Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2005
Holding On To Summer at the Champlain Valley Fair; Gambit Weekly On the Katrina Disaster; Textbook Savings For Students; The Essential Oils Business
Astrology 08.31.05
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Here’s how rock critic Aidin Vaziri described the stage set when hip-hop artist 50 Cent played in San Jose: “an urban wasteland that looked like it was designed by Disney (complete with an overturned police car, graffiti-covered trashcans and the decapitated head of the Statue of Liberty).” I hope you don’t…
News Quirks 08.31.05
Curses, Foiled Again A Canadian court in Winnipeg heard that father-and-son robbers were walking along a city street when they ran into three people coming out of a hotel carrying a case of beer. The 41-year-old father, who had a sawed-off shotgun that he intended to sell hidden under his clothes, decided to rob them,…
Moistboyz, IV
(Sanctuary Music, CD) Moistboyz’s latest batch of muscular, anti-PC rock is an attack on flag-happy, faux-patriotic ignoramuses. It’s also a celebration of the grittier aspects of living, from cheap intoxication to even cheaper sex. Simply titled IV, the record finds the duo of Guy Heller and Mickey Melchiondo tearing through one red-blooded, potty-mouthed scorcher after…
The Will Patton Ensemble, String Theory
(King Hill Music, CD) String Theory, the latest from multi-instrumentalist Will Patton, should nudge one of Vermont’s best-kept secrets a little further into the spotlight. In addition to Patton’s considerable skills, the disc features some of the state’s finest players — guitarist Steve Blair, stand-up bassist Clyde Stats, violinist David Gusakov and drummer Steve Wienert.…
THE RING TWO**1/2
Videotapes of evil continue to be a source of concern for Naomi Watts and David Dorfman in this sequel to the 2002 horror hit. With Simon Baker and Sissy Spacek. Directed by Hideo Nakata. (107 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/the_ring_two/trailer/
LAYER CAKE***1/2
Director Matthew Vaughn makes his feature debut with this stylized crime thriller set in the drug underworld of the U.K. With Daniel Craig, Colm Meaney and George Harris. (104 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/layer_cake.html
BEAUTY SHOP**1/2
Queen Latifah and Alicia Silverstone are paired in this comedy about a hairstylist and shampoo girl who transform a rundown salon into the shop of their dreams. With Djimon Hounsou. Directed by Bille Woodruff. (105 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/mgm/beauty_shop/
A LOT LIKE LOVE**1/2
In this Ashton Kutcher comedy, a young man and woman spend years as friends before realizing they might be meant to be something more. Costarring Amanda Peet. Nigel Cole directs. (107 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/touchstone/alotlikelove/
