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Kick off the holiday season at Ivanhoe Village’s annual Jingle Eve
Celebrate the start of the holiday season with the festive Jingle Eve block party in Ivanhoe Village. Spring for the wine stroll, curated by Tim’s Wine Market, as the historic neighborhood is lit up for this annual seasonal gathering. From a beer garden to food trucks and pop-up shops to live performances, there’s plenty to…
Tom and Dan celebrate annual Bad at Business Beerfest in Sanford this weekend
Central Florida’s most successful podcast duo, Tom Vann and Daniel Dennis, are able to make a living off of their “A Mediocre Time With Tom & Dan” show – along with their censored version, “A Corporate Time With …” on WTKS 104.1-FM – a feat they couldn’t accomplish without their legion of fans. This weekend,…
Marc Anthony spices up the Amway Center with some Puerto Rican salsa this weekend
Puerto Rican superstar Marc Anthony is back for his yearly visit to inject some salsa in Orlando’s veins, though this year it might be a bit more melancholic. The island is still reeling as it stumbles to recover from Hurricane Maria and evacuees flee to places like Central Florida. From the mainland, Anthony and other…
Tatsuya Nakatani’s Gong Orchestra keeps their heads ringin’ at Gallery at Avalon Island
Japanese avant-garde percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani is redefining the term “neverending tour” in starkly DIY terms. Forget backstage catering and extravagant riders, Nakatani jumps in his RV and legs it around the U.S. for several months out of the year to put budding experimental drummers through their paces as part of his ad-hoc Gong Orchestras. To…
Free Play Florida creates a dream arcade for retro and vintage pinball and video game lovers
Before we had Oculus Rifts and internets, we had arcades and quarters. You can celebrate those golden days of video games’ bleep-blooping past at Free Play Florida, a three-day nostalgia trip full of games, guest speakers, tournaments, and at least two or three mountains of nerd merch. The festival features more than 200 classic pinball…
UCF student talks being undocumented and fighting for clean DREAM Act
As one of more than 64,000 students who attend the University of Central Florida, Karen Caudillo stresses about tests, classes and graduation just like everyone else. But in between earning her bachelor’s in political science and dreams of becoming an environmental lawyer, the 21-year-old from Naples worries about her family being deported to a place far…
Warwick Davis is coming to Disney’s ‘Star Wars: Galactic Nights’
Disney just released more details about its upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Nights celebration. Disney’s Hollywood Studios will host longtime Star Wars actor Warwick Davis, who is known for playing Wicket the Ewok in Return of the Jedi. Davis will be joined by voice actor David Collins, who will host an insider panel discussion with Disney Imagineers…
Lydia Lunch Retrovirus returns to Orlando with a full-band performance at Will’s Pub
Lydia Lunch – the singular black widow of American underground arts, letters and music – has been making a yearly stop in Orlando like clockwork for the past few years. The peripatetic performer took Art in Odd Places by storm in 2015, and showed up the Genitorturers last year, but this year, fittingly, it’s her…
Eric Church, Keith Urban, Snoop Dogg and more announced for Florida’s Tortuga Music Festival
The organizers of the Tortuga Music Festival have announced the first wave of acts set to play the spring 2018 edition of the Ft. Lauderdale-based festival. The lineup so far includes (with more to be announced): Cheap Trick, Michael Franti & Spearhead, William Michael Morgan, Muscadine Bloodline, Dylan Scott, Shaggy, Dwight Yoakam, rothers Lee Brice, Dan +…
Florida drivers have killed 21 endangered panthers so far this year
In case you needed another reason to be more careful on the road, the number of Florida panther deaths due to vehicular accidents has just increased. On Monday, the remains of a Florida panther were found road in Hendry County, according to the Associated Press. The six-year-old male panther, the 21st to die from car…
Florida man faces eviction over emotional support squirrel
A Clearwater Beach housing complex is not so nuts about one resident’s emotional support pet. Ryan Boylan was ordered last month by Island Walk Condominiums to give up his pet squirrel, Brutis, or face eviction, according to WFLA. After Hurricane Matthew last year, Boylan rescued the female squirrel and while he has cared for her since then,…
Jeb Bush says Roy Moore should step down from Senate race
Following continuing allegations of sexual misconduct of Roy Moore with teenage girls, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has joined fellow Republicans in demanding the GOP nominee step down from the Alabama U.S. Senate race. “This is not a question of innocence or guilt like in a criminal proceeding, this is a question of what’s right…
Alt-country godfathers Son Volt make a stop into the Social this week
Before “alt-country” became the provenance of pop-star ensembles like Mumford & Sons and even the qualifier “alt” just seemed sketchy, cosmic cowboy Jay Farrar was setting the twangy, melancholic template with his Son Volt. Though still indelibly associated with his first band, country-punk godfathers Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt has been going for far longer –…
Orange County commissioners will vote today on marijuana dispensary ban
Orange County commissioners will be deciding Tuesday evening whether they want to ban medical marijuana dispensaries in the unincorporated parts of the county. The Orange County Commission will be considering two ordinances at the 5 p.m. public hearing on Nov. 14 – one would ban medical cannabis dispensaries in unincorporated areas while the second would…
Florida nursing homes look for state money for generators
Florida’s largest nursing-home association has one question as the 2018 legislative session approaches: Will the state help foot the costs of generators at nursing homes? But getting an answer is proving elusive. Florida Health Care Association chief lobbyist Bob Asztalos on Monday asked a top Medicaid official whether nursing homes would be authorized to include…
Stitch’s Great Escape, which will never die, is set to reopen at Magic Kingdom this December
After the world is inevitably thrown into a nuclear holocaust where all life comes to an end, there will only be three things left on this fire crusted Earth; cockroaches, Cher, and Stitch’s Great Escape at the Magic Kingdom. According to Touring Plans, Stitch is one of the least popular attractions ever at Walt Disney…
Theater Review: ‘Orphans’ at Theater on the Edge is hilariously heartwrenching
Orlando’s theater community may never match Manhattan’s or London’s for depth and breadth, but if Theater on the Edge has anything to say about it we could be known as the Chicago of the South. This sister troupe to Truthful Acting Studio started strong last year with a series of gritty, naturalistic productions that recalled…
Florida is still spending $2 million a week to clean up Hurricane Irma water debris
Florida continues to spend about $2.4 million a week to clean up debris strewn across state waters during Hurricane Irma two months ago. The state money could soon run dry, even as the weekly costs grow with the cleanup moving deeper into counties more heavily damaged by the storm. Department of Environmental Protection Deputy Secretary…
Vanilla Ice, Brad Paisley and more announced for Florida Strawberry Festival 2018
The organizers of the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City today announced the musical lineup for next year’s of the venerable event, and it’s an impressively eclectic lineup. The performances will be spread out over every day of the event and so far the confirmed include: Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra, Oak Ridge Boys, DNCE, Jerry…
Universal releases details on events at Wizarding World of Harry Potter Christmas
Harry Potter fans can finally spend Christmas at Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade Village, and Hogwarts Castle at Universal Orlando, and now we know a few more details. From November 24 to January 6, 2018, visitors can take part in the park’s first Christmas in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Attendees can expect holiday-themed music from…
Widespread Panic, Phil Lesh and more announced for Florida’s Wanee Festival 2018
The annual Wanee Festival just announced its 2018 lineup and the roster is filled with some serious jam band legends. Wanee will host its annual three day festival on Thursday, April 19 t0 Sunday, April 21, at the Spirit of the Suwanee Music Park in Live Oak, between Jacksonville and Tallahassee. The festival will also feature…
Taylor Swift will bring her ‘Reputation’ tour to Florida, but just not Orlando
Taylor Swift just announced the first leg of her upcoming national tour, and hopefully she’s bringing her golden snake microphone from last weekend’s SNL performance. The Taylor Nation Twitter account announced the first 27 locations for her “Reputation” stadium tour Monday morning (Nov. 13), and it includes stops in Miami and Tampa. Sorry, Orlando (which…
Metro Diner is opening a new location near UCF
A comfort food favorite is coming to University of Central Florida. As first reported by the Orlando Sentinel, Metro Diner will open a new location on December 12, at 11650 University Boulevard near UCF. The diner chain first launched in Jacksonville and has expanded to ten states, with Central Florida locations in Altamonte Springs and The Villages,…
A giant floating water park is officially coming to Lake Nona next summer
Yet another water park contender is entering the Orlando market. After months of rumors, Tavistock Development Co., along with the water sports company WiBit Sports, have officially announced that their new inflatable water park is indeed coming to Lake Nona next summer, and it’s called Nona Adventure Park. The park, which will appropriately be located at Adventure Lake,…
New agreement allows out-of-state E-ZPass drivers to use our toll lanes, but it’ll be awhile before we can use theirs
Things just got a bit easier for travelers in Central Florida coming from sixteen northern states. The Central Florida Expressway Authority (CFX) has announced a new interoperability agreement with E-ZPass. Launching in the spring, the new deal will mean drivers with E-ZPass transponders will be able to use them on all E-Pass locations, including the…
Florida linemen earned $63 an hour while Whitefish charged Puerto Rico $319 an hour
The two-person Montana firm that was awarded a $300 million contract to rebuild Puerto Rico’s devastated electrical infrastructure is under scrutiny again after a New York Times report showed it was charging the island’s state-run utility $319 an hour per lineman but paying Florida workers it hired much less. The Times reports Whitefish Energy Holding’s contract…
The biggest announcements that will probably happen at Orlando’s IAAPA expo this week
Today the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) kicks off its annual Attractions Expo at the Orange County Convention Center. The annual event is filled with industry news, events, and business deals. The trade show floor opens tomorrow morning and with it a flurry of press conferences. There will be a ton of news…
Norman Van Aken has a new restaurant in Miami and it’s definitely worth the drive
We here in Central Florida have been lucky enough to have not one, but two restaurants run by James Beard Award-winning chef Norman Van Aken— NORMAN’S at the Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes and 1921 in Mount Dora. Van Aken, whose namesake restaurant in Coral Gables was a perennial contender for James Beard Foundation Awards before it…
Band of the Week: Volcanist
Welcome to Orlando Weekly’s “Band of the Week.” Every week, we highlight one of our favorite local bands. This week, we’re pleased to bring you Volcanist. Volcanist is playing their EP release show at Will’s Pub on Nov. 18. Just the facts: When did the band form?The band in its current form started in October,…
Here’s Buddy Dyer recording the new welcome message for the airport
Almost like an early Christmas, it’s that time of year again when Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer gifts us all with his homely rendition of a welcome message for the automated people movers at Orlando International Airport. From the Southern twang to the unique way Dyer pronounces Orlando, the welcome message makes the crammed ride next to desperate…
Florida lawmakers take aim at hurricane healthcare issues
Though she’s concerned that emergency rules requiring nursing homes and assisted living facilities to have generators and 96 hours of fuel supplies were vague, a leading House Republican said Thursday that state health-care agencies should move ahead with implementing a pair of permanent rules. Rep. Jeanette Nunez, a Miami Republican who chairs the House Select Committee on…
I-4 is named the most deadly highway in the nation
The fact that we all have a high likelihood of getting into an accident on I-4 shouldn’t be surprising to anyone who’s ever driven down this 132-mile stretch of Armageddon. But according to recently released data, we now know with some certainty that I-4 is indeed the worst. According to data from the National Highway Traffic…
The maximal presentation of Team Love’s Shana Falana and the new-look Welzeins
THIS LITTLE UNDERGROUND Shana Falana and the Welzeins, Will’s Pub, Nov. 8 The latest national name hosted by OYG Presents was New York’s Shana Falana, a Team Love Records band that operates on the brawnier side of the dream-pop realm. While many of their contemporaries float among the clouds like seraphim, they ride through them…
Saturday will be a traffic nightmare in downtown Orlando
This Saturday will be a perfect storm of events in downtown Orlando, so if you were thinking about driving anywhere near this area you will be in a world of pain. The City of Orlando issued a traffic alert for Saturday, Nov. 11, citing a slew of events, concerts and parades all happening within a…
Publix suspends shipments from Florida dairy farm after video shows employees beating cows
Lakeland-based grocer Publix has suspended its relationship with a Florida dairy farm after an undercover video surfaced showing employees literally kicking cows in the face. The very graphic video, which was released yesterday by Miami-Beach based animal cruelty investigative organization Animal Recovery Mission (ARM), was shot at Larson Dairy in Okeechobee, Florida, by a member who…
The Glass Knife opens today in Winter Park
Get in line, sweet-tooths. The Glass Knife opens today in Winter Park. With its upscale stylings and modern decor, this pastry-palace’s love for baked delicacies is written on the walls, not to mention the floor – those are custom made, studded stars you’re looking at. Coconut Cream cakes, artisanal banana pudding donuts, and Onyx Coffee…
Someone misplaced the UCF-UConn ‘rivalry’ trophy and now it’s missing
TheCivil ConFLiCT trophy, made to juice up the mostly-imaginary rivalry between the UCF Knights and the University of Connecticut Huskies, is nowhere to be found. Jeff Jacobs of the Hartford Courant dialed phones far and wide to find the infamous award, but alas, not a single person seems to know where the thing went. “My…
Florida Sen. Jack Latvala took a lie detector test to clear his name of sexual misconduct
There’s little doubt Sen. Jack Latvala isn’t the most politically correct lawmaker in Tallahassee. The Clearwater Republican, who’s been dogged for a week by accusations that he sexually assaulted or harassed female lobbyists and staff, even admits he’s made remarks about women’s appearances that could be construed as inappropriate. But in a lengthy interview Thursday with The…
Hurricane Irma absolutely wrecked Florida’s citrus crops
Florida’s struggling and storm-battered citrus industry took another hit Thursday as the orange crop forecast for the current growing season was reduced by 7.4 percent. And industry officials anticipate the forecasts will continue to decline as the season progresses. “Unfortunately, I don’t think this will be the last decrease we see,” said Shannon Shepp, executive director of…
SeaWorld executive emails show struggles over ‘Blackfish’
Before major job cuts and declining revenue and attendance, SeaWorld executives expressed frustration in emails about the Blackfish documentary’s impact on the company. The Orlando Sentinel reports that in internal emails from late 2013 to early 2014, executives complained about music acts and catering cancellations. After Willie Nelson refused to perform at the theme park, Fred Jacobs, SeaWorld’s former…
FEMA plans to relocate Puerto Rican hurricane evacuees to Florida, New York
Florida stepped up its emergency-operations activities Thursday as the federal government plans to offer short-term relocation to Florida or New York for Puerto Ricans still homeless after Hurricane Maria. Noting that more than 140,000 Puerto Ricans have arrived in Florida since the powerful storm devastated the U.S. territory in September, Gov. Rick Scott directed the…
Critically endangered orangutan born at Busch Gardens Tampa
There’s a new addition to Tampa’s Busch Garden’s animal family. The company announced today a 3-pound male Bornean orangutan was recently born at the theme park, according to a their official Facebook page. The park reports the baby is healthy and currently being cared for by its mother Luna. On Thursday, Nov. 16 the baby will…
Dirtybird Campout music festival comes to Central Florida in 2018
The Dirtybird Campout music festival – a combination of adult summer camp and electronic music – will be migrating east to Central Florida in 2018. The brainchild of Claude VonStroke, Dirtybird synthesizes nostalgic summery activities (think merit badges, tug of war) with very much in-the-moment electronic dance music. And though it’s been a strictly Cali happening…
Miami private school offers students bulletproof panels for backpacks
A Miami private school is offering students bullet-resistant panels for their backpacks at the price of $120. The Miami Herald reports Florida Christian School, a nondenominational institution going from preschool to high school, offers parents the option of buying ballistic armor weighing less than a pound to stick in their children’s backpacks to hopefully protect them…
British dance music guru Roni Size to play Orlando in December
U.K. drum and bass icon Roni Size is coming to the United States later this year, and he will be throwing down in Orlando. Size is celebrating a deluxe reissue of his landmark 1997 album New Forms (complete with rare tracks and remixes) with a clutch of North American dates in December. The only dates…
Rollins College will host Puerto Rico benefit concert with ‘Voice’ singer Christian Cuevas
Rollins College will be hosting a benefit concert for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico next week featuring “The Voice” contestant and Orlando resident Christian Cuevas. The college’s music department will hold “Bringing Hope One Song at a Time: A Benefit for Puerto Rico featuring Christian Cuevas” on Friday, Nov. 17 at 7:30 p.m. inside the Knowles Memorial Chapel,…
Florida executes Patrick Hannon for 1991 Hillsborough murders
After the failure of last-ditch appeals, Death Row inmate Patrick Hannon was executed Wednesday night for the 1991 murders of two men in Hillsborough County. Hannon, 53, died of lethal injection at 8:50 p.m. at Florida State Prison, according to the state Department of Corrections. The execution, originally scheduled for 6 p.m., took place after…
Opioid crisis taking toll on Florida’s children
More than 4,000 babies were born addicted to opioids in Florida last year, an increase of over 1,000 percent from a decade ago. Substance abuse played a role in two-thirds of the cases where children were removed from their homes within 30 days of birth last year. And there’s been a 38 percent increase in…
Florida Blue will no longer cover OxyContin
Florida Blue, the state’s largest health insurance provider, is tightening down on its coverage of opioids during the epidemic. As the Miami Herald reports, starting January 2018, the company will no longer cover OxyContin for most of its customers in response to the worsening opioid crisis. Instead, Florida Blue will cover Xtampza ER. It’s another…
Florida man catches escaped 6-foot Asian water lizard on golf course
God of the sea, slave to the chicken. Thanks to a few helpful neighbors and some tasty hunks of poultry, Poseidon, the 5-year-old Asian Water Lizard, has been captured. As Naples Daily News reports, owner Kevin Hennings lured the 6-foot, 50-pound reptile back into his arms last Sunday, Nov. 1, after it had previously escaped…
Peppy Bistro in College Park closes
The Peppy Bistro, which replaced longstanding College Park Mexican restaurant Paxia three years ago, has closed. Owner Gerald Peppy said he opened the restaurant “with great expectations and promise” but added “unfortunately, the market here was not what I was expecting.” Further, the passing of his father this summer took an emotional toll. Peppy closed…
Orlando Commissioner Regina Hill literally jumped for joy after avoiding run-off election
In a happy celebration, Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill literally jumped for joy after learning halfway through her speech that she had narrowly avoided a run-off election by getting 50.24 percent of the vote. When the initial election results were first posted Tuesday night by the Orange County Supervisor of Elections office after polls closed, it…
Florida’s female lawmakers push to make sex coercion in Capitol a crime
Kentucky’s speaker of the House resigned from his leadership post amid reports he had secretly settled a staff member’s sexual-harassment claims. A state senator from Illinois stepped down from his spot as the leader of the Democratic caucus after a victim rights advocate accused him of sexually harassing her. In Massachusetts, legislative leaders created a…
Latin music legend Ricardo Montaner announces Orlando show for 2018
Legendary Argentinian-Venezuelan pop star Ricardo Montaner has announced three shows set for spring 2018 and one of them is in Orlando! Montaner began making music in the mid-’70s and last year released his most recent album Ida y Vuelta, a mixture of new material and covers of ballads from notable Mexican songwriters. Ricardo Montaner will…
23 free shows happening in Orlando this week
Wednesday, Nov. 8 Eugene Snowden’s Ten Pints of Truth 10 pm at Lil Indies, 1036 N. Mills Ave. Reggae Night with Hor!zen and DJ Red I 10 pm at the Caboose, 1827 N. Orange Ave. The Daniel Heitz Band 10:30 pm at Tanqueray’s, 100 S. Orange Ave. Thursday, Nov. 9 Thursday Jazz Jams 8 pm…
Latvala lawyer calls for evidence in sexual harassment allegations
Sen. Jack Latvala, the Clearwater Republican who is under investigation for alleged sexual harassment, has enlisted the help of a Tallahassee attorney whose high-profile foes have included Gov. Rick Scott, the Florida Department of Corrections and the owner of a state-leased building infested with bat poop. Latvala’s hiring of Steve Andrews is further proof that…
20 songs to mark the one-year anniversary of the Trump election
The only good thing about Donald Trump is that he has made time slow down. As we get older, every year seems to pass more quickly than the last in the rush toward death. But the Trump regime has slowed all of that down, and the year since that dark night when he was elected…
Hawkers to move its headquarters to Church Street, Nova Restaurant closes (you heard it here first), plus more in our weekly food roundup
OPENINGS: Look for The Glass Knife, a swanky new café/pâtisserie, to open this Friday on South Orlando Avenue in Winter Park … The folks behind the Tamale Co. food truck will open Tamale & Co. Take Out in the former Kalienne’s Bakeshop space in Altamonte Springs … The Patina Restaurant Group will launch three concepts…
Gimme Shelter: Meet Sir Shakespeare!
To purr or not to purr … that is never a question for Sir Shakespeare! Furry Nation Salvation took this purr machine under their care from Orange County Animal Services at the end of May. He quickly showed his love for other cats and kids, as well as his joyful personality and inquisitive nature. Shakespeare…
Opening in Orlando: Murder on the Orient Express, Daddy’s Home 2 and more
THIS WEEK: Daddy’s Home 2 Apparently, we’re going to be getting one of these every two years now. Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are back as the formerly squabbling step- and biological dads, respectively, now settled into a co-parenting truce. So where’s the comedic tension going to come from this time? The arrival of their…
Hoppy cooking: Beer has a bigger place in the kitchen than just cook’s beverage
For most people, cooking with beer begins and ends with pouring a dark beer into a chili, or maybe using a can of lager in a loaf of quick bread or the batter for a fish fry. But using suds in your victuals actually makes a lot of sense – the hops and malt will…
Where to find the best micheladas, beer cocktails and more in Orlando
When just a beer isn’t enough, satisfy a taste for the unusual with these specialty variations
Three Orlando beer bars with top-notch pub grub
Alleviate your munchies with tastes that go far beyond Beer Nuts
The best concerts coming to Orlando this week
Pato Banton Ordained minister and wondrously out-there reggae singer Banton has collaborated with both Mad Professor AND Sting. What have you done with YOUR life? 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, at the Social, $17 DJ Hymn High-energy dancefloor filler practices a next-level hustle that’s led to him collaborating with and doing projects for the varied…
Two polar-opposite productions, representing the range of Orlando’s GLBTQ theater community
Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical at the Parliament House Virginal cheerleading captain Debbie Benton (Takara Anderson) dreams of shaking her pompoms for the Dallas Cowboys, but she can’t afford the bus to her audition for America’s Team. Her teammates Lisa (Ale Martinez), Donna (Michelle Alagna), Roberta (Sarah Obrock) and Tammy (Katie Ford) rally behind her…
According to all available data, Trump is flailing – but that’s not what his supporters are hearing
Opinion: Informed Dissent
ICYMI: Orange County thinks about banning medical marijuana shops, Mar-a-Lago gets 70 foreign workers and other things you may have missed this week
Investigation ordered into sexual misconduct allegations against Latvala: Florida Senate President Joe Negron has ordered an independent inquiry into allegations of sexual misconduct against Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater. Politico Florida published a report last week that six women who worked as legislative staff and lobbyists accused Latvala of “groping them without their consent and making…
Art in Odd Places brings the ‘Noise’ this year, takes over downtown this weekend
Back for its third year, Art in Odd Places takes over downtown this weekend with more than 34 artists inhabiting the sidewalks of Orlando. This year, the co-curators are looking for noise, and the artists will oblige with lots of it. Downtowners and visitors will engage in a rich market of ideas centered around that…
Endoxa goes beyond the heavy, Amigo the Devil makes a triumphant return
Plus, Michael Bisio shines as ACA’s latest master-in-residence
Neapolitan pies and hot-smoked wings set Orange County Brewery apart from the rest
Where there’s smoke, there’s beer
Savage Love: ‘The Daddy Files’
I’m a 40-year-old bi man. I’ve been with my 33-year-old bi wife for three years and married for one. When we first met, she made it clear that she was in a long-term (more than three years) “Daddy” relationship with an older man. I figured out six months later that her “Daddy” was her boss…
Selections: Our picks for the best things to do in Orlando this week
Wednesday, Nov. 8 More Q Than A: Lost Highway FILM More Q Than A, downtown’s premiere film series for cinema fiends, teams up with the Pauses’ two-night tribute to the year 1997 for this screening of David Lynch’s jazz-noir murder ballad mindfuck from that year. The film was criticized as kind of a dud when…
