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A&E The Clackamas Print Wednesday, November 6,1996 Skajcsspsars s Romeo Erin Bennett Business/Ad Manager “Two households both alike in dignity/ In fair Verona where we lay our scene/ From forth the fatal loins of these two foes/ A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life/ Whose misadventures piteous overthrows/ Doth with their death bury their parents’ strife.” So opens William Shakespeare’s classic epic, Romeo & Juliet. The plot of Romeo & Juliet is timeless, re flected in literature and movies through the ages. Last Friday, Buz Luhrmann (Strictly Ball room) released his controversial version to massive crowds. De spite the doubt of the critics, the film was an excellent portrayal of Shakespeare’s masterpiece. In 1968, Franco Zeffirelli released a heralded version that Julief o^ens fo ra>ve reviews embraced the text and the setting almost exactly as Shakespeare had written it. But the skepticism from the critics that shrouded the new film before its release was not eased by Welcome to the Verona of the 90s. In Shakespeare’s time, the weapons of choice were swords. In Luhrmann’s world, everyone, including Friar Laurence, sports at least one gun. Shakespeare’s characters sped away on valiant horses; Luhrmann’s insanely drive their luxury cars. If Luhrmann’s purpose is to make Shakespeare more acces sible to today’s generation of short attention spans, his film serves that purpose well. The eccentric movie draws you in from the very beginning scene ,, of an anchorwoman in an anti- The two star-crossed lovers as „ , . , . . „ . . played by Leonardo DICapricio and T13 ed televlsl0n set recitlnS Clare Danes the ines 0 . Chorus from the original play. the trailer and teasers that did Leonardo DiCapricio does little to explain Luhrmann’s vi- an excellent job as an sion, boasting Old English with ultrasensitive Romeo with a flare an American accent set in obvi only he could have pulled off. ously ultramodern society. Clare Danes as Juliet plays a character that is shy, yet strong, alluring, yet headstrong. Though I was familiar with the plot, I still found myself hop ing Juliet would stop Romeo be fore he drank the lethal poison, that somehow these two troubled lovers would defy the stars and survive in their world. Alas, it is not the case and many tears could be heard at the dramatic climax in which Juliet takes her life, not with a dagger as Shakespeare in tended, but with Romeo’s 9mm pistol. Overall, the movie was well- written, extremely well-acted and appealed to all of the emo tions Shakespeare originally in tended. “For never was a story of more woe/ Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” All pictures used for this article are available at http:// www.romeoandjuliet.com. ( Report\ Card / C™____________ 1] d il 1 MH AjMutsrbi A, OvcroJI A*. 'Sleepers'Ms the mart Jon Roberts A&E Editor The movie “Sleepers” is based on the controversial best seller by Lorenzo Caraterra. It centers on four boys growing up in Hell’s Kitchen during the mid- 60s who are sent to hell-on-earth for a practical joke that turns tragic. The boys are sent to Wilkinson Home for Boys, where they are put through hell by the guards. This movie stars Brad Pitt, Jason Patrie, Kevin Bacon, Robert DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman. The movie is an intense walk through the lives of the four boys. “Sleepers” is not for the meek, but it has still grossed almost $36 million in its first three weeks. ' KEVIN BACON 1 ROBERT DENIRO JUSTIN HOFFMAN JASON PATR1C BRAD PITT Brad Pitt (far left) and Jason Patrie play two of the Hell’s Kitchen boys as adults. Robert DeNiro (right) plays Father Bobby, the young boys’ mentor and priest. (Zlasslfad Advertisements Help Wanted $100-$200aday!!! Perfect for students. Part-time work selling A service that sells itself! ! CALL (503) 938-1553 For Sale 1987 Chevrolet Spectrum 4D-S runs great with 88,000.5-speed. Good mileage, tires, overall condition. Would make excellent student car. $2750. Contact Marc Essig in Automotive Department of Barlow Hall or 632- 4190. Free Cellular Phones!!!! AT&T Wireless Services. Contact Cascade Cellular. Ron G. Inloes @ 794-9845 or 702- 5562. For Sale ‘96 Raleigh R-600 aluminum road bike, 54 cm, red, Shimano 105 STI compo nents. Rode 100 miles. Perfect condition. $600. Call @ Mike 653-5390 (work) or 981-3860 (home) Speech Showcase SP111, fundamental of public speaking, will be conducting its first speech showcase on December 5,1996 between 3-5 p.m. in McLoughlin Hall, room 229. All faculty, adminstrators, and other interested persons areencouraged to come arid support our student speakers as they showcase their topics and speaking skills. Help Wanted The Clackamas Print is looking for a cartoonist for our editorial cartoons. Anyone interested should call ext. 2309. Milknhim: the next X-files? Brendon Neal Sports Editor Millennium, a new sci-fi hor ror series from Fox TV, has shown tremendous potential in its first two weeks. The central location of the television series is Seattle, WA. The main character, Frank Black, (played by Lance Henriksen) is an ex-cop/FBI agent who tried to quit after an unknown stalker began taking pictures of his wife and young daughter and mailing the photos to Frank. Frank thinks the stocker is gone but, at the end of the first episode, he opens some mail and finds pictures. This part of the plot may wear thin as time goes on since it very similar to a show on Channel 8 called Profiler. As the show begins, Frank and his family have just moved to Seattle and is working as a con- suitant for a mysterious organi zation called “The Millennium Group.” Its mission appears to be stopping killers whose actions are based on the legends/proph- ecies surrounding the year 2000. Frank can see through the eyes of killers. By getting near where a murder occurred, he can visu alize part of the events surround ing the murder. The show is produced by Chris Carter, producer of The X- files. Its only weakness is that Carter is overfocusing on con verting X-files fans to this show. For instance, in the promotion for the second episode, a “werewolf’ seems to appear and change shape; but the episode has noth ing to do with the supernatural. Millennium is more focused on science rather than the unknown. Carter just needs to focus on Millennium itself. It has shown itself to be goo in its own right, and fans who have enjoyed Carter before and non- Xphiles alike will enjoy this new show. Frank has made the com ment “We just can’t sit back and hope for a happy ending” when asked if the group re ally believes in Lance the prophecies. Henriksen I give Millen- (above) plays mum a cau Frank Black, the tious four stars ma'n character because it is in “Millenium.” early yet and anyone can make two good episodes. Jitter’s Featuring Esprsssos, Italian Sodas S Mon- conveniently located right on campus!!! Dow locale^ in fke main cafelena Cafeteria» now open unhl 8 p.m. ÍT'ion4aiy-F'ri4a»y Serving a wi^e serving wi4e variety "ol of specially s¡ Jrinics Fo suif all of your Fasfes r r , Dew for fall! JiMer s now open all 4ay» wiFkouF Fke lz30 inFerrupFion of lasF yea»r. Come ckeclc us ou
