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ENTERTAINMENTpage 19 Technique • Friday, November 7, 2003 • 19 Whoa Keanu! Devil in a blue dress We know you probably saw Matrix Jacket football faces off against ENTERTAINMENT Revolutions already. But, still, read Duke this weekend. Check out the what we have to say. Page 23 ‘Nique’s predictions. Page 29 Technique • Friday, November 7, 2003 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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Fellow 44. Downhill run 108.