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Oscar Anyone? Awards Season Off to a Slow Start
ten movies that — if they turn out well — could make the cut.
Jack Mathews
In order of likely success, they are:
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1. Munich. Steven Spielberg is racing to get his drama —
With only eight weeks remaining on the 2005 calendar, it is about the hunt for the masterminds of the PLO raid on Israeli
conceivable that we have not seen a single one of the movies athletes during the 1972 Munich Games — ready for release by
that will share the Best Picture ballot for this year's Academy the end of the year. If he succeeds and it is in the quality range
Awards. If that is the case, we are either facing a run of good luck of Schindler'sList, it will be the front-runner.
2. Brokeback Mountain. Ang Lee's adaptation of Annie
at the multiplex or one of the dullest Oscar shows in history.
Ofthe movies already released, I think George Clooney's Good Proulx's short story about a closeted love affair between two
Night, and Good Lack is the only one with a serious shot at a Best gay ranch hands in 1960s Wyoming may be too much for redPicture nomination. The black-and-white drama is beautifully state audiences, but it gives the liberal-leaning Academy a great
crafted, and its subject matter _ _ _ ^ ^ _ _ _ _ ^ _ _ _ _ ^ _ _ _ _ ^ _ _ _ _ _ — = = ^ = = = : chance to stick its thumb in
conservatives' eyes.
— the historic 1950s fight
Of the movies already released, I think
3. Memoirs of a Geisha.
between CBS newsman Edward
George Clooney's Good Night, and Good
Rob
Marshall {Chicago)
R. Murrow and red-baiting Sen.
Luck
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entertainment with this epic
Best Picture nomination.
in the living memory of many
= = =
^ = = ^ ^ = = = = ^ = tale of a fisherman's daughter
Academy voters.
Universal Pictures will campaign hard for Ron Howard's who becomes the most refined and celebrated geisha in postwar
Cinderella Man, but that sentimental boxing drama has pretty Japan. It is the epic costume drama of the year.
4. The New World. Terrence Malick turns his artist's eye on
much been counted out as a contender. Paul Haggis' Crash,
about LA.'s shifting demographics, will get a good push, but the story of Pocahontas, John Smith (Colin Farrell), and the
clash between thefirstEuropean settlers and the native tribes in
it is all uphill.
Meanwhile, critics' pick David Cronenberg's A History of Virginia. The toiler looks fabulous, and Malick's last film—The
Thin Red Line — received seven nominations.
Violence is likely to be too violent for voters' tastes.
5. The Producers. Mel Brooks won an original screenplay
So, as we look ahead, with an open ballot, where are the
contenders? Based on what I have seen, what I know about Oscar for the 1968 movie that inspired the Tony-sweeping
voting patterns, and what industry insiders are telling me, I see Broadway musical that inspired this combination remake/
adaptation. If movie audiences respond like Broadway
audiences, Mel could end up with the rarest of Oscar doubles —
adding an adapted screenplay award for rehashing his original.
6. Mrs. Henderson Presents. Stephen Fr'ears' account of
a London widow's attempt to revive an old Depression-era
theater by staging nude revues was one of the hits of the Toronto
Film Festival. It features another headline performance from
Dame Judi Dench.
7. Walk the Line. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon
acquit themselves well while singing their way through this
rocky love affair between the late country legends Johnny Cash
and June Carter. Look for them on the actor ballots. The movie
itself is otherwise pretty ordinary biographical fare.
8. King Kong. The odds are against fantasies, but director
Peter Jackson has already beaten those odds with his Lord ofthe
Ringsfilms.If this remake of the 1933 classic turns out as well
as those, count it in.
9. Syriana. Normally, you would not expect a political
thriller to catch Oscar's eye. But if Stephen Gaghan's
adaptation of disillusioned ex-CIA man Robert Baer's book
about intrigue and corruption in the oil fields of the Middle
East is seen as a referendum on U.S. policy in the region, it
might break through.
10. Match Point. The early word from film festivals is that
Woody Allen, Hollywood's favorite New Yorker, has returned
to form with this story of love and emotional corruption
among London's tennis set. How many more returns to form
will there be?
A Fantasy Feast for Readers New from Santana & Rod Stewart
Marta Salij
Detroit Free Press (KRT)
What is A Song ofIce and Fire?
It is the only fantasy series I would put on
a level with J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the
Rings. It is way better than the Hairy Potter
books and definitely not for children. It is a
fantasy series for hip, smart people, even
those who do not read fantasy.
The fourth book, A Feast of Crows, hits
stores this week. It is the bleakest of the books,
and fans might be disappointed that only half
of the characters appear in it. Be heartened:
George R.R. Martin promises the rest in Book
5, A Dance With Dragons.
But a little background, first.
A Song of Ice and Fire is set in a medieval
world, one that resembles Europe in the
Middle Ages but that also has magical
elements. The main action is on Westeros,
a peanut-shaped isthmus that has one
distinctive climatic feature: Seasons last
many years each, which makes the winters
times of great privation.
Westeros was once seven kingdoms, but it
was united under the Iron Throne, which until
recently was the seat of the Targaryens. Less
than 15 years ago, though, the Iron Throne
was seized by Robert Baratheon and the last
Targaryens, a brother and sister, driven to
another continent.
As the series begins, Robert's rule is in disarray.
Soon, Westeros is engulfed in a cataclysmic war,
in whichfivelords declare themselves king.
Meanwhile, north of Westeros is a land
rumored to be home to giants and to the
Others, fearsome creatures that seem to have
the power to claim souls that then rise as the
walking dead.
The Westerosi built a 700-foot- high wall of
ice at the northern border millennia ago. Lately,
the soldiers manning the wall have been seeing
disturbing things — but they cannot get any of
thefivecombatant kings to heed their alarm.
And winter is coming.
The characters are the best part of A Song of
Ice and Fire, including:
- Princess Daenerys Targaryen: The exiled
princess is a beautiful and strong-minded young
woman plotting her return to power.
- Tyrion Lannister: The brother-in-law
of King Robert, Tyrion is a dwarf who has
endured his father's scorn. But he happens to
be smarter than almost anyone in the kingdom,
with a black humor.
- Arya Stark: The youngest daughter of
King Robert's ally, Lord Eddard Stark, she is
separated from her family in the chaos of war
while still a child. She grows up fast while
conniving to save her skin.
- Jon Snow: The bastard son of Lord Stark,
he joins the watch on the wall. There he
confronts great dangers almost immediately.
If you are new to the series, you must begin
with Book 1, A Game of Thrones. Give it at
least 200 pages before you decide whether
you like it; the vast machinery of the plot
takes a while to get started.
Once you are hooked, I predict you will read
the next 3,000 or so pages at top speed, until
you get to the end of A Feast for Crows.
And then you will be like the rest of us fans,
gnawing your knuckles until book five.
Trey Anastasio: No Longer Phishing
Ross Raihala
some degree. There are a lot musicians who impress me
of Phish songs I wouldn't at this point in my career are
Knight Ridder
ever play. I would never play those who continue to care."
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'Limb by Limb' or 'Run Like
On performing
live:
Trey Anastasio began his an Antelope' without Phish. "Like surfing or any kind
extracurricular solo activities But some of the songs, like of discipline, you're trying
more than a decade ago, '46 Days,'fitthis band better to get to that moment
when his band Phish was still than Phish. And it wasn't one where you're effortless
an ongoing proposition.
of the songs that was a real and vaporlike, because it's
Now that Phish — which Phish staple, anyway."
beautiful. But you have to
many saw as the heir to the
On opening
be willing to
...Anastasio
is
Grateful Dead's throne — has for the Rolling
do the work
officially disbanded, Anastasio Stones: "It was
back on the road to get there
is back on the road on his own amazing. You
and
never
on his own to
to support Shine, his second know, I saw
support Shine... start coasting.
traditional solo effort that them in the
The audience
follows numerous side projects '80s and thought they were is your boss, and you can't
and instrumental excursions.
OK. But (seeing them now) ever forget that."
In anticipation of his current completely blew me away.
On his new backing
tour, Anastasio talked about his I've seen a lot of the big band: "There are people in
past and present during aphone shows this year, U2 and Paul the group who had never
interviewfromNew York.
McCartney. But the Stones heard Phish. Going into the
On playing in seated theaters are at a completely different unknown is the quickest
as opposed to a festival venue: level right now."
path to having something
"The audience won't be sitting;
On his musical heroes: "I spontaneous happen. And
they'll be standing. Phish just did this Jerry Garcia 10th that's an amazing feeling."
played in theaters from about anniversary concert, and I got
On the end of Phish: "We
1985 to 1996, and we loved it. to sit and talk to Mountain set the bar really high in that
There are so many things you Girl, his first wife. She said world, in terms of trying to
can do with production in a that everyone thought of Jerry outdo ourselves. We got tired;
theater. You're right in people's as this easy-going hippie, but it got difficult. We didn't want
faces, and you can really make that he was incredibly hard to continue if it wasn't at that
contact with them."
working and insanely driven. same level. I'd rather be able
On including Phish songs I knew that in my heart, but to look back and be proud of
in his solo set lists: "I do, to I was glad to hear it. The what we did."
Howard Cohen
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SANTANA -All That I Am
(Arista) 2 'A stars
It is comeback time again for
Carlos Santana.
His 1999 Supernatural CD
was a staggering success,
with some 15 million sold in
the States and a basket full of
Grammys. But the similarlystructured Shaman in 2002 was
a comparative disappointment,
notching two million in sales.
So what does Santana and
his co-producer Clive Davis
do differently on All That I
Am, the oft-delayed second
follow-up to Supernatural!
Nothing different. Once
again, Santana exercises his
Latinrockmuscle, contributing
the best, most traditionalsounding cuts on the album (like
the feverish openers "Hermes"
and "El Fuego") and Davis
brings calculated Top 40 duets
pairing the elder statesman
guitar god with, among them,
American Idol runner-up Bo
Bice, Aerosmith's Steven
Tyler, Anthony Hamilton,
Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am,
and Michelle Branch, who
returns to sing a carbon copy
of Shaman's hit single, "The
Game of Love."
The collaborations are
hit (willi.am, Hamilton)
and miss (Sean Paul & Joss
Stone), although the dueling
guitars between Santana and
Metallica's Kirk Hammett on
"Trinity" are terrific.
Still, not since Jefferson
Airplane eventually morphed
into the anonymous Starship
in the '80s has a culturally
significant
rock
group
sacrificed its integrity as
much as Santana has on this
series of hit pandering discs.
beyond conventional pop
form, or show the slightest
imagination or flair.
The novelty in hearing
Stewart sing a tune like
"Blue Skies" has also
grown stale. His raspy, thin
voice is stripped of soul and
though he tries a bit more
on this one to inject a barely
noticeable conversational
tone into his singing, he still
delivers every number in
the same manner. If all you
have ever heard are these
four albums you may never
know that Stewart was once
a soulful, commanding rock
singer. Ask a long-time fan
about "(I Know) I'm Losing
You" off Every Picture Tells
a Story (1971) or "Scarred
and Scared" off Blondes
Have More Fun (1978) or
"Weak" off When We Were
the New Boys (1998), to
name just three.
The
biggest
blown
opportunity here is "Makin'
Whoopee," a duet with Elton
John. These two pop rivals,
pals and pranksters should
have had a ball sending this
one up — and Elton has even
done so before by folding
a bit of this tune into his
obscure 1978 LP cut "Big
Dipper" — but the two play
it straight, humorless and
surprisingly dull.
So to my friend, the Rod
Stewart fan, do not hate me
for this review. Just think:
Next time he feels compelled
to make another standards
disc you're getting another
ROD STEWART - Thanks
for the Memory: The Great
American Songbook Vol. IV (J
Records) 1 Vi stars
A colleague's mother who
has a seasoned taste in fine
jazz, theater and contemporary
music loves Rod Stewart's
bafflingly popular series of
standards CDs. I was delighted
in giving her a copy of tins
latest one — not only because
I knew it would make the
dear lady happy but because
she would not have to buy it.
On that end, I would love to
give every fan a free copy of
Stewart's Great American
Songbook Vol. IV if only so
that sales would be nil and he
would never have the incentive
to make another one.
That is not to say Stewart's
four standards albums are not
without some campy charm. His
duet with Cher on the second
one found its way onto my iPod
and Vol. IV's duet with Diana
• Ross on "I've Got a Crush On
You" has some appeal, too, all
due to her suitable vocals.
The problem with these
records is not a lack of
musicianship. But musicians
like Dave Koz, Chris Botti
and Roy Hargrove are
given little to do (and no
solos) in arrangements that
never challenge, never stray free CD.
Sadie Hawkins Dance
Jackie Abrams
A Sadie Hawkins Dance was held by the Executive Dorm Council Saturday night
from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. as a fundraiser. The dance drew a decent crowd of
about thirty people. The dance team also performed partway through the event.
Nickelback: All the Right
Reasons to Continue
Ben Morrow
Staff Writer
Well, the
guys
in
Nickelback never fail to
come through. Reliability is
a hard quality to find in the
music industry anymore, but
this is one band that keeps
using what works.
For
example, take a look at one
of the biggest bands in the
world, AC/DC. They took
a simple formula and made
it work for them, and you
can see where they are now;
AC/DC remains at the top of
their game even after thirty
plus years. Nickelback has
taken a page or two out of
this history book, which
ultimately has its good and
bad sides.
Take All The Right
Reasons, the newest release
from the Canadian quartet,
for instance. This album is,
in its entirety, nothing new
for the band and their fans,
it's just better. The past five
years on the road, doing just
a bit of hardcore touring and
pumping out an album eveiy
other year or so has been the
best possible thing for this
band, if not for every decent
act. The time on the road and
little experiences along the
get an apartment of your own at
C5 Meadow East BO
doesn't cost more than a dorm room
just bigger, quieter, cleaner
...and comes with a kitchen and bathroom
way have worked Nickelback
into a quality product for the
masses, one that emanates
reliability and longevity.
While not so much of an
evolution as it is a refinement,
these slight changes in
songwriting started with
2000 's The State. Their
major-label debut featured
chunky distortion and rough
vocals. But, by the time
Silver Side Up came out
in 2001, the progression
within individual tracks
was smoothed out a bit and
Chad Kroeger's singing
was maturing and gaining
range. The next step was
2003's The Long Road,
another successful album
that had the same style and
feel, but showcased a newer
version of the band. Their
third major album had a
groove in the riffing that
was the result of nothing but
experience. Now, the most
recent rendering of the band
comes on the success of its
first single "Photograph."
With two years of new
experiences and stories to
tell, Nickelback jumped
back in the studio after
getting off the tour bus in
support of The Long Road.
Having no pressure and no
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and sentiment in "If Everyone
Cared" and "Far Away"
that keeps the progression
moving forwards. The best
part of the album though
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A Bullet". This track was
given the stamp of approval
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of previously unreleased
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Sarah Silverman:
Jesus Is Magic
Chris Hewitt
Knight Ridder Newspapers
"I'll tell you why we make fun of midgets: We're not afraid
of them," says Sarah Silverman in Jesus Is Magic, maybe the
smartest and definitely the funniest movie of the year.
Do not let the title fool you: Not one second of the profane,
provocative Jesus Is Magic is appropriate for Sunday school.
In a surreal stand-up routine that ruthlessly makes fun of all
the things we are afraid of, Silverman does not just slaughter
sacred cows. She sticks dynamite in sacred cows' mouths,
blows them up and then fingerpaints with their entrails.
Silverman adopts a self-involved point of view that
makes fun of complacency. With topics ranging from
9-11 ("It was devastating, especially for me") to her
grandmother's death to the titular Jesus ("He turned water
into wine and, um, I think he made the Statue of Liberty
disappear in the '80s"), Silverman unleashes an inventive
assault of cracked insights.
All her jokes get at the idea in her comment about midgets:
If we stop being afraid of topics, we can begin to discuss and
understand them. Silverman begins by making fun of herself
("I don't care if you think I'm racist. I just want you to think
I'm thin.") and moves on to a million other topics. "Yeah,"
she seems to be saying, "the things I'm saying are outrageous
but not as outrageous as the stereotypes and stupid behavior
I'm talking about."
I do not mean to make the movie sound like a lecture. More
like a play than a stand-up act, the material is woven together
so skillfully, it is not until you get to the end that you realize it
all had a progression and a theme. Even the jokes are intricately
structured: You experience a moment of discomfort before you
laugh, and that moment is crucial, because it is in that moment
that Silverman forces you to think.
As the discomfort and laughs mount, Jesus Is Magic
huilds to a climactic and, typically, offensive joke that
implies we all have tiny, built-in pieces of racism, ageism
or homophobia, and the only way to recognize them is to
bump up against a different point of view. Or, possibly, to
bump into a midget.
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deadlines to deal with, the
three axemen of the band sat
down and started penning
their next multi-platinum
release. If you want to find
noticeable differences with
this album, there are two of
them that stick right out, the
first being the drumming.
Before recording could
really get underway, the
band had to audition a new
drummer, which they found
in Daniel Adair. What really
is clear about the skinsman
change is the dynamics and
style now, not simply the
same
snare-symbol-bass
kick comhination with every
song. The other is the use
of more acoustic guitars and
vocal melody on this album
than previous ones, harking
back more to Kroeger's
contribution to the Spidennan
soundtrack with "Hero" than
say "How You Remind Me"
or "Throw Yourself Away."
The song style is ultimately
the same though, with Ryan
Peake and Chad Kroeger
throwing up their walls of
pulsing guitar, laden heavily
with bass lines supplied by
the latter's brother, Mike
Kroeger. Listening to "Fight
for All the Wrong Reasons"
or "Next Contestant," these
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Chris
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"Check out my
review of Chicken
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