April 9, 1999 Entertainment PAGE 7 THE DOME What exactly is "The Matrix?" It's damn good. Doug Ferguson While humans sleep and generate energy for the machines to operate, they ''livell in a ENTERTAINMENT EOITOR computer created reality that only a certain few exist It seems like the real world, it I thought that Hollywood had broken the tastes like the real world but the whole special effects barrier with films like thing is just a file on the desktop of a super Jurassic Park and Terminator 2. However I computer called 1be Matrix. was pleasantly pleased to find that the new Now that Neo and his group have awok- a d v e n t u r e en, they have The Matrix, Th M t . taken on the in theaters e a rlX challenge of now, has defeating 1be raised the Matrix's standards of starring: Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne security pro- how to wow gram, an das- an audience. Released through tardly trio With a first known as the rate cast, good Website: http://www.thematrix.com Agents. Led story and of Trailer is available at The Dome Online by Agent course fantas- Smith (Hugo tic effects, We a v i ng ) 1be Matrix is t f these pra- one film that Rating: ***1/2 ou 0 **** grams resem- will knock ble evil Men you through the back wall of the theater in Black complete with hand cannons, mar- with the first ten minutes. tial arts specialties and sunglasses. Since It seems as if 1bomas Anderson (Keanu the battle for the future takes place in vir- Reeves) is having trouble with his existence tual reality, there are endless amounts of in the world. It seems that the only pJace he weapons, downloadable skills and tools that really fits in is when he is computer hack- can be used by both sides to fight for the ing under his alias, Neo. When things start right to live. Keanu Reeves turns his best to get downright strange, Neo turns to the performance as an actor since that thrill a help of a group led by a man named minute spectacle that was Speed. Since Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) and a that movie, way back in 1994, his career has woman named Trinity (Carrie Ann Moss.) gone down the tubes, only to be redeemed After taking some word of encouragement, with last year's Devil 's Advocate. He and the group shows Neo just exactly what the his cast members went through eight world really is and then helps train him to months of kung fu and firearms training survive in it. for the intense battle scenes in the last third 1be world, as mankind has come to of the film. However complicated the film know it is dead. When human beings first may sound, the action and effects more created Artificial Intelligence machines, than make up for it. Directors lArry and they thought that the world would become Andy Wachowski make the leap from small a safer, more peaceful place. However, in independent to big budget and do it well the spirit of a James Cameron movie the With Sci-Fi fever brewing over Star Wars machines took over the Earth and started to coming up, 1be Matrix is a treat for both grow human beings, harvesting them for science fiction and action movie fans their body energy, much like a battery. everywhere. PHOTOS COURTESY OF WARNER BROTHERS Joey Odorisio Pop Utopia - Fountains of Wayne AsSISTANT ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR "? Fountains of Wayne make the kind of happy, poppy music that you rarely hear these days. 1bey first came on the scene about two years with the minor hit single ''Radiation Vibell from their self-titled album. 1ben, their co-songwriter and bassist Adam Schlesinger wrote and sang the tit1e song from the Tom Hanks' movie That Thing You Do. Now, FoW is back with a great new album tit1ed Utopia Parkway. Utopia Parkway is overflowing with pop melodies reminiscent of 'ro' s groups like the Beach Boys, the Monkees, and the Beatles. There are wonderful harmonies, catchy choruses, and hand claps all over the album. You can't help but like their songs. Some are mid-tempo, acoustic guitar and piano songs while other are electric guitar heavy new wave power-pop. ''Prom 1beme" is based around a big piano and strings arrangement, but singer and co-songwriter Chris Collingwood sings the poignant lyrics about the last days of high school in a low­ key way that makes it completely believable. Fountains of Wayne mix nice-guy love songs with all sorts of clever, pop-cuittire ref­ erences. In ''Red Dragon Tattoo," after the narrator gets a tattoo to impress his girlfriend, he says, "Now I look a little more like that guy from KoRn." "Laser Show" is a great, early Beatles style rock song about simply going to see a laser soow at a planetarium. 1be first single, "Denise", is incredibly catchy with its "sha-Ia-Ja" and "011, do ya? Do ya?" backing vocals. Most of the songs tai<e place in a sub­ urban, summery world of ma11s, vans, and the Jersey soore. Utopia Parkway is simply Joseph Cuitice I ATLANTIC RECORDS pure, old-fashioned, great pop songwriting From left to right: Chris Collingwood, Brian. Young, Jody Porter, Adam Schlesinger and avery enpyable album. ThE DOME - PAGE 8 April 9, 1999 March o/Dimes my dad mean What a "get a job!" WalkAmerica® #@/$%X! I'm failing geography. I hate my classes. How can I take I hate my classes. an exam if I I hate my classes. haven't bought any books! I can't believe I'm going to be a Nothing breaks my heart more than seeing a sick baby. I'm freshman. Again. sure you feel the same way. But did you know that there's something you can do about it? loin me in Wa1kAmerica and help the March of Dimes continue its 60-year track record of advances like surfactant therapy and folic acid education, advances that save babies. loin the Widener University Alpha Phi Omega chapter in Wa1kAmerica. 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In Gr Rob Birney scored Widener's men's Jacroose the winning gool with 38 sec­ team his already broken records onds left. Bimey ended up with this year but tmt was only the 2 gools during the game along beginning. After losing 2 games with Robson. Justin Jones added early in the season the Pioneers 3 assists to aid the winning have bounced I:ock to win 7 Pioneers. games in a row which rns tied a Their fina1 game WdS against SCOOoI record. TIle moot recent Western Maryland on wins were against Lycoming, Wednesday afternoon. 'The Franklin and Marshall, and Pioneers ended a losing streak Western Maryland.