Drive-by shooting: 'Swedish Auto' drives into town

Oct 20

During their days as frat brothers in UVA's chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Tyler Davidson and Charlottesville native Derek Sieg shared a passion for filmmaking. After Davidson's graduation in 1997 and Sieg's a year later, the two found and lost touch over the years. But now, nearly 10 years later, the duo has transformed their passion for film into overlapping careers– Davidson as a producer, Sieg as a writer/director.

Swedish Auto, their first collaboration and Sieg's feature film debut, is currently filming around town. An unconventional love story about a mechanic in a Swedish repair shop and the woman with whom he crosses paths, the movie shows what happens when two characters take dramatic control of their lives.

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The week in review
Best break for alleged wife-killer Anthony Dale Crawford: City prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against the man charged with capital murder, first-degree murder,...

The Dish

Double-take: AJ's opens two Elliewood doors
After an eight-month slumber, a pair of historic buildings on Elliewood Avenue are coming back to life in full force this month. Readers and Corner regulars might recall th...

Essays

Outdoing LBJ: Lame duck; big spender
In a recent New York Observer column, Richard Brookhiser argues that if George W. Bush "is now a lame duck, it is by his own hand." Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina, sa...

Question of the Week

What's your favorite indie film?
Randolph Brice: "Ever seen the movie Baraka? It[base ']s a wordless documentary that takes place on every continent– such a great movie." Tim Monaghan: "Wait, what e...

Real Estate - $old

$old
ALBEMARLE 7/1 Hessian Hills LLC to Christina N. Westerlund, unit in Hessian Hills condominiums, 111 Hessian Hills Ridge, $129,900. Hessian Hills LLC to Mark R. Fraz...

Real Estate - Commercial Construction Permits

Commercial construction permits
ALBEMARLE 9/26-10/6 Richard L. and Linda G. Sharff, tenant upfit, International Black Belt Center, creating two spaces from one, $20,000. Essex House Condominium Co...

Real Estate - On the Block

Do drop in: Venerable taproom can be yours
ADDRESS: 440 Valley Street NEIGHBORHOOD: Scottsville ASKING: $350,000 COUNTY ASSESSMENT: $227,200 YEAR BUILT: before 1900 SIZE: 2,400 fin. sq. ft. LAND: 0.062 acres CURB AP...
SALE WITHDRAWN
APPEARED IN THE HOOK : April 28, 2005 in issue 0417 ADDRESS: 522 Meade Avenue ASKING PRICE: $189,900 CITY ASSESSMENT: $138,300 LISTED BY: Mike Cohen of A. Scott Ward R...

Real Estate Property auctions

Property auctions
October 25 at 11am at the Albemarle County Courthouse Property: 2.22 acres at 4884 Cove Garden Road, Appleberry Estates, North Garden Debtor: James L. and Linda C. Price A...

DR. HooK

Call 911: Worry about insurance later
Very few things shock me. Sexual issues, alcohol and drug abuse, psychiatric issues, people's lifestylesnot shocking. Sticking a bobby pin in an electrical outlet, current ...

Movie Reviews

'North Country': Norma Rae meets Erin B.
What's the world coming to? Next they'll be letting women review movies. Sure, like they're going to appreciate the subtleties of something like North Country. Add New Zeal...

Music Reviews

California dreamin: Lyrics Born's sunny vibe
Riddle me this: How does musical group A play to a full house while, a few weeks later, musical group B from the same label– boasting a newer, more successful record&...

News

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Greek epic: UVA legend 'Phi Kap' folds
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Texasville: Bye-bye Boxerjam
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The Brazen Careerist

First born?: Birth order tells a lot
I'm a sucker for birth order theory. I love it because it explains so much about a person so quickly. Birth order theory will help you understand someone's world-view quick...

Strange But True

Pet-icillin? Plying your pup with pills
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Facetime

B3 backer: Melvin loves his Hammond
With Charlottesville's diverse music venues– think Scott Stadium, then think the Tea Bazaar– you need only walk the length of the Downtown Mall to hear everythi...
Grant's charge: BOS with no BS
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Hotseat

Selling T.J.: Third time the charm?
Tom Jakubowski pulls up to Ragazzi's in a Cadillac with a license that reads, "RIO DIST." The former bra salesman is a man not easily intimidated. He's already run for the ...

Letters

Correction: Group wrote letter
We greatly appreciate your coverage of the architecture debate at UVA. Unfortunately there was a critical inaccuracy in the October 13 story, "Jumpin' JPA: New Lawn archite...
Don't dot my backyard
In response to Justin Beights' comment that our concerns are a "non-issue" [News, "Literally: Not in my backyard," October 6, 2005], I'm sure that if dotted lines were goin...
Women owe feminism
I have to agree that Network of Enlightened Women's mission is not new but is reminiscent of past traditional views that have impeded women from attaining social freedoms [...
Women owe feminism a lot
As a recent graduate of the University of Virginia's Studies in Women and Gender department, I feel I must respond to "NeW not NOW: Lady Hoo takes on the Left" [News, Septe...
Women's studies welcoming
Though I concur with Karin Agnes that not all women feel represented by NOW ["NeW not NOW: Lady Hoo takes on the Left," News, September 22], and that some do feel unfairly ...

Cultural preview

Cultural calendar, October 20-27, 2005
THURSDAY, October 20 STAGE Shenandoah Shakespeare 10 S. Market St., Staunton. 540-885-5588

Uncategorized

Q of L: Breathe easier with house plants
One spring afternoon my aunt noticed the potted ferns in my mother's living room were looking dehydrated. "But they're silk," said my mother in amazement. "How can silk pla...

Full Stories List for October 20th, 2005 issue #0442

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