Book of Revelations, UVA med center gets off probation, Huja: still shaping the city?

FROM THE NEWSROOM OF THE HOOK NEWSPAPER ON THE DOWNTOWN MALL IN CHARLOTTESVILLE VIRGINIA, THIS IS THE HOOKCAST FOR THE WEEK OF… Thursday, October 26, 2006.

ON THIS WEEK’S COVER:
Book of Revelations
This week’s Hook is 100 pages long– thanks to a big array of stories about the Virginia Film Festival. We interview famed actor Robert Duvall who tells the Hook about his worst cinematic experience. Plus, Jim and Tammy Fay Bakker’s heavily tattooed modern-day-preacher son talks about the new reality TV show he’ll preview here in Charlottesville. Charlottesville-bred filmmaker Derek Sieg looks for a distributor. And, Narnia teen star William Moseley looks for an electronic lion.

ALSO IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE:

UVA med center gets off probation
That’s right. No more unlocked sleeping areas for overworked residents, and no more work weeks over 80 hours.

Bashing victim Evan Kittredge dies
Ten years after he almost perished in a vicious attack that included nearly two days in a freezing car trunk, friends look back on the life of a man who refused to be defined by a crime.

and

Huja: still shaping the city?
You thought he’d retired, but former planning boss Satyendra Huja is back. He’s designed a sculpture to commemorate the Sister Cities initiative, but not everyone’s delighted by this sibling celebration.

Also:
• Monticello High girl suspended for 10 days– and she says she wasn’t even drinking
* Mark Glickman: shaken but not stirred
* The problem with being named “Bob Johnson”
and
• the Chamber boss explains what’s wrong with the Rich Collins leafletting lawsuit.

IT’S ALL IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION OF THE HOOK: AVAILABLE IN OUR RED NEWSPAPER BOXES THROUGHOUT CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND ONLINE AT READTHEHOOK.COM. AND DON’T FORGET TO LOG ON TO readthehook.com/blog EVERY DAY FOR BREAKING NEWS.

FROM THE NEWSROOM OF THE HOOK, THIS HAS BEEN THE HOOKCAST.

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