Oregon Daily Emerald
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
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BY AILEE SLATER
COMMENTARY EDITOR
I'm sorry to report that few theater-goers were decked
out in full wizard regalia the night I saw "Harry Potter
and the Goblet of Fire." Attesting to the popularity of
the series, however, were squabbling parents and a
solfj-out show.
lEFhe fourth film in the
Harry Potter Series (now
six books long), "Harry
Potter and the Goblet
of Fire" is based on
i the immensely suc
cessful J.K. Rowling
novel of the same ti
tle. "Harry Potter 4"
centers on the
three main char
acters of the
ongoing story:
14-year-old
wizards Harry,
Ron and
i Hermione, all
best friends.
This year,
their school,
POTTER, page 8
■ In my opinion
AMY LICHTY
POP ROCKS
No space for Asians
in American spotlight
BYAMYUCHTY
PULSE EDITOR
Quick: Name as many famous Asians in the me
dia spotlight as you can.
Let me guess — you barely got 10. How...
not surprising, y
On Oct 31, comedienne Margaret Cho made
headlines when she criticized pop star Gwen
Stefani's use of four Japanese backup dancers,
known as the "Harajuku Girls." These girls, who
were renamed Love, Angel, Music and Baby to
coincide with the title of Stefani's debut solo al
bum as well as her clothing line, L.A.M.B., follow
Stefani around as silent accessories, complete
with costumes, crazy hair, painted white faces
and pouty red lips.
Cho wrote on her blog that she was really con
fused aboutthe use of the "Harajuku Girls" be
cause of the promotion of the reticent Japanese
schoolgirl stereotype. But Cho pointed out that at
least there are some Asian faces in the spotlight,
even if they have to be stuck behind a platinum
blond American pop singer.
UCHTY, page 8
Green Day, "Bullet in a Bible": After a band puts out a successful
album, its record company loves to milk the album for all it's worth. While
Green Day recently wrapped up their U.S.tour, Reprise Records released
"Bullet in a Bible," a CD and DVD (1 hour, 53 minutes) showcasing two June
performances in England. The album displays Green Day's mastery of live
performance thanks to its early days spent atthe Gilman club in Berkeley.
Mosttracks featured on "BIAB" are from "American Idiot" which sold 4.5
million copies. With 65,000 fans singing along with frontman Billie Joe Arm
strong, the DVD proves just how big Green Day is 16 years after its incep
tion. Other compelling images include pyrotechnics exploding on stage.
"You try to create an event, a spectacle, a splash. It's about having some
thing that's massive," the singer/guitarist says on the stadium shows.
"BIAB" showcases Green Day's re-birtfifrom a punk-band that wrote songs like "Longview," a song about sitting on
the couch masturbating, to an outspoken band with a politically charged message. On tour, Armstrong introduces him
self as George W. Bush, and after a few moments says, "Actually, my name is Asshole." Entertaining moments are at
their best when Armstrong makes off the cuff requests like, "I want you to sing so loud that every fuckin' redneck in
America hears you tonight!"
The best reason to buy "BIAB" is not for the live scenes on the DVD, but for interviews and a behind the scenes look at
a live tour. Viewers get to see bassist Mike Dirnt running on a treadmill and drummerTre Cool snorting donut sprinkles. At
more serious moments, wisdom provided by Armstrong includes: "Anything that is successful is a series of mistakes.
The track "Time of Your Life" leaves listeners feeling like they're at another high school graduation or Aunt Meme's
wedding. It's too bad "BIAB" doesn'tfeature more of the old Green Day, but it looks as if fans won't ever see the likes of
that classic punk band again. The CD/DVD is recommended for loyal "American Idiot" fans. Casual fans should wait until
the next full-length studio album.
—Trevor Davis
INSIDE PULSE
Thursday
80's Night
John Henry's
10 p.m., $3
Friday
Mama's Cookin'
Cozmic Pizza
9 p.m., $5
Saturday
"Rumors"
University of Oregon
Robinson Theatre
8 p.m., $5 UO Students
TOP 5 GROSSING
MOVIES
1: "Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire" $102M
Z "Walkthe Line"$22M
3: "Chicken Little" $5M
4: "Derailed" $6.5M
5: "Zathura" $5M
TOP 5 NEWYORK
TIMES BEST
SELLERS
1: "A Feast for Crows"
-George R. R. Martin
Z "Lightfrom Heaven"
-Jan Karon
3: "Predator"
-Patricia Cornwell
4: "At First Sight"
-Nicholas Sparks
5: "The Camel Club"
-David Baldacci
TOP 5ITUNES
DOWNLOADS
1: "Hung Up"
-Madonna
t "My Humps"
-Black Eyed Peas
3: "Run It!"
-Chris Brown, remix
featuring Juelz
Santana
4: "Stickwitu"
-The Pussycat Dolls
5:"Gold Digger"
-Kanye West featuring
Jamie Foxx