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Couch Cinema: 'Support the Girls'

by Margot Harrison Posted on August 18, 2020 at 1:11PM

Movies about people doing “shitty jobs” (Danyelle’s term) are rare; movies about the service industry are even rarer. A naturalistic working-class comedy with shades of Steven Soderbergh, this is no Coyote Ugly.

Couch Cinema: 'The Goldfinch'

by Margot Harrison Posted on August 11, 2020 at 11:22AM

Will you like it? Before its September 2019 release, The Goldfinch was expected to be an awards contender, given its beloved source material, director John Crowley (Brooklyn) at the helm, and Oscar winner Roger Deakins behind the camera.

From 'This Is What Democracy Looks Like: A Graphic Guide to Governance' by the Center for Cartoon Studies

Vermont Humanities Announces Virtual Fall Conference on Democracy

by Chelsea Edgar Posted on August 10, 2020 at 5:06PM

Each webinar will focus on a different aspect of democratic theory and practice. The first, “Women’s Suffrage: Moral Advancement or Politics as Usual?” will examine the history of the women’s suffrage movement in the United States from the perspectives of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Frederick Douglass.

The Flynn Announces New Event Series, Hurly Burly

by Jordan Adams Posted on August 8, 2020 at 2:09PM

"I love this group of artists," MacQueen wrote, "and I am really excited to see how the whole harebrained scheme works out." Hurly Burly is the first live entertainment the Flynn has offered since it canceled the end of its 2019-20 season in March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Couch Cinema: 'The Old Guard'

by Margot Harrison Posted on August 4, 2020 at 3:15PM

Another plus: The Old Guard’s small-screen budget steers it clear of the bloated CGI battles that plague its theatrical brethren. Instead, we get old-school hand-to-hand combat, and Theron sells it well enough to cement her status as a new cinematic action hero.

350Vermont Launches 'Climate + COVID-19: A Community Conversation' Zine

by Kristen Ravin Posted on July 30, 2020 at 6:02PM

Among the contributors are Burlington artist and activist Jen Berger, University of Vermont lecturer and long-time 350Vermont board member Brian Tokar, Putney teen poet Emma Paris, and Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist Jody Williams. Gail Schwartz and Marisa Keller edited, Olivia Box edited and handled technical aspects, and Marcy Kass covered design.

In Memoriam: Hobbes, Canine Host of the "Bruce & Hobbes" Radio Show

by Ken Picard Posted on July 28, 2020 at 4:53PM

Zeman, a longtime radio personality on 92.1 WVTK in Middlebury, and later on Froggy 100.9 in Barre, went on to tour dozens of Vermont public schools with Hobbes. He would read the book aloud and share its anti-bullying message.

Couch Cinema: 'Palm Springs'

by Margot Harrison Posted on July 27, 2020 at 6:48PM

The biggest surgery that director Max Barbakow and writer Andy Siara performed on the Groundhog Day template is putting the lovers of this rom-com in the time loop together. So, instead of the story of a man repeating his courtship of a woman until she reciprocates his feelings, we have the story of two people facing the prospect of starting a romance with personal baggage they can’t unload.

Removal of Bank Street Murals Around Burlington 'Pit' Sparks Concern

by Margaret Grayson Posted on July 27, 2020 at 4:22PM

On Monday, an emailed statement from BCA read, “Burlington City Arts is disappointed to see that the murals on Bank Street were treated carelessly when they were temporarily moved to restore the right-of-way. We are working with the contractor at the site to confirm that the murals are undamaged, to ensure that they will now be stored safely, to get them reinstalled as quickly as possible, and to make sure that the contractor uses more care and respect in its interactions with public art going forward.”

Couch Cinema: 'The Great'

by Margot Harrison Posted on July 21, 2020 at 8:00AM

The palace serfs, who presumably have to clean up all that broken glass, are treated like subhumans; during an outbreak of smallpox, the nobles blithely burn their infected servants alive. Pleading for vaccination, Catherine is the viewer’s surrogate and the voice of modernity and reason, yet she’s also painfully naïve — a sheltered kid trying to rebuild a country.

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