Dec 21-27, 2005
Winter Reading Issue: Why Do So Many People Want to Write a Book?; Librarians Tell You What to Read; The Perils of Publishing
News Quirks 12.21.05
Curses, Foiled Again Washington, D.C., police reported that Michael V. Donahoe, 53, robbed a bank, making off with $2000, but a witness thwarted Donahoe’s getaway…
Astrology 12.21.05
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Happy Holy Daze, Aries! I’ve been meditating on the perfect holiday gift for you. What symbolic item might inspire you to…
VALIANT**1/2
Ewan McGregor, John Cleese and Tim Curry are among the voice cast for this computer-animated comedy about a plucky homing pigeon who volunteers for a…
THE ISLAND**
Scarlett Johansson and Ewan McGregor are paired in Michael Bay’s futuristic action-thriller about a utopian community whose leaders harbor a nightmarish secret. With Djimon Hounsou….
THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY***
Hans Petter Moland directs the saga of a young man’s arduous pilgrimage from Vietnam to Texas in search of the American G.I. father he’s never…
THE BAD NEWS BEARS***1/2
Billy Bob Thornton stars in this remake of the 1976 comedy about a crusty former minor-league player who winds up coaching a woefully inept Little…
ROLL BOUNCE***
Nick Cannon and Lil Bow Wow star in this ’70s-set comedy about roller skaters who must try to fit in at a fashionable uptown facility…
Ken Mahren, Silk Brocade: Acoustic Guitar Impressionism
(Self-released, CD) South Burlington guitarist Ken Mahren recently released a CD version of Silk Brocade, a collection of solo instrumentals originally issued on cassette back…
The Wards, Christmas Punk
(Self-released, CD) Vermont’s immortal punk rockers The Wards have finally done it. No, they aren’t headlining the Vans Warped tour. They’ve released a Christmas album….
