Apr 4-10, 2007
Why Voting to Fund the War was the Best Bay to End it; Refugees and Local Activists Make Cross-Continental Connections; Congolese Expats Accuse Area Police of Discrimination; At Island Homemade, Ice-Cream Dreams are Coming True
News Quirks 04.04.07
Curses, Foiled Again When Sheriff’s Deputy Dave Perrapato cited a man he nabbed for jaywalking during a zero-tolerance campaign in San Diego, the man signed the ticket with a name different from the one he had already given Perrapato. When Perrapato asked why, the man explained the other was his “rap name.” Perrapato arrested the…
Nothing Like Noir
Here’s a sad truth about the Green Mountaineers who come to this fair island-opolis: They’re determined to find a party but often end up missing the best action the city has to offer. Some, it is rumored, tragically depart without having checked out Montréal noir. The cognoscenti know that the city owes its unparalleled party…
Out Of Africa… and Into Vermont
Refugees and local activists make cross-continental connections
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Clark Derbes and Barnes [SIV16]
3/28/07, Clark Derbes + Barnes students = Great Artistic Collaboration: Miss Deirdre and Mrs. King’s 2nd Grade Barnes classes go on a field trip to JDK Design to see an art exhibit by Clark Derbes. While they are there, they ask Clark many questions, imagine what noises the art might make and do a painting…
TURISTAS**
Melissa George and Josh Duhamel are paired in director John (Blue Crush) Stockwell’s grisly gore-athon about young Americans who get away from it all in Brazil, where they find themselves victims of psychos. With Olivia Wilde and Beau Garrett. (89 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_atomic/turistas/
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS***
Gabriele Muccino directs this rags-to-riches saga about a father’s struggle to provide for his young son. Starring Will Smith and his real-life son Jaden. (117 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/thepursuitofhappyness/
NATIONAL LAMPOON’S VAN WILDER 2: RISE OF THE TAJ*
Kal Penn stars in this campus comedy about an American who travels to England to teach stuffy Oxford students how to party. Holly Davidson and Daniel Percival costar. Mort Nathan directs. (95 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/mgm/vanwilder2theriseoftaj/
HAPPY FEET****
After Mad Max, The Road Warrior and Thunderdome, the obvious next step for director George Miller: an animated, all-penguin musical, of course. Elijah Wood, Robin Williams and Nicole Kidman lend their voices to the story of a misfit bird who learns to embrace the qualities that make him different. (108 min, PG) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/happyfeet/
CHILDREN OF MEN****1/2
Based on the classic science-fiction novel by P.D. James, Alfonso Cuaron’s futuristic thriller offers a vision of a world on the brink of extinction, with humanity’s survival depending on the planet’s sole pregnant woman. Clive Owen and Julianne Moore star. (114 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/childrenofmen/
Greek Cooks Are My Gyros
Baking baklava, slinging souvlaki and talking old times at the Orthodox Church
Lucy Vincent, Head Of The Tide
(Alpha Dog Records, CD) To press play on Lucy Vincent’s latest album, Head of the Tide, is to hear Burlington coming through your speakers. From long nights spent drinking, to vibes of peace and love, the character of the Queen City shines through in both the band’s music and lyrics. LV is a trio featuring…
Duane Carleton, Once Lost, Then Torn Down
DUANE CARLETON, ONCE LOST, THEN TORN DOWN (Higher Road Records, CD) Have you ever had to listen to a new CD several times before you really got what it was all about? Well, Rutland singer-guitarist Duane Carleton’s latest offering, Once Lost, Then Torn Down, probably falls into that category. If you can get past the…
