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ENTERTAINMENTpage 23 Technique • Friday, February 23, 2001 • 23 Churchills mix it up Spend night with Oscar ENTERTAINMENT With a collection of songs featuring The Academy Awards gala is only a three different lead singers, this group month away. Get prepared with this Technique • Friday, February 23, 2001 offers quite a variety. Page 27 recap of the nominees. Page 29 ‘Aida’ at the Ferst Crime is King on the way to ‘Graceland’ Teatro Lirico D'Europa performs By Vivian Vikili loss when the group disbands. one of Elvis's bastard children ous it all is. Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida at the Robert Ferst Writer of the week, month, year! When the group tears apart, and so he goes so far as to dress Of course, one never even Center for the Arts this Tuesday and Wednes- the characters of Costner and like Elvis all the time, complete finds out by the movie's end day, February 27 and 28. MPAA Rating: R Russell are thrust against each with sideburns. whether or not Costner is in fact Georgia Tech students, faculty, and staff Starring: Kevin Costner, Kurt other, each vying for the mil- Elvis's son or not. This non- can now buy tickets for only $15 (part of Russell, Christian Slater, lions gained from the Elvis Con- existent plot conclusion is not the Coca-Cola sponsored Rush Ticket pro- David Arquette, Courteney vention heist. Of course, both The cinematic uncharacteristic of the movie. gram) by presenting your ID at the Student Cox characters go through different But then again, it is difficult to Center Box Office. Your purchase also in- Director: Demian Lichtenstein obstacles during their time apart aspects of have a plot conclusion when there cludes the option to attend an “Opera 101” Studio: Warner Brothers and eventually get together again Graceland may be is no plot to begin with. workshop. Rating: yyy to show each other up. So is there a reason to see the Russell stumbles across the best part. movie? It would be unfair to For those with a greater than Courtney Cox's character and neglect the cinematic aspects of usual affinity towards the King her son. He slowly develops a the movie, as they may arguably of Rock 'n' Roll, or more specif- sense of paternal instinct towards This, of course, takes away be the best part. 3,000 Miles to ically, for those people with a the son and a sense of love to- from his validity as a serious, Graceland begins with a very at- greater than usual affinity for wards her. detached, serial killer. Even in tention grabbing computer ani- weathered Hollywood actors Costner, on the other hand, his most glorious moments of mation sequence with battling dressed up as the King of Rock deals with far stranger things. mass killing, his Elvis look makes 'n' Roll while engaging in reck- He basically thinks that he is one think twice about how seri- See Miles, page 26 less shooting sprees, this is the ideal movie. 3,000 Miles to Graceland, which boasts a list of actors such as Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell, Christian Slater, David Arquette, By Carrie Chin / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS and Courteney Cox, might not be the intense, action-packed, somewhat meaningful film mov- Monkeying around iegoers would have expected. Brendan Fraser is joined by a host of The movie is basically about recognizable faces (Bridget Fonda, Rose a group of men who decide to all McGowan, Whoopi Goldberg, Chris Kat- dress up like Elvis, attend the tan, and Dave Foley) in Monkeybone, open- National Elvis Convention in ing in theaters today. A cartoonist ends up Vegas, and rob the joint. After in a coma and finds himself stuck in his successfully getting away with own creation and dealing with the cartoon the money, one of the thieves character that is the film’s namesake. challenges the leader of the pack and the group suddenly turns on itself. M4M at DramaTech It is unusual in that the group, DramaTech’s version of Shakespeare’s even before its members turn Measure for Measure ends its run tonight against each other, lack the chem- and tomorrow night at 8:00 p.m. Admis- istry of Bonnie and Clyde, the sion is only $4.00 for students. For ticket glamour of Jesse James, the hu- reservations, call (404) 894-2745. For in- mor of the Reservoir Dogs cast, By Alan Markfield / WARNER BROTHERS formation, please call (404)894-3481. and just about everything else. Kurt Russell and Kevin Costner star in 3,000 Miles to Graceland, opening in theaters today. In order So obviously, there is no great to rob a casino, some ex-cons disguise themselves as Elvis during a convention in honor of the King. Matthew Kahler: Nowhere near the middle of the road By Alan Back airwaves about seven years down from Atlanta. Far away. He was About to become office furniture the road. planning to move to Alaska and That someone was Shawn take a long break from the mu- You could almost get perma- Mullins, then a regular at Deca- sic business in order to sort out nent whiplash from trying to tur’s Trackside Tavern. “He was his creative and personal issues. follow Matthew Kahler’s career. really young, and I remember “I was sort of ready to make a He’s been from coast to coast, thinking how good he was,” big move and start over again, come close to moving far enough Kahler said. “The arrangements maybe rediscover writing. I wasn’t north to freeze himself solid, and were really tight, with a drum- writing very much at the time, taken music room crowds for an mer and a bass player. That’s and I wanted to shock myself. I energetic ride in just about ev- when I first met him.” They thought making my life really ery set of circumstances you can joined forces for the first time simple would do that…I’d read think of. soon afterward, forming a friend- a lot about Alaska, about the He may describe himself as a ship that has lasted to this day. remoteness of it, and I thought late bloomer, but you know what When Trackside manager Ed- maybe it would be a great place they say—better late than never. die Owen struck out on his own to sort of disappear,” he mused. If you were to rewind a dozen to set up Eddie’s Attic, these Kahler’s friendship with years or so and head out to two followed him up the stairs Mullins would lead him to change southern California, you would and began to make themselves his mind and get back into the have found the Georgia boy at home in the new club. Mul- game. “By the end of Decem- getting his feet wet at open mic lins and Kahler built solid repu- ber, they asked if I wanted to do nights in the area’s coffeehouses. tations as acoustic performers a record with them—SMG, These gigs gave him his first over the years, releasing steady Shawn’s label…I told them yes, serious performance experience, streams of solid albums and per- after a couple of minutes of think- but not much satisfaction or forming both separately and to- ing about it, but there were con- pleasure. gether. Kahler put out two discs, ditions on my part that I had to “It was kind of hard after I My Own Medicine (1994) and promise to focus on, like trying made the trek out there, and it This Here and That There (1996) not to go wacky and crazy dur- took me about three and a half and he and Mullins cooked up a ing the recording process.” years to realize that I was able to joint effort, the 1995 double al- He explained that his past give myself permission to come bum Jeff’s Last Dance. experiences in the studio had back,” he explained. Returning So far, so good. Then, in late been less than pleasant, but the By Alan Back / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS to Atlanta in 1991, he soon 1999, Kahler made an announce- sessions for this new album, last Matthew Kahler likes to throw a curveball or two during his shows. His fingers may crossed paths with someone who ment that knocked the wind out do the talking for one song before his palms leap into the argument on the next. was fated to end up all over the of his fans: he was getting away See Matthew Kahler, page 24 24 • Friday, February 23, 2001 • Technique ENTERTAINMENT on keeping the beat, and you have a doesn’t always work, but sometimes This week on GTCN Matthew Kahler from page 23 lot of vocal exercise going on. There’s it works really well and it’s no other instrument but your voice.” surprising…The reason for doing By Rebekah Bardwell These days, when he steps behind it is to see what’s inside there and if GTCN Correspondant fall’s Out of the Blue, were much translate to the stage? Pretty well, his drums, the crowd gets to wit- I can offer something fresh that no more enjoyable. Influences ranging actually, with or without a group of ness a combination vocal workout one has heard at a concert before.” If you’ve ever wanted to know from James Taylor to Stevie Wonder talented players to back him. Jazz/ and calisthenics program. Either of Flying by the seat of his pants isn’t what goes on at the Parking Office, to the Eagles come together on this pop guitar virtuoso John Mayer these by itself is worth the price of just something he does at his shows, you’ll want to watch Phat Videos disc to pass that mood on to the (recently signed to Aware Records), admission, but watching him turn though.