Arcade Fire’s furthers the Orpheus theme in “Afterlife” with “Black Orpheus”-inspired video
Arcade Fire released Afterlife, the second single from their upcoming double album Reflektor today as a lyric video on Vevo. The album plays heavily on the themes laid out in the Greek myth of Orpheus, the poet musician who traveled to the underworld to bring back his lost love, Eurydice, only to lose her again to his own…
Found Footage: Missing Ozu drama resurfaces
The idea of lost treasure is nothing new. It’s one of the enduring stories in film, from the silent adventures to the modern ones, like Indiana Jones and National Treasure. With film, especially pre-talkies, almost everything is a lost treasure. Because films had little value after their initial run and because the nitrate film stock…
For Reels Sunday Roundup — Oct 20th, 2013
News, links, etc: -Mental Floss somehow landed a feature length interview with Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Watterson, who says he loves the Pixar style but never wants to see C&H animated. (Mental Floss) -Searching for Disney World’s dark side. (The Dissolve) -“Was it very difficult, very complicated to film [Gravity] in space? Did the…
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In Your Queue: This [stuff] ain’t checkers
Gaming is often serious business, one that can either end in elation or with the board being hurled furiously across the room, sometimes both at the same time. There have been three films released this year that capture that all-or-nothing soul-lifting/crushing addiction to outmaneuvering your friends in the world of small pieces, and don’t require…
Ralph Lauren video ‘The Dog Walk’ features shelter dogs
Ralph Lauren teamed up with ASPCA to make video Ralph Lauren released a new digital video called “The Dog Walk” featuring two things we love: beautiful, vibrantly colored leather goods and adorable shelter dogs. Ralph Lauren teamed up with the ASPCA to make the video, which showcases items from the company’s fall 2013 accessories line,…
Yo’ mama is so invisible: “Saturday Night Live”’s sister problem
The model of readiness. Time for a reader poll: Who’s your favorite black woman on the new Saturday Night Live? Trick question, of course. There isn’t one. Hasn’t been one since Maya Rudolph left in 2007. And if you want to talk 100 percent, immediately identifiable, can’t-get-a-taxicab black, you have to go back to Ellen Cleghorne,…
We like nice things, too! 10 projects we wish Mayor Buddy Dyer included in his State of Downtown manifesto
In this week’s cover story, Jeffrey Billman parses 10 years of vertical development under the rule of yes-man Mayor Buddy Dyer. Dyer’s take on urban planning – basically a Natural “build it and they will come” whisper – formed the backbone of his State of Downtown pep-rally speech last week: all sunshine and roses and…
Greater Orlando Aviation Authority approves massive expansion of Orlando International Airport
Have you ever seen the airport this empty? The Greater Orlando Aviation Authority just approved plans to make the Orlando International Airport – already an anxiety-inducing snarl of tourists and TSA lines – even busier. This morning the board says it “set the wheels in motion” to increase the airport’s capacity from 24 million passengers…
GORELANDO: The Creepshow debuts new video for “The Devil’s Son”
If you haven’t been following the creep show yet, where have you been? They may be the most poppy psychobilly band in town, but that doesn’t mean they don’t pack a punch. Their new album Life After Death drops October 22, and check out the new video for their track “The Devil’s Son”…Get your dancin’…
Free shows this week!!! (Oct. 16-22)
Who you calling a gift horse? Here are this week’s high-quality shows and music nights you can catch for FREE! 10/17 Popa Chubby @ the Alley, 8 p.m. (Blues rock from the Big Apple) 10/18 Guitar Series at UCF: Duo Montagnard @ UCF Rehearsal Hall, 8 p.m. (moderately funky) 10/18 Lauren Carder & the Multiple…
‘The Hunt’ is enthralling thanks to superb cast
A familiar story made fresh by performances of Mads Mikkelsen and less-familiar Danish actors
More boos for your buck at indie haunts The Shallow Grave, The Petrified Forest and A Haunting in Old Town
As a hard-core haunt hunter, I’ve already explored 2013’s big-budget Halloween offerings. But that’s just the beginning of this year’s boos, because the best seasonal scares sometimes come from passionate individuals, not multinational corporations. Over October’s first two weekends, I crisscrossed Central Florida’s darkest corners in search of the area’s top independent haunted houses, and…
They Might Be Giants discuss the quirky micro-song structure of ‘Nanobots’
Nerdapalooza brings in brainy pop masters They Might Be Giants
You can say a lot of things about Mayor Buddy Dyer’s vision for downtown Orlando. But 10 years on, you can’t say he didn’t have one.
A closer look at the how the mayor’s accomplishments measure up to the promises he made when he was first elected
Fall festivals, feasts and farm dinners take over the town
Tip Jar: local food news
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19) This is an indelicate oracle. If you’re offended by the mention of bodily functions in a prophetic context you should STOP READING NOW. Still here? OK. I was walking through my neighborhood when I spied an older woman standing over her aged Yorkshire Terrier next to a bush. The dog was…
Drinking, Nightlife and Parties
Where to drink and party in Orlando this week
Orlando Film Festival features monstrous schedule, lots of docs, plus a special performance by Thomas Dolby
This year’s downtown film fest is largest to date
Stark emotion of Gambles’ ‘Trust’ is revelatory
Album review: Gambles’ ‘Trust’
Our live music columnist goes Dada over sound poet Jaap Blonk
The incomparable autumn concert harvest begins. Besides noting a special occasion to enjoy the one-of-a-kind Timucua White House venue, the Civic Minded 5 deserve continued credit for another original presentation (Oct. 6). For the quality and value (this show was free), I cannot overstate how much of a boon both this group and this venue…
‘The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory’
Jesse Walker’s book dissects America’s foundation of paranoia, yet shies away from recent proof that the government really is out to get you
11 acts to check out at Nerdapalooza
In case you can’t catch them all
Florida Republicans substantially outraising Dems for 2014
Democrats call it business as usual
Fresh oysters draw wide range of customers to Victorio’s
Come out of your shell at this shellfish joint full of entertaining distractions
Yuck’s followup ‘Glow & Behold’ loses some noisy luster
Album review: Yuck’s ‘Glow & Behold’
‘Sunlight on the Moon’ is quintessential Elf Power
Album review: Elf Power’s ‘Sunlight on the Moon’
Colombian fast-food joint serves up epic empanadas and dogs
On the Side: Super Burger
Changes for Stand Your Ground law?
Bipartisan bill gets Senate support, but none from the House
Opening in Orlando: ‘A.C.O.D.,’ ‘Carrie’ and ‘Escape Plan’
Now playing in theaters around town
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First Words: Your letters and comments
Savage Love
My boyfriend and I have been together for two years and we live together. Recently, his ex was killed in a car accident. They were not on good terms, and he often made scathing statements about her. I made the mistake of saying the following several days after her death (after offering him my sympathy…
On sale this week: Queensrÿche at the Plaza Live
On sale: Friday, Oct. 18 Queensrÿche Starring Geoff Tate 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14 The Plaza Live 425 N. Bumby Ave. 407-228-1220 plazaliveorlando.com $39.50 Down the road: The New Sam Rivers Rivbea Orchestra, Oct. 23 at Will’s Pub Datsik, Oct. 24 at Firestone Live Reverend Horton Heat, Oct. 25 at The…
