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Jan 7-13, 2004

Jan 7-13, 2004 / Vol. 20 / No. 1

Metal arches

As any MTV-er can attest, award-winning Chipotle is Ozzy Osbourne’s favorite burrito haunt. And now the Denver-based chain (there are more than 300 across the country) of sorta Tex-Mex food has moved into the area, one that already has quite a few competitors. So the Ozzy endorsement sure doesn’t hurt. The stand-alone structure at the…

Orlando Weekly Staff

Movie: Chasing Liberty

Chasing Liberty Studio: Warner Bros. Website: http://www2.warnerbros.com/chasingliberty/ Release Date: 2004-01-09 Cast: Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode, Annabella Sciorra, Jeremy Piven, Mark Harmon Director: Andy Cadiff WorkNameSort: Chasing Liberty Our Rating: 0.00 Here’s another reason why every eligible American should register to vote: the prospect of Mandy Moore as first daughter. Leaving those stuffy Secret Service types…

Orlando Weekly Staff

The soft, sweet side of Bruno

You’ve seen the little chocolate medallions adorning absolutely irresistible pastries, pies and cakes around town (at Ba Le, for example), the ones imprinted with the name “Bruno’s Gourmet Kitchen.” They’ve always been a sign to me that, if nothing else, dessert was going to be a something special. Fortunately for all of us sugar addicts…

Orlando Weekly Staff

Movie: My Baby’s Daddy

My Baby’s Daddy Studio: Miramax Films Website: http://www.miramax.com/my_babys_daddy/ Release Date: 2004-01-09 Cast: Eddie Griffin, Anthony Anderson, Joanna Bacalso, Michael Imperioli, Bai Ling Director: Cheryl Dunye Screenwriter: Damon “Coke” Daniels, Eddie Griffin WorkNameSort: My Baby’s Daddy Our Rating: 0.00 Parental unsuitability is played for laughs as three bachelor pals from the ‘hood are simultaneously thrust into…

Orlando Weekly Staff

Movie: Chasing Liberty

Our Rating: 0.00 Here’s another reason why every eligible American should register to vote: the prospect of Mandy Moore as first daughter. Leaving those stuffy Secret Service types in her rear-view mirror, our gal Mandy joins a handsome stranger for a romantic trek across Europe. (Not reviewed.)

Orlando Weekly Staff

The soft, sweet side of Bruno

You’ve seen the little chocolate medallions adorning absolutely irresistible pastries, pies and cakes around town (at Ba Le, for example), the ones imprinted with the name “Bruno’s Gourmet Kitchen.” They’ve always been a sign to me that, if nothing else, dessert was going to be a something special. Fortunately for all of us sugar addicts…

Joseph Hayes

Mortality bites

We here at the deathwatch are forgoing our usual year-end wrap-up of rockin’ stars who died for your sins in 2003 — first off because they’re all nominated for Grammy awards anyway (Warren Zevon, June Carter and Johnny Cash and late 2001 entry George Harrison) and secondly because it’s depressing even to us moribunds to…

Serene Dominic

Dread, sass and beyond

MIAMI — A man arrested after hitting a 13-year-old girl with a belt for what he called “out of control” behavior at his mini-mart faces criminal charges and a lawsuit. “She’s beyond sassy; she’s out of control,” said `Lonnie` Grigsby, who said he hit the girl after she called him a number of expletives and…

Steve Schneider

Crack in the case

Want me? Don’t you want me? Apparently not. So here it is that I find myself on a New Year’s Eve afternoon, waiting and wanting (and waiting) at what must be the biggest mecca of gay deflation ever, a Jody Watley sound check. Now, first of all, it must be noted that Jody Watley does…

Billy Manes

Uncertainly certified

If nothing else, the recent mad cow scare will force Americans to think about, albeit reluctantly, the conditions in which their 99-cent hamburger was formed. The spate of above-the-fold stories and nightly network news coverage will no doubt serve as a wake-up call both for the industry and consumers. Already, the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

Jeffrey C. Billman

Bovine bizarreness

In the days following the discovery of mad cow disease in the state of Washington, the U.S. cattle industry has been hard at work trying to calm Americans’ fears about tainted meat. Our weak regulatory agencies — the Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture — keep telling us that they’re doing…

Maria Tomchick

People who died

Each year when we arrive at the days at the end of the calendar, our thoughts turn to death. After all, this is the time of year when media of all sizes and stripes roll out their tributes to notables who have passed away in the preceding 12 months — the Johnny Cashes and Barry…

Various writers

Grab bag

When all else fails, there’s always the “grab bag,” a reliable method of filling up column inches until the world gets going again: Slug product o’ the week As a red-blooded American male, I understand that George W. Bush sucks. I also understand that hot chicks rule. Somebody had to combine these two ineluctable truths.…

Bob Whitby

Reel ’em in

What do hobbits, clownfish and accused child molesters have in common? They’ve all been singled out for praise by the Florida Film Critics Circle. As 2003 dwindled to a close, a voting body of 16 Sunshine State reviewers (including Orlando Weekly’s Steve Schneider) pronounced “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” the…

Steve Schneider

BAGGY NO MORE

IAN BROWNSolarized (Koch) TIM BOOTHBone(Koch) In their heyday, Ian Brown and Tim Booth ruled their respective musical worlds. Brown was the lead singer and clown prince of The Stone Roses, the groundbreaking early ’90s band whose raved-up, dance-friendly rock anthems freed British youth from years of punk worship and Elton John. Booth and his group,…

Ken Micallef

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