[email protected] Technique Entertainment Editor: Daniel Spiller 19 Friday, Assistant Entertainment Editor: August 29, 2008 entertainment Jennifer Aldoretta Tropic Thunder electrifi es CITY SCENE Dragon*Con begins this weekend Dragon*Con is happening this weekend (Aug.. 29 - Sept. 1). Don’t miss out on this exciting event! Actors such as Sean Astin, Linda Blair, and Brad Dourif will all be present, along with other famous actors, artists, and writers. Th e ac- tion begins on Friday at 2 p.m. Star 94 “Starfest” John Mayer headlines tonight at the Verizon Wireless Amphithe- ater at Encore Park for the Star 94 “Starfest.” One Republic will also be performing. Tickets are on sale for $56 for seats and $36 for lawn seating. Chick-Fil-A kicks off college Fan Zone Tomorrow (Saturday, Aug. 30) check out the Chick-Fil-A College Kickoff Fan Zone. Tailing the 10 OUR TAKE: ««««« a.m. to noon broadcast of ESPN’s College Gameday, come to Cen- tennial Olympic Park for free food Image Courtesy of DreamWorks Pictures and great games! By Daniel Spiller Entertainment Editor director Damien Cockburn (Steve Coogan) takes the actors from the safety of their set and drops them in the jungle, a decision that leaves Weekend movies Summer movie season has come to an end, and luckily it ended the crew in a grittier situation than they bargained for. on a solid note. Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. have What makes Tropic Th underwork is the commitment of everyone If you are headed to the cinema brought a satire worth seeing to the screen. Th anks to a clever script, involved. Stiller, Black, and Downey give it their all, and it is obvi- this weekend, here are some new great performances, and Ben Stiller’s directing talent, Tropic Th under ous they are having fun. Th e actors are all great comedic talents, but fi lms you might want to check out. is a treat. for once they all seem to be cast appropriately. We didn’t need to see Hamlet 2 and Traitor both opened Starting off with some fake trailers for Tugg Speedman (Stiller), Ben Stiller play another awkward, nice guy; he is more interesting this past Wednesday (Aug. 27). Jeff Portnoy (Black) and Kirk Lazarus’s (Downey) new fi lms set the when he’s playing a tough guy who’s still a loser, like his character in Disaster Movie, Babylon A.D., mood perfectly for the next two hours of entertainment. Th e fake Dodgeball. and College all open today (Aug. trailers jab at the movie industry’s never-ending quest for money, at- Robert Downey Jr. typically plays a smart-mouthed cynic; here, he 29). tachment to sequels and love for overwhelmingly artsy fi lms, prov- completely breaks the mold by playing an award-winning Australian ing that Stiller and company have no qualms about making fun of actor who undergoes a medical procedure to become a black man for themselves. his new role. Kathy Griffi n comes Once the fake entertainment has ended, the real story begins. Th e complete absurdity of the situation has the potential to pull Tropic Th under is actually about the attempted making of the most you out of the movie, but in the framework of being a satire and the to the Fox Th eatre epic war movie ever – Tropic Th under. Th e problem is that the fi lm is strength of Downey’s talent, the absurdity makes the movie all the having a few issues getting started and already hemorrhaging money. Kathy Griffi n is performing Fri- In an eff ort to save his fi lm and give it the gritty reality he wants, See Th under, page 21 day, Sept. 5 at the Fox starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $37 - $57. German Bierfest intoxicates Atlanta with culture

By Ben Ho bratwurst with their beer. the eff orts of organizers, with plen- Image Courtesy of Zach Kraus Contributing Writer Th e 5th Annual German Bier- ty of them giving a glowing review Atlanta women dressed in German garb en- fest took place in Woodruff Park of their fi rst experience with the joy their brew at the 2008 German Bierfest. Taking place just two blocks this last Saturday, Aug. 23, wholly Bierfest. from Underground Atlanta, a loud, organized by members of the Ger- An evidently tipsy bridesmaid, jovial celebration of Deutschland man American Chamber of Com- decked out in dirndl along with culture drew a crowd of over 3,000 merce (GACC), which has the the rest of her friends for a bach- guests to converge and sample over role of encouraging German com- elorette outing, skillfully articulat- thirty diff erent brands of German panies to pour their resources into ed “Th is is my fi rst time [here]… brews. the Southeast. and it defi nitely won’t be the last,” Packs of surly frat boys, crazed As the fi rst Bierfest in 2004 was though the views of organizers Germanophiles and party-fueled created for drawing curious Atlan- painted slight disappointment at lasses laughed, danced and im- tans and giddy (legally aged) college the less-than-expected crowd due bibed various lagers, hefeweizens, students, their success at promot- to the weather being “a perfect and pilsners from the glasses that ing Germany’s fi nest was undeni- summer day in Germany” as one were handed out at the entrance, able as each continuous event drew young intern from the GACC draining hundreds of kegs. more of the masses, with Atlantic commented. A subdued portion of visitors Station being last year’s location. Th e only sit-down interview sat at the far end of the park near Arriving at the peak of the fes- I had was rather impromptu, as a drained water fountain, chatting tivities, there were dozens of inter- See Bier, page 21 over the din while enjoying a hot viewees that raised their glasses to 20 • Friday, August 29, 2008 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT

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Our take: « «««« amusing, talented and surprisingly where things start getting con- characters, and gratuitous butt well, and it’s actually quite sur- tanned Anna Faris taking the lead flicted. shots (which in Faris’s case, isn’t prising to see how they progress By Andrew Ho Contributing Writer role in this first female-led produc- Somehow she ends up getting half bad) with plenty of ditzy, air- throughout the movie. tion from Happy Madison, this tossed out of the Playboy Mansion headed lines and attitude. In spite of the title suggesting Movies from Happy Madison film still serves up a few entertain- (right into the back of an archaic Even with the predictable the film leans toward the low- Productions have often been of ing moments and performances. station wagon). course of the plot, Faris carries est common denomination and a the hit-and-miss variety, but they Anna Faris takes the role of the Things get understandably most of the film admirably, being noticeable number of clichés, the certainly tend to catch moviegoers’ titular character, Shelley Darling- weirder from there, and somehow as bubbly and naïve as you’d ex- writing (also from the writers of attention all the same. ton, and starts things right off with she ends up stumbling into the job pect but self-conscious enough of Legally Blonde) and acting saves One can roll their eyes at titles a very brief, very disjointed fairy of being a sorority mother for an her situation to avoid being just a this film from the bargain bin. such as The Animal or the Deuce tale look at Shelley’s early life and especially peculiar bunch of mis- stereotype. I went into the film being Bigalow movies; it’s true that plen- ugly duckling rise to the Playboy fits, colloquially referred to in the The supporting cast of the Zeta quite cynical of the whole blonde ty of these movies have wildly dif- Bunny Mansion. movie as the “Zetas.” girls, consisting of characters such and/or sisterhood empowerment- ferent plots, most of which are set Though never having achieved In a nutshell, The House Bun- as the archetypical yet-to-bloom type films, but given that the film to a mildly-annoying, cliché plot the prestigious status of centerfold, ny combines elements from the cute nerd, a metal-studded Goth doesn’t ever take itself too serious- structure. Shelley’s the life of the party at the Happy Madison movies and Le- type, and a girl wearing a spinal ly, it’s certainly worth taking some The House Bunny isn’t vastly dif- mansion by the end of her 27th gally Blonde. There are horribly brace, to name a few, have their time to watch. ferent in this regard, but with the birthday party, which is roughly embarrassing situations, unusual own share of funny moments as

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assume that everyone left (stum- bled, staggered, rode shotgun with from page 19 BUZZworthy Our most entertaining picks for your week Bier a designated driver) the festival merriments and cheery fi asco had with a willingness to return next TV: The Shield to be quelled. time. “Th e Bierfest was made just As much as my initial impres- FX’s Golden Globe so people could have fun, to get sions made out the Bierfest as an and Emmy-winning [our organization] into the open,” elaborate excuse for a frat party series, The Shield, said Stefanie Jehlitschka with an right after no-alcohol Rush Week, returns on Tuesday, optimistic tone. She is the PR I’m glad that the GACC surpassed manager for the GA Chamber of my expectations. Sept. 2. Michael Commerce. Students of the twenty-odd Chiklis stars as After as much beer and DJ mu- age group would defi nitely take Detective Vic sic that could possibly be packed delight in this German-derived di- Mackey in what will Image Courtesy of Touchstone Pictures into a six-hour period, it’s safe to version next year. be the seventh and DVD: Nightmare fi nal season of this Before Christmas, cop drama. Be sure 2-disc Collector’s Edition to catch the Tim Burton’s beloved premiere at 10 p.m. Image Courtesy of Fox Television Network 1993 classic was re-released this past Web: CHUD.com Movie: Hamlet 2 Image Courtesy of Focus Features Tuesday in a 2-disc Cinematic Pre-release buzz for collector’s edition. Happenings the new fi lm, Extras include: Under Hamlet 2, promises commentary from Development that it will be both Tim Burton, Henry (CHUD) isn’t your hilarious as well as Selick and Danny typical movie insanely off ensive. It Elfman; the original Image Courtesy of Zach Kraus Fellow youngsters enjoying a few of the many German beverag- news website. opened as a wide poem; deleted es served at last weekend’s Bierfest at Woodru Park downtown. CHUD covers release this past scenes; storyboards movie topics Wednesday. and a “making of” without sounding feature. ally makes them. from page 19 boring. Never thunder Th e only drawback to Tropic afraid to tell you Th under would be how the fi lm Album: The Walkmen--You & Me more fun. seems to drag during the middle exactly how they The New York band’s fourth original studio album fi nds them treading familiar Clearly the fi lm has strong co- of the movie. feel, CHUD will territory, but this is far from a bad thing. Though not as rocking as 2004’s Bows + medic elements, but the action After a hilarious and visually keep you sequences are impressive as well. overloaded beginning, the mean- Arrows, the slightly softer laughing as well Tropic Th under shares similarities dering of the actors through the sounds of You & Me still retain jungle subdues the intensity of the as informed. Be with Pineapple Express, another that empty hall, reverb-heavy action-comedy of late, in that both movie, even if it is still funny. sure to check out music that is worth listening fi lms are able to shift between ac- Th e end of the fi lm recovers their occasional tion and comedy without it feeling beautifully by returning to the ab- to. Even with a few changes to podcast. forced. surdity that made the beginning so their usual style, such as a few Although it may Th is is largely in part due to funny. bass-lead tracks, You & Me Stiller’s ability to direct an action Tropic Th under is a great way not always stay isn’t trying to break new scene in the context of the satire, to fi nish out the summer season at on topic, it will making it both exciting in the way the theater, providing all of the ele- ground; it’s just a pretty album surely put smile an action scene should be as well ments moviegoers want in a block- Image Courtesy of Gigantic from a great band. as over-the-top and hilarious in buster: big names, big explosions, on your face. the way Hollywood unintention- and big laughs.

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