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[email protected] Technique Entertainment Editor: Daniel Spiller 17 Friday, Assistant Entertainment Editor: February 20, 2009 Entertainment Jennifer Aldoretta THEATER The Joneses ends on a high note Keeping Up with the Joneses GENRE: Comedy By Kenny Phillips she’s leaving. On top of all that STARRING: Carlin Bright, Sta! Writer mayhem, Calvin has a personal Josh Bolla, Tamil Pariasamy problem–his !sh keep dying. In- and Aurel Lazar Have you ever felt things tended to be guinea-pigs for an DIRECTOR: Melissa Foulcer would be easier if everyone in astounding experiment testing your family were as mentally the bounds of biology, Calvin PLAYWRIGHT: Nate Eppler gifted as you? Well, that may be has hit a wall and must seek (is OUR TAKE: !!!"!! a situation more di"cult than forcefully given) advice on this previously fantasized. predicament from his family. Proudly and humorously ex- With wacky advice from Al- posing the downside of a genius exander, e"cient dictation from family, DramaTech presents his father and guidance from his the play of a genius household: mother, Calvin !nds himself in Keeping Up with the Joneses. #e more of a stew. Alexander, who last two performances scheduled recently discovered that cos- for tonight and tomorrow at 8 tumed vigilantism is the solu- p.m. in the Dean James E. Dull tion to all of the world’s prob- #eater may be your last chance lems (though not knowing any to see it. one problem’s direct cause), de- In Keeping Up with the Jone- votes his alleged caped crusader- ses, writer Nate Eppler details esque powers of deduction to the household of geniuses from !nding the answers to Calvin’s the youngest of this family unit, problems. Calvin Jones. Calvin !nds him- Calvin, shunned away from self in an awkward period of his the investigation site and again life when everything seems to be looking for more common as- unstable and in a constant up- sistance, !nds no help from the heaval. Calvin’s father, Dr. El- two doctor Joneses. #ey are as lis Jones, is at his wit’s end with helpful as any parents can be, his dropout son, Alexander, and but o$er no explanation to the Dr. Maureen Jones !nds herself Joneses Photo by William Brawley/Student PublicationsI drained from life and the job See , page 20 Tutankhamun exhibit uncovers impressive history By Philip Poole centuries. But for once, time has proceeds through the antecham- “Should we judge an entire people the presentation was the emphasis Contributing Writer decided to give back a little lost ber, treasure room and burial based on their ruler?” “Did the fe- ancient Egyptians placed on life majesty, and now a boy king who room. Each con!ned area is !lled male pharaohs break down gender even in the face of death, and I It’s hard to not think about was quickly forgotten in the years with Tutankhamun’s personal roles during their inspirational was inspired enough to purchase death when your choice of activity after his rule has risen to promi- riches that helped send him into rule or did they perpetuate them?” an ankh necklace to remind me for the day revolves around a sar- nence in modern times as a sym- the afterlife. You’ll see the young It’s safe to say most people of it. I would hope others got the cophagus. Early on in this distinc- bol for a society three thousand king’s glass and gold earrings, will get a lot out of the couple of same out of the experience. #e tive exhibit, you get a chance to years past. canopic jars, protective Shabti hours spent inside the King Tut exhibit will be in Atlanta until see a complete record of pharaohs His mummy has travelled warrior !gurines and even Tut’s exhibit. Despite my initial mor- May of this year, and I’d certainly from a famous era of Egypt’s his- thousands of miles to our own golden sandals. bid thoughts, what personally consider the thirty dollar ticket to tory. But in viewing vast swaths of Atlanta Civic Center, the exhibi- Carter seems to parallel Tut’s resonated the most by the end of this exhibition to be a steal. history from a distance—know- tion’s !rst stop in its North Amer- own pattern of recognition, being ing that each consecutive name ican tour. #e thoroughly profes- thrust into the limelight for a few only rose to prominence with the sional exhibit at the Civic Center years and su$ering neglect before passing of the last—mortality be- opens with a short introduction !nally enjoying renewed interest comes painfully apparent. to Howard Carter (discoverer of long after death. #ough unfortu- Many people believe that at- Tut’s tomb) and Tutankhamun. nately, Carter’s neglect came be- taining su"cient power to make #e crowd is then led into a series fore his life was over; near his end, a large impact on the world will of spacious, dimly lit rooms full of he was commonly seen with noth- keep one’s name living on in his- statues and treasures from many ing better to do than hang around tory, and if one is remembered di$erent dynasties during the the well-known Luxor Winter then perhaps that person’s time on ancient Egyptian era. #e small Palace Hotel in Egypt just waiting earth gains meaning. After all, we amount of lighting emphasizes for some visitor who might be in- certainly remember the powerful each particular treasure—most of terested in talking to him. and in%uential people of our re- which are encased in glass—while But today, Carter is inexorably cent history—our George Bushes information is o$ered on LCD linked with Tut, and it is through and Einsteins, Wright Brothers screens, through intermittent his eyes that the King Tut exhibit and Napoleons. However, gazing speaker audio and in plain old brings us into Tutankhamun’s down at a list of names of Egyp- writing on the walls. Each piece is world. tian pharaohs (all of whom cer- described in detail by the plaques #e people behind the Tut tainly had respectable celebrity on or near it, but those who forked exhibit create a great atmosphere status at one time) it’s demoraliz- overan extra seven bucks got to throughout the whole experi- ing to realize that the majority of hear even more details by way of a ence, which is only slightly ham- them are now no more than labels companion audio device that con- pered by security guards dressed for an unknown character of un- tains narration by none other than all in black, not to mention the known accomplishments, no mat- Harrison Ford. occasional trapdoor-like grate ter how great they were to people Later in the tour, you “join up” you’ll step on underneath the of their time. with Carter and his team at the carpet. Still, the place encourages #e most famous of the pha- excavation site just prior to their a thoughtful mood. Questions raohs, Tutankhamun, is still one breaking into the faux-stone en- come up like, “Can we accurately of Egypt’s biggest mysteries, his trance to the tomb. You’re then understand people in death by the story lost with the passing of privileged to follow along as he riches they gained during life?” ENTERTAINMENT Technique t'FCSVBSZ t 19 Oscars 2009: Our picks to win By Daniel Spiller, Jennifer Aldoretta Entertaintment Editor / Assistant Entertainment Editor Image courtesy of Fox Searchlight Image courtesy of Fox Searchlight Image courtesy of the Weinstein Company BEST PICTURE: Slumdog Millionaire BEST DIRECTING: Danny Boyle (Slumdog Million- BEST ACTRESS: Kate Winslet (!e Reader) A breath-taking tale of life and love, Slumdog Millionare aire) For her stunning performance as Hanna Schmitz (a follows a young man named Jamal Malik. He is a contes- Director of Best Picture nominee, Slumdog Million- Nazi war criminal) in !e Reader, Kate Winslet has already tant on the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Million- are, Danny Boyle takes editors’ pick as Best Director for won numerous awards. She proved her ability as an actress are? and is arrested for suspicion of cheating. In an attempt the Oscars. With other !lms such as 28 Days Later and with her performance in Titanic more than a decade ago, to prove his innocence, he tells the police his amazing life Trainspotting under his belt, Boyle has been nominated for and she has shown once again that her career is far from story and all he has endured–adventures, lost love and the more than forty awards and has won more than thirty in reaching its end. "ough she has been previously nominat- mystery behind his incredible knowledge. Follow Jamal on his long career. And with Slumdog Millionare as our choice ed for !ve Academy Awards for !lms including Titanic and his journey to a fortune he cares little about. for Best Picture, it is no surprise Boyle takes best director. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, she has yet to win. Image courtesy of the Weinstein Company Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Image courtesy of Fox Searchlight BEST ACTOR: Mickey Rourke (!e Wrestler) BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Penélope BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE: Heath Directed by Darren Aronofsky, !e Wrestler brings none Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) Ledger (!e Dark Knight) other than Mickey Rourke back into the limelight as Ran- Vicky Cristina Barcelona is about a complex love triangle Few will disagree that Ledger’s role in !e Dark Knight dy “"e Ram” Robinson.