AltWeeklies Wire
'The White Ribbon,' Reviewednew
Michael Haneke is a creator of puzzles who doesn’t believe solutions are particularly important. In such critically acclaimed films as The Piano Teacher, the director has left us to choose from a menu of resolutions.
Seven Days |
Rick Kisonak |
03-12-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The White Ribbon, Michael Haneke
In 'Precious,' Quite Possibly the Most Abusive Upbringing in Motion Picture Historynew
While there are certainly things about Precious one can’t help but admire, I’m not so sure about the picture overall. I don’t quite see, for example, the point of conjuring this vision of a girl in hell; of creating a character just to put her through it.
Seven Days |
Rick Kisonak |
12-18-2009 |
Reviews
The Seductive World of Home-Improvement TVnew
It's frivolous, it's out of touch, and I can't get enough of it. Why? Because most HGTV shows embody the triumph of style over substance, of beauty over function. And their notions of what looks good in a home are almost as ephemeral as high fashion. Talk about escapist entertainment.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
11-21-2008 |
Movies
'Nerdcore Rising' Has Set the Geekiest Corners of the Internet Abuzznew
Director Negin Farsad talks about why she decided to make a documentary about the hip-hop sub-genre.
Seven Days |
Dan Bolles |
04-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Man Behind the Moviesnew
Getting all your DVDs from Netflix? A video store buyer explains how his store cultivates a connection with customers.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
03-07-2008 |
Movies
Can Film-Program Graduates Afford to Stay in Vermont?new
Burlington College's 200-odd film students have choices to make: If they dream of working on a studio mega-film, they're unlikely to find that option in the local job market. But if they have a gift for self-selling and are prepared to be patient and creative, they are in a position to tap into an evolving and vigorous local digital-media marketplace.
Seven Days |
Matt Scanlon |
02-22-2008 |
Movies
Miss Vermont Helps Give Pageant a 'Reality Check'new
Rachel Ann Cole, the 22-year-old who was crowned Miss Vermont in June, may not win the Miss America Pageant when it airs live from Las Vegas on January 26, but she's already had plenty of airtime, thanks to a four-episode reality show called Miss America: Reality Check on TLC.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
01-18-2008 |
TV
Tags: TV
'Fields of Fuel' is a Documentary & Adventure Storynew
The 90-minute doc introduces a potential new fuel source: algae.
Seven Days |
Cathy Resmer |
12-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Fields of Fuel, Josh Tickell
'Groupies' Gets a New Name and a Release Datenew
In 1997, the writer-director, Keith Spiegel, wrapped a movie that featured Hollywood stars Ally Sheedy and Justin Henry in major roles, plus a bunch of talented Vermont locals -- then the movie disappeared.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
08-31-2007 |
Movies
At Burlington College, Home Movies Get a Special Showingnew
Pre-You Tube, even pre-VHS artifacts appeal to us as pieces of our collective history.
Seven Days |
Margot Harrison |
08-03-2007 |
Movies
D'oh! Simpsons Contest Prompts Fraud Allegationsnew
Springfield, Vt., won the right to premier the new Simpsons Movie, but other Springfields suspect foul play.
Seven Days |
Mike Ives |
07-23-2007 |
Movies
Turned Offnew
A week in the life of a non-TV-watching Nielsen family.
Seven Days |
Meghan Dewald |
06-28-2007 |
TV
End Timesnew
Why can't these shows be ending?
Seven Days |
Rick Kisonak |
06-01-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV, season finales
The Hate Debatenew
A Vermont homeless man known as "Mr. Happy" has been treating cable subscribers to his blend of racist and anti-Semitic rhetoric, pro-war tirades, gay-bashing diatribes and verbal assaults on the Left since 1995.
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
03-31-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Staying Tunednew
Where can you hear your favorite Who, Jefferson Airplane and David Bowie tunes? In television ads for Nissan, Tommy Hilfiger and FTD.
Seven Days |
Rick Kisonak |
10-25-2005 |
TV
