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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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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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Central Florida Classic & Cult Movie Schedule – ARCHIVED

This is an archived post. As of  January 2012, it has become obsolete. For the updated list, please go here:  Florida Classic and Cult Movie Schedule – 2012.

This is an absolutely amazing Summer for fans of classic and cult cinema in Central Florida. Every week brings us an incredible selection of real gems. The following is a list of classic and cult movies playing in Orlando and Tampa Theaters between June through September of 2011. This may not be an all inclusive list. 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. Individual theater info is listed below the schedule.

Date Film Venue
06/12/11 Spellbound (1945) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
06/14/11 Fargo (1996) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
06/15/11 Porky’s (1982) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
06/16/11 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
06/17/11 Airplane! (1980) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
06/19/11 Field of Dreams (1989) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
06/19/11 A Place in the Sun (1951) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
06/22/11 Commando (1985) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
06/23/11 Vertigo (1958) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
06/24/11 Bye Bye Birdie (1963) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
06/25/11 Gremlins (1984) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
06/26/11 The Godfather (1972) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
06/29/11 Tremors (1990) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
06/30/11 True Grit (1969) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/01/11 West Side Story (1961) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/02/11 Easy Rider (1969) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/03/11 Some Like it Hot (1959) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
07/06/11 Scream (1996) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
07/07/11 Duck Soup (1933) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/08/11 Jurassic Park (1993) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/09/11 Clerks (1994) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/09/11 Casablanca (1942) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
07/10/11 Casablanca encore (1942) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
07/12/11 Pink Flamingos (1972) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
07/14/11 Rocky (1976) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
07/17/11 Gone With the Wind (1939) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
07/21/11 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/22/11 The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/23/11 The Big Lebowski (1998) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/23/11 Wizard of Oz (1939) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
07/24/11 Wizard of Oz encore (1939) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
07/26/11 Tombstone (1993) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
07/28/11 Wizard of Oz (1939) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/29/11 The Princess Bride (1987) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/30/11 Scarface (1983) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
07/31/11 The African Queen (1951) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
08/04/11 12 Angry Men (1957) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/05/11 Grease (1978) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/06/11 Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/07/11 Bringing Up Baby (1938) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
08/09/11 Kiss Me Deadly (1955) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
08/11/11 Sabrina    (1954) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/12/11 Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/13/11 The Big Chill (1983) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/14/11 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Tampa Theatre (Tampa)
08/17/11 Jack the Giant Killer (1962) Rifftrax: Multiple Locations
08/18/11 Adam’s Rib    (1949) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/20/11 Dr. Strangelove (1964) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/25/11 Brian’s Song    (1970) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/26/11 The Wiz (1978) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
08/27/11 Peewee’s Big Adventure (1985) Garden Theater (W. Garden)
09/13/11 To Catch a Thief (1955) Enzian Theater (Orlando)
09/27/11 Network (1976) Enzian Theater (Orlando)

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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 33602

Phone: (813) 274-8981

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Posted on June 11th, 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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Retro Florida Menu – Aunt Hattie’s Chicken in a Woodpile

Aunt Hattie's 'Chicken in the Woodpile' restaurant in St. Petersburg, Florida. Click image to enlarge.

I found this menu for Aunt Hattie’s on eBay a few years ago. It’s especially neato because it’s autographed by Edward “Uncle Ed” Boore, husband of Aunt Hattie and founder of the restaurant. Aunt Hattie’s was opened in 1939 by Ed and Hattie Boore who had previously run a fruit stand. It closed in 1985. The full history of the restaurant is recounted by Scott Taylor Hartzell in this excellent St. Petersburg Times article.

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Posted on January 19th, 2011 by Jason
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Pumperniks Menu

Pumperniks MiamiPumperniks was a Saturday afternoon staple for my family when I was growing up in Miami. It’s the first place I ever ate Matzo ball soup and a brisket sandwich. The experience of eating this food for the first time was enough to make me consider converting to Judaism.
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Posted on January 3rd, 2011 by Jason
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“It’s Playtime in Miami” – Sheet Music Art

Playtime in Miami

Playtime In Miami Front Cover. Click image to enlarge.

I found some beautiful old sheet music when I was in Saint Augustine last weekend. I found it at Wolf’s Head Books, one of the finest antique and used book stores in Florida. The song is called, “It’s Playtime in Miami” and was written in 1940 by composer Clark Ringwalt as a fund raising measure for the South Florida Children’s Hospital in Miami, Florida.

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Posted on January 3rd, 2011 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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Then and Now – Hialeah Florida (To to Lo Chee Drive)

More Florida aerial photography, ‘Then and Now’. This time, I dug up some photos of the To to Lo Chee Drive neighborhood in Hialeah (right along the Miami River). This neighborhood holds a special place in my heart because it’s where my dad’s family grew up. Click on an image to make larger.

Hialeah Aerial Photo 1938
First, the neighborhood in 1938.

Hialeah Aerial Photo 1952
Here’s 1952.

Hialeah Aerial Photo 2009
Finally, 2009.

The keyhole shaped park in the center of the neighborhood is now called Ken Mattingly Park. Mattingly was an Apollo and Shuttle era astronaut who spent his formative years in Hialeah. (If you need a pop-culture reference, Ken Mattingly was played by Gary Sinise in “Apollo 13″.)

Photo credits:
University of Florida Aerial Photography Database
Google Maps

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Posted on November 1st, 2010 by Jason
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Then and Now Orlando – Citrus Bowl (408 and John Young Parkway)

Here’s another Then and Now aerial photo-set. This time we look at the area near the East-West Expressway (408) and John Young Parkway, near the Citrus Bowl. Click on the photos for larger versions.


The first photo is from 1947. Interesting to note that the football and baseball fields were already in place, albeit under more primitive conditions.


Here’s the area in 2009.

Photo credits:
University of Florida Aerial Photography Database
Google Maps

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Posted on October 30th, 2010 by Jason
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