Dec 20-26, 2006
The Winter Reading Issue: Fresh Fiction by Mary Hays; Vermont Author Anne Stuart Offers an Edgy Read on Romance; Burlington Luxury Condos Contribute to College-Town Chic
Ben Patton, Becuase The Heart
(Ginger Ingenious Records, CD) That Big Apple-based singer-songwriter Ben Patton would choose a life in music seems like a foregone conclusion. The son of Vermont Gypsy-jazz maestro Will Patton, he’s likely got performing in his blood. But like all children of established artists, he had to find his own voice. Patton’s latest, Because the Heart,…
News Quirks 12.20.06
Curses, Foiled Again Off-duty German police who searched a 30-year-old man they thought they saw stealing something from a store window in Bergisch Gladbach found only an empty box. The shopkeeper insisted that a ring was missing, so the officers questioned the man, who suddenly complained of severe stomach pains. He was rushed to the…
WORLD TRADE CENTER***1/2
Oliver Stone chronicles the true story of two Port Authority police officers who were trapped in the rubble of the twin towers on September 11. Starring Nicolas Cage, Michael Pena, Maria Bello and Patti D’Arbanville. (125 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/wtc/
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA***
Meryl Streep plays a high-powered, hot-tempered fashion mag editor in the big-screen version of Lauren Weisberger’s bestselling novel. Costarring Anne Hathaway, Simon Baker and Stanley Tucci. David Frankel directs. (106 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/thedevilwearsprada/
TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY****
Will Ferrell plays a race-car driver who’s a little on the slow side in this laugher from Adam (Anchorman) McKay. With John C. Reilly, Amy Adams and Gary Cole. (110 min, PG) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/talladeganights/hd/
HOUSE OF SAND***1/2
Fernanda Montenegro and Fernanda Torres are paired in Andrucha Waddington’s drama exploring the relationship between a mother and daughter living in isolation in Brazil. (103 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony/houseofsand/
BARNYARD: THE ORIGINAL PARTY ANIMALS**
Kevin James, Courteney Cox, Earthquake and Danny Glover are among the voice cast in Steve Oedekerk’s animated comedy about a group of animals that go a little too wild when their owner leaves town on a trip. (90 min, PG) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/barnyard/
Various Artists, In Silver Light: Music Of Vermont
(Big Heavy World, CD) Green Mountain music archivist Big Heavy World has released several compilation CDs in the last decade, most of them documenting the local alternative and metal scenes. In Silver Light: Music of Vermont takes a different tack. A collection of acoustic-oriented music, it showcases the state’s mellower musicians. Proceeds from sales go…
