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Does Ronny tell Nick in the midst of his stress or after they meet deadline? With an appropriately awkward feel, "The Dilemma" generates a sort of uncontrollable laughter and angst. Half the time I was laughing out loud. The other half, I was tightly clasping my hands together covering my mouth BRIDAL FAIRE" Saturday Feb. 5 At USU Student Center 2nd Floor Free Admission Free Parking Many Prizes Jessica's Photography www.bridalfaire.org Everything to Plan Your Wedding! Saturday, February 5, 2010 10:00 To 5:00 Fashion Show 12:00, 2:00 & 4:00 Co-sponsored by: VITAStatesman A Bridal Faire Production For more information call (435)753-6736 Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 945. 963 SOFIROCK92, KIX96 from anxiety. I couldn't help but place myself in this real world situation. What would I do? Vince Vaughn did not only provide the impeccable hilarity that is expected from him, but he looks comfortable doing drama as well. His on-screen chemistry with Kevin James created the perfect brother-like friendship that was intended. From the beginning through the end, I felt like all the actors were the best of friends just making a movie together. That of course, might be the case, but not all actors can come across as natural, nor appear to have been life-long friends with someone. Kevin James had no problem delivering his lines and realistic role. I am a fan. Unfortunately, the actress that played his wife, Winona Ryder, was not all that. Maybe her acting just appeared to be mediocre compared to the leading men, but half the time it looked like she had crazy eyes. She was over-acting and everything was much too exaggerated. Jennifer Connelly, who plays Vaughn's girlfriend Beth, VINCE VAUGHN PLAYS the confused friend of Kevin James, who's wife is cheating on him. After discovering her affair, Vaughn must decide if it is in his friend's best interest to know or if ignorance really is bliss. was excellent. No need to say more. As for Channing Tatum, "She's the Man" was the only project I liked of his, and I felt rather ambivalent towards his character. He is a terrible actor but pretty to look at. I will admit, I chuckled quietly when he spoke and delivered the lines in a hilariously unusual manner and his facial expressions weren't too shabby. However, I would have not seen the movie if he I See INFIDELITY, page 7 Logan gets a taste of Brazil in new downtown restaurant By KATE MARSHALL staff writer In a town full of places to eat, there are burgers, pizza, steak and sandwiches. The Gaucho Grill is the newest addition to Logan's collection of dining options and adds a Brazilian flavor of versatility. Marcio DaSilva and Chad Casler, partners in business and owners of the Gaucho Grill, have been in the restaurant business for over five years, but only recently decided to embark on their own entrepreneurial journey. "It's a lot of fun to be able to run something the way you want it to be run, and make decisions for yourself," Casler said. He said he believes that by doing business in a more personal way, it's more likely that the customers will be satisfied with their respective dining experiences. DaSilva moved to Utah 11 years ago from New Hamburg, Brazil. He and Casler, who have been friends since working in Logan together, used to drive the 160 miles to Salt Lake and back just to eat Brazilian food. "We would either take the trip to Salt Lake, or just make the food ourselves on the weekend," Casler said. "We thought it made more sense to stop driving so far, be able to run our own business, do what we love doing, and enable the people of Cache valley to partake of some amazing food with us." DaSilva said the restaurant is "a great addition to the local ',pave BEST COUNTRY Bridal Faire Serving Brides Since 1985 was the male lead. Ron Howard, the director, is mostly known for his dramatic work, like "A Beautiful Mind" and "Angels and Demons." Writer Allan Loeb, whose most recent comedy was "The Switch," also stepped a little bit out of his cornfort zone. They have yet to perfect I See GRILL, page 7 THE GAUCHO GRILL gives Logan a uniqe treat — a rodiziostyle barbeque, where diners are served freshly grilled meat off the spit. Those familiar with Brazilian culture said the meat is a close copy of real Brazilian entrees. JON LARSEN photo Book delves into Civil Rights Movement single -itis wiErfida_ si-NG-gal-itis: A condition predominantly found in people ages 18 to 30, both male and female; a serious strain prevalent among students at USU. Should your black maid use your guest bathroom, or should she have a separate one away from the main house so as not to contaminate guests in your home? If you were a white homeowner in Jackson, Mississippi in 1962, this would be a real dilemma. Newer houses weren't built with maid's quarters anymore, and some houses don't have anyplace to add on an extra bathroom. One couple in "The Help," by Kathryn Stockett, elects to build one in the corner of their garage. This and other day-to-day pressures and considerations of '60s life in the South make up the meat of this 2009 novel, but that meat is marinated in the underlying tension of the early Civil Rights Movement, segregation giving way to integration and the prejudices and resistance from every side. Because a few characters - two black housemaids and one young, ambitious white woman - take turns narrating the story throughout the idiaosabild111111 S.E. Needham jewelers since 1896 Where Utah Gets Engaged! 141 North Main . www.seneedham.com • 435-752-7149 w KATHRYN KATHRYN STOCKETT'S NOVEL "The Help" serves as a portal to the Civil Rights Movement and the controversy it caused. book, it feels a little jumpy at times. For almost the first third of the book, I felt this took away from the flow and it was almost jarring to have to re-orient myself to a new perspective every few chapters. However, I got used to it and even changed my mind to appreciate the switch in viewpoint; it really does give the story a well-roundedness and allows for life and intimacy you wouldn't have access to if there were only one narrator. The first narrator we encounter is a middle-aged black maid, Aibileen, whose grown son was killed in a workplace accident. This leaves her with seeds of doubt and bitterness growing inside her previously status quo, complacent heart just as she is beginning work for a new family, a young couple with a baby girl. Aibileen's job includes polishing the silver, raising the Leefolts' daughter and serving tea and sandwiches to the ladies' bridge club. One member of the bridge club is another narrator in the book, Skeeter Phelan. Miss Skeeter is the only one in the group to have finished college and the only one still unmarried. She is trying to become a writer and overcome insecurity about her frizzy hair and slender, 5-foot-11 frame. The ladies' ringleader is the bossy Hilly Holbrook, who pressures Aibileen's boss, Miss Leefolt, to get that separate bathroom for the help, then fires her own family's maid, Minny, for being too mouthy. Minny is indeed mouthy, but as the best cook in town she manages to find another job for a new bride on the outskirts of town who hasn't heard her reputation. Minny is the third narrator, and her story is tied into the main plot but also offers a fascinating subplot in her work for the frail, hapless Celia Foote. The plot thickens when Miss Skeeter realizes she sympathizes with the black maids and tries to convince some of them to tell their stories and reveal to the world what it's like to be a black maid in a white house. Even given anonymity, the women are terrified of the consequences and many refuse to talk to Miss Skeeter. Intermittently throughout the microscope of I See HELP, page 7 |