Hell bent for leather
All I’ve ever wanted out of life was to be reassured that movie stars weren’t enjoying themselves any more than I was. A simple request, but one that became harder to support last Friday night, as I made my way down a flood-drenched Orange Blossom Trail for my rendezvous with Bridget Fonda. As a friend…
Boys will be boys in Sandler’s pop playground
Movie: Big Daddy
Bleak vision clouds Irish eyes
Movie: This is My Father
Boys will be boys in Sandler’s pop playground
Movie: Big Daddy
Bleak vision clouds Irish eyes
Movie: This is My Father
Division problems in public schools
Faye Arndt’s professional epiphany began with an advertisement she heard in 1996 on WKES-FM, a St. Petersburg radio station operated by the Moody Bible Institute. “It was a blurb, just an announcement,” she says in a lilting, grandmotherly voice. “I called the number. I got Cathy up in Jacksonville. I invited her down to my…
Jumping on the ‘Blair’ wagon
Haxan Films’ success with The Blair Witch Project has hit its first snag. Orlando-based producer Sam Barber claims he is owed a producing credit on the high-flying independent release — the celebrated feature debut of five other Orlando-based filmmakers — and has filed a lawsuit seeking damages of more than $300,000, according to the Hollywood…
Bets are on Vegas
As evidence of the growing tug-of-war over service-industry workers, a new resort in Las Vegas — an aggressive competitor for Orlando’s tourism dollars — swept into town June 8 and 9 to recruit locals to staff the next blockbuster attraction on the Vegas Strip. Darren Oliver, VP of human resources for the Paris Las Vegas…
Eerie Celebration
Several weeks ago we reported how the Disney town of Celebration seems plagued by a car-swallowing retention pond, thanks to a sharp left bend at exit 24 east off I-4 `Watered-down Celebration, May 13`. At the time, rumors buzzed that three tourists missing since October might have skidded into the pond, but Orlando Police spokesman…
Waste watchers
An April Associated Press dispatch extolled the dedication of Sierra Madre, Calif., garbage aficionado Kevin Inciyaki, age 9, who, according to his parents, has been into trash since he was 2 and whose family vacation snapshots (to Sea World, etc.) always feature him inspecting local trash cans. He follows garbage trucks on their routes and…
Space: The final ad frontier
Time for another trip into the far, far, far-out frontiers of free enterprise. Today, Spaceship Hightower takes you into a curious time warp where big government metamorphs into big business. Take a close look at the brand new International Space Station, largely developed by NASA and funded by us good ol’ American taxpayers to the…
Moments not to miss
The sunny glow from a copper-mesh skeleton catches the eye in a small room that houses an otherwise unsensational collection of art at Cornell Fine Arts Museum. The shimmering bones are the work of a woman who spends her professional life studying skeletons, and is one of 12 artists invited to take part in a…
Moments not to miss
Too many visitors to Orlando make the mistake of taking in only those stops that require a ticket at the turnstile. But moving beyond the obvious are a wealth of overlooked outings. So step out. Get to know us a little. Man-made attractions have their appeal, but there is in Central Florida so much else…
Review – Californication
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Review – Paintin’ the Town Brown: Ween Live ’90-’98
Artist: Ween
Review – Punk-O-Rama 4
Artist: Various artists
Review – Anthology of World Music: Albania
Artist: Various artists
Review – Californication
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Review – Paintin’ the Town Brown: Ween Live ’90-’98
Artist: Ween
Violin: a Strad state of affairs
Movie: The Red Violin
Review – Punk-O-Rama 4
Artist: Various artists
Review – Anthology of World Music: Albania
Artist: Various artists
Review – Californication
Artist: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Review – Paintin’ the Town Brown: Ween Live ’90-’98
Artist: Ween
Review – Punk-O-Rama 4
Artist: Various artists
Review – Anthology of World Music: Albania
Artist: Various artists
Violin: a Strad state of affairs
Movie: The Red Violin
The wonder years
After almost six years of releasing 7-inchers and CDs, and tirelessly traveling around the country playing basements and bowling alleys, you’d think Shyster singer-guitarist (and main songwriter) Mike Levin would have had his fill of the punk-rock lifestyle. You would be wrong. With a fresh lineup and a new batch of songs, Shyster’s chapter in…
Confounding her critics time after time
In the 16 years since “She’s So Unusual” shocked the world into Day-Glo thrift with the anthem “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” Cyndi Lauper’s career has been one of diminishing returns. But in the ’90s Lauper seized control of her creativity, becoming her own songwriter, producer and video director. By filling those same bright clothes…
Animal magnetism
Sometimes I think we Floridians are an apathetic lot. Then I think, “Eh, who cares,” and go to the video store. Yes, it’s true that our environment is threatened by gluttonous developers and their Baby Huey projects (overgrown and mildly retarded). No, we seldom raise an eyebrow when they pave a field to build another…
World of ‘Visions’ on the wall
“International” is not a word that conjures the outer limits, at least not anymore. Even in Orlando, “international” can be as close as family and community. Still, the word carries the mystery of the unknown. It’s that curious world-getting-smaller concept that binds the 50 or so pieces from “Visions in Mexico City: International Artists From…
Baggin’ bargains at super Sacks
If there’s one thing better than good food, it’s cheap food. And you’ll find plenty of both at Sacks, a bargain supermarket in an ancient shopping plaza north of College Park. The euphoria in the air reminded us of the shoplifting scene in the “Been Caught Stealing” video by Jane’s Addiction, with shoppers gleefully packing…
