Feb 21-27, 2007
How Big Blue Has Changed the Tone of Green Mountains Culture; An Artist Exhibits Her Former Eating Disorder; A Hardwick Company Rakes on Tofu
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First 50 [SIV7]
Friday night at 64 North St was hopping as artists and art lovers alike crowded into Kasini House for the opening of First 50. First 50 is a true exercise in democracy as the first 50 artists to have their names drawn by lottery were featured in the show. As fast-talking, wunderkind Ric Kasini Kadour…
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Blizzard [SIV6]
Sure, the Valentine’s Day Blizzard (is that not the best name ever for a storm?) happened last week, but when you are REALLY Stuck in Vermont, it seems essential to vlog about it! So here is a slightly overdue vlog detailing the transformation downtown Burlington underwent after the snow bomb exploded: snowdrifts as big as…
News Quirks 02.21.07
Curses, Foiled Again Police quickly arrested a suspect for the armed robbery of Walter Ray Brown, 72, in Hartselle, Ala.: his next-door neighbor and grandson, Daniel Ray Brown, 22. Detective Kyle Wilson said Daniel Brown went to the victim’s house wearing a ski mask to conceal his identity, then brandished the handle from a hydraulic…
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Sonic Youth [SIV5]
What on earth were Sonic Youth doing in Vermont you may ask? Beats me but I think it has something to do with Higher Ground being AWESOME! Oh yeah! At long last, below is the Sonic Youth vlog detailing the post-show activities Sunday night at Higher Ground.This show kicked some major VT ass. What could…
House Party
EXHIBIT: “Buyer’s Market” Michael Smith, Axel Stohlberg and Ethan Azarian: Paintings and mixed-media works. Flynndog, Burlington. Through March. ARTWORK:”Sin City” by Michael Smith The Chinese New Year, Carnival in Rio de Janeiro and Mardi Gras in the Crescent City – not to mention the Queen City – mark February as one of the calendar’s most…
ZOOM*1/2
Tim Allen is back in family-film mode as a retired superhero who puts his cape back on when he’s asked to teach at a school for young superheroes. For moviegoers who wished they’d make a sequel to Sky High, I’m guessing. Costarring Courteney Cox and Rip Torn. Directed by Peter Hewitt. (89 min, PG) Web:…
THE U.S. VS JOHN LENNON***
Chronicling a 10-year period in his life (1966-1976), this documentary looks at the Nixon administration’s attempt to silence the politically influential ex-Beatle. (99 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/theusvsjohnlennon/
MARIE ANTOINETTE***1/2
Kirsten Dunst stars in Sofia Coppola’s follow-up to Lost in Translation, a revisionist look at the teen queen’s life with a rocking 1980s soundtrack. Costarring Jason Schwartzman, Rip Torn, Judy Davis and Molly Shannon. (123 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/marieantoinette/
INFAMOUS****
The other movie about Truman Capote. Toby Jones and Sandra Bullock star in Douglas McGrath’s portrait of the late author and the making of his masterpiece, In Cold Blood. (118 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/warner_independent_pictures/infamous/
HALF NELSON****1/2
Ryan Gosling plays a high school teacher battling a substance-abuse problem. Shareeka Epps is a lonely young girl about to make a choice she may regret. The two strike up an unlikely friendship that changes both their lives. Ryan Fleck directs. (104 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/thinkfilm/halfnelson/trailer/
13 TZAMETI***
From director Gela Babluani comes this minimalist crime drama about an impoverished family man who steals a package he thinks will bring him riches, but winds up instead with even worse troubles. Starring Jean Pascal Bongard and George Babluani. (99 min, NR) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/13tzameti/
Dirtminers, American Typewriter
(Animalville, CD) Dirtminers’ architect and front man Raph Worrick calls his band’s American Typewriter “11-odd songs from a Vermontario carny.” The album is draped in modern, slightly askew Americana, and throughout, Worrick comes across as a mountain boy trying his best at delicate pop. Although plagued by an uncertainty of direction, the disc has a…
Brother Through Glass, Brother Through Glass
(Self-released, CD) Metal is a close cousin of progressive rock, whether or not its adherents choose to admit it. Both styles favor virtuosity and complex song structures – Top 40 be damned. Burlington metallers Brother Through Glass aren’t trying to hide their proggy leanings, however. Their self-titled debut contains 13 tunes full of inventive arrangements…
