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entertaining u newspaper JACKSONVILLE the simpsons on the big screen red jumpsuit apparatus and yellowcard free weekly guide to entertainment and more | july 26-august 1, 2007 | www.eujacksonville.com 2 july 26-august 1, 2007 | entertaining u newspaper table of contents movies The Simpsons (movie review) ............................................................................ PAGE 6 Movies in Theaters this Week ......................................................................PAGES 6-10 Paprika (movie review) ....................................................................................... PAGE 7 Crazy Love (movie review) ................................................................................. PAGE 7 Rescue Dawn (movie review) ............................................................................. PAGE 8 The Lives of Others (movie review) ..................................................................... PAGE 9 No Reservations (movie review) ....................................................................... PAGE 10 at home Factory Girl (dvd review) .................................................................................. PAGE 12 New on DVD .................................................................................................... PAGE 12 Army Wives (tv review) .................................................................................... PAGE 13 Video Games ................................................................................................... PAGE 13 food Super Chefs ..................................................................................................... PAGE 14 Tastings (restaurant review).............................................................................. PAGE 18 Dining Guide .................................................................................................... PAGE 15 music Music Calendar .........................................................................................PAGES 16-20 Roargan (TSI) .................................................................................................. PAGE 16 Tokyo Rose (interview) ..................................................................................... PAGE 17 Fab Four (interview) ......................................................................................... PAGE 18 Grand Buffet (interview) ................................................................................... PAGE 19 Van’s Warped Tour (Yellowcard and Red Jumpsuit interviews) .......................... PAGE 20 Killswitch Engage (interview) ............................................................................ PAGE 21 Bonerama (album review) ................................................................................ PAGE 22 RTX (album review) .......................................................................................... PAGE 22 arts / theatre / on stage Orpheus Theater Group .................................................................................... PAGE 23 Closer (theater review) ..................................................................................... PAGE 24 Arts Calendar ............................................................................................PAGES 24-25 Spamalot (FCCJ Artist Series) .......................................................................... PAGE 25 columns and stuff BeachWise ....................................................................................................... PAGE 26 The Jock .......................................................................................................... PAGE 26 NASCAR News & Notes ................................................................................... PAGE 27 eujacksonville.com | july 26-august 1, 2007 3 TREY MCINTYRE thisweek PROJECT thursday JULY 26 friday JULY 27 Once Upon a Mattress This show is completely produced by a talented group of high The Mooney Suzuki school students. FCCJ, along with the FCCJ Artist Series, present There isn’t much question that the Second Annual Summer Musical Theatre Experience with a The Mooney Suzuki are four of the production of “Once Upon a Mattress,” a witty adaptation of the coolest guys in New York City. Since Princess and the Pea. This charming musical is a delight for the 1996, the black-clad, moppy-haired, entire family and may just give you a glimpse at the future rulers of sunglassed quartet has been wowing Hollywood. The show will run from the 26th to the 29th. the world with their nostalgic, joyfully Tickets: $15 general admission, $12 military and seniors, $8 FCCJ up-tempo, three-chord garage rock. students and all students under 17 The band wears its infl uences on its Nathan H. Wilson Center for the Arts, FCCJ South Campus sleeve -The Sonics, Sam and Dave, Info: (904) 646-2222 The MC5, all just a bit punkifi ed- and that’s fi ne. The point here isn’t THE MAYHAWS “breaking new ground” or “being innovative,” it’s about going as fast as possible, working up a sweat, and bathing in the holy water of good old fashioned rock and roll redemption. Receive your baptism when The Mooney Suzuki takes the stage with Dark Romantics and Leslie. Closer Tickets: $10 The Orpheus Theater Group presents their adults-only performance Jack Rabbits- 8 pm of Closer, a show that follows the sex lives of four people living Info: (904) 353-3309 in contemporary London. The production, which includes strong, sexually explicit language and themes, begins this weekend and will continue until August 11th. Read our review on page 24. The Mayhaws EDDIE MONEY Tickets: $10 Like their namesakes, The Mayhaws are sweet Eddie Money The Body Gallery, Jacksonville Beach- 8 pm The Landing has “Two Tickets to and thorny. Each member brings to the enterprise Info: (904) 296-3292 or myspace.com/orpheustheatergroup Paradise” with your name on them. This a wealth of musical experience, their combined weekend, Eddie Money makes his way talents resulting in a piquant mix of folk, honky- to the River City to celebrate the 20th Master Pancake Theater: The Breakfast Club tonk, soul, bluegrass and old-school country. A Master Pancake Theater is an adult slumber party in a movie theater anniversary of the famed Jacksonville Mayhaws set can run the gamut from traditional hill with a couple hundred people invited over. The unique performance landmark. You’ll be “Shakin’” and music to delta blues to pop songs re-imagined as is kind of like Mystery Science Theater 3000- where they talk over screaming “Take Me Home Tonight” as jug tunes. With their roots in folk and country music movies and do skits- but instead of being on TV it’s performed LIVE the musician performs his memorable and their hearts in the honky-tonk, The Mayhaws do and instead of showing old B-movies from the 50s and 60s, Master hits from the 70s and 80s. “I Think I’m rockabilly Stooges, samba Patsy Cline, and a wealth Pancake shows big-budget movies that you’ve actually seen and in Love” with the fact that this is a free of originals (written by all three core members) that loved (or hated). They’ll take on Pretty Woman and do a One-Man show! saunter, swing, or make folks weep into their shot He-Man Show on Saturday night. Jacksonville Landing- 8 pm Read more about it on page 7. glasses. Tickets: $9 San Marco Theatre- 11:55 pm Info: (904) 353-1188 European Street Café, 1704 San Marco Boulevard Info: (904) 396-4845 or sanmarcotheatre.com - 8:30 pm Info: (904) 398-9500 or hackingcat.com Dread Clampitt Dread Clampitt’s music, dubbed “hipbilly” by Balder Saunders, combines Bluegrass, Blues, Rock & Roll, Louisiana Bayou JULY 28 Ancient Harmony Funk & Swamp music with a heavy reliance on Jazz rhythms. saturday Ancient Harmony is a 4-piece powerhouse from Albany, GA. Tearing The lyrics are clever and often heartfelt as they combine a up the southeast with a muddy river of rock, funk, and jazz-laced mixture of humor with a real outlook at the world and the 4th Annual Frog Frolic psychedelic grooves, their energy and technical prowess is creating Head on over to Adventure Landing, where you can purchase a people and places around them. You’ll want to kick yer shoes white-crested waves. The music latches onto your insides, reaches plastic frog and enter it in a race to get really cool prizes and help a off and dance a spell as this exciting and talented new four-man your spirit, electrifi es your senses, and when the tension releases, it worthy cause. Proceeds for each frog purchased ($5 for one, three group takes to the Freebird stage. The Homesteaders will also overloads the mind and leaves you with blown circuits and a smile for $10) will benefi t Epilepsy Foundation of Northeast Florida. Prizes perform. from ear to ear. Experience it for yourself this weekend. include Adventure Landing prize packages, a trip to western North Tickets: $10 Tickets: $10 Freebird Live- 8 pm Carolina and skateboards from Sunrise Surfshop. Freebird Live- 8 pm Info: (904) 246-BIRD or freebirdlive.com Adventure Landing, Beach Boulevard- 12 pm Info: (904) 246-BIRD or freebirdlive.com Info: (904) 249-9784 or adventurelanding.com 4 july 26-august 1, 2007 | entertaining u newspaper Shin Do Kumaté XIII –Warriors Unleashed Shin Do Kumaté (or “The Way of the Fighting Spirit”) is the fastest growing brand of powerful Muay Thai Kickboxing that features some of the world’s top Warriors displaying respect, discipline and honor. Founded by professional fi ghter Master Mehrdad Moayedi, these bouts are explosive and fast-paced,