MISSIONARY MAN
Jonathan Demme exalts the ex-president
SHNABEL’S PICTURE OF HEALTH
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Studio: Miramax Rated: PG-13 Cast: Mathieu Amalric, Emmanuelle Seigner, Anne Consigny, Emma De Caunes, Max von Sydow Director: Julian Schnabel WorkNameSort: Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Our Rating: 3.00 Painter Julian Schnabel was the consummate big-money art star of the profligate 1980s. His massive neo-expressionist paintings, which incorporated…
SIBLING REVELRY
Customer happiness is top priority at this family-run Thai joint
BLISTER
“No more champagne, and the fireworks are through,” wisps a flyback from the side of Agnetha Falstogk’s post-party eye shadow exercise, playing out its divorce demise from YouTube laptop infamy. “Here we are, me and you, feeling lost and feeling blue.” And I’ve just had another one of my brilliant Swedish ideas! But in order…
SAVAGE LOVE
Please disregard my previous e-mail. As of the New Year, my girlfriend is no longer a virgin. No Longer Dating Virgin Girl Uh, gee. Sorry about that, NLDVG. I’m not sorry that your girlfriend is no longer a virgin, of course, as virginity is a scourge that I’ve dedicated my life to stamping out. I’m…
FREE WILL ASTROLOGY
ARIES (March 21-April 19) “My calling hasn’t called yet,” wrote Rennie. “Please, Rob, say a prayer to all the applicable gods and angels, asking them to do whatever it takes to make sure that I am at home when it finally does.” I’ve got good news for Rennie. Aries who have never before had a…
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND
So, is that ass still red from the beating I gave it last week? GOOD. Maybe you’ll get off it more this year. Anyway, enough holiday rest and recuperation. The only “R&R” this column recognizes is rock & roll, so back on it, suckas … The beat It’s pretty clear that I’m a downtown guy.…
THE BRANDY BUNCH
For more than 30 years, Orlando has been the home of the Alliance of Sommeliers, a private club devoted to the appreciation of fine wines from around the world. These folks, some of whom have been members since the ’70s, are well-educated and serious about their wine; it is not uncommon to hear a mention…
I LOVE TELEVISION
As you may have heard, American Idol returns to TV this week (Fox, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15), which means I’m going to buy a shotgun to blow my head off (Wal-Mart, Monday, Jan. 14, on sale $24.99). Don’t these Idol people have any respect for the sanctity of human life? They know how I…
CULTURE TO GO
Ruff stuff The Little Dog Laughed Through Feb. 9 at Footlight Theater, the Parliament House $12; 407-540-0317 www.wanzie.com In recent writings, I’ve repeatedly bemoaned the dearth of performance spaces in Orlando accessible to small theatrical groups. But a notable exception to the rule has been the Parliament House, thanks to the efforts of alternative theater…
HAPPYTOWN
We were all set to run with our breathtaking exclusive from fallen O-Rock 105.9 personality Savannah this week – because we’ve actually watched her go to the bathroom before – but it turns out our man-crush, Sentinel guy Scott Maxwell, was already all over it, like he was us last night. In case you missed…
POLICE BEAT
DEC. 26, 3 P.M.: Apparently someone didn’t get what they wanted from St. Nick. One disgruntled Grinch spent Boxing Day breaking into a warehouse in the 300 block of West Grant Street. The perp dismantled a candy vending machine and pocketed “a few dollars in change,” police reports say. On the way out he/she/they/it nabbed…
MAIL SACK
It’s the beer talking Halfway through my third St. Bernardus here at Stardust, I am inspired to respond to matters that have bothered me for years now while reading your entertainment magazine. First, please stop referring to citizens who support Ron Paul for president by adding a disparaging suffix to his name. I know certainly…
DANCE THE PAIN AWAY
(Editor’s note – "diegetic" is from the Greek "diegesis") For a show so entwined with contemporary hip-hop, there isn’t a lot of rap on The Wire. Come to think of it, there isn’t a lot of music of any kind. HBO’s quiet storm of a hit show, which began its fifth and final season this…
THE REAL-LIFE SNOOP
Since the third season of HBO’s The Wire (the fifth and final season of which debuted Jan. 6), Felicia “Snoop” Pearson has had a recurring role as one of the most feared characters on the show, half of a hit-squad duo employed by a notorious West Baltimore drug dealer. Though Pearson is a perfect fit…
NO MAN’S LAND
‘We got things out here you wouldn’t believe,” says 56-year-old Robert “Scooter” Searles as he walks with his dog Brutus along a winding path of carpet laid over dirt to keep the weeds down, deep into a plot of woods at the corner of John Young Parkway and Princeton Street. A field of kudzu-covered shrubs…
I WAS A DOWNTOWN AMBASSADOR
When, in August, City Hall announced its plan to launch a two-year, $893,000 “downtown ambassador” pilot program, some residents – us included –wondered whether such an initiative was even remotely necessary. The city pointed to similar programs in Atlanta, Philadelphia, Memphis, Tenn., and Jacksonville, Fla. Atlanta’s program, in which city employees ride around downtown on…
Zogby admits poll is blind to old bitches
John Zogby, blogging at HuffPo, counts the ways in which his poll fucked up. Let’s recap: 1) Those Shire folk are indecisive as fuck 2) They hate the media 3) They were too calm 4) Our system may be flawed 5) We were too busy looking at the nubile voters 6) It’s McCain’s fault Now…
