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ENTERTAINMENTpage 15 Technique • Friday, January 26, 2007 • 15 GAILEY STAYS AT TECH NEW GTLIST TAKES OFF Head football coach Chan Gailey re- An online forum for Tech students to ENTERTAINMENT mains at Tech following two-week-long buy and sell books and other college Technique • Friday, January 26, 2007 courtship with two pro teams. Page 28 necessities gains popularity. Page 13 Fall Out Boy plays sold-out show at Tabernacle By Halley Espy As Fall Out Boy played their hit rock performance necessities, includ- Senior Staff Writer songs early-on, the entire crowd ing twinkling lights and eccentric went crazy for “Sugar We’re Going clothing that’s two sizes too small, The Tabernacle was taken by Down”, a song bassist Peter Wentz Fall Out Boy brought a few extra storm Saturday night with the ul- said was about a southern girl. accessories to upgrade their show; timate emo-pop-punk lineup; Fall Fall Out Boy plugged their new a professional mosher and personal Out Boy rocked the stage, with The album, Infinity on High, throughout encore cheerleader were on-hand to Early November and New Found the show as they continued to engage keep the energy going throughout Glory as high-energy openers for the venue. the Friends or Enemies Tour. The show ended on a high note Fall Out Boy gave a dynamic “Normally when with everyone on their feet dancing concert that was full of energy and a band plays around to the aptly titled “Dance, excitement. Dance.” Jumping around the stage while unreleased songs, The Chicago-based band includes working the crowd, the boys deliv- the energy in the Voaclist/Guitarist Patrick Stump, ered a rock star performance. Bassist Peter Wentz, Guitarist Joseph The sold-out performance drew room dies down. Trohman and Drummer Andrew a diverse crowd: from the “Fall Out Not with Fall Out Hurley. Boy” T-shirt clad 13 year-olds to Fall Out Boy got their suburban the preppy, punk college kids to the Boy. It seemed like start in 2001 and has since exploded aloof thirtysomethings hanging in everyone...was really onto the alternative rock/punk scene the back, close to the bar, and finally with two Billboard Chart Top Ten the array of parents sprinkled in the into their new stuff.” songs and a double platinum album, balcony rounding out the scene. From Under the Cork Tree. Though some enjoyed the eclectic Kami Bosworth The Early November and New mix, others may have preferred a Fourth-year BME Found Glory both deserve some more homogenized group of fans. credit for putting on excellent per- “I was a little disappointed in the formances and really getting the crowd, but the concert was really the crowd by playing new songs crowd energized. The entire lineup good; all of the 12 year-old girls mixed among fan favorites. made for an entertaining show from made for a calmer show and less “Normally when a band plays start to finish. moshing like when I saw them play unreleased songs, the energy in the Experienced and long-standing The Warped Tour,” said Brad Raber, room dies down— not with Fall punk-rockers New Found Glory a second-year Building Construc- Out Boy. It seemed like everyone, showed the mass of young teenagers tion major. including me, was really into their what their music was all about. Photo Courtesy of Corrie Brown Despite the mixed crowd, the new stuff,” said Kami Bosworth, The rock-hard guitars laced Fall Out Boy played to a sold out show Saturday at the Tabernacle. The concert was fueled by the intensity fourth-year Biomedical Engineer. band is preparing to release their new album, Infinity on High. of the fans. Along with the traditional pop- See Boy, page 18 REEL Yoshi’s Island brings classic character to DS By Nathan Garcia and throwing them is as fun as Staff Writer ever, but Baby Mario is not the Yoshis’ only passenger —Baby Nintendo’s Yoshi’s Island for Peach, Baby DK, Baby Wario Super Nintendo was considered and Baby Bowser all take turns New film tells R-rated fairytale an instant classic. The quirky in the saddle. storybook-styled graphics and To justify this, each baby gives By Mallory Velten entertaining gameplay was ap- the Yoshis different abilities. All of Contributing Writer center of the labyrinth, and down a terest in the Spanish Civil War stems preciated by critics and consumers these abilities are circular set of steps to a dark cavern. from his childhood in Mexico, where alike. required to clear the Although Pan’s Labyrinth origi- There Ofelia meets a faun (the same many Spanish exiles sought refuge There was a pseudo-sequel for levels and receive a nally came out in December of thing as a satyr) who tells her that from the fascism that had consumed the N64 called Yoshi’s perfect score. 2006, it was just released in Atlanta she is Princess Moanna, the daughter their homeland. del Toro combines Story, and The lev- theaters on Jan. 19. Guillermo del of the king of the underworld. In with this period his lifelong interest it was els span a Toro’s latest film, El Laberinto del order to prove that she has not yet in fairy tales and monsters to create re-re- wide range Fauno (The Labyrinth of the Faun) converted into a mortal (and there- the story of Pan’s Labyrinth. leased of environ- in the original Spanish, is a dizzy- fore incapable of returning home), Over the past years del Toro for the ments with ing mixture of elements that are Ofelia must complete three tasks, has been involved with both major G B A matching terrifying, beautiful, horrendous, which will present themselves before Hollywood productions and inde- a few graphics. and heartbreaking. It is a rated-R her in turn. y e a r s The Yo- fairy tale that promotes innocence as Writer and director del Toro’s in- See Pan, page 16 ago, but shis navigate the ultimate weapon in the universal Yoshi’s over plains, sew- battle against evil. Island ers, jungles, The story is set in Spain in 1944, finally c a v e s , near the end of the country’s bloody get s a clouds civil war. Francisco Franco has as- true sequel a n d sumed power, but resistance forces for the DS. c a s - still remain hidden in the mountains. Yoshi’s Island t l e s . Ofelia, the new stepdaughter of the DS picks up where These captain in charge of eliminating the previous game castles also the resistance, travels deep into the left off. Bowser’s right-hand house the mini and wilderness with her pregnant mother Koopa Kamek has been stealing end-bosses in each level. to live at the army’s headquarters at the island’s babies. Bosses are generally super- an old mill. Fortunately, the stork was able sized versions of regular enemies, In the woods surrounding the to rescue a familiar red-capped but they require more complex base, the 11-year-old Ofelia discovers baby and meets with the Yoshis methods to defeat. what servant Mercedes tells her is an to get the babies back. Also, clearing each stage in ancient stone labyrinth. During her The game maintains the look a level with a perfect score un- first night in the old house, Ofelia Photo courtesy of Picturehouse and feel of the original. encounters a strange insect-like crea- Pan’s Labryinth combines the director’s knowledge of the Spanish Civil Turning enemies into eggs See Yoshi, page 19 ture that leads her outside, into the War with an interest in fairy tales for this dark, powerful film. 16 • Friday, January 26, 2007 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Vidal is an antagonist unmatched from page 15 in today’s films; the actor portraying Tech remembers Greg Abbott Pan him, Sergi Lopez, delivers a stun- an’s Labyrinth, ningly realistic performance. By Lindsay Deal pendent films. With P Entertainment Editor del Toro has shown his skills to be Although the parts that take place of the highest class. in the “real” world contain plenty of violence and suspense, Ofelia’s On Friday Dec. 1 Greg Abbott, Pan’s Labyrinth has already won magic world certainly matches it Artistic Director of DramaTech three awards for Best Foreign Lan- terror for terror. Theatre since 1984, died of a sudden guage Film, as well as one for Best Do not confuse Pan’s Labyrinth heart attack. He was only 54. Picture of the Year, all of which are for a children’s movie; the things In addition to being DramaTech’s overwhelmingly justified by this Ofelia must face would scare the longest-running director, Abbott was amazing film. daylights out of Walt Disney. also a faculty member in the School del Toro masterfully intertwines Over the course of the movie, of Literature, Communication and the dark, mysterious world of Ofelia both inside and outside of her fantasy Culture. with the harsh, violent world of the world, Ofelia must confront mon- A memorial service for Abbott outside war. sters, failures, and abandonment. was held Saturday afternoon in The movie alternates between Her unwavering innocence re- DramaTech Theatre. Though there Ofelia’s fantasy world and the bru- mains her only protection against the were plenty of tears throughout the tal outside world as her stepfather, evil and sorrow that surround her. service, there were far more smiles Captain Vidal, experiences it. Despite the intense violence and laughs from those remembering Vidal is a ruthless man, the and frightening images, I couldn’t the life of Abbott and his impact on personification of fascism and the recommend this film more.