fashion
that
pays to
be me
k 131 E. 5th Ave (between Oak & Pearl) 687-2805 BUFFALOEXCHANGE.COM
_ We have a great
k selection of
ID vintage vinyl
JV records for all
r collectors and
music lovers!
Balcony Books and Music
1245 Willamette (Next To Kinko’s) • 683-1414
Mon—Fri 11—5
WE BUY AND SELL USED BOOKS AND RECORDS
Warm, friendly and cheap
Darts, Cribbage, Big Screen TV
Don t forget to book tbe party bus!
all day, every day
LIVE MUSIC:
Tuesday & Friday
Patrick & Giri
Saturday
Open Mic Jam
8pm-1 am
Tuesday:
Steak and Brew
Thursday:
Enchiladas
and Mary
Saturday:
Burger and Brew
o
i nnn
LUNA open Tuesday through Saturday at 4 pm
30th East Broadway (541) 434-LUNA
ELEVEN EYES
Advance Tickets NOW at Adam's Place
NO SERVICE CHARGE!
SAT
JAN
9:30 PM SHOW
SAT
JAN
9 PM SHOW
JAN
8:30 PM SHOW
THEPROJECT
LUNA Late Night Menu Open Tuesday Through Saturday
Live Music Thursday Through Saturday!
Next to Adam’s Place Restaurant
Dinning Hoorn open 5 pm to S pm weeknights 10 pm weekends
■ Movie review
7n Good Company’ proves distinct
in usually dreary movie landscape
Director Paul Wietz's newest release explores family
relationships, love with an ending that can't be missed
BY RYAN MURPHEY
PULSE REPORTER
When a movie is described as
"heartwarming," it is usually because
the phrase "induces violent fits of pro
jectile vomiting" doesn't sell tickets.
However, there are exceptions. Last
year's "Garden State" defied the logic
of cynics worldwide by being cute and
popular, but still very intelligent and
original. Director Paul Wietz's film, "In
Good Company," is another recent sign
of life in a usually bleak landscape of
formulaic, feel-good films.
The commercials for "In Good Com
pany" make the movie look like a love
story, but it's really about family, friend
ship and the hopelessness of life with
out those two things.
Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid) is the
middle-aged head of ad sales for a ma
jor New York-based sports magazine
until it is purchased byGlobecom,the
umbrella corporation of business
mogul Teddy K. After 25 years in the po
sition, Foreman is demoted to second
in command when he is replaced by
Carter Duryea (Topher Grace), a syner
gy indoctrinated business school
prodigy, who has only been alive a year
longerthan Foreman has held the posi
tion. At the same time, Foreman finds
out that his wife is pregnant and his
eldest daughter, Alex (Scarlett Johans
son), has been accepted to NYU. As
the financial pressures mount, Fore
man is also forced to watch as his col
leagues are laid off and his 26-year-old
boss transforms the company into the
"flagship" for Globecom.
Meanwhile, Duryea is trying to
handle the pressures of his rapid
success and a divorce from his
wife of seven months, as well as
mounting resentment for the
corporate business world and an
overwhelming sense of unhappi
ness. In a fit of loneliness, he invites
himself to dinner where he meets
Alex, whom he eventually falls in
love with.
Complications arise in both the pro
fessional and personal aspects of
Foreman's life when he finds out that
his daughter is sleeping with his boss,
and that his job is in jeopardy for ques
tioning Teddy K on a visitto the office.
The movie has all the potential to be
come a by-the-book happy ending.
Ratherthan wrapping everything up in
a tidy little bow, the movie actually con
cludes with a lot of loose ends.
This film is worth seeing for the
ending alone, but it's also fun to see
Grace cross over from "That 70s
Show" to the big screen. There is
definitely a lot of Eric Foreman in
Carter Duryea, but he manages to
provide a distinction nonetheless.
Though it may not garner a cult fol
lowing like "Garden State," this film
echoes the same kind of stylish, post
modern look at life, love and family
with fewer of the usual cliches.
ryanmurphey@dailyemerald.com
IN BRIEF
Planned Parenthood
commemorates Roe v. Wade
Planned Parenthood will com
memorate the 32nd Anniversary of
the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court
ruling with music, spoken word per
formances and a speech by Mayor
Kitty Piercy on Saturday, Jan. 22.
Eugene folk artist Laura Kemp will
perform, as well as spoken word
artists Jorah La Fleur and Marietta
Bonaventure. The event will be host
ed by the newly sworn in city coun
cilor, Andrea Ortiz.
Rose Kelsch, field director for the
Eugene branch of Planned Parent
hood, expects about 350 people to
attend, including politicians,
students, clergy and others that
she calls "a small picture of the
pro-choice majority in our state."
The celebration begins at 6 p.m.
and will be free, though donations are
suggested. All proceeds from the
event will goto Eugene Planned
Parenthood community programs.
—Ryan Muiphey
Heads up Penny
poetry night
monday 8pm - 10:45pm
For the week of January 21st!
Sign-up for our weekly WebPage Update!
www.bijou-cinemas.com
KINSEY i6 a stupendously moving film. Neeson nails
Kinsey's rock-hard decency and fragile ego. and Linney
bets him beautifully."-David Edtitiein, slate
"Though it has its share of carnality,
Bill Condon'6 wise and witty biography
of the 6ex researcher Alfred C. Kinsey
s. above all, an intellectual turn-on."
■ A.O. ScoM. NEW YORK TIMES
KINSEY
Let'a Talk About Sex.
5:00, 7:25 & 9:45 nightly
Sun Mat 2:30
2 Golden GlobesI
Best Picture (Comedy), Best Screenplay
SIDEWAYS
Paul Giamatti
^^^^Thomas Haden Church
4:45, 7:15 & 9:40 nightly
Sat & Sun Mat 2:15 GO
BIJOU LATENITE Th-Sat S4 Su-We S3
WHAT TH
11:55 pm
-Ft, Sat, Si
DO WE KNOW?!
Sun Sat Mat 2:55 pm
INDIGO 1/29 & 30 at 12:00 and 2:30pm
Tickets are 510 and are on sale now!