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ENTERTAINMENT Eric Momou, Entertainment Editor Sierra Gillespie, Production Assistant De Niro’s new movie a disappointment Sierra Gillespie Throughout his entire life he spends minimal time with each the emotions of the audience, depicts perfectly how De Niro’s Production Assistant has never formed a close bond of his children; all of them seem do not succeed whatsoever. character still thinks of his with his children--something to have excuses to cut the visit The most laughter the audience children as adolescents instead that he regrets deeply. short. He keeps an open mind, will experience is a forced of adults and how he needs to REVIEW2.5 out of 5 stars At the start of the film, all however, and continues with his chuckle, and the most sadness let them grow up. Frank wants to do is get his journey. they will have is the sniffling of “Everybody’s Fine” is a Robert De Niro’s performance family into the same room. They their noses. mediocre film. It has its points in “Everybody’s Fine” is have not been together since “Everybody’s Fine” is not of greatness, but the majority impressive. It is absolutely not his late wife’s funeral, and, with a holiday film. Although it of it is just decent. De Niro’s his best work, but he is playing Frank’s recent retirement, he is concludes with a Christmas children, played by Drew a character with which he and lonelier than ever before. scene, the entire film does Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale audiences are not familiar to Frank prepares for his not surround the holidays and Sam Rockwell, have either seeing him play. children to visit, only to have as implied by the trailer. It good or bad performances. Among De Niro’s countless them cancel within the first ten is a movie about family. It is B a r r y m o r e p l a y s h e r accolades, he has been minutes of the movie. Crushed, about how everyone claims character the same as every nominated for six Academy Frank decides to visit each to be fine but, is truthfully other character she has had Awards, winning two of them. of his children personally, in suffering in silence. since she was seven, a girl Unquestionably he is a quality hopes of convincing them to Kirk Jones, the writer and with issues and a whiny voice. actor. However, his newest come together for a visit. director of the film, is a relatively Beckinsale ups the ante a bit character, Frank Goode, shows Frank travels from New Because of his deathly fear of new director whose past few from Barrymore’s performance, De Niro in a different light, York to Chicago to Denver to flying, Frank takes the long way movies differ incredibly from but Rockwell’s rendition is one that shies away from his Las Vegas to visit each of his from city to city. He travels by “Everybody’s Fine.” Jones clearly the best of the film, normal role. His two Oscars children individually. During trains and buses mostly, though takes an unusual direction aside De Niro’s. were for playing characters this time he meets each of his at one point of the film he is with the viewpoint of De Niro’s De Niro is very convincing as completely opposite to his children except one, David. desperate enough to receive a character. his delicate character, lending current one. De Niro’s newest Throughout the entire film, ride from a trucker. When Frank first sees each the audience to empathize with character is a pushover in Frank’s children shy away Besides the conflicts with of his adult children, actual him greatly. His performance comparison. from the topic of David when each of his children, Frank children portray them. Toward brings the film to the level that Still, Frank Goode is an Frank is present, though their faces challenge after challenge the end of the film, Frank it is at, which sadly is nothing admirable man. He has worked conversations between each through the duration of his confronts each adolescent child to rave about. hard his entire life to provide other allude to the audience impromptu vacation. This about their adult problems. for his four children and that something is wrong with provides mild humor and mild This scene is rather unusual, their very broad aspirations. David’s well-being. Frank heartbreak. Attempts to pull at but interesting as well. It Worthwhile wait for Left 4 Dead 2 I would like to return my friendship, please. stand outside for around a season. But, standing around Josh Heath half-hour, buy our games, go drinking chocolate milk in Production Assistant home, play a round and then chilly temperatures was not get ready for A.P. Econ in the exactly the most fun thing to It was down to the four of morning. It was going well. do. I remembered, though, us. We had to combine our But this was still during that I had two balls in my car. resources, wits and talents. the One Act season. And for And we had the bright idea to That was the only way we some of us in the One Act, it start playing dodge ball in the were going to survive the is very exhausting. We were parking lot. There were other madness that was thrust upon still rehearsing until 6 p.m. people—a few cars had people us. It was the only way. “Left 4 that night, and I was more sitting in them—but they just Dead 2” (L4D2) was released tired than usual. As soon as I sat and watched as we played November 17. That was the returned home, I fell asleep on dodge ball for a half-hour, day that I joined forces with my couch, setting an alarm for at least. We finally called it seniors Joe Meeker, Douglas about 10 p.m., so I could watch quits after Will, Joe and Doug Cole and alumnus Will Button television for an hour before I had each won a round. Joe to go to the midnight release left to pick up the other three. commented on Will after his of the game. And yes, I did sleep until 10 win, “Will Button is the worst We had been planning to get p.m., but in doing so I had dodge ball player of all time.” “L4D2” as soon as we possibly skipped dinner. Douglas had There was a lot of running and could. Douglas and I had to too, apparently, so he and I a lot of laughs from the people wait for a paycheck or two hit up Burger King. Then, we in the cars. to have the proper funds to just hung out at my residence Finally, at exactly midnight, buy it, while Will did not even until the clock struck 10:45 the doors opened and the now- want it. He wanted “Assassin’s p.m. at which point we went formed line went inside. To my Creed II,” which was released to retrieve the others. delight, there was a lot of swag the same day. Then Joe had Will had the brilliant idea for “Assassin’s Creed,” “Star mentioned that preordering of getting snacks at Kwik Trek” and “L4D2”: sweatbands, the game could save $10 on Trip before we headed in, pins and posters. We got our the actual purchase, with the for something to do while games, I got handfuls of swag preorder costing $5. standing in line, apparently. and we headed home to play I volunteered to drive And I needed gas anyway, so the Dark Carnival campaign the group in my beast of a we went into Kwik Trip and until around 2 a.m. car, which had been freshly bought six dollars of gasoline, In Econ the next day, Mr. painted in celebration of the 18 glazers, a half-gallon of Laubmeier caught me falling One Act making it to the state chocolate milk, cups and a Dr. asleep a few times, but, really, competition. Having this all Pepper. And with that, we were it was worth it. We had banded planned out, we were going off to Best Buy. together, pooled our resources to leave town around 11 p.m., We arrived at around 11:20 and emerged triumphant. anticipating lines waiting for p.m. There was no line, so we Killing zombies had never the items being released at started one. First in line for the been so much fun. Comic by Luke Thering midnight. We were going to first big game of the Christmas Page 10 The Purple Sage December 23, 2009 ENTERTAINMENT Harris’ Almanac AFI an unfortunate letdown Laura Meeker which was full of strange Graphic Artist but mostly true tips, such Meghan Caulfield Between the 2006 release of of “I die, if you only met my as, “Fish and visitors stink Columnist Decemberunderground and eyes before you pass by/will after three days.” Harris’ the release of Crash Love you pause to break my heart?” REVIEW2.5 out of 5 stars Farmer’s Almanac does this year, AFI produced a live This track achieves the goal 2.5 out of 5 stars Since reading the 2010 have its share of interesting REVIEW album and an EP that was of keeping AFI’s listening Farmer’s Almanac, I have articles, however. It has a AFI has recently released never released. audience entertained. The become disappointed that I page on the astrological their eighth studio album, The much anticipated single, “Veronica Sawyer am not fearing for my life.