A season for TV Christmas specials
By Hal Boedeker The Orlando Sentinel
Christmastime and the new year send television into overdrive with specials and holiday-themed episodes. What stands out? Here's a look at noteworthy programs and a countdown to the most special of all specials.
When in 'Doubt'
There are different ways to see Doubt: A Parable, John Patrick Shanley's Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play about a scandal at a Catholic school. You can say that literally in Lexington. The play will be presented by University of Kentucky Theatre Dec. 4 to 7.
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Annette's City Cafe: Although dinner menu isn’t extensive, food has its fantastic moments
Ever since Phil Dunn closed his very popular Phil Dunn's Cook Shop at 431 Old East Vine Street, the restaurants that have moved into the space haven't been nearly as successful. Now, the space is occupied by Annette's City Café.
An artful life leads back to Tomahawk
On the night before his death, Tom Williamson ate a double portion of dinner "as if he were getting ready to travel."
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Critic's pick: Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Where are all the gay leading men?
Gus Van Sant's film Milk isn't just a mainstream-minded Oscar candidate; it's also a rallying cry. With Sean Penn starring as Harvey Milk, the openly gay San Francisco supervisor who was gunned down in 1978, the movie makes its message clear: Gay people must be "out" to be counted. It's a timely theme, given California's passage of anti-gay-marriage Proposition 8 this month, but there's also a certain irony: Here's a broadly targeted movie with marquee actors, yet not only is none of the featured players openly gay, there isn't one openly gay leading man in all of Hollywood.
