ALEC corporate members revealed
We love a good exposé, particularly when it involves a shadowy, private organization that’s trying really hard to influence the democratic process behind the scenes. As you may recall from our September 2011 feature “Hiding the Sausage,” the American Legislative Exchange Council is an organization that has the interests of corporations and the executives that…
Selection Reminder: Slash tomorrow at Hard Rock Live!
Monday, May 7 – Slash featuring Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators 8 p.m. Hard Rock Live 6050 Universal Blvd. 407-351-5483 hardrocklive.com $30-$45 It’s a second homecoming of sorts tonight for Myles Kennedy, the frontman of Orlando-based Creed 2.0 rockers Alter Bridge, but of course the spotlight falls squarely on the famously shaggy mane of Kennedy’s…
Sunday Film News Roundup — May 6th, 2012
So we found out this week that the endgame to studios taking down all of the screenplay websites online was thay that they want to sell annotated scripts as ebooks filled with extras now. WB got the ball rolling this week with Inside the Script, offering annotated screenplay ebooks of classic films like Casablanca and…
Selection Reminder: Annual Spring Pottery Sale this weekend!
Saturday-Sunday, May 5-6 – Annual Spring Pottery Sale 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Barbara Bailey Studio 356 N. Central Ave. and Artistic Hand Gallery 353 N. Central Ave. Oviedo free Ceramists are hot. (Don’t believe me? Look up Adam Silverman of Heath; or maybe Jonathan Adler is more your slip-glazed cup of tea.) And, OK, even if…
Oscar Nom “Monsieur Lazhar” Opens @ Enzian Today (5 Stars)
For an unassuming Canadian film that the director Phillipe Falardeau probably never expected to gain much traction, this is something: two five star reviews from this paper. The first came two weeks ago, by John Thomason, when it played the Florida Film Festival. I also did one but was hesitant to give it five stars…
Selection Reminder: Terrorbly Odd – A Screem-Print Weekend!
Friday, May 4 – Terrorbly Odd – A Screem-Print Weekend 7 p.m. Pop Gallery 1504 E. Buena Vista Drive Lake Buena Vista 407-827-8200 facebook.com/oneoftheodd free OK, it may sound a little bit too squee when you try to describe it: Adorable monsters, screen-printing and design-your-own T-shirts at Downtown Disney – squeeeeee! But sometimes you just…
Days of blunder: Handicapping summer ’12
Predicting summer box office is always a dicey proposition: I never get tired of pointing out that Premiere Magazine thought Days of Thunder was going to be the top warm-weather movie of 1990, instead of a cautionary chapter in Don Simpson’s posthumous biography. Some of the entries in my 2012 forecast are going to look…
Selection Reminder: Franchise art show at XL Gallery!
Thursday, May 3 – Franchise 6 p.m. Extra Large Gallery 431 E. Central Blvd. 407-839-0800 facebook.com/xlgalleryorlando free On the first single from local artist Skip’s new EP, he describes himself as a “hectic, frantic, man on the move.” He’s not wrong. In a fit of what can only be called insanity, Justin Skipper wrote and…
Selection Reminder: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers!
Thursday, May 3 – Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Regina Spektor 7:30 p.m. Amway Center 400 W. Church St. 800-745-3000 amwaycenter.com $35-$85 When Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence started work on his newest show, Florida-set Cougar Town, he decided that every episode would be named after a Tom Petty song. Three seasons and 56 episodes…
Selection Reminder: Orlando Restaurant Week starts today!
Through May 12 – Orlando Restaurant Week various restaurants orlandorestaurantweek.com 407-377-0400 $10-$35 Go ahead and call us gluttonous. But with the release of OW’s annual dining guide BITE and the start of Orlando Restaurant Week, the only sin we’ll attest to is an overindulgence in local cuisine. And why not? This year’s Restaurant Week touts…
Selection Reminder: Mashable Connect!
Thursday-Saturday, May 3-5 – Mashable Connect various times Contemporary Resort Walt Disney World 4600 N. World Drive Lake Buena Vista mashable.com/connect $2,699-$3,499 Mashable is generally acknowledged as the alpha wolf of tech news sites, yet it’s a relatively unassuming site. It certainly doesn’t look like the powerhouse of web/mobile/business/technology information and reporting that it is,…
On Sale This Week: Stryper!
On Sale: Saturday, May 5 Stryper 7 p.m. Thursday, July 26 House of Blues Downtown Disney West Side Lake Buena Vista 407-934-2583 hob.com $19.50-$22.50 Down the road: The Growlers, May 10 at Will’s Pub Enter Shikari, May 12 at The Social Chris Cornell, May 13 at Hard Rock Live Howling Owls, May 14 at Will’s…
Meals on Wheels: Our critics review Orlando’s best food trucks
Mobile eateries have come a long way. We combed bazaars, pods and parking-lot lunch stops – and sampled more than a hundred dishes – to bring you critical reviews of some of Orlando’s best food trucks
Prodigal psych
L.A.-via-Orlando psych-rockers Strangers Family Band have been gone, but have they been forgotten?
Fifth time’s a charm
Orlando goes another round with Cinco de Mayo
Marvel’s The Avengers
Joss Whedon’s The Avengers is a smart, thrilling toy box writ large
The Are We Sunk? Index
How quickly is Florida sinking into the ocean this week?
Happytown
Sometimes, while not screaming at the ceiling, we repeat ourselves here at Happytown™ HQ. Sure you could blame the thin air in our lofty second-floor offices or the wafts of fish and popcorn coming from the break room, but mostly our repetition is a result of anger culminating in a series of Network-esque moments involving…
This Little Underground
Take it from your city’s music scene, Orlando Magic, underdogs can triumph with enough tenacity and work. The Beat Unsane’s thuggish new record, Wreck, had me pretty amped to see them. I saw the noise-rock legends in 2010 at the big Amphetamine Reptile 25th Anniversary Bash in Minneapolis and was surprised by how thin they…
Remix: The Margarita
Of all the classic cocktails I’ve written about in Remix so far, the margarita is the one I almost didn’t want to mess with. A perfect margarita – not one of those neon-green adult Slurpees, but the real thing, made with fresh lime juice and served in a salt-rimmed glass – is the ideal tangy…
Maakies
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Live Active Cultures
Seth gets a sneak peek at Universal Studios’ new nighttime spectacular
Electric chapel
Orlando’s Geek Easy keeps group gaming alive
(4) days of Total Bummer 3D Fest
Total Bummer 3-D fest feeds ‘undernourished’ Florida acts without the ‘corporate douchebaggery’ of other festivals
Savage Love
I am a straight 29-year-old guy and I’ve been into ball busting – having my balls kicked and stomped – since I was 14
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) On the one hand, you’re facing a sticky dilemma that you may never be able to change no matter how hard you try. On the other hand, you are engaged with an interesting challenge that may very well be possible to resolve. Do you know which is which? Now would be…
Donation brings hydroponic gardening to women’s shelter
Hi-Rise Harvest donates vertical aqua gardens to Orlando’s Women’s Residential and Counseling Center
See the 1927 Oscar Winner “Wings” @ Festival Bay (5/2, 5/16 7pm)
A bit of a late catch for today’s two screenings, since one is in the middle and another is coming up in a little under 3 hours, but if you’re a keeping a checklist of Oscar winning films or just like silent film on the big screen, the first ever Oscar winner, William Wellman’s 1927…
Theatre Review: Way of the Cards
First workshopped at Orlando Shakes way back in 2010, writer/director Aradhana Tiwari’s Way of the Cards has had more than its share of bad luck, facing cast changes and opening delays on its way back to the stage. But despite being dealt a difficult hand, Tiwari has finally debuted the full production of her new…
Easy Rider @ Enzian (5/2, 8pm, Free)
Easy Rider, one of the key films to the lunatics (literally in this case) taking over the Hollywood asylum, plays for free this week at Enzian’s Wednesday Night Pitcher Show, with a special theme brew on tap from Terrapin Beer. Looks like a scorcher for Orlando tomorrow, but should dip down to around 70 by…
