Dec 14-20, 2005
Vermont Opens its Doors to Refugees. Now What?; Keeping Salt Off Vermont Roaeds; A Meeting of Morticians
Astrology 12.14.05
ARIES (March 21-April 19): It’s possible there’s still enough oil buried in the earth to sustain our civilization’s exorbitant appetite for material comforts for another 100 years. Or it may be true, as some researchers suggest, that global reserves of black gold are rapidly dwindling, and 20 years from now we’ll all be farmers and…
News Quirks 12.14.05
Curses, Foiled Again Police investigators in Billings, Mont., concluded that Wayland Deputee Jr., 23, broke into a home whose owner was on vacation, hauled away two bags of household items, then returned to set fires in the kitchen and bedroom to cover his tracks. Before he could escape the burning building, he was overcome by…
Tired Of Trying, One Good Day
(Self-released, CD) Burlington’s Tired of Trying are among the unsung heroes in the local hardcore punk scene. Comprising the singly named Dave, Eric and Mike, the band trades in working-class anthems loaded with ballsy vitriol. Their latest, One Good Day, boasts seven in-your-face musical bruisers that come on like an ornery drunk at a dive…
THE DUKES OF HAZZARD*1/2
Seann William Scott and Johnny Knoxville team up for the big-screen version of the popular television series in which two cousins regularly elude dimwitted law-enforcement authorities in a small Southern town. Costarring Jessica Simpson and Burt Reynolds. (104 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/thedukesofhazzard/
LADIES IN LAVENDER****
Judi Dench and Maggie Smith are paired in director Charles Dance’s story of two elderly sisters whose quiet lives in a small coastal town are turned upside down by the arrival of an enigmatic stranger. With Daniel Bruhl. (103 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/ladies_in_lavender.html
FANTASTIC FOUR**
Marvel’s longest-running comic book series gets the big-screen treatment in this festival of F/X from director Tim Story. Starring Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis and Chris Evans. (123 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/hdgallery/fantasticfour.html
CINDERELLA MAN****
Russell Crowe stars in the latest from Ron Howard, the amazing true story of James J. Braddock, who made one of the unlikeliest comebacks in boxing history. With Renee Zellweger. (144 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/cinderella_man/trailer/
