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OVEN TOASTED BY TWO LOCAL GUYS! TOASTED SUBS • SOUPS • SALADS UO Campus at 13th & Alder (Inside Starbucks) 5th Street Public Market • Gateway Blvd. & Beltline Rd. ODC Archive/. find ODC storie/ from 1994 through i today. Archived on the web @ imuiu.doilyemcrold.com Courtesy photo which opens Wednesday. Movies continued from page 7 out this summer, including the cheesy “Halloween: Resurrection” and “One Hour Photo,” it was hard to choose which to include. How ever, one thing is missing from the former two movies: They won’t scare people nearly as much as M. Night Shyamalan’s “Signs.” Not only is Shyamalan a brilliant film maker, but the success of this movie could be imperative for his career. After releasing the hugely popu lar “The Sixth Sense,” one of the most surprising horror/suspense movies ever made, he failed to at tract the same attention to his sophomore release, “Indestruc tible.” For “Signs,” audiences are looking for the same excitement and ending twist they saw in “Sixth Sense,” and hopefully Shyamalan will deliver. Mel Gib son plays Graham Hess, a Pennsyl vania farmer who discovers large crop circles on his farm. Although the meaning of the crop circles is a well kept secret, the previews hint at an alien invasion of sorts. Joaquin Phoenix co-stars as Graham’s younger brother. Like the mysterious endings in his movies, Shyamalan has kept plot specifics underground, adding to the antici pation of this horror release. ‘K-19: The Widowmaker’ Release date: July 19 Harrison Ford gained media at tention recently after the announce ment of “Indiana Jones 4.” Many Ford fans can’t wait to see how he will continue cracking whips in his advancing age. This summer, how ever, viewers will have to settle with Ford playing a Russian nuclear sub marine commander. Like many nu clear submarine films before it, K-19 is about a submarine crew who must avert a mistake — in this case a ship reactor meltdown—to avoid World War III. Ford plays the submarine captain and Liam Neeson plays his first mate. What makes this subma rine movie different than all the oth ers? Why, Harrison Ford with a Russian accent, of course! xXx’ Release date: August 9 There are twd basic rules to judg ing a movie by its cover. First, never trust a movie with a stupid title. Witty and unusual titles are good, but when a movie is named after a pom rating in a desperate attempt to get giddy adolescents to show up, the situation is dire. Second, actor Vin Diesel only has two facial ex pressions: confused and really con fused. Other than that, this movie will fulfill the need of many view ers to see three aspects of an action movie: guns, explosions and sex. Diesel plays extreme sports player Xander Cage, who is hired by the government to investigate a terrorist organization called Anarchy 99. Samuel L. Jackson plays Gibbons, a government agent who hires Cage. The most interesting part of this movie will be seeing the chemistry between Samuel L. Jackson, an ac complished actor, and Diesel, who is as dynamic as a brick. ‘Tadpole’ Release dates: July 19 in Los Angeles and New York; July 26 in top-10 markets; August 2 in top 20 markets This drama/comedy won top rat ings at the Sundance Film Festival this year. Not only does it have an original plot, but it will bring back memories from the days of “Three’s Company.” Sigourney Weaver, who turned to art films after “Heartbreakers” in 2001, plays a stepmother to Oscar Grubman (Aaron Stanford). Grub man, a pretentious and intelligent 15-year-old, can speak fluent French and has a passion for Voltaire. On a break from boarding school, Grubman falls in love with his stepmother but ends up sleep ing with her best friend, played by Bebe Neuwirth. John Ritter plays Oscar’s overworked dad. Contact the reporter at janmontry@dailyemerald.com. Martsch continued from page 7 changes and seemed to lose their place from time to time. The prob lem was that they concentrated too much on the vocal aspects of the songs and not enough on the background guitar. Audience member Eric Abbey felt that more practice would have helped. “It was very raw and not well-rehearsed,” he said. “I liked BTS better.” Aside from Martsch, Mike John son’s deep, hypnotic voice made for a mellow and relaxing set. His low voice singing long drawn out notes gives his music a unique undertow that pulls you through the songs. He attributed his influences to other Northwest bands. “I’m influenced by The Wipers and The Rats,” he said. Johnson’s solo album is scheduled to be released Aug. 20. 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