Hearing voices
The gorgeous girl in the beauty-contestant costume fit right in with the crowd of Orlando art types that showed up last Friday evening at the AMC Fashion Village 8 theater for the opening of the 16th Central Florida Film & Video Festival. Amidst the lineup of vampire wannabes and retro-’40s hipsters, who would notice an…
Geographic dislocations
Georges tore up only the Keys, sparing once again vulnerable Orlando, whose officials had endorsed the Gay Days festival in June, leading Pat Robertson to warn of imminent Lordly wrath, that the city was “right in the way of some serious hurricanes.” Georges not only missed the city but fattened Orlando’s tax accounts when Gulf-coasters…
Stiller gets serious — and it works
Movie: Permanent Midnight
Stiller gets serious — and it works
Movie: Permanent Midnight
Policing the police
Roberto Cruz quit the Orlando Police force after battering two people in separate incidents. But he didn’t lose his badge. Instead, Cruz took a job as a guard at the Orange County jail, where he has developed a reputation as a hot-head and has drawn a federal lawsuit for allegedly beating an inmate. Brutal, incompetent…
Point-counterpoint
Congressman Bill McCollum trumpeted the passage of his anti-medical marijuana resolution last week, claiming pot is a gateway drug. “Science cannot be based on opinion polls,” he said. “Voters, and more importantly, the seriously ill, deserve facts, not emotional half-truths.” So when Congress followed up with passage of the McCollum-sponsored HR 4300, the “Western Hemisphere…
Backstreet battle
What’s valuable about the Backstreet Boys? Is it the actual boys, or the “concept?” Four of the five preteen idols filed a $10 million fraud lawsuit in federal court against manager Louis J. Pearlman claiming he took advantage of the young stars, and took most of their earnings, by duping them into signing contracts that…
Cable-ready?
Thursday • 2 MARILYN MANSON It took us a while, but we think we’ve finally gotten on board with Marilyn Manson. OK, it took us a looonng while and we’re not entirely on board, but 1) his surprisingly eloquent appearance in Bowling for Columbine and 2) a recent best-of collection that displayed a wide array…
Cable-ready?
It looks like Orange County finally may get its public-access cable channel. The county commission passed a franchise agreement that leaves open the door and agreed to form a citizens commission to examine public access. Meanwhile, Keith Longmore, who sounded the alarm last month after discovering the county wanted no provisions for public access, has…
Media forum looks into ‘mean world syndrome’
Why is television so violent? Does violence on television beget a violent society? How prevalent is censorship? The violence is a function of marketing, says Todd Gitlin, a professor in the departments of culture and communication, journalism and sociology at New York University. American television shows make their big profits in world-wide syndication. Shows that…
Review – Good Humor
Artist: Saint Etienne
A winning shuffle
Movie: Buffalo 66
Review – Rumba Baby Rumba!
Artist: Bio Ritmo
Enigmatic thriller about stone-cold killers
Movie: Ronin
Review – Royal Highness
Artist: Kottonmouth Kings
Review – Feng Shui
Artist: Q-Burns Abstract Message
Review – Good Humor
Artist: Saint Etienne
A winning shuffle
Movie: Buffalo 66
Review – Rumba Baby Rumba!
Artist: Bio Ritmo
Enigmatic thriller about stone-cold killers
Movie: Ronin
Review – Royal Highness
Artist: Kottonmouth Kings
Review – Feng Shui
Artist: Q-Burns Abstract Message
Review – Feng Shui
Artist: Q-Burns Abstract Message
Review – Good Humor
Artist: Saint Etienne
Review – Good Humor
Artist: Saint Etienne
Review – Rumba Baby Rumba!
Artist: Bio Ritmo
Review – Rumba Baby Rumba!
Artist: Bio Ritmo
Review – Royal Highness
Artist: Kottonmouth Kings
Review – Royal Highness
Artist: Kottonmouth Kings
Review – Feng Shui
Artist: Q-Burns Abstract Message
Whatâ??s in a frame?
In its 16th season, the Central Florida Film & Video Festival continues its tradition of challenging the structures of film and the society in which it operates. The vision of event organizer Frameworks Alliance has always been to break down the barriers between cinema and its aesthetic cousins: video, music and visual art. The festival’s…
Killing me softly
Buddhist monk Kong Bunchhoeun, 22, was expelled from his temple in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in August after he was charged with stabbing a student who had complained about his singing at a karaoke bar. He fared better than Ely Dignadice, 29, who sang the popular Philippines love song “Remember Me” so badly at a Manila…
Newt shoots for Microsoft loot!
There he goes again: Newt Gingrich, the Loudspeaker of the House, prancing out into the countryside to speak out for one of America’s most downtrodden citizens: Bill Gates! Yes, the richest man on the planet, the head honcho of the monopolistic computer corporation, Microsoft. But even gabillionaires get the blues, and poor ol’ Bill Gates…
Mind over matter
I didn’t read the Starr report. That’s like taking your gynecological inquiries to a mechanic. If you want smut (and who doesn’t?), you should seek out a professional, not some amateur like Ken Starr who looks like he hasn’t rubbed up against any sexual subject matter since Betty Grable was the hot pin-up and who…
Follow your nose to Tim’s Wine Market
Have you ever wondered why people swirl wine in the glass and sniff before sipping? When you inhale, what aromas should you notice? If you don’t know, you have company. Tim’s Wine Market on Ivanhoe Row (1223 N. Orange Ave.) bridges that gap with its popular series of wine classes. An “Introduction to Wine” is…
Follow your nose to Tim’s Market
Have you ever wondered why people swirl wine in the glass and sniff before sipping? When you inhale, what aromas should you notice? If you don’t know, you have company. Tim’s Wine Market on Ivanhoe Row (1223 N. Orange Ave.) bridges that gap with its popular series of wine classes. “An Introduction to Wine” is…
