Gorelando: ‘Gremlins’ Gets A Reboot
Bye Billy… We all knew it was bound to happen. Looks like our friends at Bloody-Disgusting have reported that Gizmo and the gang are getting the reboot-treatment. For years, rumors have been spreading in hopes of a tried-and-true sequel, but marketing speaks louder than fandom. Seth Grahame-Smith (wrote Dark Shadows for Tim Burton, penning the…
Get excited for Fringe with the 4 x 4 x Fringe Pub Crawl!
Monday, May 13 – 4 x 4 x Fringe Pub Crawl 7-11 p.m. Mills 50 and Ivanhoe Village district facebook.com/mills50 wristbands available at Wally’s, 1001 N. Mills Ave., or the Imperial, 1800 N. Orange Ave. $10 Hey, if you somehow managed to miss the billboards all over town, we’re here to remind you that Orlando…
Fringe Review: Skill Focus: Burlesque STRIKES BACK
Fun Fact: attractive nerds were not found in nature until the late 1990's, when they were genetically engineered from Alyson Hannigan's DNA. If they had been, my high school experience may have been completely different (oh, who am I kidding, probably not). Thankfully, today we have Skill Focus: Burlesque, Orlando's favorite troupe of geek and…
Fringe Review: Mr. Robb Goes to the Fringe
The critical lexicon shouldn’t include phrases like “Hey, I couldn’t do it.” It’s hard to keep that thought at bay, though, when you’re watching someone like Robb Zeiser perform his feats of dexterity and concentration. He juggles metal tumblers. He holds cardboard blocks aloft in precarious, Escher-like formations. He balances more things on his face…
Fringe Review: The Boxer – A Silent Movie Onstage
“Cute without being cutesy” is a tough needle to thread, but The Boxer manages it pretty ably. In writer Matt Lyle’s Depression-era romcom (previously staged in Dallas, Chicago and New York), a young woman (Gemma Fearn) poses as a man in order to stay afloat in a brutal economy. The best gig she finds is acting…
Fringe Review: The 39 Steps (Invisible Frisbee Productions)
Since it was first serialized in 1915, John Buchan’s spy novel The 39 Steps has been adapted into radio plays (by Orson Welles), films (by Alfred Hitchcock, twice), and even a Broadway musical. Now, Orlando producer Ryan Price has transformed this indestructible espionage story into an “improvised Cold War spy thriller,” creating at each performance…
Fringe Review: Chocolate Thunder and White Lightning (Arfnotz Productions)
Blaxploitation, written by a white guy — it isn’t just for Quentin Tarantino anymore. Orlando writer/producer Al Pergande (Go Left Right, The Mayor of Orange Avenue) returns to Fringe with an idea nearly as outrageous as the title of his last show, Big Swinging Dick’s Topless Bar Presents Naked Drag Queens Farting. Officer Julian “Chocolate…
For Reels Sunday Roundup — May 12th, 2013
First: Happy mother’s day to all you mothers out there. Here’s a blog I wrote a few years ago about my favorite movie moms. Second: Hey, look, new title! This is, oddly enough, the two anniversary of the Roundup (May 15th, 2011 was the first one). Things have changed over the years, and this weekly post…
Orlando Science Center hosts the Science of Wine
Saturday, May 11 – The Science of Wine 7-10 p.m. Orlando Science Center 777 E. Princeton St. 407-514-2233 osc.org/wine sold out Before you can thoroughly enjoy a glass of vino, you must first appreciate the lengthy, meticulous process behind the creation of the wine. No, that delicious liquid doesn’t magically appear bottled before you –…
Restaurant Week Deals: ZaZa New Cuban Diner
Vaca frita with red beans, yellow rice and sweet plantains from ZaZa New Cuban Diner. If you haven’t had a chance to start exploring your options for Orlando Restaurant Week yet, let me give you some incentive to begin: ZaZa New Cuban Diner has, hands down, the most awesome deal going this year, and the…
Five other cultures Disney should try to trademark next
Lalo Alcaraz/Pocho.com The Big Brains at Disney and Pixar Animation HQ tried recently to trademark the term “Dia de los Muertos” – Day of the Dead – so they could co-opt it for marketing an upcoming Pixar film about the Day of the Dead celebrations. We’re sure it’ll be a completely adorable rendition of the…
Film Review: From Up on Poppy Hill – Goro Miyazaki (3 stars)
From Up on Poppy Hill, a high school melodrama set right before the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, is somewhat of a departure from the norm for Studio Ghibli. There are no flying pigs, wolf girls or floating cities. Instead, there is young love – and only young love. Umi and Shun (voiced by Sarah Bolger and…
Friday afternoon photos: These dogs who just met are now BFF
You know why dogs are awesome? Because they can go pretty much anywhere, meet other dogs and be completely open and honest about who they are, right off the bat. They don’t want to play? Then they don’t. They seem to like one another? Then they can be BFF with no drama, right away. This…
I’m Every Woman: Sick-time advocates send Mother’s Day video to Gov. Rick Scott appealing for pre-emption veto
In the spirit of Mother’s Day (which is this Sunday, deadbeats), the sick-time advocates behind a current petition effort aimed at getting Gov. Rick Scott to veto HB 655 – the anti-local-control, anti-sick-time measure passed by the Florida House and Senate last week – have put together a YouTube video of their own iteration of…
Twin Tigers offer goth-pop at the Peacock Room
Saturday, May 11 – Twin Tigers with Tideup, Dark Sixties, Kerry Hayes 9 p.m. The Peacock Room 1321 N. Mills Ave. 407-228-0048 thepeacockroom.com free Twin Tigers have gone on the road with Interpol, Minus the Bear, Les Savy Fav and a crop of other bands that cultivate admirably long-term fandom because of how dependably strong…
Short Film Friday – After School Sex and a Living Nightmare
Love You More (NSFW) Dir: Sam Taylor-Wood Runtime: 15m I wrote about Sam Taylor-Wood in my blog this week about Danny Boyle’s needless worry about the future of (British) film, and this is specifically the film I was talking about with her. She turned some heads at Cannes with this one a few years ago.…
Clutch joins the Sword and Lionize for a live show at House of Blues
Saturday, May 11 – Clutch, the Sword, Lionize 7 p.m. House of Blues Downtown Disney West Side Lake Buena Vista 407-934-2583 hob.com $20-$23 If sheer sonic tonnage is how you measure a show, this mammoth lineup is worth its weight in lead. First, headlining cult legends Clutch always lay it down thick, but this time…
Video: Interview with Orlando Resident and Cirque du Soleil “Quidam” Star Mei Bouchard
While Orlando is already the full-time home of Cirque du Soleil's La Nouba, next week you can see another one of the acclaimed troupe's classic productions without fly out to Las Vegas. The touring company of Quidam is settling into the UCF Arena for 8 performances only (May 15-19), and last month I got the…
The Great Gatsby
Baz Luhrmann infuses the Fitzgerald classic with lots of life but little soul
Alison Arngrim stars in Confessions of a Prairie Bitch
Saturday-Sunday, May 11-12 – Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday Footlight Theatre, Parliament House 410 N. Orange Blossom Trail wanzie.com $28-$35 First thing you see on Alison Arngrim’s website: “Yes, it was a wig! Next question!” Nooooo! Nellie Olesen’s…
Local writers featured in Functionally Literate reading series
Saturday, May 11 – Functionally Literate 7 p.m. Timucua White House 2000 S. Summerlin Ave. functionallyliterate.org free Who hasn’t experienced that icicle-through-the-heart regret after learning you’ve barely missed a rare event like a Q&A with your favorite director or a workshop with your favorite artisan? Functionally Literate was prompted by the stumble-backwards realization that a…
Introducing This Little Underground TV
If you’ve checked out the online edition of This Little Underground over the past couple weeks, you might have noticed a new component to our live music column: video. Each week, I’m going to meet up with Bao at shows to capture video, that we’re calling TLU TV, that I hope communicates various positive aspects…
Universal Orlando Officially Announces Harry Potter Expansion
This morning, Universal Orlando revealed the worst-kept secret in the theme park industry, and finally admitted that an expansion of their uber-popular Harry Potter attraction is being built inside Universal Studios Florida. Massive construction has been going on in full view of guests since shortly after the iconic Jaws ride was shuttered in early 2012,…
Marine artist Wyland presents 35th anniversary show at Disney galleries
‘Below the Surf’ Friday-Saturday, May 10-11 – 35th Anniversary Wyland Gallery Show 6-10 p.m. Friday at Disney’s Polynesian Resort, 1600 Seven Seas Drive, Lake Buena Vista 6-10 p.m. Saturday at Disney’s Boardwalk, 2101 N. Epcot Blvd., Lake Buena Vista wyland.com free You don’t need to live in a beachside town to see Wyland’s artwork: His…
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties
Where to drink and party in Orlando this week
Culture 2 Go
Our monthly performing-arts roundup
A more confident and composed Tera Melos plays Will's Pub
Tera Melos lowers the math requirement and opens up their sound on X’ed out
This Little Underground
Our live music columnist discusses Father/Daughter Records, Me Chinese and the Chewies, and Roadkill Ghost Choir
In Your Queue
The triple-threat of indie films that helped The Killing star Amy Seimetz break out
Council watch
Billy Manes pays attention to city government so you don’t have to
Toasted Crafted Grilled Cheese
Toasted indulges the basic human need for cheese and bread
Orlando City Soccer's goal rush
The Brit, the Brazilian and their (not so?) crazy scheme to make Orlando soccer capital of the Southeast
Album Review: Phoenix’s 'Bankrupt!'
Parisian indie-pop band Phoenix is practically peerless with a genius for instant classics
Opening in Orlando
Opening this week: From Up on Poppy Hill, The Great Gatsby
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Savage Love
I’m a 24-year-old straight, married woman. I have been religiously reading your column since I was 16. I turn to you now for advice. Five months ago, I married the man of my dreams. He was driven, hardworking, loving and happy. We had amazing, cosmic, connected sex, and we enjoyed pleasing each other. We have…
Lizz Winstead bites back
The political pundit and creator of The Daily Show discusses the feminist elite, slut-shaming, and the difference between essay and memoir
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) The Tarahumara Indians of northwestern Mexico are renowned for their ability to run long distances. The best runners can cover 200 miles in two days. The paths they travel are not paved or smooth, either, but rather the rough canyon trails that stretch between their settlements. Let’s make them your inspirational…
What does “local food” even mean, anyway?
Chef Hari Pulapaka of DeLand’s Cress Restaurant (according to surveys collected by Zagat, the No. 1 restaurant in the Orlando area) is gathering data about Central Floridians’ attitudes to sustainable sourcing in the local food system. (We think businesses like this are a good start.) He’s hoping you’ll take this three-question survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ourfoodsystem If you…
Koch problem: Can the dailies really quit?
A few years ago, I went to one of those MoveOn house parties where the featured entertainment was a screening of Robert Greenwald’s documentary Outfoxed. A bunch of us Orlando-area libs sat and watched in horrified fascination as Greenwald laid out the way in which the Fox News Channel had established itself as a disinformation tool…
Two Orlando restaurant chef-owners get James Beard nods
Melissa Kelly Emeril Lagasse The 2013 James Beard Foundation Awards event (pretty much the foodie equivalent of the Oscars) went down last night at New York City’s Lincoln Center. And while the list of this year’s winners didn’t technically include any Orlando-based chefs, there were two chefs who received honors that own restaurants in Orlando.…
On sale this week: Justin Timberlake at Amway Center
On sale: Monday, May 13 Justin Timberlake Thursday, Dec. 19 Amway Center, 400 W. Church St. 800-745-3000 amwaycenter.com $45-$175 Down the road: Lauren Mann & the Fairly Odd Folk, May 16 at Backbooth FLO RIDA, May 16 at Hard Rock Live Bloc Party, May 17 at The Beacham Jamey Johnson, May 18 at House…
Danny Boyle’s Needless Worry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz6W0h3r30k In an interview with Vodkaster last week, Trainspotting and Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle lamented the “family-friendly Pixarification” of the mainstream cinema, foreseeing a future cinema that that features less violence, less sex and less brainpower — films so very unlike the hardnosed British films of his punk rock youth. In the interview, he specifically cites the films…
The space between us: Rocketman Sen. Bill Nelson may not want to be governor, but he wants to tell the governor to fight for health care
Now that Tallahassee – and, by proxy, the entire state of Florida – has been deprived of the oxygen required to accept more than one million people onto Medicaid insurance rolls via $51 billion in free federal money, everybody’s favorite personification of beige (space beige, but still beige) is joining state Democrats in pressing Gov.…
