Flick Chick; Short Takes On the Reel World; Paying the Price

Seven DaysJuly 30, 2009

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"I guess it's permanent," says Merrill Jarvis III, whose family business operates the four-screen North Avenue venue along with three others in Chittenden County. "A lot of people are telling me they miss the old prices, though."

Could the Ethan Allen upgrade also be compensation for a potential scenario of fewer first-run screens? After all, Merrill's Showcase in South Burlington might go musical as the Higher Ground replacement venue. "It's looking very good," Jarvis acknowledges. "But, hey, we just opened another cinema down the street."

Al Jazeera journalists appear philosophical. One even observes "the Arab world blames everything on Israel, instead of our own incompetence." But he also ridicules the Shock-and-Awe approach to uncooperative Middle Eastern countries: "Democratize or I'll shoot you!"

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Flick Chick; Short Takes On the Reel World; Paying the Price

An era has passed: We can no longer use the term "cheap seats" when referring to the Ethan Allen Cinema in Burlington. A few weeks ago, the theater switched over to a first-run policy. Tickets now cost more there, albeit a bit l...

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