Full Effect Daily Titan Life’s a drag! September 16, 2004 Hamburger Mary’s glams it up *Resident Evil: Apocalypse*Wicker Park* *TsunamiBomb*Sake bombs* What’S Inside Contents ASI Productions 3) MUSIC - Bjork’s new album Presents: 4) FILM - Resident Evil: Apocalypse and Wicker Park 5) FOOD - Hamburger Mary’s and Mondays: Chomp Karaoke in the Pub at noon. 6) INTERVIEW - Tsunami Bomb Tuesdays: 7) PITSTOP - Comics, trivia and Open Mic in the Pub at 11:30 a.m. more On the cover - A smirking Wednesday, Sept. 22: “damsel” performs a cabaret Barr performs at the Slab at noon. routine at Hamburger Mary’s in Long Beach. See Page 5 for the Thursday, Sept. 23: full story. (Photo by Kym Offset performs in the Pub at noon, Parsons, Daily Titan Staff) “Spiderman 2” plays at the TSU Theater at FULL EFFECT noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. FULL EFFECT EDITOR MELISSA BOBBITT All events are free! 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Unless implied by the advertising party or otherwise stated, advertising in the Daily Titan is inserted by commercial activities or ventures identified in the ad- vertisements themselves and not by the university. Such printing is not to be construed as written or implied sponsorship, endorsement or investigation of such commercial enterprises. Copyright ©2004 Daily Titan 2 FULL EFFECT Daily Titan September 16, 2004 Music Get inside Bjork’s head with Medulla By CASEY RITTENHOUSE vocals for the song “Oceania” (in the strange and beautiful together But have no fear, because Daily Titan Staff which the choir sounds as though in a happy medium. songs like “Show Me Forgive- it is singing underwater). For a real kick to the pants, ness” and “Who Is It (carry my The international queen of al- “Desired Constellation” is there is the tune “Ancestors,” joy on the left, carry my pain on ternative music, Bjork, has re- one of the strongest tracks on the which features the most breath- the right)” characterize Bjorkʼs surfaced with her newest album album because it is orchestrated ing compared to other songs. dreamy yet powerful voice. Medulla. This haunting and pulse- in a friendly fashion for first-time After listening to the first part “Mouthʼs Cradle” and “Triumph pounding (and often breathy) listeners. But fans of the Icelan- of the song, it sounds as though of a Heart” are catchy and dance- collection of songs will have the dic diva will still find it appealing Smeagol from Lord of the Rings friendly, which put an upbeat end listener feel as though they have because, well, itʼs Bjork. mistakenly enters your stereo. to Bjorkʼs adventure. entered a gothic temple, only to “Where is the Line With You” The weighty breath of the crea- Overall, Medulla is chilling, find Bjork is the one preaching has a heavy and thrusting rhythm, ture comes out of nowhere and deep and surprisingly orgasmic from the pulpit. in which almost halfway through sounds as though he finally found at times. Bjork fans will fall in The Icelandic Choir stands the song it becomes distorted and Icelandic singer Bjork invites his “precious” and he becomes a love with her all over again and close behind her, and contributes fuzzy. The Icelandic Choir plays listeners to explore her Me- tad bit overjoyed. Itʼs an odd tune, new listeners might want to test to almost half of the tracks. The as Bjorkʼs shadow with its mag- dulla. The album is a capella and hats off to listeners who donʼt the waters of her previous work London Choir also supplies its nificent harmonies, thus bringing and features guest vocalists. find it bizarre at all. before jumping in. Other Debut (1993), Post (1995), Homogenic (1997), Bjork Selmasongs (2000), Vespertine (2001) albums: Daily Titan September 16, 2004 FULL EFFECT 3 f i l m A vicious virus brings on the ‘Apocalypse’ By JAMEELA ABDULLAH up where its predecessor left off; For the Daily Titan Alice wakes from a terrible sleep to find her worst fears realized-- “Resident Evil: Apocalypse” the bloodthirsty undead, which is a disappointing excuse of an she and a now-annihilated squad action-horror sequel to its $100 of elite military fought to destroy, million hit precursor, which was have been released on the city loosely based on the gaming phe- that surround the Hive, the secret nomenon of the same name. facility of the Umbrella Corpora- The absurd plot line unfolds tion. as the deadly T-virus escapes and Fellow video game characters, starts turning the good citizens Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory), a of Raccoon City into relentless, former member of Umbrella Cor- flesh-eating zombies. However, porationʼs elite Special Tactics the real blood bath begins when and Rescue Services (S.T.A.R.S) the government and military of- team, and S.T.A.R.S team leader ficials seal off the only exit out of Carlos Olivera (Oded Fehr), join the city, ignorantly allowing the ranks and gather a small group of predator zombies to feed on the humans to combat against swarms existing human prey. (Iʼve seen of mindless undead and the pow- scarier zombies on Michael Jack- erful forces that unleashed them sonʼs “Thriller” video.) on society. The only hope for Raccoon Running out of luck and re- Sony Pictures City lies in the hands of a small sources, the rag-tag group is un- S.T.A.R.S. team leader Carlos (Oded Fehr) drags Alice (Milla Jovovich) and Angie (Sophie Vavasseur) to safety group of uninfected survivors expectedly rescued by Alice when in “Resident Evil: Apocalypse,” the new film based on the popular video game series. led by Alice (Milla Jovovich), a she ridiculously hurtles herself special agent who has been inhu- and a motorcycle through a beau- Nemesis. This is when the film gets lost in translation. There were film. manly subjected to biogenetic ex- tiful stained-glass window in a starts to resemble the recent box few highlights; moments of levity Just when you think the zom- perimentation by the maniacal gi- church. All the while, Major Cain office dud, “Alien vs. Predator.” do appear with the introduction bies will be contained and Alice ant Umbrella Corporation. Alice (Thomas Kretschmann), a corrupt Deemed as the heroine, Alice of the smooth, street smart L.J. will walk free, writer Paul W.S. becomes genetically altered with Umbrella Corporation official has the daunting task of defeating (Mike Epps). His performance Anderson and newbie director Al- superhuman strengths, senses and turned Dr. Frankenstein, schemes Nemesis and escaping total anni- was so refreshingly entertaining exander Witt elude to yet another dexterity. a cover up with nuclear bomb and hilation. that I found myself easily forget- awkward installment to this seem- This predictable sequel picks a surreal monster code-named Sadly, the concept of this film ting most of the fatal flaws of the ingly pointless T-virus saga. Deception runs deeper than Coming soon to love in peculiar ‘Wicker Park’ theaters: By ANNA LOUSTAUNAU with his “soulmate” years later. ing, snapping from clip to clip of *Head in the Clouds For the Daily Titan Hartnett plays the victim role past memories and present-day (Charlize Theron, Penelope profusely well and Kruger is occurrences within seconds, con- “Wicker Park” is a wickedly beautiful to gaze at. But the real fusing viewers at times, especially Cruz, Stuart Townsend) manipulative thriller, full of psy- stars of the show are the humor- when all the scenes blend together chological twists and a touch of ous and more mature Lillard, al- to form an adequate psychological romance turned obsession. ways knowing how to charm the tale. *Wimbledon (Kirsten Dunst, The story begins with invest- audience, and newbie Byrne, with Numerous twists and turns tan- Paul Bettany) ment banker Matthew (Josh Hart- her convincing portrayal of Alex, talize the mind as well, leading to nett), content with his girlfriend of the best friend with a personality unexpected incidents and theories two years, Rebecca (Jessica Pare), complex closely resembling Dr. in the story that shock the life out *Mr. 3000 (Bernie Mac, until one day he thinks that he Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. of its spectators. sees his long-lost love Lisa (Diane Modeled after the remake Sadly, “Wicker Park” may teach Angela Bassett) Kruger) and puts everything aside of the 1996 French thriller people not to trust their loved to find her. “LʼAppartement,” “Wicker Park” ones, by displaying various acts of Searching high and low for takes on a different angle, resem- betrayal between best friends and *Sky Captain and the World Lisa, Matthew, along with best bling an independent film more lovers every 10 minutes or so in of Tomorrow (Gwyneth pal Luke (Matthew Lillard), soon than a romance, with its fresh the flick. turns down a dangerous path as he ability to leave audience members But it does present one heartfelt Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina comes across shrewd actress Alex thinking about the unique story message to all romantics: donʼt Jolie) (Rose Byrne) and other risky ob- long after exiting the theater.