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ts ^Entertainment LAC KAMA November 17, 2004 *Q ■fter the Sunset’ sizzles up laughs ie Najmabadi ckamas Print Brosnan and Salma izle as two untraceable I love who retire at the ieir success in “After the 'etire to an island in the to enjoy the simple ife. But they are by FBI Agent Stan /oody Harrelson), who to check if they have ired. As far as heist >, this isn’t up there with Eleven.”! But, for what jesn’t need to be. The tself was entertaining It had I the audience hroughout. n and Hayek had a sexy that both men and n enjoy. ¡During most of j Brosnan was shirtless 1 Hayek who was most- red in a bikini. The char- mid have been more developed. It seems that Hayek was cast mostly for eye candy than a significant role as her lover’s partner. The two partners in crime start a life in Paradise on an island in the Bahamas. While Lola (Hayek) has many hobbies, Max (Brosnan) is bored to death wait ing to plan for his next heist. He gets introduced to his next heist by Agent Lloyd, who is con vinced that the reason the two ex thieves have chosen that particular island is because of a cruise ship that will stop there for a week with a precious diamond on board. Stan eggs Max on, saying that it’s impossible to steal that diamond and that he couldn’t do it anyway. Max sees a challenge, but through the movie you never know who is attempting to steal it. Gangster Henry Moore (Don Cheadle) offers Max a proposition to steal tiie diamond for him. You see Max plotting but you don’t know who he’s plotting for. The twists are suspenseful and you’re always guessing and adding to the twists yourself. Meanwhile, Lola is building a deck and scuba diving in Paradise. She has a hunch that Max is trying to steal the diamond, but she does n’t approve. She is ready to settle down and retire for good. Their relationship falls in trouble and Max and Stan end up in the same bed together. “After the Sunset” has everything entertaining for both men and women. It has men, women, par adise attractions, lots of humor, a modest heist, a little action and romance. You won’t see it win an Oscar, but it will win a lot of BROSNAN AND HARRELSON Internet Photo ine tasting gets turned ‘Sideways’ Ie Cooper ckamas Print i the wittiest movies I seen, “S|deways” is an nge, often hilarious tale en trying to find some Sassion in their lives. bain character, Miles natti), is a divorced and ling writer who teaches de English. He decides ■e his -best friend Jack Haden Church) gets e’s going to take him on the wine country of . Miles happens to be a Ur of wine to an abnor- t, and tries to show Jack ” of windfesting. owever, has his mind set laid before he gets mar- lurday. As can be imag- lext week ensues with as x and philosophical i wine as a movie like this can bear to hold. There’s even a naked man! The performance set forth by Paul Giamatti as Miles was incredible. I felt every bit of regret and anguish over his failed mar riage. I felt his love of wine as his only recognizable passion to the fullest extent. I felt every conflict ing emotion like it was me stand ing there, being Miles Raymond. The parallels that were drawn between the movie itself and Miles’ own novel were subtle and wonderfully loud at the same time. When asked what his book is about, he gets an uncertain look on his face, and rambles on for a minute or two about how this kinda happens, how that kinda happens, then finishes with how the story never really resolves itself in an ambiguous ending. It reminds you again that Miles’ writing often comes from life experiences, so therefore it fol lows that the opposite is true. This shows in the ending and all throughout the movie. There are scenes that do nothing for the plot except to show how rotten mid dle-aged “men” (I would prefer to call them boys half the time) can be, and there are scenes that you think are going to be the cause of an incredible climax or conflict, but quickly disappear and are never referenced again. Despite the oddities in this movie, I found that the phrase “definite must-see” did in fact apply to it, even if you don’t like naked, angry men running down the street. tofchow rolls into town izlsl 'kamas Print fourth annual vn in the West,” a car th over $20 million custom cars and bikes, to the Portland Expo Nov. 20felov. 21. ire going to be dozens ng class. However is going for one reason eason only. To be best walking away with the grandWprize and high bragging rights, imports -and muscle tarting to pop up more , I’m not’talking about /day Camry or Accord. J I’m talking about the street machines, the cars that give you a little quiver or bring a smile to your face as you see them fly by. Thanks to those who love to build cars to the extreme, we are able to see high-end cars (any where from 150 HP to 1000+ HP!) with custom body kits, engine upgrades, exhaust upgrades, rims, brakes, paint, interior, stereo and the list just goes on. Every once in a while a car show is put on where literally hundreds of cars come together to show off, win prizes and tro phies, and generally get brag ging rights. That’s not the only reason a person enters their car into a show, however. A lot of builders just like to sit back and see people’s reactions to all the hard work they have put into their “rides.” , Dave Mack and Jay Gathercoal originated “Showdown in the West” back in 1999. It is now one of the top three indoor car shows in Portland, allowing everything from hot rods, customs, classics, mini-trucks, low-riders and imports to go head-to-head in one show, competing for the same prize. Join thousands of others in viewing some of the nicest cars around at the Portland Expo Center this Saturday, from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m., or Sunday, from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. • st -O i w+üB -MB w ® . The Man Who Came to Dinner ■yr If ~ JF ’ |jg • ' We want your best ramen recipe We are looking for a reader who has the best recipe involving ramen out there. There | are three rules: You can only submit one recipe. Second, email recipe to A&Eed@clackamas.edu by Friday Nov. 26 at 1 p.m.. Finally we need your name and contact information. If we print your recipe, you win a great prize. Performance dates for ‘The Man Who Came to Dinner’: November 18-20 and December 2-4 at 7 p.m. (Thurs.-Sat.) November 21 and December 5 at 2:30 p.m. (Sun.)
