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Make Incredible Income lalion AGGIELIFE Page 5 • Friday, April 30, 1999 We are in a pre-launch phase and are swamped with leads First FEZ convention starts FLAT RATE LONG DISTANCE New Patented Technology TALK ALL YOU WANT - s60 @ month From anywhere in the 48 States this weekend in $20 @ mo. Evenings and weekends ORANGE, Conn. (AP) — Like vorite treat is not just a hard, fruit- We need some sci-fi movie in which the aliens flavored candy. It is an American rendezvous with the mother ship, icon that spans generations. General Managers • Managers • Agents hundreds of people with a fondness Most of the mystique focuses on for tart rectangular candies in color­ the different character dispensers, NOW P/T OR F/T IN ALL CITIES ful flip-top dispensers are flocking from to Fred Flint- here from as far away as Austria and stone and Spiderman to Kermit the Japan. Frog. Call 696-0415 The mother ship, in this case, is Like many of his brethren, Jo­ Candy Inc. and the occasion is hann Patek, 42, who flew in from this weekend’s first-ever gathering of Austria for the convention, has so PEZ aficionados in the town where many dispensers he has lost count. the treats are manufactured. John Laspina, of Middletown, The convention site is so close to N.J., admits he has spent $850 or MSC Film Society presents . . . the factory that PEZ lovers can smell more for a single dispenser—the the sugar in the air. “psychedelic eye” created in the Tom “This is like Mecca for them. ’60s. He has five of them. By an They’ll be all over the lawn with tele­ David Welch, 37, of Murphys- Mariks photo lenses. They’ll be with their boro. Ill., also had his first experi­ noses up against the back window,” ence with PEZ as a child and has Scott McWhinnie, the “Pezident” of since become an authority, having ms choi lack PEZ Candy, said. “They’ll be pick­ written two books, Pictorial Guide to e first year ing through the garbage looking for Plastic Candy Dispensers and the PHOTO COURTESY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX old dispensers.” seminal work Collecting PEZ. service pr Convention organizer Richard He specializes in historical dis­ has beer JSfiligTVns stars, Cate Blanchett, Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie arform an impromptu song and dance, while John Cusack looks on. Belyski said PEZ-heads are mostly pensers. The originals look like cig­ b show sir baby boomers trying to relive their arette lighters, which is fitting, since Friday , April 30 7:00 & 9:30p.m. | Pushing Tin can mold herself into any role. As childhood. Austrian Eduard Haas invented PEZ Tickets: $3.00 at tfiedoor I\tm m iswitlicIksiilrililk'N Questions? Callthe Aggie tie is dfe | the star of the movie, Cusack IJleitseodlSTS-1515 to “Everybody remembers them as in 1927 as a mint for smokers. The $2-50 in advance at the Cinema Hotline S47-X478. HStarring john Cusack \ inform usoTyourspecial inning im: seems to merely be present. MSCBox Office. (845-1234) a kid. We’re people from all walks name was derived from the German needs. Werequest VVeiifite: to Black e and Billy Bob Thorton Viewers simply enjoy the support­ Or Avoid lonK lines and buy a ■m rfificutii mtlinil 3)wi trkiiiK http-y/ of life, doctors, lawyers,” Belyski, 41, word for peppermint, pfefferminz. season pass for $15. c lay spriortotliee vent t€ > are and rq ing role which is fascinatingly enable un to assist you to the filn iN.t;iniii.t* In Directed by Mike Newell a police officer in Glen Cove, N.Y., PEZ did not arrive in America un­ All filmsshown in the Rudder IwNtofourahUity. original and works on many lev­ Theatr e Complex. Playing at Hollywood 1 6 said. til 1952. About 3 billion are con­ sessional ,v! els. Who knows, someone may PEZ lovers will tell you their fa­ sumed annually in the United States. aces,” Air irl even get a great moral lesson out urdiver:: Does anyone know what an air of this film. aadeup iffic controller does? Has'any- All in all, freezer box weather, ms, Air te ever cared? expensive food, long lines and Well, in the new comedy/dra- sticky floors aside, this movie was ersegroup a Pushing Tin, the lives of some well worth the hassle. (Grade: A) tbackg: the busiest air traffic con- . Wearer allers are put on display. — Jeff Kempf He finite air space, which is to dancf iared by three of the world’s New college ost highly-trafficked airports— Lost and Found Saturdayr iGuardia, JFK and Newark—is Starring David Spade and at the dot mtrolled by a group of frat- wse-like, middle-aged alco- Sophie Marceau )lics. Caution: people afraid of Directed by Jeff Pollack /ing should watch this movie as Playing at Hollywood 1 6 grads wante it Vvere Psycho. Nick (Cusack) is the ace con- Over the years, David Spade bller and is recognized as the became known as the smooth- gman on campus, and he does- talking, wise-cracking sidekick of t have any problems telling peo- Chris Farley. upward career |. As well as having one of the The two were always thought ost stressful jobs, Nick has a of in the same breath. But with lailiful wife, Connie (Cate Farley gone, Spade is now forced lanchett) and two kids at home, to try to make a name of his own. pplrently still infatuated with In Lost and Found, Spade tries, move. tch other since high school, the but seems lost without Farley. tuple seems happy. Spade plays a restaurant owner Intrepid Unfortunately, there is trouble who is struggling to keep his new [paradise for Nick when the business afloat. Caravan ?w|ace controller Russell (- When a beautiful French cellist Save $400. injlcomes to town, upstaging (Marceau) moves into his apart­ ick. ment building. Spade does the The humor of the film is sub- only thing he can think of to win IpThe on-going rivalry between Drive a great vehicle. his way into her heart—kidnap ick and Russell is very reminis- her dog. ?nt of “brotherly love.” Neither Throw in Marceau’s ex­ pie ban stand to lose or be out- boyfriend (Patrick Bruel) and a narted. Sure, there are many in- Intangible benefits. Farley wanna-be (Artie Lang), the intional jokes and sarcastic re- plot becomes watered down and larks, but that is to be expected predictable. Right now, recent college graduates get $400 off every new Dodge* om the screenwriters of the tele- There are some bright spots to tsion hit “Cheers.” Even some of Lost and Found, but all in all, it Combine that with other current offers on some of these models, and you could le dramatic moments in the film lacks the fall-down laughter ap­ re crafted to be funny. peal of Tommy Boy and Black save even more. Ask a salesperson for details. Ffesh off her Academy Award Sheep. pmination and Golden Globe Definitely wait for the video on tin] Blanchette continues to do Neon xcellent work. Ditching the ac- this one. (Grade: C-) entjand toning down her striking ?atures, Blanchette proves she —Doug Shilling

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