ENTERTAINMENTpage 23 Technique • Friday, November 3, 2000 • 23 U2’s latest offering: Did you get yours? It’s a “Beautiful Day”, but is it a Two Bits Man explores what will be ENTERTAINMENT beautiful album? Find out with our keeping us from our studies this review of U2’s newest. Page 27 year: Sony’s Playstation 2. Page 29 Technique • Friday, November 3, 2000 ‘Charlie’s Angels’ stars bring beauty, flexibility to revival By Daniel Weksler inventor (Tim Curry), who was produced many scenes that will Oh to be Bosley! abducted by one of his rivals leave the audience roaring in along with his machinery. As laughter. MPAA Rating: PG-13 Bosley (Bill Murray) informs the The movie definitely follows Starring: Cameron Diaz, Drew girls of their mission, he intro- the setup that the television show Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill duces them to the client Miss did when it was on the air in the Murray Vivian Wood (Kelly Lynch). past. Director: McG The girls then decided to crash Three beautiful women fight- Studio: Columbia Pictures the party of the man believed to ing to save the world alongside Rating: yyyy be the kidnapper, and give chase their friend Bosley and their bene- to one of the men who is in- factor Charlie, while also find- Many old television shows volved, ending up fighting him ing time to have relationships get turned into movies lately. in a three-on-one situation in a and fun. Mission Impossible, The Brady great fight scene. As the movie All of the actors and actresses Bunch, and a slew of others. All progresses the girls rescue the performed marvelously in this of these movies have gathered inventor Roger Corwin, and at- movie, as there were very few either big box office showings tempt to help him find out what casting mistakes in the process. or a new following from the new is going on. The fact that the three girls went generation. The latest show to Many other scenes in the through many different disguis- be added to this trend is Char- movie stand out including rac- es and jobs helped to show their lie’s Angels, starring Drew Bar- ing cars, the final fight scene, true flexibility in their acting. rymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy and Diaz doing a dance routine While some movies have suc- Liu. on Soul Train. While there was ceeded at theatres while only pro- The movie introduces us to plenty of action and romance in viding fans with a decent showing, Charlie’s current group of crime the movie, the comedic scenes Charlie’s Angels does more than fighting girls: goofy Natalie were what stood out the most. all that. It’s a great way to bring (Diaz), brainy Alex (Liu), and Combining the stylings of Mur- back memories of the old Angels By Darren Michaels / COLUMBIA PICTURES sexy Dylan (Barrymore). Their ray and Tom Green, along with episodes, while showing a new They’re beautiful, they’re brilliant, and they work for Charlie: Alex (Luvy Liu), Natalie assignment is to find a kidnapped great reactions from the Angels, generation to the series. (Cameron Diaz), and Dylan (Drew Barrymore) come ashore in Charlie’s Angels. Wallflowers hone new edge to their sound on ‘Breach’ By Alan Back should/But you won’t ever make Things go a little sour when Can I borrow that chainsaw? us proud.” Ironic, considering they to ride the line between that the disc stands pretty solid- rock and folk instead of sticking Artist: Wallflowers ly on its own regardless of the mainly to one or the other. The Title: Breach frontman’s last name. album loses some steam after Label: Interscope “Letters from the Wasteland” “Sleepwalker,” but builds it back Genre: Rock and “Sleepwalker” (the first sin- up with the opening bars of Tracks: 10 (+1 hidden) gle) have an edge that didn’t “Some Flowers Bloom Dead” Rating: yyyy quite come through on 1996’s and never lets it escape again. Bringing Down the Horse. Michael Even the acoustic tracks have a Having a successful musician Ward’s guitar and Rami Jaffee’s quiet energy pushing them on. in the family is a tricky thing. If echoing keyboard/organ lines “Birdcage” caries a majestic, you make an album of your own do the most to keep these and melancholy tone (think R.E.M., and it sells millions of copies, other cuts like them charging “Everybody Hurts”) that would the critics say you’re just riding along. (Listen for guest contri- make a good enough closer to on Mom’s or Dad’s coattails. If butions from Elvis Costello, the album by itself. The real fi- it tanks, they dismiss you as a Frank Black, and Tom Petty nale, though, is a little bonus hack with a good pedigree. Jakob guitarist Mike Campbell, among track that would be right at home Dylan got a dose of this attitude others, to spice things up from in a music box—simple, pretty, when he started putting out time to time.) and a nice contrast to what came albums with the Wallflowers in Dylan knows when to take a before it. 1992, and the long intervals cue from his father, and the group Breach may have been a long between releases only provided trades electric instrumentation time coming, but fans of the more fodder for detractors. for acoustic guitars and stomp- Wallflowers won’t be disappoint- Listen to “Hand Me Down,” and-clap percussion on a couple ed. It’s a good demonstration of the second cut on the band’s of songs. An entire album of this the old saying, “Like father, like Courtesy of Kathryn Schenker Associates new album Breach, for Dylan’s stuff would probably turn off son”—but in this case, the son It’s been four years since the Wallflowers put out a full-length album. Breach, thoughts on the matter: “You their fans in droves, but it works is a lot easier to understand when released October 10, shows off the new edge they’ve developed in that time. feel good and you look like you in moderation. he sings. Ferst Center looks to attract students, broaden experiences Coke sponsored Student Rush Ticket program offers discounted advance tickets By Sarah Graybeal forming arts options not normally ater. ture violinists Midori (December shop later this year, in which the Leavin’ on a jet plane… found in a university setting and With the price of event tickets 7) and Itzhak Perlman (March 28), cost of registration would cover both help balance students’ technical ed- skyrocketing these days, the Rush while the jazz series will again host the workshop and a ticket to the Despite the recent departure of ucations. Ticket program provides students pianist George Winston (January event. Another idea is the possible former director John Talbot, the One step towards this end is the with the enviable chance to see top- 21). Spring semester will bring an addition of a Young Adults series Robert Ferst Center for the Arts continuation of the Student Rush notch musical and theater acts on a exciting opera collection, from the next year, which might bring Broad- appears to be back on the road to Ticket program, generously spon- college budget. London City Opera performance way musicals, comedians, and pop- success in the hands of Acting Di- sored by Coca-Cola and now in its The next show on the Rush Ticket of Carmen (January 20) to the He- ular music acts to campus. rector Andrea Hoffer. “Our mis- second year. The program provides program calendar is the Saturday, likon Opera of Moscow’s rendition Acting Ferst Center Director sion is to broaden the experience of Tech students with the opportuni- November 11 performance by Gram- of La Traviata (March 24-25). Look Andrea Hoffer is excited about the students beyond the shows they ty to attend selected Ferst Center my Award-winning artist Patti Aus- for information on ticket availabil- possibilities for student interaction normally see at places like the Tab- shows at a discounted price. tin. Tickets can be purchased at the ias those show dates approach. with the Ferst Center, and encour- ernacle and Philips Area,” she said Beginning two weeks before the box office on the second floor of the In addition to its busy schedule, ages anyone with comments, feed- earlier this week. show date, a student ID will get you Student Center. the Ferst Center is currently brain- back, or idea to email her at As Marketing Director Michael two tickets for a mere $15 each (com- Some of the remaining acts on storming other means of increasing [email protected], or to Jaye added, “all Tech and no arts pared to a face value of anywhere the Ferst Center calendar for this student participation in cultural stop by the Ferst Center office lo- makes Jack a dull boy.” He hopes to from $26 to $65). These discount- year include truly world-class per- events. One tentative idea is the cated in the Student Services build- help the Ferst Center provide per- ed seats are located across the the- formers. The classical series will fea- addition of an “Opera 101” work- ing, room 233. 24 • Friday, November 3, 2000 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT Crossword Marry Me 56. Word with ball or couple 57. Attempt 1234 567 8910 58. Detective Wolfe Music that’s almost too weird 11 12 13 14 DOWN By Jon Kaye account of hiring Nancy Sinatra 1. Use a La-Z-Boy 15 16 17 Smarter than the average bear for the Viper Room’s grand re- 2.