Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2005
Bats! Getting a Grasp on Vermont’s Furtive, Fly-By-Night Creatures; Eco-Guru Lester Brown Sounds a Water Warning; Salvaging Lois Foley’s Long-Neglected Legacy
Spencer Lewis, Vermont Serenades
(Quartz Recordings, CD) In the right pair of hands, the acoustic guitar can produce resonant tones that impress with crispness and beauty. Green Mountain troubadour Spencer Lewis possesses such a pair of mitts. His latest release, Vermont Serenades, is an all-instrumental collection of robust musical passages, impeccably recorded, arranged and performed. Lewis is a highly…
News Quirks 09.28.05
Curses, Foiled Again Police in Waterbury, Conn., reported that two men were robbing a bank when they abruptly stopped and fled empty-handed. After arresting Delome Small, 37, and John Small, 46, police explained that the brothers had abandoned the robbery attempt because the cash drawers were locked, and Delome Small, who is on probation and…
Astrology 09.28.05
ARIES (March 21-April 19): In Madison magazine, William Stadiem described Aries actress Robin Wright Penn as “the most beautiful surgically unenhanced woman on screen.” I nominate her to be your role model. May she inspire you to reject the pressure to be anything other than exactly who you are. May her example give you the…
TURTLES CAN FLY****1/2
The first feature film to emerge from post-Saddam Iraq, the latest from Bhaman Ghobadi offers a gut-wrenching portrait of war’s impact on some of its most innocent and defenseless victims. With Soran Ebrahim and Avaz Latif. (96 min, NR)
THE LONGEST YARD***
Adam Sandler and Chris Rock team up for this remake of Burt Reynolds’ 1974 comedy in which a former quarterback doing time organizes his fellow inmates into a mean, guard-crushing machine. With Reynolds, Nelly and James Cromwell. Directed by Peter Segal. (109 min, PG-13) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/the_longest_yard/international/
THE ADVENTURES OF SHARK BOY AND LAVA GIRL IN 3D**
Robert (Spy Kids) Rodriguez brings us the three-dimensional adventures of a misfit 10-year-old boy who befriends a pair of superheroes. Cayden Boyd, Taylor Lautner and Taylor Dooley star. (92 min, PG) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/sharkboyandlavagirl.html
MINDHUNTERS*1/2
Val Kilmer, LL Cool J and Christian Slater are teamed in the latest from director Renny Harlin, a grisly whodunit in which FBI profilers try to figure out which one of them is really a serial killer before none of them is left. (106 min, R) Web: http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/mindhunters.html
BORN INTO BROTHELS***1/2
British-born photojournalist Zana Briski immersed herself in the culture of Calcutta’s red-light district and emerged with a powerful portrait of children growing up there. Codirected by Ross Kaufman. (85 min, R)
Jenn Karson
Soundscapes, sound collages, alternative pop. Address: Ken Mills PO Box 653 , 05402 Phone: 802-893-2446 Web: http://www.studiojuju.com E-Mail: jenn@studiojuju.com
Grayspot
Grayspot is a Boston band comprising members from VT and TX. Thier music is pop-rock and features clever lyrics and catchy riffs. Currently on tour, Grayspot’s debut full-length will be released in 2005. Address: Duncan Jewett 33 Waban St. , 02458 Web: www.grayspotmusic.com E-Mail: duncan@grayspotmusic.com
