MOVIES
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Alamo," which tells the story of a
bunch of white people standing up
for their right to annex sovereign ter
ritory — all while shooting Mexicans!
This film will certainly make us all re
alize how good it is to be American.
April 16 brings us another film that
follows in the grand American tradi
tion of gun violence: An adaptation of
the comic book "The Punisher."
While the film does not involve an
nexation, it does contain another clas
sic cinematic standby: the high body
count. Also opening that day is the
second act of Quentin Tarantino's
"Kill Bill." Rumor has it that this film
might be a tad on the violent side.
There is also something Opening on
April 23, but I don't want to tell you
what it's called. So there!
Opening on April 30 is "Laws of
Attraction," a film about love and
lawyers, "Godsend," a film about
love and clones, and "Bobby Jones,
Stroke of Genius," a film about love
and golf.
Looking to May, we find an equal
ly full selection of exciting new plot
ideas. Opening on May 14 is "Troy,"
which, according to the preview, has
something to do with a bunch of
boats and Brad Pitt killing a guy with
a spear. On May 28, we have "The
Day After Tomorrow," a film about a
group of rogue special effects shots
that attack famous monuments
across the country. It's up to the cre
ators of "Independence Day" to find
a solution to the problem while
keeping a select group of main char
acters intact throughout the film's
running time.
For those looking for a different
form of disaster, "Soul Plane" also
opens on May 28. The film sums up
all the joy and excitement invoked by
the words "commercial airlines" and
also features, in a daring casting move,
Snoop Dogg playing a man who
smokes pot.
Looking forward to June, we have
the latest entry in the Harry Potter se
ries, "Harry Potter and the Massive
Marketing Campaign." In this film,
the plucky young pagan hero does
battle with the forces of international
communism, once again making the
world safe for capitalism. Also being
released is "Garfield: The Movie," a
heart-wrenching drama which will
feature the tragic side of the comic
strip, particularly Odie's secret life in
the Tijuana pom underground.
Other cinematic highlights in June
include "The Stepford Wives," a mov
ing human-interest story about a
woman who is forced to be married
to Matthew Broderick, "The Chroni
cles of Riddick," which stars Vin
Diesel as an Olympic swim team
member who battles the forces of evil,
and finally "I'll Sleep When I'm
Dead," which stars Clive Owen and
features a stunning musical perform
ance by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana
Brass.
So, until next time folks, pleasant
film-going.
Contact the senior Pulse reporter
at ryannyburg@dailyemerald.com.
SUNDBERG
continued from page 8
with her. There is nothing false about
this whatsoever." Madonna declined
to comment, but in an unrelated story
she has gone into the studio to record
a new album of Pepsi jingles.
10. After another "wardrobe mal
function" during a recent taping Mon
day for "The Tonight Show," Janet
Jackson gave up on music and decid
ed that the pom industry is far more
lucrative.
That's your entertainment news for
the week of April Fools' Day.
Contact the Pulse columnist
at carlsundberg@dailyemerald.com.
His opinions do not necessarily
represent those of the Emerald.
April Foolery
PULSEUNGS
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Sundberg learned to play guitar af
ter his parents kicked him out of the
house at age 12. He hitchhiked to
Mexico and moved in with a man
named Caesar, who shared with
Sundberg his love for playing guitar.
"It's a lot better than crack," Sund
berg said.
Shakra said African polyrhythms
have always interested him profound
ly, and he began actively studying
African percussion instruments in fall
2002. He also plays guitar, mandolin,
ocarina, and has recently begun ex
ploring the shamisen, a three-stringed
Japanese lute. He said his experience
in the band has been "groovilidous."
Nyburg, on the other hand, took up
the harmonica on a whim at the be
ginning of summer 2003.
"I like the harmonica because it
feels like breathing," Nyburg said.
"And breathing is good."
Chilingerian brings in the group's
true psychedelic sound with her pas
sionate renditions on the sitar. She
said she bought her sitar after learn
ing of the death of former Beatle
George Harrison, who played the
classical Indian instrument on many
r
songs by The Beatles.
"For me, playing sitar is a way to
keep George alive," she said.
Chilingerian, who provides vocals
for the group along with Schumach
er, said her voice grew to perfection
out of nowhere during their first jam
session at the Oregon Country Fair.
She said she always considered her
self tone-deaf and weak-voiced, but
"I like the harmonica
it feels like breathing...
and breathing is good."
Ryan Nyburg
Pulselings’ harmonica player
ever since joining The Pulselings, her
vocals have become more powerful
by the day.
"It was like my voice had been
hiding my whole life, just dying to
come out, and now here it is," she
said. "I never sing in a room that
contains glass because I fear I might
break it!"
The Pulselings plan to unveil
themselves tomorrow with a wild
show full of color, transcendence,
and celebration. They will play a
selection of songs from their upcom
ing debut album, "The Pulselings
Visit Wonderland," which touch on
the subjects of meditation, time trav
el and perceptions of the universe.
Chilingerian and Schumacher will
incorporate lyrics in a variety of lan
guages, such as Afrikaans and Brazil
ian Portuguese.
"We just finished making an elab
orate set for the show with a spin
ning, rainbow-colored, hypnotizing
wheel," Sundberg said. "We'll be
dressed in 1960s go-go attire this
time, but next time you might see us
looking all gothic."
Shakra said he hopes The Pulsel
ings will strike a chord with audience
members and inspire them to start
their own musical revolutions.
"While we are classified as a pop
band, I think we are, in a way, using
pop against itself," he said. "You
know, infecting the system from the
inside with our message of revolu
tion. The intention behind our lyrics,
I think, is rather simple: Death to the
bourgeoisie; death to any and all op
pressive classes. But still, the music is
really danceable."
Contact the Pulse reporter
at natashachilingerian@
dailyemerald.com.
FUNNY/
NOT FUNNY?
What are the most popular April
Fools’ Day pranks?
34 percent: Telling young
children their parents are dead.
(They gotta learn about April
Fools' Day somehow.)
27 percent: Startling the elderly.
18 percent: Exchanging your
roommate’s PlayStation games
with pornos.
11 percent Bomb threats.
10 percent Burning dog feces
on your neighbors’ doorstep.
7 percent Whoopie cushion.
4 percent: Smoking the reefer in
class, leaving the womb of
financial aid in a blaze of glory.
0.1 percent: Running for ASUO.
SOURCE: Staff delusions
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