Nov 22-28, 2006
Encouraging Victims and Offenders to Talk About Crime – With Each Other; Laurie David Gets Hot and Bothered About Global Warming; A Prospective Bride Ponders the Modern Wedding
Sleeper Cell, Four Song Demo
(Self-released, CD) I typically don’t review demos, but I had to make an exception for Sleeper Cell, a new “supergroup” featuring Adam Wright and Jay…
Sugarblue, Low Stars & Deep Snow
(Self-released, CD) Northern Vermont’s Sugarblue call themselves an “Appalachian folk-fusion ensemble,” and it’s as good a descriptor as any. The band’s sophomore release, Low Stars…
Greens with That!
Bill McKibben on Sanders’ appointment to Senate committees on energy and the environment. He notes Bernie was slow to enlist in the climate-change fight but is now one of its most aggressive combatants.
News Quirks 11.22.06
Curses, Foiled Again A man armed with a shotgun entered the North American Fireworks shop in Lac du Flambeau, Wis., but before getting any money,…
WORDPLAY***1/2
Devotees Jon Stewart, Bob Dole, Ken Burns and Bill Clinton are among the players interviewed in this documentary from Patrick Creadon about crossword-puzzle passion. (90…
WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR?***1/2
Chris Paine brings us an automotive whodunit about the mysterious disappearance of a fleet of highly efficient, production plug-in cars that cruised the California highways…
THE GROOMSMEN***
Edward Burns wrote, directed and stars in this comedy, in which a groom and his best friends spend the week before his wedding wrestling with…
THE DA VINCI CODE**
Tom Hanks and Ron Howard re-team for the big-screen version of Dan Brown’s bestseller about a Harvard symbology prof who cracks a series of clues…
TAKE MY EYES***
From Spanish director Iciar Bollain comes this psychological drama exploring the intricate details of an abusive relationship. Laia Marull and Luis Tosar star. (109 min,…
STRANGERS WITH CANDY***
Amy Sedaris and Stephen Colbert re-team for this feature-length variation on the Comedy Central cult favorite. Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker costar. Paul Dinello…
SOPHIE SCHOLL: THE FINAL DAYS****
Director Marc Rothemund recreates the last six days in the life of Germany’s most famous anti-Nazi activist. Starring Julia Jentsch, Fabian Hinrichs and Gerald Alexander…
LITTLE MAN*1/2
From the filmmaking family who gave us White Chicks (Do you really need to read any further?) comes this laugher about a diminutive criminal who…
LEONARD COHEN: I’M YOUR MAN***1/2
First-time filmmaker Lian Lunson orchestrates this documentary tribute to the legendary singer-songwriter featuring performances from, among others, Nick Cave, Linda Thompson, Bono and the Edge….
JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE**
They aren’t super ex-girlfriends, but they are extraordinarily mad. Three teenage girls plot to get revenge on the boyfriend they had in common in this…
CARS***1/2
The latest from the pixel-fixated folks who brought us Toy Story and The Incredibles is an animated comedy set in the world of talking autos….
BROTHERS OF THE HEAD***1/2
From Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe (Lost in La Mancha) comes this mockumentary about conjoined-twin punk rockers. That’s right. Tom Bower and Harry Treadaway star….
ACCEPTED **1/2
Justin Long, Blake Lively, Mark Derwin and Columbus Short enroll in director Steve Pink’s comedy about a group of high school seniors who get rejected…
YOU, ME AND DUPREE**
Owen Wilson, Kate Hudson and Matt Dillon are teamed in this comedy about a couple who can’t quite figure out how to get their loveable…
