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SHOE-A-HOLIC js/nNA/VV^U Buy 1, Get 2 JK W flNfc MM MW FREE I «v '* Ilk 3mSIC** * On selected shoes at our outlet store 957 Willamette St 687-0898 www.Lazars.com Let's Go Backpacking FR CANTEE* FIRST AID KfTS POISON OAK SOAP MOSQUITTO NETS BACK FROM TO $299 00 Action Surplus 4251 Franklin Blvd, Eugene 746-1301 GENUINE MILITARY 017628 New Releases weekly VHS&DVD 5-day Rentals Over 3.000 DVDs ADA accessible • Arcade • Novelties • Games HE & SHE I 290 River Rd., Eugene 688-5411 HE & SHE II ALBANY 720 Garfield, Eugene 1-5 EXIT 233, 3404 Spicer Dr. 345-2873 541-812-2522 ‘Greendale’ tackles big issues, yet often fails to resolve them Musician-turned-director Neil Young’s first film debuts today at the Bijou By Ryan Nyburg Senior Pulse Reporter Neil Young is an artist whom peo ple either love or hate. His career is full of so many twists and turns that it would be a challenge to find some one who likes all of his work. But of all the artists to emerge from the 1960s and 1970s, Young is one of the few who has continued to make new and compelling music. While many of his contemporaries have fallen into the trap of living off their past glories, he has remained relevant. Now Young has recendy taken a new path into the world of cinema with his film "Greendale." The film is a dramatization of Young's concept album of the same name, which was released last year. It deals with three generations of a family struck by a series of tragedies in a small coastal town. The movie was shot with a dig ital camera and has the cheap, grainy quality of a home movie. The endre story is told through the music of the album, with the actors lip-syncing the dialog. o lJN IV [•; RS1TY OF ()REGON 2004 Summer Session Registration Starts May 3 Register for Summer Classes Book Your Summer in Oregon Summer Session starts June 21. Pick up your free summer catalog today in the Summer Session office, 333 Oregon Hall, at the UO Bookstore, or read it online. You can speed your way toward graduation by taking required courses during summer. Check Out Our Website! http://uosummer.uoregon.edu Neil Young’s new movie ‘Greendale’ is a film adaption of his concept album with the same name. Courtesy The primitive quality of the film works in its favor, easily comple menting the distorted blues jams that comprise the soundtrack. The music is so well integrated that it easily tells the story, although the lip-syncing often becomes distract ing and hokey. In fact, the film's flaws often outweigh the many things it has going for it, particularly in the area of its narrative structure. The film contains scenes that the music does not describe, leaving the audience to guess at the meanings behind the characters' actions. This lack of exposition leaves some of the more meaningful gestures and sym bols hanging. What the film does have on its side is a strong political direction. While many filmmakers tend to avoid addressing modern political issues directly, Young takes on post Sept. 11 America by examining issues of political activism, the inva sion of privacy and gun violence. All of these issues are discussed within a modem context, with the occasional news broadcast bringing home the immediacy of each topic. The film's conclusion involves some especially relevant ideas, particularly in how the family's youngest member finds a way to combine her grandfather's fierce individualism with her par ent's idealism to create her own form of activist ideology. Yet the payoff of "Greendale" is muddled by the same kind of lan guage that caused 1960s counter culture to slowly slip into irrele vance. The activist ideas become too vague, and the film simply fades away without anything resem bling a satisfactory conclusion. This is a shame, since there were enough good ideas floating around to make a powerful statement about mod ern political commitment. If only they were condensed into a more concrete statement. As it stands, the film is still worth seeing for what it does right. When everything is working together, it's a piece of powerful filmmaking. Anyone who is a fan of the album, or just Young's work in general will probably appreciate it more than the average filmgoer. Either way, "Greendale" is definitely not a com plete loss. "Greendale" opens today at the Bijou Art Cinemas, located at 492 E. 13th Ave. Contact the senior pulse reporter at ryannyburg@dailyemerald.com. * Friday and weekend • Track and Field Oregon Invitational, Hayward Field, Friday-Satur day, 10 a.m. • Women in Sports Business Symposium themed "Motivate, Inspire, Elevate: The Future of Women in Sports Business," Room 282, Lillis Hall, Friday, 1-5:30 p.m. • Administrative Rule F*ublic Hearing, EMU Alsea/Coquille Rooms, Fri day, 2:30 p.m. • Student Conduct Code heanngs, EMU River Rooms, Friday, 2:304 p.m. • Firstever African Culture Night, EMU Ballroom, Friday, 7 p.m. Oregon Ballroom Dance, Room 220, Geriinger Hall, Friday, 7:30-11:30 p.m. • Welcome Back Swifts event, See thousands of Vaux's Swifts entering the Agate Hall chimney to roost for the night. For more information, call 485-BIRD, Agate Hall, Friday, 7:30 p.m. • “Women: The Longest Revolution,” a performance documentary cre ated and performed by BethrootGwynn, Jane Mara and Jennifer Council, Willamette 100, Friday, 7:30 p.m. • Romance Languages Film Festival, Agate Hall Auditonum, Friday Saturday evenings • CODAC Conference, Room 162, Lillis Hall, Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • On the Rocks (a cappella) concert, Beall Concert Hall, Saturday, 8:15 p.m. Advance ticket purchases are advised at the EMU Ticket Office, 3464363. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door. • Author Neal Bascomb will discuss his book, “The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It,” UO Bookstore, Sunday, 2 p.m. • Spring Spinning Bee, EMU Ben Under Room, Sunday, 2-4 p.m. Free CD spindles, lessons and wool will be provided. CAMPUS BUZZ Oregon Daily Emerald P.O. 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