Enemies Within
George Clooney goes deep into the McCarthy era; Steve Martin stays shallow.
Get THE Buzz
Keeping up with wine trends on the street.
Space holders
– Who owns all those vacant buildings on N. Franklin?
Music Menu
Hurricane Wilma disrupted Florida travel plans for several acts. Check with venues before attending shows listed below to see if schedules have been changed. THURSDAY, NOV. 03 DEPECHE MODE w/THE BRAVERY Everybody's high-school girlfriend's favorite band has been fairly quiet since 2001's Exciter, save regular spins at Goth-y dance clubs around the world. A couple…
Variable Sizes
Two productions open this week, one relatively small, the other significantly larger. The former is a warm-hearted story about the ties that bind, the latter is a touring spectacle regarding the life of a very powerful lady. St. Petersburg Little Theatre stages Over the River and Through the Woods, a comedy by Joe Pietro celebrating…
Outtakes
New Releases CHICKEN LITTLE (G) Disney's latest computer animated feature offers an increasingly familiar scenario: plenty of great stuff to look at, but not much by way of memorable characters or even a stick-to-your-ribs story. Even at well under 90 minutes, the movie feels a bit padded, with a first half-hour largely composed of amusing…
The Apprentice Strikes Back
A fascinating play about a writer and her biggest fan — and worst betrayer?
Going Postal
Think Happy Thoughts! Not to always be the one to hog the spotlight, but I think I really ought to have been included in "All Dolled Up" (Cover Story, Oct. 26-Nov. 1, by Rachel Moran). I'm the one you did that article on ("Eat His Fairy Dust," David Jasper, March 2001). I'm still going stronger…
Return To Cine City
It’s time to take another trip around Sarasota’s Cine-World.
Frog Marching
Our guess is that he might want to go by "Lew" instead of "Scooter" in prison. Now free to use his rainy-day attorney fund to help Tom Delay. Jackson takes no responsibility: "It was a contraception malfunction." No way the movie can be as good as the trailer. Unqualified. Unknown. Un-nominated. In: Samuel Alito Qualified.…
Upcoming Releases
The following releases will be in stores Tues., Nov. 8: Annihilator, Schizo Deluxe (Locomotive Music) August Burns Red, Thrill Seeker (Tooth & Nail) The Booda Velvets, Headrush (Gotham Rock) Brotha Lynch Hung, 24 Deep (Black Market) Kate Bush, Aerial (Sony) Diane Cluck, Countless Times (Voodoo-Eros) he Damned, Play It at Your Sister (Castle Us) Dead…
Judith Miller and Me
Miller and the neo-cons go way back.
What If They Gave a War and Nobody Came?
Apparently forgetting all about Three Kings, there are those out there (studio spin doctors, mostly) who have been touting this as the "first major film about the Gulf War." That's Bush I's Gulf War, incidentally, not our current quagmire. Don't believe the hype. Jarhead is the new film from director Sam Mendes, who does an…
Planet Picks
IN A GALAXY OF HIS OWN Actor Charles Ross looks like a cross between Topher Grace (whose character in That '70s Show has an earnest obsession with Star Wars) and Mark Hamill (who actually starred in the sci-fi classic). Coincidentally, the cutie-pie Canadian has spent the past three years traveling from one side of the…
Empty Spaces
Tampa’s downtown is full of vacant buildings. Arts groups need homes. Why can’t they hook up?
A Pair of Aces
Marco Benevento and Joe Russo form one dynamic duo.
Spins
Power to the People and the Beats: Public Enemy's Greatest Hits PUBLIC ENEMY Def Jam Like many other white music lovers now in their early 30s, I remember the visionary Long Island rap group Public Enemy as a sort of musical gateway drug; it was the jarring, eye-opening catalyst that changed a passing interest in…
Rats On My Roof
What’s that skittering overhead?
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Wine List
Got an upcoming or ongoing wine event? Send information to: The Wine List, 810 N. Howard Ave., Tampa, FL 33606, fax 813-739-4801 or e-mail winestuff@weeklyplanet.com. WINES WITH WILD LABELS They say you can't judge a book by its cover, but how about wine? Try a few and see if you should be choosing by label…
The Blotter
WE ACCEPT CASH: A juvenile tried to pass a counterfeit $20 bill at a grocery store in Tampa. The clerk recognized the bill as a fake and called the kid on it, sending him fleeing in an "unknown direction." What tipped the clerk off? The officer who inspected the counterfeit bill stated he "immediately" recognized…
Grab and Go
Snagging vittles from 7-Eleven is convenient, but is it wise?
When The Shrimp Go Marching In
A remarkable musical collaboration unfolds at Creative Clay.
