Old smeller
Movie: See Spot Run
Separate vacations
Movie: The Mexican
Old smeller
Movie: See Spot Run
Separate vacations
Movie: The Mexican
On a roll
Altamonte Drive near I-4 isn’t exactly known as a dining hot spot, what with the never-ending strip of fast food, chain food and, well, almost-food lining the road. Still, there are a few shining moments in the otherwise ketchup-slathered landscape, such as Amira’s and Sam Seltzer’s nearby and, for a fairly decent meal just outside…
Review – Cultural Starvation, The Second Coming
Artist: Beef Wellington
Review – Things We Lost in the Fire
Artist: Low
Review – Nashville Guitars: A Showcase of Nashville’s Hottest Guitar Players
Artist: Various Artists
Review – Cultural Starvation, The Second Coming
Artist: Beef Wellington
Review – Things We Lost in the Fire
Artist: Low
Review – Nashville Guitars: A Showcase of Nashville’s Hottest Guitar Players
Artist: Various Artists
Review – Cultural Starvation, The Second Coming
Artist: Beef Wellington
Review – Things We Lost in the Fire
Artist: Low
Review – Nashville Guitars: A Showcase of Nashville’s Hottest Guitar Players
Artist: Various Artists
Hood’s TV image
City commissioners Don Ammerman and Ernest Page are finding they have a formidible obstacle blocking their effort to bring Orlando City Council meetings to cable television: Mayor Glenda Hood. To the public, Hood has maintained that she’s in favor of broadcasting council meetings on Orange TV, the county government’s cable channel. But her opposition to…
Party patrol
In September, three young men bought what they believed was Ecstasy from a green-eyed Hispanic female near the snack bar of the Cyberzone nightclub. One of the men, David Steib, took what was believed to be five pills — two at 1:30 a.m, and another three at 3:45 a.m. His friend, Santiago Jaramillo, took at…
This little Piggy went to the market
Maybe you saw the story. A year ago this month, it was in all the papers. EM.TV buys Jim Henson Co. for $680 million, the headlines said. And the German entertainment conglomerate had huge plans for Miss Piggy and pals: new movies, new TV series, web projects and CD ROM games. Thomas Haffa, EM.TV’s chairman…
Sports talk
And now it’s time for ‘That’s Unbelievable’ — the latest from the world of sports — with Orlando’s own Guy Buddy and Jack Jock.” (Music up. Cut to Sports Desk on camera three. Two-shot.) “Hello, everyone, this is Guy Buddy.” “And I’m Jack Jock.” “And welcome to ‘That’s Unbelievable!'” “Well, Jack, it’s been another unbelievable…
The cup runneth over
According to a January London Daily Telegraph dispatch from Rio de Janeiro, there was such demand for silicone breast implants in Brazil last year that surgeons were complaining of the late hours they had to keep, and supply houses ran out of the 250 ml size in November, necessitating a waiting list. Brazilian women’s demand…
Drumming up musical ghosts
In many African cultures, the drum represents the rhythm of life. Depending on the context, it can symbolize the beating of the heart, the body’s main generator at work. In simpler terms, it’s the sound bed on which messages are laid. Just as African people are known for weaving the drum’s rhythm into their spiritual…
Here’s mud in your lens
There are plenty of reasons for a moviemaker to compete in the annual Florida Film Festival: Prestige. Schmoozing opportunities. Ten days of balmy climes. Now the festival has found another way to say, “Thanks for playing.” Its newest, most precious prize? Genuine Florida swamp land! It’s called the Florida Forever Filmmaker Award, and no, it’s…
Fatten up your cooking abilities
If you keep hearing from friends and family that you should open a restaurant because your cooking is so good, maybe you should give Susie Godsey a call. Godsey runs Susie’s Culinary Secrets, a cooking school on Howell Branch Road in Winter Park (407-628-5982). Here she shows off the skills she learned at Paris’ Le…
Hood’s TV image
City commissioners Don Ammerman and Ernest Page are finding they have a formidible obstacle blocking their effort to bring Orlando City Council meetings to cable television: Mayor Glenda Hood. To the public, Hood has maintained that she’s in favor of broadcasting council meetings on Orange TV, the county government’s cable channel. But her opposition to…
Too cool for school
While Robert Pollard may look more like your old guidance counselor than a rock star, he is the singer, songwriter and spiritual leader of the most high-octane rock & roll band on the planet, Dayton, Ohio’s Guided by Voices. For more than 20 years, Pollard has been cranking out three-minute verse-chorus-verse songs by the hundreds,…
School is in session for Selby Tigers
There wasn’t a conscious decision to make a record about high school,” admits Arzu D2 Gokcen, the beehived vocalist/guitarist from St. Paul, Minn., punk-poppers Selby Tigers. “But I guess there is a lot of high school in there.” Indeed there is. On the winsome Tigers’ debut full-length, “Charm City,” Gokcen, her husband, Nathan Grumdahl (guitar),…
AAA’s secret side
I’m a member of AAA. I’ve belonged for years. They’ve towed me from the scene of a wreck. And jump-started the wrecks I usually drive. ; ; Based in Heathrow, AAA — it dropped the name American Automobile Association a couple of years ago — is my friend on the road and the purported voice…
Legislative give and take
After 1,000 birds were found dead at Lake Apopka in 1998, scientists found high levels of such agricultural pollutants as DDT and toxaphene on the shores. Some state officials wanted farmers to be more responsible with their use of pesticides and for them to be held liable for such cleanups. But not everyone agreed. Rick…
Holy cow
When it opened last month, The Holy Land Experience appeared to be something new and different in the theme-park industry, which has been known to take workers for granted and stifle attempts by employees to organize or bargain for better conditions. Unlike its money-grubbing competitors, Holy Land is not-for-profit. Given the fact that it’s an…
