Balogh stumbled across a mansion that once belonged to Khalil bin Laden, brother of Osama bin Laden. According to the story, Khalil bin Laden and his wife split after 9/11 and left the mansion abandoned for years, before selling it during the…
Fear of a black Electro: Spidey geeks lose they minds
We citizens of Nerd Nation have an unfortunate tendency to view ourselves as living at the vanguard of societal advancement. But every now and then, something happens to shake us out of that delusion. Like when we’re forced to acknowledge the existence of black people. That’s why I instinctively tensed a bit when the rumor…
SBK Live’s final broadcast is tonight
The Twitterverse is abuzz with fury over the news (revealed yesterday) that Real Radio 104.1 FM has cancelled the ridiculously popular nighttime show, SBK Live. SBK Live was on the air for four years. Tonight, SBK Live will broadcast its final show, live from a McDonald’s in South Orlando. You can even show up and…
Jonathan Coulton offers geeky pop songs at The Beacham
Friday, Dec. 7 – Jonathan Coulton with MC Lars, Fight Dragons 6 p.m. The Beacham 46 N. Orange Ave. 407-246-1419 thebeacham.com $24 Scruffy, shaggy Jonathan Coulton looks (and acts) like a missing cast member of IT Crowd. Coulton, a graduate of Yale and a former computer programmer, belongs to the campy club that includes They…
Teddy Bear Toss at tonight’s Solar Bears game to benefit local charities
If you’re heading to Amway Center tonight to watch the Orlando Solar Bears take on the Fort Wayne Komets, make sure to bring along a new teddy bear or stuffed animal. During the game’s first intermission, the team will hold a Teddy Bear Toss, where fans will be asked to throw donated stuffed animals onto…
The Singing Christmas Trees returns with display of 250,000 lights
Friday, Dec. 7 – The Singing Christmas Trees various times through Dec. 16 First Baptist Church of Orlando 3000 S. John Young Parkway 888-561-9824 firstorlando.com $5-$45 Even if you’re not into the religious aspects of the season, the Singing Christmas Trees at the First Baptist Church of Orlando is a holiday event sure to delight…
The Rolling Stones at 50: The Stones on Film (Part 2 of 5)
Sympathy for the Devil – Jean-Luc Godard (1968) One of my favorite lines from Keith Richards’ autobiography, “Life”, is a simple line that tickles the cinephile in me more than the Stones fan. In a long, complex thought process about the dissolving partnership and friendship of the Stones and their erstwhile leader Brian Jones, Keith…
Free outdoor concert at the 34th Annual Christmas in the Park
Thursday, Dec. 6 – Christmas in the Park 6:15 p.m. Central Park North Park Avenue and West Morse Boulevard Winter Park free Since 1979, this event has been a staple of the Christmas season in our area: The Morse Museum installs a selection of its lighted Tiffany stained-glass windows in downtown Winter Park’s Central Park,…
Orlandooom presents Across Tundras and others at The Peacock Room
Thursday, Dec. 6 – Across Tundras with Hellbender, Junior Bruce, Bog Prophet 9 p.m. The Peacock Room 1321 N. Mills Ave. 407-228-0048 $6 In recent history, local concert organizing crew Orlandooom was the forerunner to showcase heavy music without the pervasive cheese and mookery that surrounds it. Then, they got out of the game at…
New Music: Four Florida punk bands form Teen Agers
Rejoice, Florida punkers! (JK, real punks don’t call themselves punkers.) A new project has surfaced from four of Florida’s notable punk bands, three of which are from Orlando: You Blew It!, How Dare You and Go Rydell, along with Boca Raton’s Protagonist. They’re calling themselves Teen Agers, and they’ve released three new tracks that hold…
On sale this week: Ziggy Marley at House of Blues
On sale: Friday, Dec. 7 Ziggy Marley 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 House of Blues Downtown Disney West Side 407-934-2583 hob.com $27.50-$29.50 Down the road: Ralphie May, Dec. 14 at Orlando Improv Halestorm, Dec. 15 at Hard Rock Live Marina And the Diamonds, Dec. 15 at The Beacham Torche, Dec. 16 at The Social…
Climate out of control
TV meteorologists talk about climate change: An interview with Paul Douglas, plus four local TV meteorologists
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of 'A Christmas Carol'
Orlando Shakes roasts that old Christmas chestnut to Scrooge-ball effect
This Little Underground
Our live music columnist checks out Ralphfest 2 and The Sword
Remix
A fresh take on a classic American cocktail: the French 75
August: Osage County
Mad Cow’s intelligent production of August: Osage County delves into domestic bitterness with razor-sharp wit and precise comic timing
Culture 2 Go
UCF’s “Parcels” reading series opens up their creative writing department to the community.
Live Active Cultures
Paint-flinging dance troupe DRIP finally opens doors on International Drive
Tip Jar
In this week’s roundup: Philly hoagies, Indian groceries, Venezuelan pastries, kombucha, pizza, burgers and a Food Truck Bazaar.
Lucy Vardøgr
Local DJ/electronic producer Lucy Vardøgr represents one half of the heavy-bass thrash DJ duo Blood Eagle, which formed in 2009 when she and fellow DJ/producer Ivar the Boneless discovered that they shared a love for "synthesizers, grindcore and obscure dance music." More recently, Vardøgr and Ivar also formed the nu-disco DJ duo Galactique. Vardøgr also…
Happytown: Orange County Textgate continues
Electronically challenged county still clinging to public records kept on commissioners’ cell phones
Galopin
On Park Avenue’s northern periphery, a spirited kitchen spurs dining to new heights.
Also playing this week
Playing for Keeps, Anna Karenina, Killing Them Softly, The Collection
Hitchcock
Factual and focal errors almost sink this biopic
Searching for Sugar Man
Documentary explores the mystery behind the enigmatic musician Sixto Rodriguez
Savage Love
Sometimes I kick the proverbial hornet’s nest intentionally – "bullshit in the Bible," for instance – and sometimes I kick the hornet’s nest accidentally. I honestly didn’t expect the outraged response I got after I wrote that poly wasn’t a sexual identity in the "sexual orientation" sense of the term. Some people identify as poly, of course,…
Happytown: Bright Futures security breach
Private information belonging to nearly 200,000 students eligible for Bright Futures scholarships exposed in October
Unique Baltimore composer Dan Deacon plays Orlando
Dan Deacon’s tour on American landscape-inspired new album comes to The Social
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) Spencer Silver was a co-inventor of Post-it notes, those small, colorful pieces of paper you can temporarily attach to things and then remove to use again and again. Speaking about the process he went through to develop this simple marvel, he said, "If I had thought about it, I wouldn’t have…
Council watch
Billy Manes pays attention to city government so you don’t have to
Happytown: More Affordable Care Act foot-dragging
Health care advocates draft letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Katherine Sibelius urging feds to force Florida to take part in federal exchange
Album review: Crushed Out, Want to Give
Band formerly known as Boom Chick debuts first album
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties
Where to drink and party in Orlando this week
RJ Harman & Company play Localcopia
The blues band puts harmonica player RJ Harman front and center
Merry Fringein’ Christmas Raises Funds for 2013 Fringe
Last night, local arts supporters gathered in Orlando Shakes's Margeson Theatre to celebrate a new holiday traditions. The Orlando Fringe Festival shifted this year's usual Halloween fundraiser to December, rebranding it as Merry Fringein' Christmas. Festival producer Michael Marinaccio and general manager George Wallace began by welcoming the audience, especially new United Arts CEO Flora…
Girl Walk, album-length film series set to Girl Talk’s “All Day”
Girl Walk is an ambitious feature/album-length film series, a dance film set to the mash up genius of Girl Talk’s All Day. I’ve only watched about half of it so far, but it’s a pretty crazy ride through, in and around the public spaces of New York, like Central Park and Yankee Stadium, following three…
