Oct 19-25, 2005
Getting Drilled on Vermont’s Cross-Border Disaster Readiness; FreedomFest 2005; Mountain Biking Through Barre’s Past — and Future — at Millstone Hill
Chuch, Four Tall
(Crow On Ten, CD) Burlington’s ballsy “truck-stop rockers” Chuch are making a name for themselves with high-octane, country-tinged tunes that detonate on impact. Boasting 17 screechin’ and squealin’ cuts, the band’s latest, Four Tall, is the audio equivalent of skidmarks on blacktop. Following a brief bluesy intro, the record blasts into high gear with the…
News Quirks 10.19.05
Curses, Foiled Again Police in Pensacola, Fla., arrested Artemio Castillo, 49, and Ernesto Garcia, 41, after they pulled into a gas station to fill up in a car belonging to employee Pam Pease, who had reported it stolen from the station less than an hour before. “It just blew my mind, but there they were,”…
Astrology 10.19.05
ARIES (March 21-April 19): “Honey,This Mirror Isn’t Big Enough for the Two of Us,” is the title of a song by the band My Chemical Romance. If you’d like to place yourself in alignment with cosmic rhythms, you should say the exact opposite of that to someone you care about-something like this: “Honey, this mirror…
Kristina Stykos, In The Earth’s Fading Light
(Self-released, CD) Central Vermont’s genius songwriter, musician and concert promoter Kristina Stykos doesn’t simply crank out recordings. Her releases typically have long gestation periods, during which she tinkers and fine-tunes each track. The painstaking work represented by her latest disc, In the Earth’s Fading Light, has paid off in 16 cuts that are as elegant…
THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS***
Based on the bestseller by Ann Brashares, Ken Kwapis’ comic drama offers the story of four teenage friends facing a summer during which they’ll be separated for the first time. To maintain contact, they take turns wearing a pair of “magic” thrift-store jeans they pick out together prior to parting. Starring Amber Tamblyn, Jenna Boyd,…
ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW****
The feature debut from performance-artist Miranda July snagged a Special Jury Prize at Sundance for its quirky, entertaining take on the lives and romantic quests of a group of young adults and teenagers. Featuring Miranda July, John Hawkes and Brad Henke. (95 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/meandyouandeveryoneweknow.html
KICKING & SCREAMING**1/2
Will Ferrell stars in this comic look at the cut-throat world of Little-League soccer. Robert Duvall costars. Jesse Dylan directs. (96 min, PG) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/kicking_and_screaming/
HIGH TENSION**
Alexandre Aja co-wrote and directed this 1970s-style horror exercise in which two college students set out to spend a quiet weekend studying in the country, and learn what it means to have to fight for your life. Starring Cecile de France and Maiwenn Nahon. (85 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/lions_gate/high_tension/
