Terrific Pacific
From the moment we walked into Kimonos, we had the sense we were not in an ordinary sushi bar. This small enclave, located deep in the recesses of the Swan resort at Walt Disney World, has an unusual atmospheric cocktail mix that transports its visitors to a place that seems very far away. The dining…
Admitting the obvious
Movie: Orange County
Private pain fit for public consumption
Movie: In the Bedroom
The tao of Clue
Movie: Gosford Park
Admitting the obvious
Movie: Orange County
Private pain fit for public consumption
Movie: In the Bedroom
The tao of Clue
Movie: Gosford Park
Always need for helping hands
You’re probably looking forward to eating out again after the orgy of home cooking we’ve recently survived. Unfortunately, thousands of families in Central Florida don’t have the same dining options. You might be familiar with the drives conducted to help the Second Harvest food bank collect meals for those in need. But an unsung and…
These shoots were made for walkin’
Who says Orlando moviemakers aren’t willing to endure a spot of discomfort for their art? Not Ralph Clemente, director of the film program at Valencia Community College. At press time, Clemente was about to depart for Park City, Utah, to witness VCC’s feature “Killing Time” (which he helped produce) compete in the Sundance Film Festival.…
Peopl who died
When former Beatle George Harrison passed away on Nov. 29, media outlets near and far bled ink and airtime in tribute and sympathy. When Aaliyah’s plane went down near the end of a Caribbean runway on Aug. 25, MTV, BET and radio stations everywhere led the nation in public grieving. Entertainment reporters were only too…
Horrible nonsense
New Year’s Day readers of the Sentinel were treated to the kind of City Hall coverage that has turned many people away from corporate journalism. In a bonus section labeled “Goals 2002” — a promotional bit of writing designed to focus Central Florida on the problems of the day (jobs, education, poor civic leadership) –…
Sounding a sour note
They say the neon lights are bright on Broadway, but — according to the nation’s largest union of stage actors — the Great White Way casts a dark shadow when some of its biggest shows take to the road for dates in cities such as Orlando. Case in point: the current national tour of the…
The lie of Bryan
Of all the perks promised by a career of second-rate hobnobbing, this surely was not one of them. Canadian jingle jangler Bryan Adams, not-so-fresh from a string of top-ten, pop sentiment singles and more recent trips into obscure electronica, may or may not really exist, it turns out. Really? Say it isn’t so! Like the…
Humbled by the Hobbits
This just has to be killing the Mouse. “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” is arguably the best reviewed film of the 2001 holiday season, and it’s making beaucoup bucks (more than $205 million during its first three weeks in domestic release). And all that loot could have been going straight…
Turning the tables on boring guests
According to New Scientist magazine, Swiss inventor Paolo Rais has introduced the solution to boring dinner parties at which you may find yourself seated next to uninteresting people. Rais’ invention is a 12-to-24-seat dining table with chairs that move automatically so a diner cannot spend more than 10 minutes trapped next to the same person.…
What’s the good word?
In the wake of nine eleven, surgical strikes, friendly fire and bringing the evil doers to justice, we can begin to use our social doppler radar to brainstorm and find some edgy frigging solutions to our domestic problems like faith-based issues, bi-partisan unity and reality TV. The above paragraph wasn’t intended to mystify and mortify…
Papier-mâché Gumbo
After seeing the sculptures of African-American artist Willie Birch, currently on exhibit at the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts in Eatonville, you’ll probably find yourself talking … and talking. But first, you’ll have to listen. And it won’t be hard. Each of the three-dimensional papier-mâché pieces has its own stories to tell.…
