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Oregon Daily Emerald Pulse Editor Jacquelyn Lewis jacquelynlewis@dailyemerald.com Page 8 Drums & Tuba's instrumental music leaves § room for interpretation. Thursday, October 3,2002 Monsterama returns to WOW Hall Saturday In an effort to recreate a drive-in theater atmosphere, WOW Hall is mixing fear films with popcorn. Helen Schumacher Pulse Reporter Giant bugs will be invading WOW Hall on Sat urday when the local venue has its Monsterama 2 movie showing. WOW Hall will show two insect fear films, “Godzilla vs. Megalon” and “Beginning of the End,” in an effort to recreate the drive-in theater experience. The 1973 flick “Godzilla vs. Megalon” centers on what happens when a robot sends Godzilla to rescue people from a giant beetle called Megalon sent by the underground kingdom of Seatopia. Released in 1957, “Beginning of the End” is about a journalist who uncovers an Illinois State University science experiment that resulted in gi ant locusts taking over Chicago. “(These movies) reflect the social mindset of people at that time — their fear of untapped sci ence and government experimentations,” WOW Hall board of directors Vice Chair Robin Shurtz said. Shurtz suggested the idea for Monsterama. Shurtz, who also teaches Incredibly Strange Films, a class at Lane Community College, is an avid fan of old science-fiction movies. He first thought of showing old movies on the big screen when he noticed outdoor drive-ins in his area be ing replaced by other buildings. “It came from an idea I had almost 10 years ago, when the American drive-in dried up,” Shurtz said. “The American | pastime of going to the drive in was disappearing and the WOW Hall gave me an op portunity to try and recre ate it.” Traditionally, only live performance acts are featured at WOW Hall. However, publi cist Bob Fennessy said WOW Hall purchased a projector at half cost and thought Mon Turn to Monsterama, page 11 “Smallville ” offers cheesy storylines, sexy characters Mason West Movies/Music/TV Columnist Welcome back to Eugene and the new school year and blah blah blah. This column will be a place to read interesting factoids and ramblings relating to the worlds of music, television and movies. To maintain my sanity, I will end up favoring one of the three false idols in each column. But rest assured, balance will be maintained in the big picture. It’s the start of the year and everyone is busy put ting their lives back together. The basic necessities of life must be taken out of storage and reconnected — which is why, as a work-related necessity, I’m getting cable. That is, when AT&T has the time to do it. Plugging in the ol’ coaxial was .. a tough call because 1 try to stay away from TV during the school year. We’ve all caught ourselves watching “The American Presi dent” for the 20th time on TNT just because it’s on, and I take ex treme steps to prevent that. In an act of unprecedented restraint, last year I was devoid of even the local broadcast channels — until I went to London. See, London is one of the most expensive places on earth to live so I ended up watch ing lots of TV. It started because after 10 p.m., the British broadcast channels are havens for soft porn such as the disturbingly erotic David Cronenberg film “Crash.” But as couch potato mode lucked in, I was up for watching pretty much anything — which brings me to “Smallville.” One of my flatmates was really into The WB’s ado lescent Superman spin-off and I ended up watching along, pint in hand. When I first heard about the show, the premise of Clark Kent and Lex Luthor being friends as teenagers just didn’t jive with what I know about the Superman mythos. And everybody knows Superman is going to end up with Lois Lane, but Smal lville has us rooting for Clark and Lana Lang to make super babies. You understand my reservations. So how did I get hooked? Well, it started when Lana stripped down to her panties. The episode involved plants mutated by kryptonite that remove people’s in hibitions before they slip into comas. Stupid plot? Yes. But Lana is too sexy for me to complain. After a few more episodes, I found the show has im pressive character complexity in addition to Lana’s hot, hot body. Teen-Lex is played extremely well by Michael Rosenbaum with enough innocence to make his frequent generosity toward Clark seem genuine, while always hinting at the evil within that will make him Superman’s nemesis. And surprisingly, Clark’s adopted father, Jonathan Kent (formerly Bo Duke from “The Dukes of Hazzard”), has a dark side that hasn’t been portrayed in past Superman-related shows and movies. But I’m just making excuses. Turn to Selling out, page'll Mason West Selling out Szaszcsavas, a group of related musicians, hails from Transylvania. Courtesy photo Hung-ary for Music? Hungarian Gypsy music group Szaszcsavas performs tonight as partof the ‘World Music Series” Jacquelyn Lewis Pulse Editor In the traditional university setting, students learn about other cultures in the classroom. However, the School of Music offers a different experience, where schol ars and community members can learn about different ethnic groups through im mersion in music and dance. The music school will present Hungarian Gypsy Music from Transylvania on Sunday as part of its World Music Series. The performance will take place 8 p.m. at Beall Hall. “The World Music Series is a series of concerts and usually lecture demonstra tions emphasizing music from various cul tures throughout the world,” ethnomusi cology Assistant Professor Mark Levy said, “especially more traditional, older layers Bob Dylan to play at McArthur Court Courtesy photo Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan is considered one of the most prolific artists of ?the 20tfi oenttiwV mV I Concert preview It’s not every day that a living legend stops by the neighbor hood for a visit. But that’s exact ly what’s happening at 8 p.m. Saturday when singer-song writer Bob Dylan and his band perform at McArthur Court. One of the most prolific artists of the 20th century and considered by many to be nothing short of a lyrical ge nius, Dylan is riding the crest of a resurgence in popularity. This latest tour comes on the heels of two well-received al bums and an Academy Award. Dylan won multiple Gram mys for 1997’s “Time Out of Mind,” including Album of the Year, Best Male Rock Vocal Performance and Best Con temporary Folk Album. In 2000, he won an Oscar for Original Song for “Things Have Changed” from “Wonder Boys.” His last album, “Love and Theft,” also won a Gram my and has been called “one of the most important albums of Dylan’s career.” That’s no small praise, since his career spans some 40 years and 45 albums. The performance, nearly sold out, is sponsored by the House of Blues in collaboration with the UO Cultural Forum. Those who want to scoop up the few remaining seats can contact Ticketmaster outlets. Student discounts are avail able on tickets purchased at the UO Ticket Office in the EMU. — Ryan Bomheimer
