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Florida Classic & Cult Movie Schedule – 2012

This is a new edition of the Florida classic and cult movie schedule. It will be a work in progress, as the schedule is only partly completed at this point (mid January) and only focuses on Central Florida. This list is of classic and cult movies playing in Orlando and Tampa Theaters between January and the end of 2012. I will be checking for new films on a regular basis, but if you are aware of or sponsoring a classic movie showing, please notify me at jason@toyshopgreetings.com and I will add it to this list. That includes films at theaters not presently included in this listing. I will be happy to add shows from any theater in the state. My intention is to add all of Florida to this list, but I’ll need the time to research. It’s a big state, after all. (Individual theater info is listed below the schedule.)

Date Film Venue
01/22/12 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
01/29/12 City Lights (1931) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
01/31/12 The Killing (1956) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
02/01/12 Pet Sematary (1989) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
02/02/12 Groundhog Day (1992) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
02/04/12 The Red Shoes (1948) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
02/05/12 Loony Tunes Festival Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
02/08/12 Shaft (1971) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
02/09/12 Sleepless in Seattle(1993) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
02/11/12 Romeo and Juliet (1968) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
02/12/12 Fiddler on the Roof (1971) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
02/12/12 An Affair To Remember (1957) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
02/14/12 Say Anything (1989) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
02/14/12 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (1972) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
02/15/12 My Bloody Valentine (1981) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
02/19/12 The Black Pirate (1926) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
02/28/12 Coffy (1973) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
03/08/12 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
03/10/12 Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
03/13/12 The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
03/27/12 The Producers (1968) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
05/05/12 Gone With the Wind (1939) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
06/16/12 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
06/17/12 Airplane! (1980) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
06/18/12 The Secret of Kells (2009) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
06/23/12 Vertigo (1958) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
06/24/12 Bye Bye Birdie (1963) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
06/25/12 Gremlins (1984) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
06/30/12 True Grit (1969) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/01/12 West Side Story (1961) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/02/12 Easy Rider (1969) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/07/12 Duck Soup (1933) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/08/12 Jurassic Park(1993) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/09/12 Clerks (1994) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/21/12 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/22/12 The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/23/12 The Big Lebowski (1998) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/28/12 The Wizard of Oz (1939) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/29/12 The Princess Bride (1987) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/30/12 Scarface (1983) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/04/12 12 Angry Men (1957) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/05/12 Grease (1978) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/06/12 Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/11/12 Sabrina (1954) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/12/12 Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/13/12 The Big Chill (1983) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/18/12 Adam’s Rib (1949) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/19/12 Mamma Mia (2008) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/20/12 Dr. Strangelove (1964) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/25/12 Brian’s Song (1970) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/26/12 The Wiz (1978) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/27/12 Peewee’s Big Adventure (1985) Garden Theater (W. Garden)

 

Here are the theaters currently listed in the schedule above:

Garden Theatre- A great vintage theatre in Winter Garden, Florida. Recently restored and showing a regular schedule of classic films.Located at:
160 West Plant Street
Winter Garden, FL 34787Phone: (407) 877-4736
The Enzian- Orlando, Florida’s premier independent theatre showing arthouse and cult classic films. They serve beer and food, and they host ‘Pitcher Show’, a free outdoor cult film every Wednesday.Located at:
1300 South Orlando Ave
Maitland, FL 32751Phone: (407) 629-0054
Tampa Theatre- One of Florida’s most beautiful historic theatres. Just entering this place will take your breath away. They have a full schedule of classic film showings in addition to their live stage presentations.Located at:711 N Franklin Street
Tampa, FL 33602Phone: (813) 274-8981

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Posted on January 15th, 2012 by Jason
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The Empress Lilly – Walt Disney World

Here’s an article I wrote for Mouseplanet.com back in the early 2000s about Walt Disney’s Empress Lilly restaurant, called “The Queen of Lake Buena Vista“.

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Posted on December 17th, 2011 by Jason
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RiffTrax Live – “Jack the Giant Killer”

Just a quick note that I updated my Central Florida Summer Movie Schedule to include the “Jack the Giant Killer” RiffTrax live event, which will be exhibited in multiple theaters in the area. If you’re a fan of Mystery Science Theater 3000, then you’ll be remiss if you miss this show. Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy are the stars, and they frequently bring on a guest. In past shows, they’ve featured Weird Al, Jonathon Coulton, Paul F. Tompkins and Veronica Belmont. The show is streamed live to dozens of Florida cinemas on 08/17/2011. I encourage you to attend.

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Posted on July 17th, 2011 by Jason
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Food Truck Round-up at Fashion Square

The food truck craze has hit Orlando and is delivering a lot of delectable eats to the locals. In a town dominated by chains, it’s refreshing to see so many local independent food mongers plying their trade in this way. This isn’t carnival food either. These trucks are delivering some really high quality food. Everything from Luther Burgers to Korean BBQ Tacos. On a daily basis, these trucks are parked at strategic spots around town, but several evenings a week, they gather at specific spots to take a unified stand. These events bring in a lot of local traffic. My wife and I have hit the Lake Lily Round-Up (Tuesday nights) twice, and today we were at the big round-up in the back of the Fashion Square Mall parking lot. 

Personally, I prefer Lake Lily Tuesday nights to the Fashion Square Round-up. It’s true that while there were even more food trucks at Fashion Square than what I’m used to, the Lake Lily location is just a much smoother jive, and includes a good deal more comfortable dining space (if you walk around to the other side of the lake.) What follows after the cut are some photos of the trucks. I only got photos of about half of them, unfortunately. Missing are the Korean Taco Box trucks, The Brisket Bus, The Crooked Spoon, and others.

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Posted on June 19th, 2011 by Jason
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Orlando Food in the 1970s, Pt. 2

Sweden House, Orlando. Click image to enlarge.

This is another bunch of ads from the Orlando Sentinel food sectionals from 1972. Check the original article here. Above is an advert for Sweden House. My love for “All You Can Eat Buffets” knows know boundaries. Of course, back then it was called a “Smorgasbord”. I’m not sure which is the classier moniker. These places were all over Florida in the 60s and 70s. I hope they had Swedish meatballs. If Ikea had all you can eat meatballs, they’d have to wheel me out on one of those HÅVET chair beds.

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Posted on February 4th, 2011 by Jason
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Orlando Groceries and Food in the 1970s

Orlando Grocery 1970s
Oh, hello Richard Deacon, character actor of such classics as “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”. I had no idea you were a television chef. Was this before or after you were in “The Happy Hooker Goes to Hollywood”? Answer: It was before.

I found a stack of “Orlando Sentinel” Food sectionals from the early 1970s, loaded with adds for local restaurants, grocery stores, appliance stores, etc. I have tons of these, so this is the first in a series. Click the images to make bigger.

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Posted on November 8th, 2010 by Jason
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Burger King in the 1980s

1980s Burger King
I found a trade journal put out by Prosperity International in 1984 called, “FLORIDA: In Shape for The Future”. It’s filled with all kinds of promotional materials for Florida companies. (Ironic note… it was printed in Japan. I guess there were no Florida printing companies that would pay for advertising?) In it I found some fun Burger King photos. Click photos to make larger.
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Posted on November 1st, 2010 by Jason
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