MOVIES
continued from page 6
Mansion," is due out this weekend.
Starring Eddie Murphy, the film is
based on a theme park ride, and is
another good indication that Western
civilization is on its continuing
downward spiral. The belief that this
will recreate the magic of "Pirates of
the Caribbean" is sorely misguided,
as it is missing both the competent
direction of Gore Verbinski and the
pure force of nature that was Johnny
Depp's performance.
On the topic of harbingers of the
apocalypse, director Ron Howard,
perpetrator of "How the Grinch Stole
Christmas, * among other travesties of
nature, brings us "The Missing." Star
ring Cate Blanchett and Tommy Lee
Jones as a daughter and father who go
looking for her kidnapped child (is
this some sort of pattern, perhaps?)
across New Mexico in the 1800s. De
spite Howard's spotty filmography,
this might be one to catch, for no oth
er reason than the always great Jones.
One of the few holiday-themed films
coming out this season will be 'Bad
Santa," starring Billy Bob Thornton and
Bemie Mac as a shopping mall Santa
and elf team who rip off their cus
tomers. This might sound like another
cookie-cutter script coming out of the
Hollywood machine, but with 'Ghost
World' director Terry Zwigoff at the
helm, it's difficult to tell what to expect
The fact that Michael Crichton nov
els are increasingly becoming more
like film outlines should finally start
to pay off with the release of "Time
line, " starring a bunch of nobodies in
a time travel story. Whoop de do.
"The Cooler," about a man who is
cursed with perpetual bad luck, has
been getting big press for William H.
Mac/s lead performance. The role is
supposed to be one of his saddest and
twitchiest ever, which is saying a lot.
"In America" opens this weekend,
thus begging the question "why?" The
film tells the stoiy of an Irish actor who
moves his family to New York City. That
seems to be about it When the previews
can't make it interesting than what does
that say for the rest of the movie?
With a few stand-outs among a
plethora of pathetic half-assed attempts,
this holiday film season actually looks to
rise above most At least there's no "Har
ry Potter" film out this fall. And for that
perhaps all filmgoers can be grateful.
Contact the senior pulse reporter
at ryannyburg@dailyemerald.com.
EVENTS
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9:30 p.m. the Deb Cleveland Band
will take the stage. Tickets for the sec
ond show will be available through
a $6 cover charge. Muiderman will
be taking the Luna stage again at 6
p.m. Saturday, opening for Brazilian
Samba/Bossa Nova band Sun Bossa.
Once again, Muiderman's perform
ance will be free while tickets for the
second concert will be available
through a $6 cover charge. Luna is lo
cated at 30 E. Broadway.
The film "20 Questions" will make
its debut at the Bijou Art Cinemas on
Friday and Saturday. The film was di
rected by Batt Anderson and was part
ly filmed in Eugene. The film features
animated sequences by Vance Naegle
and was co-written by Sal Orange,
both Eugene residents. The Bijou is lo
cated at 492 E. 13th Ave.
At the Hult Center for the Perform
ing Arts, a production of "Driving
Miss Daisy" will show in the Soreng
Theater. The show opens on Wednes
day and will be playing until Sunday.
It will then re-open on December 4
and will run through December 7.
You can contact the Huh Center for
show times, and tickets are available
at the Huh Center Ticket Office or on
line at http://www.tickets.com. Prices
range from $ 15 to $25. The Huh Cen
ter is located at the comer of West 7th
Avenue and Willamette Street.
The Actors Cabaret of Eugene will
be putting on a production of
"Marne" on Friday and Saturday.
Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets will be
available at the Cabaret Box Office
from 11 a.m. through 3 p.m.. Ticket
prices range from $ 10 for general ad
mission to $29.95 for both the show
and dinner. The Cabaret is located at
996 Willamette St.
Contact the senior pulse reporter
at ryannyburg@daiiyemerald.com.
SHAKRA
continued from page 7
Thank you, to those who stop and
think to practice cultivating conver
sation over convenience.
Thank you to forest defenders, lat
ter day loraxes speaking for the trees,
the very trees that compose this paper
you read.
Thank you for resistance — in any
form — to these cyclical and destruc
tive cultural norms. If Resistance were
a child, she would just be bom. Thank
you, to those who dare not conform
to what "society" sometimes pushes
on us, like a drug, selling false con
sciousness for thoughtless profit and
the cheap buck. Thank you, to those
who raise their voices past the noise
of chaos, hopelessness and despair we
encounter everywhere, to breathe
some sense and innocence back into
a life that can still be beautiful — it's
not too late. Thank you to those that
don't buy the internalization of a con
sumer culture that turns its back to
humanity, a culture that creates false
needs, insists we modify our bodies,
wage war on each other and within
our own minds. Thank you to those
who resist this culture cultivated with
desensitized acts of violence.
Thank you to those who know that
youth doesn't come from some fashion
magazine, it isn't a style, a trend, and
doesn't merely fade with the addition
of years. Youth is a state of mind you
can always find, no matter what your
appearance is on the outside. Thank
you to those who are shy, to those who
cry, and to those who realize you die a
thousand times even as you're alive.
Thank you to enemies, thank you
to friends. Thank you to the nameless
people I encounter walking through
campus. Especially those with heads
help up high and the ones that look
you in the eyes. Thank you to glances
that don't need words, that speak for
themselves. Thank you to strangers,
thank you to rebels, and to those I
have not yet met — those who will
make a change in my life that is per
manent. But speaking of permanence,
all is impermanent, so thank you to
anyone who can stop in the midst of
school's insanity to remember this; to
bring themselves into the moment
and be grateful for it. Because it'll nev
er come again.
Thank you to understanding the in
tention behind this. Thanksgiving is
n't just one day a year — don't you
know it never ends? It never ends, it
never ends, it never ends...
Contact the Pulse editor
at aaronshakra@dailyemerald.com.
SCHUMACHER
continued from page 7
For its size as a city, Eugene gets a
large chunk of face time. Also fea
tured on the DVD is a question-and
answer session with one of the
members of local band the
Wristrockets, as well as an attempt
ed fish dinner and Monopoly game
in a cabin near Eugene.
After seeing the documentary, I
was forced to come to the conclusion
that my David Cross story is not very
interesting. But while I wish I had
more to brag about, the one thing
I'm thankful for this week is that I
didn't end up comedic fodder —
while so many others did.
Contact the Pulse columnist at
helenschumacher@dailyemerald.com.
Her opinions do not necessarily
represent those of the Emerald.
SOUL
continued from page 7
nothing like Dead or Alive 3's near
flawlessly crafted, pupil-dilating en
vironments, this turns out to be an
acceptable deficiency, as the back
grounds take a back seat to the in
tense fighting action anyway.
The enjoyable and recommended
cut-your-friends-up-with-more-than
100-weapons Soul Calibur II is avail
able now.
Contact the editorial editor
at traviswillse@dailyemerald.com.
FRENCH
continued from page 7
("Bonnie and Clyde" and "Hold Up")
and fast cars ("Ford Mustang"),
"Comic Strip" is the perfect bo-bo
(bourgeoise-bohemian) soundtrack.
There's no need to translate the title of
"Soixante Neuf Annee Erotique" to
know that it's hot.
The best track is perhaps the
song "Je Taime ... Moi Non Plus,"
which starts out as innocent as any
Beatles song. However, Birkin's
breathy vocals are guaranteed to
make anyone blush.
Gainsbourg was able to write
songs that fit perfectly into the pop
mold and still managed to be inno
vative gems. Whether he's singing
about ecological disasters, as in
"Torrey Canyon," or simply spout
ing nonsense, as in "Shu Ba Du Loo
Ba," these songs are great examples
of stylish and fun music — French
music that has a universal appeal.
This is pop filled with timeless
melodies and rhythms. "Comic
Strip" est magnifique.
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