| Events  | Where to catch the countdown When it comes to Central Florida night life, there is a ton to look forward to in 2015. But for one champagne-soaked night, let's enjoy New Year's Eve as it should be and live in the moment. |
 | Great time for art-aholics This being my last column of 2014, I thought I'd try to remember our biggest art happenings of this past year. Most made a significant impact for art in Orlando. In general, this was a GREAT year for art lovers. So, here's my list (no particular order) of happenings that immediately popped into my mind: | Restaurants  | A good year for food lovers From comfort food to wonderful showcases of Asian fare and immersions into Basque cookery, our dining choices expanded in a variety of ways in 2014. |  | Review: Mynt spices up Hannibal Square in Winter Park Mynt Fine Indian Cuisine is spicing up Winter Park's Hannibal Square with precision and panache. A sister restaurant to Saffron Indian Cuisine on Orlando's bustling Restaurant Row, Mynt has a more refined ambience than its 3-year-old sibling. But both offer some of the best Indian cookery in Central Florida. | Music  | The best from Miley to Emmylou From the arena-size antics of pop star Miley Cyrus to the pin-drop nuances of Emmylou Harris, the 2014 concert calendar was a diverse and pleasurable one. |  | Check it out: JJ Grey & Mofro in Orlando You can count down to the new year in Southern style at House of Blues. Florida swamp rock favorites JJ Grey & Mofro will headline a performance that also features original Mofro member Daryl Hance on slide guitar. | Movies  | Review: 'Unbroken' Laura Hillenbrand's 2010 nonfiction account "Unbroken" introduced millions to Louis Zamperini, the Italian-American who competed in the 1936 Berlin Olympics and, in World War II, became an Army Air Corps bombardier flying missions over the South Pacific. |  | Review: 'Into the Woods' In the generation since "Into the Woods" opened on Broadway, the entertainment world has recycled a forest's worth of enchantress-based, princess-dependent and fairy tale-steeped mythology for mass consumption, from Disney's "Frozen" and "Maleficent" to the smaller screen's "Grimm," "Once Upon a Time" and "Charmed." |  | Review: 'Foxcatcher' Does extreme privilege point, like an arrow, to a sort of rot within the true-blue American spirit? |  | Tim Burton's 'Big Eyes' feels too paint-by-numbers Whether leaving his mark with the bizarre yet sweet sentimentality of "Edward Scissorhands" and "Beetlejuice," the brilliant Oscar-nominated stop-motion animation of "Frankenweenie" and "Corpse Bride," or the brashness of his "Batman" reboots, Tim Burton has always been one of film's boldest visionaries. Except when it comes to women. |  | 'The Gambler' is electric and addictive Mark Wahlberg is the leading man you don't think of when listing leading men. He's the underdog you root for no matter how many times he plays one. Somewhat quietly, he's built a hell of a career. | | | |
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