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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!
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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.
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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.
Ian Waters played a solid set but
was nothing special. Doug Martsch
was definitely the highlight of the
show and well worth waiting
through two hours of opening acts.
Chris Delissio is a freelance
reporter for the Emerald.
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