May 18-24, 2005
The Home Garden Issue: A Greensboro Business Pushes the Prolific Perennial; A Mower Exchange Program Plugs Low-Impact Lawn Care; The HTMlles Festival
Perpetual Groove
jazz/funk Address: Dan Liptak 4500 Moretown Mtn. Rd. , 05660 Phone: 802-485-6338 E-Mail: dliptak@tds.net
Astrology 05.18.05
ARIES (March 21-Apr. 19): The advice I have for you may not go over well with the part of you that’s prone to acting like a battering ram. Nevertheless, I’m convinced it’s the correct thing to do, so please suppress your head-butting instincts for now, and heed these bits of wisdom from ancient Chinese philosopher…
News Quirks 05.18.05
Curses, Foiled Again Authorities in Lawrence, Massachusetts, charged a group of men who claimed they found a buried treasure worth as much as $125,000 with stealing the collection of old currency. Police became suspicious after the men made several appearances on national television and changed the details of their story each time. Police Chief Joseph…
Ekis, The Hidden Jar
(Self-released, CD) Vermont’s Ekis trade in sunny, impeccably played world-pop; imagine Paul Simon and Dave Matthews’ rural love-child, and you’re almost there. Formed in 1999 by singer-songwriter Jay Ekis, the band is a regular on the Green Mountain bar/coffeehouse scene, entertaining audiences statewide with user-friendly boogie and uplifting lyrics. Ekis’ latest, The Hidden Jar, offers…
Gordon Stone Band, Rhymes With Orange
(Jeezum Crow Music, CD) Can a three-piece instrumental group comprising banjo, bass and fiddle actually make funk music? While it certainly seems odd, Rhymes With Orange — the new album by the new Gordon Stone Band — boldly answers the question in the affirmative. On the slick album cover, banjo/pedal steel guru Stone looks a…
IN GOOD COMPANY***1/2
Writer-director Paul Weitz has come a long way since American Pie. First he surprised everybody with About a Boy. Now he’s back with a quirky, thoughtful comedy about a 50-year-old ad salesman who finds himself working for a new 26-year-old boss who falls for his daughter, who’s just 18. Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace and Scarlett…
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE***
Al Pacino takes on the role of Shylock in Michael (Il Postino) Radford’s big-screen version of the bard’s classic play. With Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes. (138 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/themerchantofvenice.html
THE LIFE AQUATIC****
Bill Murray stars in the new one from Rushmore director Wes Anderson, the offbeat saga of an oceanographer who undergoes an existential crisis after his partner is eaten by a giant shark. Costarring Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchette, Anjelica Huston and Willem Dafoe. (118 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/touchstone/the_life_aquatic/
RACING STRIPES**
Frankie Muniz, Bruce Greenwood and Whoopie Goldberg are featured in the family-friendly saga of a zebra who longs for a chance to realize his inner Seabiscuit. Snoop Dogg and Jeff Foxworthy also star. (84 min, PG) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/racing_stripes.html
ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13***
Ethan Hawke, Laurence Fishburne and Maria Bello star in director Jean-Francois Richet’s remake of the 1976 John Carpenter action classic in which prisoners and police officers combine forces when the station house they’re stuck in on New Year’s Eve comes under attack. A blast of cheesy, full-throttle fun, this remake that deserves commendation for being…
ALONE IN THE DARK*
Improbable Movie Profession Alert! Not only is Christian Slater supposed to be a tough cop on the trail of an evil supernatural force in this video game-based thriller, but Tara Reid plays his sidekick — an archaeologist! Stephen Dorff costars. Uwe Boll directs. (96 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/aloneinthedark/
