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M arch 3, 2004 8 • T he C lackamas P rint Timeless play gives TV show new life dJBIIIIIIHIPIIIlillhlllBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMbllllL....... -■■■.. ' Katie Funk T he C lackamas P rint Clackamas’ version of “The Odd Couple,” although perhaps not quite up to the standard set by Walter Matthau and Jack Jxmmon in the 1968 movie by the same name, is still an enjoyable occupa tion for a rainy weekend evening. "Michael Gerber, the college’s Artist in Residence, plays Oscar Madison, a laid-back, disorderly sports writer; Felix Ungar, a fanat ic for cleanliness and organization, is played by Tom Cavanaugh. As the play opens, Oscar’s Friday night poker game is inter rupted with the news that Felix, one of the game’s regulars, is half heartedly threatening suicide after being thrown out by his wife. Oscar, whose wife left him several years before, calms him. and s- uggests that Felix move in with him to cut down on expenses. Soon, however, the behaviors that drove their wives to leave them have Oscar and Felix fighting like the proverbial “old married cou ple.” Gerber and Cavanaugh are the stars ■ of the production, each amplifying his own personal habits to the extreme, portraying their respective characters xyith enough comedy to keep tl/e audience laughing and enougl/realism to be plausible. Laugher erupts from the audience at situations that cast Felix in a feminine light, such as his insulted aggravation with Oscar when he is late for dinner. Other emotions—the exaspera tion on Oscar’s face as he flings a plate against the wall in anger, for example, or the desperation in his eyes as he tries to avoid strangling his roommate—keep the audience enthralled, wondering what will happen next. Supporting characters add to the humor and bring the play and its plot closer. to everyday life. Clueless poker pal Vinnie (Bob Alsman), with his bucket hat and wide-eyed naivety, is the typical nice guy. Roy (Tony Marccllino) is the nerdy accountant whose attempts to be funny result in pity. Speed (Matt Zak) is an easy-going loudmouth that doesn’t take any thing too seriously. Police officer Murray (Matt Morrison) talks big but doesn’t mean it. Unlike many Clackamas plays, “The Odd Couple” features only two female roles, played by Annie Rimmer and Bckah Finch. Gwen Upstairs neighbors (Rimmer) and Cecily (Finch) Pigeon pepper one evening with fits of high-pitched giggles when Oscar trios to push Felix back into the dating world by inviting the ladies to dinner. • ‘Neil Simon’s original “Odd Couple” has prompted many reproductions, including a five- season TV show in the ‘70s and many neighborhood theater per formances, and for good reason. The plot is timeless—couples are constantly separating or getting divorced, guys will always have Friday night poker games and opposite personalities will forever alternately attract and repel one another. Clackamas’ theater department certainly docs justice to this enduring account of two people testing their friendship to the limit and still surviying. Anyone who missed the open ing weekend still has a few more, chances to attend the winter term production. “The Odd Couple” will be presented in the McLoughlin Theatre March 4-6 at 7 p.m. and at 2:30 p.m. on March 7. The cost is $8 general admis sion or $5 for students and sen iors. Contact David Smith- English at ext. 2725, for more information. : < Oscar Madison (top) and Felix Ungar bring their respective characters to life in ‘The Odd Couple.’ Controversial film shows Gibson's true "Passion' Cory Price C o -E ditor - in -C hief James Caviezel shines as Jesus Christ in ‘The Passion’. Dairy-free theater offers low cost Monday nights also offer coffee and a variety of teas for only $1. The Hollywood Theatre is Monday night can be the most located on 4122 N.E. Sandy dreaded night of the week for Blvd., on the cross-streets of NE some, but for others, it can be» Broadway and 41st Avenue. enhanced with a low-cost evening Parking can be a bit of a hassle at Portlands Hollywood Theatre. due to the lack of a theater lot, Typically, this theater plays but with a bit of a hunt, street movies by independent film com parking can be found. The theater is one of the few panies as well as old classics. “Zero Day” (2003), which started grand theaters of the 1920s left in Feb. 27, is an independent film Portland. 11 spent nearly 30 years in dis about “The Army of Two,” two teenage boys who stage a repair befiye the Oregon Film & Columbine-style assault against Video Foundation purchased it in their high school. The story is 1997 for the purpose of preser presented in the form of video vation and renovation. Although diaries from the boys as" well as gradual improvements are still security camera coverage from being made, it is now one of Portland’s must-see attractions. the school. The architecture is amazing. In March will be a showing of “From Here to Eternity” (1953), Big hallways lead to the auditori an Academy Award winner por ums and the stairwell is almost traying military life in Hawaii just like being in a crooked house. It before the attack on Pearl leans to one side and can bring one back to fond memories of Harbor. A measly $4 (less than half the Enchanted Forest. Overall, the • Hollywood going rate at most cinemas) will buy a Monday night ticket. Other Theatre is filled with many won days, a general admission ticket is ders and the best part is that all just $6. Hollywood Theatre also Monday night movies can be seen offers concessions at lower rates. for only $4. Even adding a small The melt-in-your-mouth bucket of popcorn and a drink fluffy popcorn is made fresh and doesn’t cost more than two * I the prices range from as low as Lincolns. * Check out http://www.hoHy- $2.50 to just $3.5,0 at the most. The alternative to have soy butter woodthcatrc.org for more details on top of the popcorn is a nice on upcoming shows and show opti<>n at no extra cost. They times. Jessica LeClaire T he C lackamas P rint Take one genius director, add one amazing actor, and the result is just the right formula for a movie good enough to be about Jesus Christ. “The Passion of the Christ” opened nationwide last week to packed theaters everywhere. Many viewers left the theater in tears. The gripping portray al of what Jesus went through in his final hours was high lighted the most in this movie. Although, to some, this was a grotesque and vile display, to me this was a toned-down ver sion of what he really had to endure. In maintaining the Biblical story of Jesus, the movie was performed in Aramaic, the Arabic language, and Latin, the language of the Romans, with English subtitles. The part Jesus was played by James Caviezel, a devout Catholic who had turned down a previous offer from another director. Caviezel .did not feel that the first script had the authenticity it needed. When he saw Mel Gibson’s idea, though, Caviezel jumped at the opportunity. The great thing about Caviezel is that he poured 110 percent, of his heart and soul into this part. The audience never felt like it was an actor on the,screen; instead, most saw Jesus Christ. One role that has not gotten much attention from reviewers is the part of Satan, played by Rosalinda Celentano. She is beautiful and yet horrifying simultaneously. According, to the Bible, Satan used be an angel, so for accuracy’s sake the character would have be somewhat beautiful. At the same time, the evilness inside of her shows through. This is a morally appropri ate movie that uses the actors’ raw talent to sell the movie rather than sex. The movies that use sex as a seller have been wrong all this time. Gibson has shed a new light into Hollywood: the light of morals. “The Passion” did not fall short when it came to ticket sales cither. The film grossed over $76 million in revenues for its openitfg weekend,' leav ing all others playing that weekend in its dust. Through this movie, believ ers will be shown the gospels in a new light and non-believ ers will see the truth for the first time. One improvement 1 would suggest is displaying a number at the end of the movie that viewers could call to get more information about living a life with Christ. Parents with kids should be warned about the amounts of blood contained in the movie. But it is the truth; should we shelter our children from that? Either way, this is a movie that everyone needs to see to believe. 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