Pulse Editor.
Jacquelyn Lewis
jacquelynlewis@dailyemerald.com
Thursday, November 14,2002
Oregon Daily Emerald
On Tuesday
Decorative
contact lenses:
Sexy or scary?
One film
to rule
them all
Mason West
Movies/Music/TV Columnist
No. There’s no Tom Bombadil.
That’s what everyone keeps asking
me about the extended DVD edition of
“The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship
of the Ring,” released Nov. 12. Face it,
people. There was never a way he
would be in the movie, even with 30
extra minutes. Never.
That said, 30 extra minutes!
I may need a napkin.
Do you even know how long I have
been waiting for this? Every moment
since I heard about it seven months ago
has been shrouded
with the stinging
pain of anticipa
tion. When the the
atrical version was
released, it was so
hard not to buy it. I
had to see it one
more time in the
third-run theater
just to get by.
Cynics might say
that I wanted the
new DVD to live up
Mason
West
Selling out
to my expectations and am totally bi
ased. But I would argue that my love of
the movie would not forgive any faults in
the new version, and I would bash direc
tor Peter Jackson over the head if he
screwed up.
Jackson has nothing to worry about.
The new footage is integrated so
seamlessly into the film that it’s hard to
tell it was ever missing — unless, like
me, you have practically memorized the
theatrical release. That is because most
of the 30 minutes is spread through the
film with just a few extra lines here and
an extra setting shot there. In the scene
selections, there are six new scenes list
ed while 19 scenes are extended.
This should come as no surprise. Jack
son created such a tightly-knit film, the
only way to cut it down was by taking a
little fat off many scenes — and I’m sure
doing that was like pulling out eyelashes.
So what’s actually there? The “Fel
lowship of the Ring” title is reworked
and inserted over a shot of Bilbo work
ing on his book, rather than over Frodo
reading among the trees. This is a won
derful new scene where Bilbo’s narration
adds even more flavor to the Shire and
the all-important Hobbits. There is also
more character development for
Aragom giving insight into his fear of his
kingly bloodline.
But by far, my favorite addition is
showing the gifts of Galadriel. They are
of monumental importance in the rest of
the books, and yet only Frodo’s gift was
illustrated. What about the elf cloaks?
The broaches? Lembas? LEMbaaaas!!!
They’re all there. I love life.
To be fair, the theatrical release of the
film is exceptional in itself and you are
not a bad person if you don’t care about
the extra footage. With an extra half
hour added to the three-hour original,
the time spent watching could be devot
ed to knitting a good-sized sweater, or, if
you will, afghan.
Because the movie is so long, they
spread it over two discs. Though I don’t
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Garage
rack
Sam Bond’s Garage serves
vegetarian and organic
items and includes weekly
themed music events
Aaron Shakra
Pulse Reporter
While folks might occasionally
find mechanics at Sam Bond’s
Garage, they won’t find them fixing
vehicles. The tavern and restaurant,
located on the comer of Fourth
Street and Blair Boulevard in the
Whiteaker neighborhood, serves up
food, drinks and music.
Sam Bond’s opened in July 1995
and is co-owned by Bart Carroll,
Todd Davis and Mark Jaeger. The
three, who were all friends before
the beginning of the venture, had in
tended for it to become a brewery,
but as business progressed, its focus
changed to a music-oriented venue.
The building was added to the
National Register of Historic
Places in 1993. It was formerly
Save Our Ecosystems, a copy shop
and environmental center. This
turned out to be fruitful for the
current owners because it allowed
them to cost-effectively turn the
place into what it is now.
Jaeger, a 13-year resident of Eu
gene who was formerly a commer
cial fisherman, noted that the
three had gone to Begin Recycling
in Neighborhood Groups for sup
plies. The bar of Sam Bond’s was
an old staircase, and the tables
were formerly counters.
While the restaurant wasn’t
serving organic food at the begin
ning of its tenure, now about the
only inorganic things to be found
are the furniture and a few vari
eties of the alcohol. Standards on
the menu include a gourmet selec
tion of pizza (including a vegan
type), salads, soups and appetiz
i
Jeremy Forrest Emerald
Carsie Bean Blue sings in front of a crowd at Sam Bond's Garage on Wednesday.
ers. The menu frequently rotates
and always includes specials.
For better or for worse, all the
food is vegetarian. Davis said that
Sam Bond’s is an alternative to
what the majority of restaurants
have to offer.
“I think we’re the only tavern
that’s all organic and vegetarian
as well — people appreciate it,”
he said.
Sam Bond’s became popular
as soon as it opened. Carroll, a
visual artist who previously
owned a gallery, credits its suc
cess to the community sur
rounding the restaurant.
“The neighborhood was really
ready for it,” Carroll said. “As
soon as we opened, people were
in there.”
The owners themselves are
steeped in the local neighborhood:
All three have houses within walk
ing distance of Sam Bond’s, al
though Carroll also has a second
residence in Cottage Grove.
On the music-front, there are
events at Sam Bond’s every day of
the week, including weekly theme
events: A bluegrass jam at 9:30 p.m.
on Tuesdays, an old time jam at 5
p.m. on Saturdays and an Irish mu
sic jam on Sunday afternoons.
Davis said that once Sam Bond’s
started hosting music, visitors
came by word of mouth, with
some minimal advertising. Both
he and Carroll attributed the suc
cessful and diverse selection of
performers to Sam Bond’s booking
manager, Peter Wilde. Early per
formers visiting the tavern include
Rebecca Gates, Ramblin’ Jack El
liot and Peter Buck of R.E.M.
Ticket prices tend to be more
economical than other venues.
Typically, prices generally stay
within a sliding scale of $2 to $10.
Although shows have occasional
ly cost more, Davis said he consid
ers $ 10 a high price.
Current capacity for shows is
just more than 200 people. The
building has been remodeled once
to add a stage, complete with slid
ing glass back walls.
“It made it feel more like a vi
able music venue,” Jaeger said.
There are plans to change the
current stage again, as well as up
grade the sound system.
Sam Bond’s opens at 4 p.m. dai
ly. It closes when it stops getting
busy, which tends to be about mid
night to 2 a.m. Don’t forget to
check out the art on the walls, too.
Works by Heather Cobum will be
on display for another month.
Contact the Pulse reporter
at aaronshakra@dailyemerald.com.
Sandler’s film proves
‘anything but typical’
Movie review
Ryan Bornheimer
Senior Pulse Reporter
With “Punch-Drunk Love,” director
Paul Thomas Anderson once again
proves why he is the best thing to happen
to movies since the film school brats of
the 1970s.
Like the works of Brian DePalma,
Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg,
Anderson’s movies are love letters to
the medium itself, but are rooted in
truth and humanity. He’s a filmmaker
with his heart on his sleeve, and he
makes no apologies for it — challenging
audiences to peel back the layers of
their own raw emotions.
“Punch-Drunk Love” is the director’s
fourth entry in an impressive streak of
movies that includes Hard Eight, Boo
gie Nights” and “Magnolia.”
It tells the story of Barry Egan (Adam
Sandler), a reclusive oddball whose self
esteem and confidence have been whit
tled away by seven older sisters teasing
him mercilessly for his thirtysomething
years on Earth. He is terrified of not
measuring up in the eyes of a woman and
thus never makes an effort to find one.
His sole source of comfort, comes in his
discovery of a coupon-cutting scheme
that would earn him thousands of fre
quent-flyer miles, even though he has no
intention of going anywhere.
Giving in to a bout of loneliness one
night, Barry calls a phone-sex line to sim
ply talk with whoever happens to answer.
The woman on the other line — believ
ing him to be a wealthy businessman
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