Dec 7-13, 2005
Burlington Jazz Trio Vorcza Turns a “Corner”; Thirtysomething Vermonters Take Bites of the Big Apple; Cops and Community Confront Biased Policing Charge
Astrology 12.07.05
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Science writer Carl Sagan liked to say, “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” He often invoked that idea in his crusade to debunk theories he considered outlandish, like the proposition that extraterrestrials are visiting our planet. While I think Sagan’s measuring stick is usually quite useful, you should be careful about applying…
News Quirks 12.07.05
Curses, Foiled Again Police in Bensalem, Pa., accused Michael Drennon, 26, of robbing a Wachovia Bank branch of $2500 by handing the teller a note, which turned out to be a pay stub with Drennon’s name and address. The suspect did think to use a marker to cross out the information, but investigators easily identified…
Austin Sirch, Austin Sirch
(Self-released, CD) Vermont songwriter Austin Sirch is a new face in the Green Mountain music community. Judging by his self-titled debut, he’s sure to become a familiar one. With a hazy, anti-folk, experimental bent, his new record is uniquely refreshing. Sirch’s fragile, earnest falsetto is the centerpiece of the disc, which also features upright bass,…
Social Band, Vermont Composers Project
(Self-released, CD) Social Band, Vermont’s “lively group of singers,” have certainly had a busy year. As part of their ambitious Vermont Composers Project, the choral group commissioned, rehearsed and performed original works by 25 Green Mountain tunesmiths. Now the fruit of their collaborative labor is available on a CD packed with stirring music and in-depth…
SKY HIGH***
Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston star in this action-comedy about a family of superheroes. Hmm, sounds incredibly familiar. With Michael Angarano and Bruce Campbell. Directed by Mike Mitchell. (102 min, PG) Web: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/movies/info/lnav/trailers/?http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d
MURDERBALL****1/2
Dana Adam Shapiro and Henry Alex Rubin direct this documentary about handicapped men who play a dangerous sport called “guard rugby” in specially armored wheelchairs. (86 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/murderball/
MR. & MRS. SMITH*
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are paired in the latest from Doug (The Bourne Identity) Liman, the action-packed saga of a suburban husband and wife who lead secret lives as high-paid assassins. With Kerry Washington. (115 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/howls_moving_castle/
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS****
From French director Luc Jacquet comes this critically acclaimed documentary about the mating rituals of the remarkable emperor penguin. Narrated by Morgan Freeman. (84 min, G) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/warner_independent_pictures/marchofthepenguins.htm
DEUCE BIGALOW: EUROPEAN GIGOLO*1/2
Rob Schneider returns as everybody’s favorite male escort. This time around he travels across the pond to help a friend falsely accused of a crime. Costarring Eddie Griffin and Jean Reno. (83 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/deucebigaloweuropeangigolo/
