UNWARRANTED BLASPHEMY (aka The “New” ThunderCats Trailer)
So, The Cartoon Network are rebooting the 80s cartoon series ThunderCats. No, I don’t know why either. Yes, I’m another kid from the 80s abhorred by the continued cultural grave digging that goes on concerning a decade that, let’s face it, most of us want to forget. But The ThunderCats were one of the best…
Protestors tell Altamonte-based state senator not to pass “Arizona-lite” immigration bills
With the torrent of news coming from Tallahassee about budget cuts and uteruses, proposed changes to Florida’s immigration laws have gotten relatively scant attention. At least ten different bills – SB 2040 (Unauthorized Immigrants) SB 136 / HB 237 (Enforcement of Immigration Laws), SB 518 / HB691 (Verification of Employment Eligibility), SB 304 / HB…
This Weekend: Benefit for Dance Pioneer Kip Watson
If you’ve ever been a patron or performer of dance in Central Florida any time in the last forty years, your life has been touched by Kip Watson. Beginning in the late 1960’s, Watson has been an integral member of the Orlando artistic community, founding both the School for Performing Arts and later the Southern…
Critter Crawl to benefit Back to Nature refuge this weekend
As Bao Le-Huu reported in Beatdown a couple of weeks ago, Back to Nature, Central Florida’s largest wildlife refuge, has been struggling to keep its doors open due to lack of donations. The local music community jumped to and started planning an event to raise money for the refuge, which has housed and rehabbed sick…
You Tube, 1911 Style
Just quickly, if you check out anything on You Tube today, take a gander down at the bottom right portion of the video control panel. You’ll see a button that says 1911. Go on, press it. It’ll turn your talkie into The Great Train Robbery. I have no idea how long they’ll keep this on,…
Moghul Indian Cuisine has an ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ mentality
Tried-and-true dishes don’t veer beyond the frontiers of Indian cookery
DVDs Nuts!
Lesser-seen OW approved titles
Happytown
The state descends into a puddle of tears as unions are busted, the minimum wage is challenged, homeless rolls skyrocket and everybody looks for a free bus. Sad town!
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) This is an excellent time to study the book Assholeology: The Science Behind Getting Your Way – and Getting Away with it. In fact, the cosmos would not only look the other way if you acted on the principles described therein; it’s actively encouraging you to be a successful jerk. APRIL…
Insidious
A nod to Poltergeist from the original Saw guys
Obits keep it simple on stellar new album
Brooklyn rockers release Moody, Standard and Poor
Jenny Brillhart’s Lot Lines
Show at Crealdé explores neglected spaces in the urban fabric
Surf City sit out SXSW, prep new music instead
“It’s a sea of nothing, really”
Source Code
Duncan Jones’ Moon follow-up reveals his inner romantic optimist
Local color
Sam Flax Art and Design prepares to move into its new Mondrian-themed space
Rotation: What local artists are listening to
This week: Damion Suomi
Council Watch
Billy Manes paying attention to local government so you don’t have to
Savage Love
Folks who have the Savage Love app get the Savage Love Letter of the Day delivered to their iPhones or Androids
This Little Underground
Bao Le-Huu takes on Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Helmet, Mike Watt, the Cave Singers and more
Live Active Cultures
Seth Kubersky gets a sneak peek at the Abbey, the city’s newest community theater space
The Elephant in the Living Room
Documentary examines the wildlife-as-pets phenomenon
Tallahassee reconsiders mandatory minimums
Budget constraints have politicians questioning mandatory sentencing guidelines for nonviolent drug offenders
The Last Lions
Harrowing NatGeo doc puts the ‘wild’ in wildlife
Jane Eyre
Hurried Jane Eyre adaptation still shines
You know, for k-k-k-kids
This Friday, the Weinstein Company — in its infinite wisdom — is putting a PG-13 cut of The King’s Speech out on a thousand screens in an effort to finally push the film past that pesky $136 million mark. It’s a move opposed by the director, and opposed by the stars, but nonetheless, here we…
FFF guest Arkin has no reason to lie to you
Here’s news that even the most cynical will have to recognize as joyous: The Great Alan Arkin has been confirmed as a guest at the imminent Florida Film Festival. Just about everybody recognizes Arkin as a fine actor with a propensity for delivering lines in a way that makes them endlessly quotable. (Two personal favorites:…
Utah names state gun, firearm-friendly Florida lagging behind
We almost missed this: Reuters reported two weeks ago that Utah became the first state to name an official firearm, the Browning model M1911, a gun manufactured in Ogden, Utah. “It does capture a portion of Utah’s history,” Utah State Representative Carl Wimmer, a Republican who sponsored the bill, told Reuters. “Even bigger than that,…
Japanese musicians to play benefit for quake survivors at Urban ReThink tomorrow night
If you’re in an a mood that is both artistic and philanthropic – not a bad combination, really – you may be interested in a show tomorrow night to benefit survivors of the March 11 earthquake in Japan which took 11,362 lives, caused at least $14.5 billion in property damages, and caused one of the…
Soarin’ Over Winter Haven: Video of helicopter construction tour of Legoland Florida.
I’ve spent enough time standing on tall ladders and dangling from theater catwalks to know I’m not scared of heights; I’m just terrified of the short stop at the end of a long fall. Now, thanks to the fine PR folks at Legoland, I can testify that a riding in a doorless VW Beetle-sized helicopter…
India v. Pakistan Cricket World Cup, Live on the Big Screen Wednesday Morning
Okay, I admit that the biggest thing I know about the game of cricket is that I don’t know what a crumpet is, thus know nothing about cricket. In all of his fighting with Raf, Casey Jones never explained anything about it. But, still, it is the second most popular sport in the world, and…
