Ani Difranco ‘Knuckles Down’ Folk Singer Pours Her Heart out on New Release Page 6 FEBRUARY 07, 2005 What’S Inside
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MUSIC: Denver Harbor dares to be different Full MOVIE: Thriller flicks fail to scare FASHION: Sports attire shows its style EFFECTTitan Entertainment Guide Ani DiFranco ‘knuckles down’ Folk singer pours her heart out on new release Page 6 FEBRUARY 07, 2005 What’S Inside Contents 02 News Briefs 03 Movies-Hide and Seek Boogeyman 04 Alone in the Dark 05 Music-Jimmy Chamberlin Denver Harbor 06 Olivia Pepper 07 Fashion- Style Scout that Weezer’s fi fth studio album is Depp will soon again jump into almost fi nished and hopes to have the role of Captain Jack Sparrow The Buzz it ready for a May release. The al- in “Pirates of the Carribean: Dead bum’s fi rst single, “Beverly Hills,” Man’s Chest” which has been Although details are sketchy, will hit the airwaves sometime slated for a 2006 release…In the R&B singer Houston gouged his in March…Beck’s new album, next three years, superheroes will ON THE COVER: Smashing own eye out in a London Hotel, “Guero,” will hit the streets with be all over the silver screen. 2005 Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Cham- but an explanation for the incident three different versions on March brings Batman, Constantine and has yet to surface...The lineup for berlin debuts solo album 29…Lamb of God have been the Fantastic Four to theaters, 2006 the Coachella Valley Music Fes- banned from playing the church- marks the return of Superman as tival was announced this week- owned Great Western Forum as well as the X-Men and Ghostrider The festival, which will take place an opener for Slipknot because and Spiderman 3 is scheduled for April 30 and May 1, features the the band was formerly known a May 2007 release…Justin Tim- returns of Coldplay, Weezer and as “Burn the Priest”…Kenny berlake met up with LL Cool J Nine Inch Nails as well as perfor- Chesney knocked The Game off one last time this week to shoot mances by the Chemical Brothers, the top of the charts as he sold the fi nal scenes of his movie debut Wilco, Keane, Snow Patrol, Bright 310,000 copies of “Be As You “Edison”. 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Copyright ©2004 Daily Titan (c) 2005 King Features Synd., Inc. 2 FULL EFFECT Daily Titan February 07, 2005 REVIEW MOVIE ‘Hide and Seek’ is scary yet predictable By ANNA LOUSTAUNAU Soon enough, this maniac “act” For the Titan takes a dangerous and violent route towards some gruesome events, in- volving David’s almost-romantic “One one thousand, two one interest Elizabeth (Shue) and other thousand, three one thousand … innocent creatures, in what Em- come out, come out, wherever you ily believes to simply be a child’s are…” game of “Hide and Seek.” Twentieth Century Fox’s “Hide Although De Niro was excellent and Seek” soars with darkly tal- at portraying the loyal father role, ented actors and spooky surprise it was really 10 year-old Fanning deaths, but ends in a bloodbath of who stole the show with her shad- predictability and some confusion owy performance as murky Em- for more inquisitive viewers. ily, using her ability to pull both Starring the infamously sinis- physical and emotional strength to ter Robert De Niro and the daz- become the charming, yet treach- zling young Dakota Fanning, erous child. along with Famke Janssen and There were times when the au- Elizabeth Shue, “Hide and Seek” dience was even chilled by the is already undeniably full of fl air small gleam of evil in Fanning’s and star power; however the fi lm eye as she plotted her next move leads predictable path of expected on the “game board of life” behind crime and unoriginal unveiling as her father’s trusting back. it nears its climax. While Janssen showed serious The story unfolds as psycholo- potential as the supportive doctor gist David Calloway (De Niro) for Emily, she did not have enough and his young daughter Emily lines to bloom fully and therefore (Fanning) moving to a quiet up- appeared to be a small character in state home after his wife’s sudden the story. death, which she happened to trag- Shue was in the same boat as ically witness. well, only getting a small amount K.C. BAILEY/Miramax Things start looking better when of screen time to display her sweet David Callaway (Robert De Niro ) tries to get the truth from his daughter’s (Dakota Fanning) new friend. Emily claims to have made a new side before literally falling into the friend named Charlie, but since background. nary pallet of a typical scary story. breathless and asking questions tions, it is not the new “Exorcist” David has never seen him, he, Nevertheless, both women were Though “Hide and Seek” was a long after the fl ick has ended. or “Carrie” that viewers are hop- along with fellow doctor Kather- great assets to the fi lm with their bit unsurprising at times and a little In short, whilst “Hide and Seek” ing it will be. ine (Janssen), believe that Charlie bright spirits and refreshing senses slow as well, the story displayed is exploding with astounding act- It is purely a freaky fl ick for is invisible but may be a positive of innocence among immorality; various shocking twists and a fi - ing, maniacal mind games and a people to indulge their fears in for infl uence for his gloomy daughter. literally adding color to the ordi- nal sad revelation that left viewers small dose of anticipated interac- the weekend. ‘Boogeyman’ lacks thrills, suspense BY SHANNON HEWKIN off. Daily Titan Staff Tim’s exploration of the house lacks the feeling of suspense cre- “Boogeyman,” which opened ated by better horror fl icks and Friday makes it perfectly clear that instead relies on carefully-timed whatever is hiding in the closet or music designed, by the sheer vol- under the bed is neither scary nor ume of it, to make the heart beat disturbing—it’s mind-numbingly frantically and the body jump in- boring. In fact, the only thing voluntarily. frightening about the boogeyman The closet scenes, which should is that Ghost House Pictures spent have been some of the most imag- money to make such a movie. inative and haunting parts of the Director Stephen T. Kay’s movie, were the equivalent of a “Boogeyman” follows Tim Jen- scarecrow in a fi eld being mistak- sen (7th Heaven’s Barry Watson), a en for a person. The confrontation man in his 20’s terrorized by mem- scene is where “Boogeyman” re- ories of his father being dragged ally falters. into the closet of his childhood As Tim and Kate (Emily De- bedroom by the boogeyman and schanel), a childhood friend, cling never coming out. to furniture to avoid getting sucked But when he visits a children’s into the windstorm coming from psychiatric hospital and speaks to the closet, Tim faces the boogey- the doctor that has been treating man. him since his father disappeared, it The whole encounter is more becomes clear that Tim might be amusing than terrifying and leaves using the boogeyman story as an more questions than answers. alternative to the possibility that At the end of the movie, howev- Tim’s father simply left the fam- er, the biggest question that most ily, as others believe. people in the theater had was how As Tim faces his fears, he fi nds they could get back the hour and a a house full of memories he must half they spent watching “Boogey- confront and demons he must fi ght man.” Daily Titan February 07, 2005 FULL EFFECT 3 MOVIE REVIEW Video game adaption falters on screen BY JAMEELA T.