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Judge to Strippers: Fondle at Willnew
Part of Orange County's adult entertainment code is declared unconstitutional.
Orlando Weekly |
Jeffrey C. Billman |
04-09-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
TB is Back and More Virulent Than Evernew
The development of Extensively Drug-Resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) is causing a new global crisis, one that threatens a new pandemic of the disease that most Americans think is a thing of the past.
Orlando Weekly |
Billy Manes |
04-09-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
Car Canvases Make Personal Statementsnew
Contrary to the popular belief that art car owners are a fanatical group out to gain attention, most of us simply have an overwhelming desire to express ourselves; some are looking to make a statement or deliver a moving message.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
04-02-2007 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Everyone Hates Frednew
He was a belligerent jerk in Florida's State House. What's Fred Brummer up to on the Orange County commission?
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
04-02-2007 |
Politics
Many Orlando Airport Screeners Don't Like Their Jobsnew
That should probably concern you, as these are the people charged with making sure someone doesn't sneak knives, guns or other contraband aboard planes.
Orlando Weekly |
Deanna Sheffield |
04-02-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
No Way to Pretty This Bizarre Picture Up
There are two upbeat components to this tragic story about a Lory Yazurlo, a fiercely independent woman left a quadriplegic after an accident in an 18-wheeler, who lives and works at her own pig sanctuary in Bunnell, Fla., on a 20-acre settlement from CSX.
Orlando Weekly |
Lindy T. Shepherd |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
'There's No Enemy, There's No Victory'
Unsettled excels where many others have failed: The film draws complete pictures of the people on both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict -- the surfer dude who doesn't want to leave, the mother of a soldier, the protest-ready "religious filmmaker."
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adam Hootnick, Unsettled
A Biting Look at TV Sitcom Production
David Duchovny, Justine Bateman, Ioan Gruffudd and Sigourney Weaver star in the creatively draining world of TV.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jake Kasdan, The TV Set
Highly Original Without Getting Bogged Down in Quirk
Swedish Auto is a slowly unfolding romance about two issues-laden loners who each happen to have a penchant for voyeuristic stalking.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Derek Sieg, Swedish Auto
Something Completely Unexpected
Blair Witch director Daniel Myrick finally answers the "What's he gonna do next?" question.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Daniel Myrick, The Strand
A Novel Premise is Undercut
A young bajillionaire can't get a date and winds up obsessively attending speed-dating sessions.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: speed dating, Tony Herbert
It Takes Guts to Call a Movie About Your Mom 'Son of a Bitch'
While director Jon Ezrine is obviously in need of therapy beyond the cinematic sort, it's unfortunate that his portrait of his racist, nutty Miami Beach mom and his equally off-base siblings comes off as so ... normal.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Jon Ezrine, Son of a Bitch
An Elegiac Story
Based on the story by Lebanese author Hanan al-Shaykh, A Season of Madness is only 17 minutes long, but it elegantly captures the crushing despair that's felt when trapped in a worthless marriage.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: A Season of Madness, Katja Esson
Alan Rickman Drives the Movie
Despite the ominous overhang of death, isolation and mental illness, Snow Cake never entertains too much pathos.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Marc Evans, Snow Cake
'The Office' Meets 'Sleepaway Camp'
While perfectly accurate, such a description -- and it's the only apt one -- doesn't evoke the ringing of box-office cash registers.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Smith, Severance
