Students can make
Family Weekend
a movie weekend
Opening at theaters this week
end:
“Angel Eyes” — A curious con
coction with its fingers in way too
many pies: urban malaise, buddy
cop drama, family estrangement,
the torment of guilt and promise of
new romance. Jennifer Lopez and
Jim Caviezel star as emotional
cripples who take steps toward in
timacy amid the odd circum
stances of their meeting. Lopez
plays a Chicago cop who comforts
an unseen, injured motorist linger
ing near death. A year later, she’s
rescued from a gunman by a mys
terious stranger (Caviezel). Three
guesses on their past connection.
Director Luiz Mandoki’s film has
brooding atmosphere, but just be
cause something’s dark and pen
sive doesn’t mean it has substance.
R for language, violence and a
scene of sexuality. 103 min.
— David Germain, Associated
Press
“Fast Food Fast Women” — A
largely unsatisfying comedy about
two romances in contemporary
New York. It’s hard to care much
about one of them, involving a
kindhearted waitress in her 30s
and an unsuccessful author. The
other romance, between two senior
citizens, is much more satisfying
as we see a widower transformed
by love. But it’s small reward for a
slow-moving movie. R for sexuali
ty, nudity and language. 96 min.
—Malcolm Ritter, Associated
Press
“Moulin Rouge” — A dizzying
achievement, Baz Luhrmann’s lat
est flips the movie musical on its
head. The pyrotechnics of “Moulin
Rouge” are a breathless assault on
the senses. Set in an underworld
where physical laws don’t apply,
the film twists time and space, per
spective and proportion, to its own
ends. Nicole Kidman and Ewan
McGregor star in this variation on
the Orpheus myth set in 1899 %
Paris. The songs survey music
from throughout the 20th century.
Luhrmann combines sets, cos
tumes, visual effects, motion and
music into a movie experience
that’s worthwhile if only because
it’s so audaciously different, even
if you’re part of the sizable modern
moviegoing audience unable to
tolerate characters bursting into
song. PG-13 for sexual content. 125
min.
— David Germain, Associated
Press
“Shrek” — More a series of pop
culture references than a movie
with a plot, “Shrek” is just one
punch line after another. The ani
mation is impressive, with tremen
dous detail to light and texture.
Mike Myers is clearly having fun
as the voice of an ogre who rescues
a princess (voiced by Cameron
Diaz) with the help of a talking
donkey (Eddie Murphy). It’s loud
and colorful and bright, and the
riffs on fairy tales are good for a
laugh, but there’s no there there.
And the film’s message about
beauty coming from within rings
hollow. No matter —* it’s all about
the kids’ meal toys and product
tie-ins, anyway. PG for mild lan
guage and some crude humor. 89
min.
— Christy Lemire, Associated
Press
YWCA sponsors race
to help fight racism
■ Kace Against Racism in
Alton Baker Park on Sunday
will raise money for the
YWCA’s diversity program
By Peter Sur
for the Emerald
Hundreds of spirited runners
and walkers will converge upon
Alton Baker Park Sunday morning
to participate in the second annual
Race Against Racism, a 5K run de
signed to raise awareness of
racism.
The University’s YWCA chapter
is organizing the event and the
purpose of the race is “to get the
whole community together for a
common cause” and to raise mon
ey and awareness against racism,
said Kathy Kozlowicz, director of
the campus YWCA.
The ultimate goal of the YWCA’s
efforts is to build a coalition of
community groups to educate
community members about
racism, Kozlowicz said. Proceeds
from Sunday’s run will fund the
YWCA’s diversity program.
Philippa Anderson, a junior ma
joring in International Studies, was
one of the estimated 350 runners
participating in the Race Against
Racism last year, and she remem
bers the run as “a lot of fun” and “a
positive event.”
“The YWCA is a great organiza
tion, and I support whatever they
do, she said. “I enjoyed it a lot,
and I want to do it again.”
The event will feature keynote
speaker Carla Gary, University di
rector of the Office of Multicultural
Affairs, and Rashad Bauman, who
starred on the Oregon football
team as the Ducks’ top cornerback
and pass defender. Bauman will
kick off the children’s IK
run/walk.
The YWCA is a great
organization, and I
support whateverdhey do.
Philippa Anderson
junior, international studies
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Runners may check in at 9:30
a.m. at Alton Baker Park, said
Thao Do, the race director. The
pre-race warmup starts at 10 a.m.,
followed by Gary’s keynote speech
at 10:45 a.m. The 5K run/walk
kicks off at 11 a.m., followed by
the IK children’s fun run/walk at
11:15 a.m. The post-race celebra
tion and awards ceremony starts at
noon. All participants receive a T
shirt.
Those interested in participating
may visit the YWCA office at 841
E. 18th St. or call 346-4439 for
more information.
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