Oct 11-17, 2006
Senator Leahy Brings Home the Bacon – but is Pentagon Pork Good for Vermont?; VT’s Small Museums of Culture and History Face Uncertain Future; Is There More to Maple Than A, B and C?
Rise To Fight, Where Dreams Go To Die
(Self-released, CD) Lurking beneath Burlington’s jam-funk surface is a surprisingly resilient loud-rock scene. But with the majority of area venues courting college kids, groove-oriented acts seem to crowd out the heavier bands. Local foursome Rise to Fight are yet another quality metal unit, but it remains to be seen what kind of mark they’ll make…
Pretty & Nice, Pink & Blue
(Self-released, CD) Indie-rock quartet Pretty & Nice might not live up to their moniker, but they’re a striking band nonetheless. For the last couple of years, they’ve mined the depths of post-punk, sorting through several decades of skittish guitar rock. Now they’ve resurfaced with Pink & Blue, their remarkable full-length debut. Unlike many of their…
News Quirks 10.11.06
Curses, Foiled Again When a sheriff’s deputy in Harris County, Texas, tried to pull over a Ford Aerostar van for a traffic violation, the van sped away. After leading the deputy on a 25-minute chase at speeds up to 80 miles per hour, the van pulled over at a gas station in Houston. Houston police…
The Democracy Diet
How Vermont’s political campaign staffs fuel the fire in their bellies
Taking (Live) Stock
Book review: Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the USDA’s War on a Family Farm, by Linda Faillace
Paddy Warbucks
Senator Patrick Leahy brings home the bacon – but is Pentagon pork good for Vermont?
X-MEN: THE LAST STAND***
Brett (Red Dragon) Ratner takes the reins for the trilogy’s final installment, in which a cure for mutancy threatens to change the course of history. With Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen. (103 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/tls/
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING***1/2
Jason Reitman (son of Ghostbusters director Ivan) makes his feature directorial debut with this blistering satire poking fun at both sides of the anti-smoking issue. Featuring Aaron Eckhart, Maria Bello and Cameron Bright. (92 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox_searchlight/thankyouforsmoking/
CHANGING TIMES***
Catherine Deneuve and Gerard Depardieu star in Andre Techine’s story of long-lost love set against the backdrop of cultural turmoil in Tangiers. (98 min, NR)
