Southern Vermont Invaded by Cinema!

by Ethan de Seife Posted on October 23, 2014 at 9:00AM

The festival distinguishes itself by being run and managed entirely by volunteers, and by holding an opening-night reception that is free and open to the public. Patrons are invited to preregister for two free workshops on "home-grown filmmaking," to be led by festival advisor Tim Metcalfe, whose screenwriting credits include the beloved 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds.

Steel Cut Theatre and Dance Deliberation Put on The Show

by Xian Chiang-Waren Posted on October 22, 2014 at 10:36PM

Awkward Family Photos Creator Speaks at Middlebury

by Xian Chiang-Waren Posted on October 20, 2014 at 10:35PM

People did. Shortly after launch, the website went viral.

Scientists Get Arty on Burlington Biz Cerebella's Interactive Platform

by Xian Chiang-Waren Posted on October 20, 2014 at 4:05PM

The platform launched at the end of September, in time for Cerebella’s one-year anniversary. And Faber hired her first employee, a New York City-based recent college grad named Lucy Partman, to help comb through the submitted graphics.

What I'm Watching: The Telegraph Trail

by Ethan de Seife Posted on October 18, 2014 at 9:04AM

The convenient way in which Alice overhears the most important information would, if found in an A picture, surely be deemed sloppy storytelling — as it would indeed be. Here in B World, though, it's just part and parcel of how narratives advance.

Movies You Missed: Haunted Homes and Serial Killers

by Margot Harrison Posted on October 17, 2014 at 3:45PM

When serial-killer obsessives are accused of turning killers into celebrities, they blame the media for heroizing the killers first. They're right, but that doesn't exactly exonerate them for jumping on the bandwagon.

Tony Kushner Speaks at UVM's Royall Tyler Theatre 40th Anniversary Celebration

by Xian Chiang-Waren Posted on October 12, 2014 at 6:55PM

is about how we relate to the world, which is this tricky, double-edged thing, and if you don't get that, you're, well, a Republican," Kushner said, eliciting laughter. He encouraged the students in the room to take advantage of their undergraduate years and UVM's theater program, which, he suggested, offers greater freedom than a traditional vocational training program.

What I'm Watching: Dial M for Murder

by Ethan de Seife Posted on October 11, 2014 at 8:24PM

The unfortunate result of a long and nasty series of surgical procedures is that my mother has lost sight in her right eye. She's taking it rather well, and is even relearning how to drive a car without depending on binocular vision.

A New Book on Old Maps Regards Lake Champlain, and Lions

by Ethan de Seife Posted on October 10, 2014 at 4:46PM

Graphic designers, cartographers and coffee-table owners might find themselves fascinated with the new book Maps: Their Untold Stories, to be published on October 14 by Bloomsbury. Those with an interest in Vermont history might also find a little cartographic treasure in it.

Movies You Missed: The Sacrament

by Margot Harrison Posted on October 10, 2014 at 2:00PM

Were the characters so stupid I wanted to see them die?