Jan 10-16, 2007
A Homeless Man Crusades Against Condo Conversions in Burlington; Film Fest Founder Claudia Becker; Local Jewelers Tout “Conflict-Free” Gems; Predicting Vermont’s Food Trends
Milkman’s Union, Oh Boy
(Young Scientist Records, CD) Vermont indie-pop songsmith Henry Jamison-Root released his first disc as Milkman’s Union when he was just 17. That was last March….
News Quirks 01.10.07
Curses, Foiled Again A man who demanded cash at a convenience store in Des Moines, Iowa, insisted that he had a gun in his pocket,…
A SCANNER DARKLY***1/2
From Richard Linklater comes this visually adventurous adaptation of the Philip K. Dick novel offering dual cautions about the dangers of drug abuse and the…
ALL THE KING’S MEN**1/2
Sean Penn stars in this remake based on Robert Penn Warren’s 1946, Pulitzer-winning novel about the rise of an idealistic Louisiana politician and the corruption…
GABRIELLE****
Isabelle Huppert and Pascal Greggory are paired in writer-director Patrice Chereau’s screen version of the Joseph Conrad story “The Return,” which explores the passions below…
INVINCIBLE****
Mark Wahlberg stars in the fact-based saga of a down-on-his-luck bartender who realized his dream of playing professional football. Greg Kinnear and Elizabeth Banks costar….
JET LI’S FEARLESS***1/2
In his final film in the genre, martial-arts superstar Jet Li plays Huo Yuanjia, the most famous fighter in China at the turn of the…
LADY IN THE WATER**
M. Night Shyamalan directs this fantasy about a building manager who rescues a young woman, only to discover she’s a narf, a character from a…
LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE****
Music video vets Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris make their feature-film debut with this road movie about a family that barely survives a trip to…
MY SUPER EX-GIRLFRIEND**1/2
Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson star in Ivan Reitman’s comedy about a break-up that leads to more than hurt feelings. Costarring Anna Faris and Wanda…
STEP UP**1/2
Anne Fletcher directs this inspirational drama about young people realizing their dream to dance their way to a better life. With Channing Tatum and Jenna…
THE BEAUTY ACADEMY OF KABUL***1/2
Liz Mermin directs this documentary about a group of American hairdressers who head to Afghanistan to help open the country’s first post-Taliban school of cosmetology….
THE WICKER MAN**
Nicolas Cage stars in this supernatural thriller from Neil (Nurse Betty) LaBute, the story of a police officer who travels to a remote island to…
Sons Of Dawn, Sons Of Dawn
(Self-released, CD) Burlington rock trio Sons of Dawn play music that evokes used Lotto tickets and leaky dumpsters. Guitarist, vocalist and chief songwriter Michael Tonn…
