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What time is it? Ferrell loves yellow tights and candy Almost “12:51” The hilarious actor sits down with the ‘Nique in Buckhead to talk about his new movie, Elf The Strokes return to Atlanta Nov. 9 to promote their sophomore By Julia Trapold album Room on Fire. The concert is Advertising Manager at the Tabernacle; Kings of Leon and Regina Specter will round out When you hear Will Ferrell’s the night. Doors open at 7 p.m. name, you probably think of “Frank Tickets are $29.50, general admis- the Tank” or Craig, the Spartan sion. cheerleader. But in Elf, Ferrell tack- les a different type of role in a film aimed at family audiences. Flamenco the night In Elf, Ferrell plays Buddy, a hu- man who was raised by elves at the away at Twist North Pole. Upon discovering he is actually a human, he goes to New Gypsy Moon is hosting live fla- York City to find his real father. menco and belly dancing in the tra- Due to his previously sheltered ex- dition of southern Spain. The event istence, Buddy runs into several sur- is at 8 p.m. Nov. 8 at Twist Restau- prises in New York and is oblivious rant and Bar in Phipps Mall. The to the fact that it is not appropriate event is free and will include various to wear yellow tights around the performances throughout the night city. Ferrell portrays Buddy’s naive- and an open dance floor. te perfectly. The plot of the movie revolves “...because Africa around his adjustment to human life and his attempts to gain his fa- is far, far away.” ther’s love. Although the movie is rated PG, it is actually very amusing Take a day trip to the Wild Ani- and will entertain almost everyone mal Safari in Pine Mountain, Geor- (especially Will Ferrell fans). gia. Visitors take an hour-long drive In real life, Ferrell is tall with a through the 500 acre safari park dominating presence, and he’s ac- and can feed the virtually free-range tually quite attractive in person. Al- Photo Courtesy New Line Cinema animals from their cars. Admission Will Ferrell becomes one with his new found friend of nature. Yes, that six-foot plus former SNL regular was is $13.95 per person, much less than See Ferrell, page 21 raised as a little person in the movie Elf which opens today. How is his new life as a movie star? Read on... fare to the Serengeti.

Hanson returns with new “Here’s to the night” with Eve 6 By Stephen Marek of power,” as drummer Tony Fagen- powered Atlanta for a week, from sound, facial hair, children Contributing Writer son put it. their opening with “Amphetamines” By Hillary Lipko ble at all. As the evening wore Shirtless and wearing very short to Collins pretending to kiss Fagen- Contributing Writer on, both groups discovered that With only 30 minutes to per- shorts, Fagenson took his seat be- son half way through the set to clos- the answer to both questions was form last Thursday night, the mem- hind his drum set. “Eve Sux” was ing with an extra long version of No, they’re not dead; yes, yes. bers of Eve 6 had to quickly make spelled out in tape on his bass drum. “On The Roof Again.” They played they’re still making music; and After the audience enthusi- known why they had come to At- Lead singer Max Collins, who also songs off all three of their CDs. It’s no, they’re not little kids any- astically welcomed Hanson back lanta: to play their hearts out. And plays bass in the studio, took his All In Your Head is the band’s new- more. Just like everyone else in to Atlanta, the band opened the then put them in a blender. While place next to the center mic as Jon est album, which came out earlier the past six years, the boys of show with a song called “Down,” they were opening for Goldfinger Siebels strapped on his guitar. this year. Hanson have grown up, and which had never before been and Good Charlotte, it did not stop The amount of energy that they Thursday was Eve 6’s first show they’re no longer just your little played in concert. The group them from making it a “half-hour all put into the show could have on the Good Charlotte tour, having sister’s band. continued with a set that con- taken a week off beforehand. To The men of Hanson sat on- sisted mainly of new songs, sev- waste some time, Fagenson bought stage at Earthlink Live last eral of which are to be included the complete Family Guy DVD box Wednesday night with little more on Hanson’s forthcoming album, set and watched it for three days than a few acous- Underneath. straight. tic guitars, a Also includ- The band loves to tour, and they grand piano, a ed in the set were really enjoy living in the bus. “It’s a lot of nudity; it’s a lot of singing small drum kit “...the audience some old favor- and some per- ites and a few songs at four in the morning with cussion doo- enthusiastically covers, the most an acoustic guitar—not singing them well. The more of these green bot- dads. They welcomed notable of wowed the sold- which was the tles [of Heineken]…that we have, out crowd with Hanson back to band’s rendi- the less well we sing,” remarked Fagenson. an hour and a Atlanta...” tion of Crosby, half acoustic set Stills and Nash’s However, not all of their bus that had been “Teach Your experiences have been good. “Back three years in the Children.” in ’98 when we were touring with making. Since the show was two days Third Eye Blind, our bus burned After splitting with their record before Halloween, Hanson de- down. To the ground,” Fagenson label late last year, citing creative cided to keep with the spirit by said. They were in Alabama at the differences, Hanson’s music has walking onstage for an encore time. “In vain I emptied two small taken a new direction. As evi- wearing masks and playing a rath- fire extinguishers into the bus [which] denced by Wednesday’s show, er humorous cover of Christina did nothing…most of the things on even the songs that were once Aguilera’s song “Dirrty.” the bus were lost.” Luckily, no one was hurt, and pure pop have taken on a folksy, From the more mature ver- blues rock style comparable to the paperback novel in which Col- sions of their older music to the lins was writing all the new lyrics for that of The Band or the Eagles. song that Taylor dedicated to Veteran fans wondered if the Horrorscope, which had been wedged his wife, the set that the brothers rock show put on by Hanson on tightly in between the wall and a previous tours was possible with played showed that they have mattress was spared. acoustic instruments. New fans finally reached a place where they Collins and Siebels were signed as the band Eleventeen while still in and curious listeners wondered are comfortable artistically, mu- By Stephen Marek / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS high school but had to graduate be- if a Hanson rock show was possi- sically and personally. Singer Max Collins belted out Eve 6’s songs both old and new. They took time to watch Good Charlotte and speak with the ‘Nique after their show. See Eve 6, page 23 20 • Friday, November 7, 2003 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Theme Crossword: Now ‘Ear This By Robert Zimmerman 68. “Quo Vadis” director 9. Wheels for Pierre, perhaps United Features 70. Oaters 10. Mountain climber 73. Moving 11. Meerschaum ACROSS 74. Past due: 2 wds. 12. Channel choice 1. Health plans: abbr. 76. Sock’s tip 13. Expert 5. Transparent 77. Caustics 14. Like a wilderness 10. Asparagus serving 78. Wound slightly 15. NM’s Rio - 15. Deep cut 80. Melancholy 16. Variation on 42 Across 19. 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“It was just the right time to go. I Ferrell from page 19 wanted to leave while I still thought of it fondly as opposed to, ‘Why did ...10101101 101010101010101010101...... Two Bits though obviously exhausted after a I stay here another year?’” said Fer- day filled with interviews, he was rell. “I definitely wanted to be thought nevertheless happy to speak with of as leaving at the right time or too Swan diving into shallow end of probability curve early as opposed to too late.” me and definitely kept me enter- Word to the wise: if you consid- man, which, unlike most men— Then there was the guy with the Comparing SNL to films, Fer- tained. er going to see The Texas Chainsaw who do not infer superhuman crime fake chainsaw at the end. I don’t rell said, The casting Massacre and then visiting a haunt- fighting powers, except, perhaps, if think I’ll ever be able to live down “There’s never for the film was ed house to be an excellent way to your arch-nemesis’ vocabulary con- being chased out of the building in really anything excellent, proba- spend an evening, don’t follow it up sists entirely of the words “robble front of hundreds of people by a that replaces bly due to direc- “There’s never really by getting lost in rural Georgia on robble,” but that’s just wishful think- man wielding what was, basically, a performing in tor Jon Favreau, your way home. Because, quite frank- ing. So, long story short, chainsaws box making noise. anything that replaces front of a live au- who also tackled ly, nothing on this earth will take are now officially on my lists of things After bearing my public shame performing in front of dience. It’s such a different type of the wind out of your sails faster than of which I am terrified. like a man (read: weeping openly a unique thing. film after previ- planning what exactly you will do Once the movie was finished, while yelling at hundreds of laugh- a live audience. It’s But I’m kind of ous works Made should you find yourself surround- my friend decided that it would be ing strangers to “just shut up!”), such a unique thing.” enjoying film and Swingers. ed by shrieking Hellbeasts at the really awesome if we topped off our both my friend and I decided that it for its differenc- Bob Newhart was Will Ferrell end of a deserted country road. ghoulish evening with a little trip to was time to call it a night, largely es.” cast as Buddy’s Actor So, Texas Chainsaw Massacre was a haunted house. from fear that, if given further chance, Al- adoptive elf fa- good times with great oldies. Prior However, the heavy-set woman, I might do something so idiotic as though Ferrell ther, Ed Asner as to my viewing of the movie, I never whom I’d never met before, cling- to require some form of ritual sui- has been retired Santa Claus and really considered anyone wielding a ing to my arm cide to restore my stained honor. from SNL since 2002, he is still a James Caan as Buddy’s biological chainsaw to be really worthy of my like she So we headed for home or, rath- pop icon and widely recognizable, father. terror. I saw it as a rather inelegant thought it er, what we thought was home (bum if not more than when he was on “I think [Caan] appreciated the weapon, and if someone was bum BUM), and before we knew it television. idea of this kind of casting for him,” going to kill me and we were driving through the middle “I don’t know if [popularity] is said Ferrell. “He wasn’t a name that expect me to give of a wooded area, with no sign of anything you ever really get used to. we thought of at first, and then as a rat’s ass, they’d either civilization or the highway, There’s a part of me that really doesn’t soon as his name came up, we couldn’t better damned prime country for being found in a take all of this so seriously, because I not think about it…I think every- well use a more ditch three days later, sodomized think if I did I’d get too nervous and one, Ed Asner, Bob Newhart, peo- dignified weap- and without a head, which will, by the pressure would collapse me,” he ple we got to use, they’re either people on—Freddy’s then, have become the center- said. we haven’t seen in a while, or they’re glove anyone? piece of your killer’s Thanks- “I really kind of always felt like people we got to use in a completely Even Jason’s ma- giving preparations. it’s this private party that I snuck different way. It’s just another one chete had a certain Against all odds, we some- into, and I’m just waiting to get of those small details that I think Spartan charm to how made it out of the Geor- kicked out. So I’m makes the film unique in terms of it. I hadn’t really giv- gian countryside having been trying to eat as what you’re expecting to see.” en enough thought neither sexually assaulted nor much food from This is Fer- to the simple fact that decapitated (I felt cheated, the buffet table as rell’s first lead role if someone is planning frankly) and made our way back I can.” after several en- on slaughtering me into home-sweet-Atlanta with Ferrell spoke semble films, such like a pig and chop- nary a scratch on us, though, Elf about a recent in- as Old School and ping me into little bits, unfortunately, my troubles were ttttt cident when he Zoolander. then whether or not I far from over. Starring: Will Ferrell, Ed was recognized. “I really didn’t think his weapon is You see, my roommate is, to put Asner, Bob Newhart, James “I ran the Bos- approach it any cool is the absolute it diplomatically, a hefty fellow. In Caan ton Marathon this differently,” he least of my concerns. fact, he’s about the same build as Directed By: Jon Favreu year in April. I had said. “I guess it’s On top of that, a Leatherface, of Texas Chainsaw mas- done some pub- just [that] you have chainsaw is not like a regular bladed w a s made of gold caused me to sacring fame. As if I didn’t already licity for the race prior to doing it, to maintain a consistency in the per- weapon, where you have to get a be less concerned about netherworld- have enough reason to hate the hairy and I usually run with sunglasses formance. You’re obviously more pretty good shot in to take someone ly invaders and more concerned about bastard, now he’s terrifying me in and a hat to keep the sun out of my in the spotlight, so any sort of devi- down, oh no. One passing clip and whether or not I needed to call the the middle of the night with his eyes, and I thought, ‘It’ll be inter- ation becomes a lot more apparent, not only are you on the ground, fire department and get them to lumbering girth. I hope you loyal esting to see what the awareness lev- whereas in an ensemble film it bounc- you’re now more hamburger than send in the Jaws of Life. readers are faring better. es around [and] you don’t have to el of me actually running in the race worry about it so much.” [is] and if people will even see me.’ There are several stunts in the “From the beginning to the end film, including Buddy getting hit there were ‘Frank the Tank’ signs by a taxi and falling off a Christmas and people yelling, ‘You’re my boy, tree. Blue!’” Ferrell said. “I didn’t get hit by the cab—that “Fraternity guys [were] running would have been hard to do,” said next to me, with their buddy run- Ferrell. ning ahead and taking photos. It “I had a really good double, looked was insane. It was great fun, but I just like me. Most of the movie’s just kept laughing the whole time.” not me. Even the What about acting. It’s my his future? Will double.” he tackle writ- To make “...to the end there ing and direct- Buddy look larg- were ‘Frank the Tank’ ing a film? er than the actors “I got to do portraying elves, signs and people that this sum- the filmmakers yelling, ‘You’re my mer,” Ferrell used forced per- said. “I’ve writ- spective. For ex- boy, Blue!’” ten two scripts ample, when Will Ferrell with a buddy of shooting scenes Actor mine, Adam with Newhart, McKay. We Ferrell would shot a film that stand in the fore- we co-wrote and ground and Newhart would be deep he directed this summer, called An- in the background. chorman: The Legend of Ron Bur- “The actors can’t look at each gundy, which will be in theaters next other a lot of times,” Ferrell said. summer. “So for scenes that [I] and Bob Ne- “That was kind of our first time. whart did, often times we were act- I wouldn’t say I was a co-director, ing to pieces of tape. We never actually but Adam brought me in on every- got to look at each other during the thing from the casting to, ‘What do whole filming. In fact, at the end of you think about what kind of car the movie I gave Bob Newhart a the guys should drive?’” headshot of mine with just tape over Elf opens today, and Ferrell said, the eyes, [so] he’d be fond of the “Does everyone realize that’s the same tape.” weekend as The Matrix? Do you When asked about his departure care about that? 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E-mail opinions @ technique. gatech.edu ENTERTAINMENT Technique • Friday, November 7, 2003 • 23 Matrix finally culminates with awesome Revolutions By Evan Zasoski but she just doesn’t rule the screen Contributing Writer the same way that Gloria Foster did— oh well. Now, as a general rule, I don’t The action sequences are every- like to gush about movies, no mat- thing you’d expect from the ter how much I like them. I feel that Wachowski brothers. You’ve got your it is unprofessional and that it does upside down kung fu fighting, your you, the reader, a great disservice to epic, final battles between good and give you anything other than my evil in the pouring rain and then, of level best to give you an honest, course, you have the Battle of Zion. evenhanded review. So much for Watching the machines and the that. humans, complete with giant, ma- I was absolutely hooked on this chine-gun toting battle droids no movie from, literally, the first thirty less, duke it out for control of the seconds. The opening sequence, ba- city’s docking facility is easily one of sically the same faux-computer ter- the greatest battle scenes ever on minal animation as the other two film. Remember how everyone was films only incrementally more awe- crapping them- some, was just beautiful. selves over the car All concernedturn chase from Re- By Stephen Marek / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS ed in top-notch loaded? Well, this In an exclusive ‘Nique photo shoot, the guys from Eve 6 pose in the locker room after the show. The group performances. scene kicks that originally started as the band Eleventeen, but then later drummer Tony Fagenson joined to form the current band. Keanu Reeves, one square in the having come quite Matrix Revolutions nuts. It’s that awe- at such a young age, he feels like ning,” he said. a long way from ttttt some. The Battle Starring: Keanu Reeves, Eve 6 from page 19 they are “the luckiest people on earth Coming up with their next new “Woah,” has offi- of Zion alone is to have it happen and have it hap- hit takes time though. cially established Carrie-Anne Moss reason enough to fore recording. Fagenson, a fresh- pen so quickly.” “Max writes all the lyrics…the himself for me as Directed By: Wachowski watch this mov- man at USC, heard about this band When asked what his favorite songs start with him always. It’s al- an actor truly wor- Bros. ie. that needed a drummer and, after song is off their new album It’s All ways his emotion and his feelings,” thy of praise. Car- Perhaps the only hearing an old EP of Eleventeen, In Your Head, Fagenson said, “‘Good said Fagenson. Then they’ll “all sit rie-Anne Moss, Laurence Fishburn real complaint that I could lay against auditioned. Lives’…it’s the new millennium so around with acoustic guitars and and Hugo Weaving also deserve Revolutions is in the philosophy de- “It just felt like magic, ya know? people know it as ‘Good Lives.mp3’. flush out arrangements and work hearty thumbs-up for their perfor- partment. The whole existential di- We became best friends after that,” CDs are outdated and obsolete,” on melodies” before working on it mances. lemma that the original Matrix raised he said. The name Eve 6 is “actually Fagenson said. in their typical band setting. They And Sanveer Atwal, the little girl and that Reloaded built upon is re- a reference to an X-Files episode.” When commenting on the band like to get the important stuff down who plays the child program, Sati, solved in a most unsatisfactory fash- Fagenson said they would watch re- in general, Fagenson said that “it’s a before adding any effects to the music. well, she’s just too adorable for words. ion, but, then again, I always thought runs after recording sessions of their band in the truest sense of the Fagenson’s, as well as the oth- Couple that with the fact that she that people who obsessed over the self-titled album and found the name word…where we really listen to and ers’, enthusiasm about their band makes it through her part in the philosophy of The Matrix were kind Eve 6 catchy. respect each other…we all have dif- shined through during their show, film with flying colors, and you have of creepy and off-putting. Fagenson, who “always had a ferent ideas and everyone respects leaving the audience wanting more. the reason why I wish her nothing Anyway, go see the movie—like dream of being in a band, being a them.” He said, “It’s the best way to live; but joy in this world. you weren’t going to already. You rock god,” never thought it would From writing songs to recording it’s what I feel like I was born to do. I do, however, have mixed feel- won’t be disappointed, and if you really happen. to deciding on shows, “it was always I think the other guys…would say ings about Mary Alice as the new are, well then, quite frankly, I don’t Since they were able to pull it off very democratic, from the begin- that too.” Oracle. She’s a fine actress and all, even want to know you.