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Little Devilnew
"You will not like me," promises Johnny Depp's avowedly decadent Earl of Rochester in The Libertine -- only to swagger through a story that's positively jerry-rigged to earn our admiration.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Laurence Dunmore, The Libertine
Nudge Nudgenew
It's official: Michael Winterbottom makes the best cinematic whatchamacallits around.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-09-2006 |
Reviews
Home Makeovernew
This movie is more noteworthy for the intimate suspense it brings to the subject of Israeli occupation than for any dramatic conclusion it chooses to reach.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Private, Saverio Costanzo
Patriot Gamesnew
If you're already well aware of what the military-industrial complex can do, you'll be tempted to see this documentary as a missed opportunity.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Eugene Jarecki, Why We Fight
Sludgy Hard Rocknew
J Mascis returns to his first love -- the drums.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-09-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Witch
The Forgotten Citynew
Thanks to decades of Latinization and overdevelopment, the period between Miami's Art Deco glory and its glammy Miami Vice resurrection is often forgotten.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-09-2006 |
Reviews
Dog Playing Pokernew
We reaffirm the innocent right of UAE companies to guard America’s borders -- a right routinely granted to nations like Great Britain and Japan without the whiff of protest.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-09-2006 |
Commentary
One Man's Trashnew
Let's go dumpster diving for fun and profit -- well, not so much profit.
Orlando Weekly |
James Carlson |
03-09-2006 |
Culture
Tags: lifestyles
Psst ... Wanna Buy A National Forest?new
The Bush administration proposes selling off parts of the Ocala National Forest to pad the budget.
Orlando Weekly |
James Carlson |
03-02-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
Diverse, But Reductionistnew
The Latin music "explosion" has been years in the making, but only recently has the momentum shifted from occasional chart incursions toward a full-fledged presence on the pop-culture menu.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
The Currency Of Soundnew
The conceit with which Hypatia Lake approaches its music proves to be vexing.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Sweet Young Thingnew
It's hard to remember that the "Seattle sound" used to be exciting -- these days, "grunge" is equal parts epithet and punch line.
Orlando Weekly |
Jason Ferguson |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Mudhoney, Under A Billion Suns
Partay Monsternew
Perhaps only one man could pull off a movie as well-meaningly extraneous as Dave Chappelle's Block Party.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
A Russian Horrornew
This Russian blockbuster isn't as much fun as Constantine, but it has an imaginative streak that keeps it far above Underworld.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Night Watch, Timour Bekmambetov
Great Escapenew
The rags-to-riches basketball dream came true for Sebastian Telfair of Coney Island.
Orlando Weekly |
Lindy T. Sheperd |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jonathan Hock, Through the Fire