Full DAILY TITAN WEEK OF Effect AUGUST 23-29, 2004 THE ULTIMATE SCI-FI SHOWDOWN: ALIEN VS. PREDATOR ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: MUSIC - PJ HARVEY, POP’S PROVOCATIVE PRINCESS PHISH’S FAREWELL, THE MATCHES ON DVD FILM - GARDEN STATE ILLUMINATES THE SCREEN FOOD - TAAL’S TASTY INDIAN CUISINE What’S Inside Evelyn Green’s Celebrity Extra King Features Syndicate Q: A friend says Nicolas Cage no longer the freaky personality and is invited to speak on these was once engaged to his “Moon- from “American Idol.” Has he fi- topics all over the world. struck” co-star, Cher. Is that true? nally realized he canʼt sing? Or P.S. “Saturday Night Live” has Also, how many times has he been better yet, has the public finally invited Bill Clinton to host the married, and how many children realized it? -- George T. show whenever he wants. does he have? -- Gina H. A: While itʼs true that Wil- A: Cage and Cher were never liam Hung never met a flat note Q: Is it true that Halle Berry romantically involved. Cage has he hasnʼt tried to stick into one (“Catwoman”) is joining the CBS been married three times: His of his songs, his record company series “Alias”? If so, what kind first wife was Patricia Arquette, to is betting that his public will re- of character will she play? -- De- whom he proposed when they first main loyal to him and buy the new neece Y. Courtesy of Neda Nahidi met. But she waited several more Christmas album heʼs working on. A: Berry is not joining “Alias.” Sassy, sophisticated and sexy; PJ Harvey rocked the Knitting Fac- years for their second meeting and (In any event, Iʼm told his music Her best friend, Angela Bassett, is tory Aug. 16. Read the full review on Page 5. then accepted his proposal. They can help keep reindeer from using coming aboard next season to play were married in 1995 and divorced your roof as a rest stop.) a new CIA director on a limited in 2001. run arc. Contents Cage married Lisa Marie Pres- Q: Whatever happened to the ley in 2002. They split four months talk show that former President Q: I read once that if Pierce 3) MUSIC - The Matches and later. On July 30, Cage married Bill Clinton was supposed to host? Brosnan quits playing James 20-year-old Alice Kim, whom he -- R.Z. Bond, Sharon Stone would take Taking Back Sunday met in February in a sushi restau- A: According to some sources, over as the first female Agent 007. 4) MOVIES - Alien Vs. Predator and rant and, according to reports, was that possibility still exists. But the Any comments on that? -- Yana Garden State instantly smitten. He wooed her former president wouldnʼt have M. with great Italian ardor (his real time for it right now, or in the near A: I think Stone would be great. 5) CONCERTS - PJ Harvey and Phish name is, after all, Nicholas Cop- future. Besides campaigning for Sheʼs sleek, smart, sassy and sexy; 6)FLASHBACK FAVORITE - Veruca Salt pola) and persuaded her to be wife the Democratic ticket, and still everything 007 should be. But as I 7) PITSTOP - comics, trivia and more No. 3. Cage has one child, a son. doing his book tour, Clinton has write this, someone else -- a male Q: Iʼm curious about what Wil- established groups that work on actor -- has reportedly signed on 8) FOOD - Taal Indian cuisine liam Hung is doing now that heʼs health and environmental issues to continue the franchise. FULL EFFECT CHARTS Top 10 Top Video Rentals FULL EFFECT EDITOR 1. Butterfly Effect (R) Ashton Kutcher (New Line) MELISSA BOBBITT 2. Cold Mountain (R) Nicole Kidman (Miramax) 3. Secret Window (PG-13) Johnny Depp (Columbia TriStar) EXECUTIVE EDITOR 4. 50 First Dates (PG-13) Drew Barrymore (Columbia TriStar) MARTI LONGWORTH 5. Never Die Alone (R) David Arquette (FoxVideo) ADVERTISING SALES DIRECTOR 6. Mystic River (R) Sean Penn (Warner) KEVIN COOK 7. Bad Santa (R) Billy Bob Thornton (Dimension) 8. Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (PG) Frankie FULL EFFECT SALES MANAGER Muniz (MGM) ERIK ALDEN 9. 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King Features Syndicate Copyright ©2004 Daily Titan 2 FULL EFFECT Daily Titan Week of August 23 - 29, 2004 M u s i c The Matches deliver incendiary punk on DVD Kung Fu Records how The Matches had become Eight different camera angles a D.I.Y phenomenon and just and 24 tracks were used to re- takes a chance on an had to have them on their labels. cord this DVD. However, there electrifying new punk Gurewitzʼs own Epitaph Records werenʼt enough shots of the finally won the battle. crowd in this one. When the au- band in a DVD full They are a little funk and a dience was shown, they looked of bonus materials lot of punk, another one of those entirely too bored to be at a punk weird combo styles of music that show. By CRYSTAL LAFATA I just canʼt get used to. Itʼs a bit The camera angle looking Daily Titan Staff scary, yet oddly amusing and down on the drummer was dif- Itʼs easy to see why The Match- toe-tapping. ferent and gives a fresh perspec- es have been deemed one of the Even though their lead singer tive to the fans. The camera also most talked about punk bands of sounds out of breath most of the zoomed in on the snare drum – 2004. Their catchy melodies and time, his energy and quirky man- you can see the sticks made con- punk rock imagery give them ex- nerisms make up for his slight tact with the drum every time. actly what new fans are looking on-stage exhaustion. He also This DVD, like all the others for: the Simple Plan, Blink-182 plays guitar, which gives the in the Kung Fu Recordsʼ “The image and sound with a splash of band a fuller sound with two gui- Show Must Go Off!” series, is something unique. tars blaring. packed with extras. It features The four members have had After all the hype, Kung Fu bonus materials like band com- amazing success in their home- Records came into the picture mentary, a photo gallery and ex- town of Oakland, Calif. They to attempt something different. tra footage. got so big that the music indus- Their DVD series usually fea- This series definitely raises try literally had a bidding war tures bands with a history behind the bar for all other live concert over who was going to sign them them but they wanted to be a part DVDs. The Kung Fu series cap- first. of The Matches phenomenon as tures the bands everyone loves Heavyweight label leaders well. They know this is a band in a way only another musician Courtesy of Andrew Paynter and Epitaph Records Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion that will get bigger and will bring could. You really feel like youʼre The punk funk stylings of The Matches come to life on Kung Fu Records’ and Rick Rubin were shocked at in the bucks. there. “The Show Must Go Off!” DVD. Top 10 Pop Singles 1. Juvenile feat. Soulja Slim No. 2 “Slow Motion” (Cash Money) Taking back a 2. Usher No. 1 “Confessions Part II” (LaFace) 3. Terror Squad No. 4 “Lean Back” (SRC/Universal) 4. Nina Sky feat. Jabba No. 6 “Move Ya Body” (Next Plateau/Universal) troubled genre 5. Alicia Keys No. 5 “If I Ainʼt Got You” (J) By RYAN TOWNSEND 6. Kevin Lyttle feat. Spragga Benz No. 8 “Turn Me On” (Atlantic) Daily Titan Asst. News Editor 7. Christina Milian No. 10 “Dip It Low” (Island) 8. Usher No. 3 “Burn” (LaFace) Bands hate the emo tag, avoid- 9. Hoobastank No. 7 “The Reason” (Island) ing it in interviews as if it was the 10. Lilʼ Flip feat. Lea No. 14 “Sunshine” (Sucka Free) black plague. But name issues August 7, 2004 King Features Syndicate aside, the genre has still managed to prosper and multiply.