A man’s Castle is his home
I’m not going to waste space telling you once again how much I revere the films of Cold War kitsch kingpin William Castle; I’ve already spent so much time raving about him on this blog that hyperlinks aren’t even necessary. So you can imagine the kind of B-picture hog heaven I was in all week…
The Incredible Shrinking Sentinel to hire from within? Also, Charlotte who?
So, the big media news today was that Orlando Sentinel editor Charlotte Hall — who took over for the admirable Tim Franklin in 2004 — would be exiting her perch atop the region’s gladrag on Oct. 1. We know this because we searched “Charlotte Hall” on the Sentinel website and it provided us with our…
GR8 plates
Something for everyone at India 4U
No ghetto wrap here
It’s obvious why Wrap Planet appeals to Rollins students who want to skip the swank of Park Avenue and grab a casual bite next to a 7-Eleven. Wrap Planet offers a United Nations of unusual, vegetarian-friendly wraps for breakfast and lunch, smoothies, tacos and salads without the grease and guilt of fast food. That said,…
About the soufflé
George Clooney converts to the Euro for this cool, still thriller
The French confection
Jean-Pierre Jeunetâ??s newest quirkfest is cute, but not classic
Hacked up
Once-great auteur Robert Rodriguez hits rock bottom
Free Will Astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In an old comedy sketch called “One Leg Too Few,” a one-legged man comes in to a casting agent’s office to audition for the part of Tarzan in an upcoming show. The agent is as diplomatic as he can be, given the fact that the role would best be played by…
DVDs Nuts!
Cinevardaphoto Three short films completed about 20 years apart between 1963-2004, and gathered together in this beautiful, complex collection, are separately fascinating but tedious when strung together. Luckily, watching at home affords the proper time between them all, time that can really bring out the charms of each film. The first, Salut les cubains, displays…
Savage Love
I love women. I love the way they look, I love the way they move, I love the way they sound. I like to see them naked. But the idea of actually interacting with women absolutely fucking terrifies me. I’m a virgin at 30. I’ve never had a girlfriend. I’ve never been on a date.…
Happytown
With everybody’s post- primary-night hangovers firmly in check, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson — who now gleefully faces stodgy old (alleged) woman-hater Daniel Webster in the November general election — made a strategic move toward strengthening his base: getting public endorsements from the region’s power-ladies at an 11 a.m. “Women for Grayson” event held at his…
Council Watch
Collars were stained decidedly blue as this week’s Extreme Makeover: City Edition staff meeting was called to order. This was, after all, the week that the Garbage Pail Kids from the scrapheap lobby descended on City Hall for the finalization of the copper-theft ordinance that’s been kicking around for months. ‘If they can’t arrest the…
Live Active Cultures
A who’s-who of Orlando’s arts scene assembled last Saturday night (Aug. 28) in the Bob Carr auditorium for the annual Red Chair Affair, the unofficial kickoff of the local cultural season. With an oversold audience of 2,100 in attendance (including several dozen VIPs who dropped $225 apiece to binge, booze and bid on auction items)…
Unlikely cowboys
Good Old War with Xavier Rudd 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3 House of Blues, 407-934-2583 all ages www.hob.com $18.25-$20.25 $18.25-$20.25 Burrowing out from the borough of super-small town Langhorne, Pa., folksy, three-part-harmonizing trio Good Old War come to town in celebration of their recently released self-titled sophomore album. An easygoing, ’60s-inspired effort — their first…
Love gurus
Wilbur; with James Roquemore; & the Knots; 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3; The Plaza Theatre ; 407-228-1220; www.theplazatheatre.com; $6 To note that Orlando’s Cassandra Wilcox and Artie Burer are a real-life couple doesn’t simply observe a detail; it hits the raison d’être and defining angle of their two-piece band Wilbur. “Beyond just our music, we have…
Moving Forward
Moving forward What Moves You? Through Sept. 11 at CityArts Factory 29 S. Orange Ave. 407-648-7060 www.cityartsfactory.com Free Never mind the early evening storms, there was a bigger-than-usual crowd at the Aug. 19 Third Thursday at CityArts Factory where several hundred people turned out to see installations by 12 local conceptual artists invited to riff…
Comic enemy No. 1
Carlos Mencia 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4 at Improv Comedy Club & Dinner Theatre Pointe Orlando 9101 International Drive 407-480-5233 www.theimprovorlando.com $37 To understand what Carlos Mencia’s professional life has been like during the last few years watch “Fishsticks,” a 2009 episode of South Park in which an animated version of Mencia is beaten and…
The measure of a man
On July 18, Orlando composer Benoit Glazer received a letter from Texas. Strangely, three of the four enclosed pages did not address him directly. Rather, they referred to him in the third person. The note, after dissecting Glazer’s career as a musician, summed up his accomplishments coldly: impressive, but not that impressive. In any other…
Fumble
It wasn’t the prospect of “accidental nudity” that troubled Mea Angelini. That’s just one of the risks you take when you play tackle football in a garter, bra and panties. It was concerns about liability and insurance coverage for potential injuries that turned her off, she says. When the 27-year-old saw the contract she would…
back on the field
A lot’s happened since I last posted here! Loving Hut offers a Sunday buffet and cooking classes now; Between the Buns, the mimetic hot dog stand next door, has closed (no connection). They have milkshakes at 7-Eleven. Fruit trees have been found to be infested with Medflies in Palm Beach County and Oriental fruit flies in…
Download the New LP by VRGNS … for FREE!!
Orlando punk band VRGNS (ex-New Mexican Disaster Squad dudes, current Gatorface dude, current No Friends dudes, all around awesome dudes) have a new album. It’s called Manimals and it was recorded by the always-awesome and quite opinionated Chris Owens (LORDS). Right now, you can download it for free – yes, legally! – at their label’s online store.…
Local Indie Calendar for September
All dates are subject to change. 9/3 – the French whimsy of Micmacs (Enzian) 9/10 – the kids-in-love period piece Flipped (Winter Park/Pleasure Island) 9/17 – the steamy biopic Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (Enzian – pictured), the Aussie crime drama Animal Kingdom (Winter Park) 9/24 – the Aboriginal musical Bran Nue Dae (Winter Park)…
