Feb 15-21, 2006
The Bridal Issue: Custom Baker Arie Kidder Takes the Wedding Cake; I’m Jewish, He’s Not: How We Learned to Count Our Mixed Blessings; Why a Handful of Danish Cartoons Has Fueled Such Fury
Astrology 02.15.06
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In his book And They All Sang, Studs Terkel interviewed jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. “When people say, ‘I don’t understand your music,'” reported Gillespie, “I say, ‘Don’t try to understand it, just try to feel it.'” That’s excellent advice to keep in mind as you weave your way through the complicated,…
News Quirks 02.15.06
Curses, Foiled Again Police didn’t take long to identify Gary Belote, 30, as their bank robbery suspect in Colorado Springs, Colo. “He robbed a bank where people knew him,” Sgt. Scott Whittington said. “Everybody was like, ‘Oh, that’s Gary.'” The Gazette newspaper reported that while fleeing, Belote almost ran into Officer Eric Apodaca and Sgt.…
WALLACE & GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT****
Everybody’s favorite clay-animated duo make their feature debut in this story about a mammoth vegetable-munching beast that threatens to spoil the town’s annual Giant Vegetable Competition. Featuring the voices of Peter Sallis, Ralph Fiennes and Helena Bonham-Carter. (94 min, G) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/wallace_and_gromit/featurette/
WAITING*1/2
Ryan Reynolds, Luis Guzman and Anna Faris star in this comic look at life behind the scenes at a generic chain restaurant. Justin Long costars. Rob McKittrick makes his directorial debut. (93 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/waiting
JUST LIKE HEAVEN**1/2
Reese Witherspoon and Mark Ruffalo are paired in Mark Waters’ romantic comedy about a couple whose prospects for romance are complicated by the fact that one of them seems to be a ghost. Jon Heder also stars. (95 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/dreamworks/just_like_heaven.html
ELIZABETHTOWN***
From Cameron (Almost Famous) Crowe comes this romantic comedy about a troubled young man who flies home to attend his father’s funeral and makes a love connection with a quirky flight attendant along the way. Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst star. (133 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/elizabethtown/
DOOM*1/2
The phenomenally popular videogame makes the leap from the computer screen to the silver screen with this horror-sci-fi combo about a research facility on Mars where things go phenomenally wrong. The Rock, Karl Urban and Ben Daniels star. Andrzej Bartkowiak directs. (100 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/games/demos_updates/doom3.html
MIRROR MASK**1/2
Stephanie Leonidas stars in the ironic story of a 15-year-old girl who dreams of running away from her family’s circus to join the real world. Jason Barry costars. Dave McKean directs. (101 min, PG) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/columbia/
John Cassel, Kids Dig Jazz
(Cassel Music, CD) Pianist John Cassel has been a mainstay in the Vermont music scene for more than 30 years. He’s also worked with national talent such as Dave Brubeck, Pat Metheny, Chick Corea, Gary Burton and Bonnie Raitt. Cassel’s latest, Kids Dig Jazz, takes a unique approach to swing, with well-known children’s songs re-imagined…
Blammos, It Can’t Be True
(Superelectric Megawatt Stereo Records, CD) Former Burlingtonian Arthur Adams left the frozen confines of the Northeast for San Francisco several years ago. California’s eternal summer is a perfect fit for the songwriter, whose tunes glow with pure pop warmth. Adams’ latest project, Blammos, borrows from several pop-rock traditions. The Beach Boys, Elvis Costello, They Might…
