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Hannah and Her Sisters

Reviewed by Ken Hanke on February 6, 2008February 6, 2008

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The Hendersonville Film Society will show Hannah and Her Sisters at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, in the Smoky Mountain Theater at Lake Pointe Landing Retirement Community, 333 Thompson St., Hendersonville. (From Asheville, take I-26 to U.S. 64 West, turn right at the third light onto Thompson Street. Follow to the Lake Point Landing entrance…

Buncombe County Commissioners

Posted on January 30, 2008January 30, 2008 by David Forbes

Sheriff Van Duncan came before the Buncombe County commissioners with hat in hand, saying his office needs more personnel to meet the challenges posed by the county’s growing population. In response, the commissioners unanimously approved Duncan’s request for $922,301 at their Jan. 22 meeting. The money will cover salaries, benefits and equipment for 10 new […]

Untraceable

Reviewed by Ken Hanke on January 30, 2008January 30, 2008

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The Story: An FBI special computer-crime agent must track down a deranged killer who features his killings on an untraceable Web site. The Lowdown: One good actress -- Diane Lane -- and a decent cast are wasted in this dull, unpleasant mishmash of a thriller.

Meet the Spartans

Reviewed by Ken Hanke on January 30, 2008January 30, 2008

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The Story: A woeful comedic takeoff on last year's hit 300. The Lowdown: A truly witless attempt at parody that's about on par with slamming your finger in a car door for 90 minutes.

The Door With Seven Locks

Reviewed by Ken Hanke on January 23, 2008January 23, 2008

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The Door With Seven Locks, part of a series of Classic Cinema From Around the World, will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at Courtyard Gallery, 9 Walnut St. in downtown Asheville. Info: 273-3332.

Pure pop for now people

Posted on January 18, 2008January 18, 2008 by Jason Bugg

Local showcase at The Orange Peel has a great beat, and you can dance to it.

Crossing the ethics line?

Posted on January 16, 2008January 16, 2008 by T. Mansell

Mountain Xpress crossed the line between “journalism” and “media” in printing the arrest record of Reid Thompson in “The Long Goodbye” [“Inappropriate Behavior?” sidebar, Jan. 9]. … Nothing except what Reid has been charged with in regards to the city of Asheville, Greenlife and John Swann personally is remotely relevant to this story. And the […]

Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 01/16/08

Posted on January 16, 2008January 16, 2008 by Michele Scheve, Joe Shelton, Den Cotton, Patrick King, Tom Scheve

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Paid to play

Posted on January 9, 2008March 20, 2015 by Danny Bernstein

Lynda Doucette is the South District supervisor for resource education at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I sat down with her recently to learn more about her career in the National Park Service and her experiences in the nation’s most-visited park. On the job: Great Smokies ranger Linda Doucette […]

The Crime of Padre Amaro

Reviewed by Ken Hanke on January 9, 2008January 9, 2008

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The Crime of Padre Amaro, part of a series of Classic Cinema From Around the World, will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, at Courtyard Gallery, 9 Walnut St. in downtown Asheville. Info: 273-3332.

Still standing after all these years

Posted on January 2, 2008April 6, 2014 by Anne Craig

If you’ve driven or walked down Biltmore Avenue near Pack Square on a Friday evening between 5 and 6 p.m., you may have noticed a group of women, clad mostly in black, standing silent and still in our public square (or what’s left of it) displaying a large, hand-sewn banner. It reads “Women in Black […]

SEFCA’s 2007 Winners

Posted on January 2, 2008April 6, 2014 by SEFCA Press Release

The Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) named No Country for Old Men the Best Picture of 2007 in its 16th year of voting. The powerful crime thriller, based on Cormac McCarthy’s novel, earned a total of four awards, its other victories coming in the categories of Best Director (Joel and Ethan Coen), Best Adapted Screenplay […]

U.S. Department of Justice law enforcement summary

Posted on December 31, 2007March 20, 2015 by Webmaster

The document rounds up the efforts of the problems, priorities, and actions by the Dept. of Justice in the western district of North Carolina from Jan. 1, 2007 to Nov. 1, 2007. The report highlights crackdown operations that targeted drug operations, child pornography and white-collar crime in the region. The western district is comprised of […]

Watch your back

Posted on December 26, 2007December 26, 2007 by David Forbes

It wasn’t the best of years; it wasn’t the worst of years. During 2007, Asheville saw increases in many types of crimes: Homicides almost doubled compared to last year, and burglaries were also up. In addition, the city had more shootings, traffic fatalities and increased gang and hard-drug activity. Not all the news is grim, […]

Lock and load

Posted on December 26, 2007June 20, 2014 by Brian Postelle

On the bottom floor of the Asheville Police Department, Evidence Manager Lee Smith wheels out a large mail cart full of guns. He follows that with two restaurant-size trash cans. All three have dozens of rifle muzzles protruding from them. What a sight: APD Evidence Manager Lee Smith holds one of the more valuable weapons […]

High stakes

Posted on December 19, 2007December 19, 2007 by David Forbes

Former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford and three of his officers were arrested Dec. 13 and charged with extorting money from illegal video-poker operations, among other crimes. Jailhouse blues: Former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford was arrested on multiple federal charges on Dec. 13. Photo by Jonathan Welch Arrested along with Medford were former reserve […]

Asheville City Council

Posted on December 19, 2007December 19, 2007 by Brian Postelle

The Asheville City Council’s Dec. 11 meeting—the last one in 2007—saw some shuffling of seats as the newly elected Bill Russell replaced outgoing Council member Bryan Freeborn, and incumbent Jan Davis got the nod as vice mayor. This seat taken? New Council member Bill Russell (right) takes a seat vacated by Bryan Freeborn as re-elected […]

Waterlogged

Posted on December 5, 2007December 5, 2007 by Kent Priestley

Black Mountain resident Harry Hamil was alarmed. According to new flood maps released by the N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety in October, a 100-year flood would place much of his property at 151 Ridgeway Ave. underwater. River rising: New flood maps suggest that Ingles’ Swannanoa distribution center is at greater risk of […]

One more silver dollar

Posted on November 28, 2007November 28, 2007 by David Forbes

In a Nov. 14 raid in Evansville, Ind., FBI agents seized gold, silver, platinum and other materials used to manufacture the Liberty Dollar, a private currency produced by Liberty Services and marketed through a series of regional offices. But it was an extensive investigation of the Asheville office by undercover federal agents that resulted in […]

Lost and Found

Posted on November 28, 2007November 28, 2007 by Ethan Clark

Six years ago, Found Magazine creator Davy Rothbart got a message that completely changed his life. It wasn’t a burning bush from God, or an oversized check from Ed McMahon. It was somewhat more pedestrian than that—a scrap of paper left on the windshield of his car that read: Mario, I f***ing hate you. You […]

No Country for Old Men

Reviewed by Ken Hanke on November 28, 2007November 28, 2007

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The Story: A sheriff pursues a man who has walked away with $2 million in drug money -- hoping to get to him before a psychotic hit man does. The Lowdown: A brutal, chilling and disturbing thriller with brilliantly drawn characters and a balancing undercurrent of humanity. Remarkable.

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