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Show MONDAY, MARCH 24, 2008 Life R E T R O Rampaginguromance and plenty o ' ' •'#• A six-year-old movie that's not to be. missed Jason Pyles Life writer In 1999, David Phillips discovered a promotion through Healthy Choice food products that enabled him to accumulate 1.25 million frequent-flyer miles. How*?. He bought $3,000 worth of pudding {12,150 cups). This true tale inspired writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson (of recent There Will Be Blood fame), to make what is now an overlooked, underappreciated cinematic curiosity called Punch-Drunk Love (2002). Sherman Oaks, Calif, is home lo one disquieting Barry Egan (Adam Sandier). He runs a business, wears a royal blue suit and has a , mild-mannered demeanor that masks the violent mania of a man riddled with anxi! eties. : While in the midst of col. letting frequent-flyer miles, : Barry begins dating Lena : Leonard (Emily Watson), ' an uncommonly forbearing i love interest. But he's also I juggling his seven carping j sisters, and a phone-sex exI tortionist (Philip Seymour i T O P ". B3 Who rddki R E V I E W ! 7 • THE COLLEGE TIMES T E N ways to tell summer is almost here 10. Two years later, our former parking lot finally starts to resemble a library 9. Those guys" start exclusively wearing flip-flops 8. Scooter squads are sighted all over the valley 7. Attendance drops by 50 percent 6. The College Times hardly runs Top 10 lists 5. Frisbee golf, once again, is trying to be the new golf golf 4. Everyone begins bragging about how great they are at wakeboarding 3. Fake-bake tan lines are starting to be replaced with real ones 2. California transplants stop complaining about "how lame it is here" 1. Two words: Otter Pops WWWJSHC.hu It's a "retro review" for an old-news movie. Hoffman), who has dispatched goons from Provo, Utah (of all places) to implement "some rough stuff' and steal Barry's money. Punch-Drunk Love is one of a kind, just shy of a filmic masterpiece. Adam Sandier is the film's- double-edged sword, however. Though this role isn't typical of Sandier, his usual, overstated acting prevents him from credibly portraying some of his character's intense emotions, such as weeping. But somewhat paradoxically, Sandier seems born to play Barry, especially during the movie's highlight,-when his often-displaced rage is finally administered at the right time and place. With golden dialogue like, "I'm looking at your face, and I just wanna smash it," or "At that restaurant, I beat up the bathroom. I'm sorry," this movie is nothing short of unforgettable. Consider^ the opening scenes, a peculiar, unintended short film within the film: Barry finds a mysterious harmonium (a small reed organ), inexplicably dumped fcvy an acrobatic van. What? Exactly. . (By tfie.way, last year's iest musical. Once, also begins with a scene that could stand alone as a short film.) Punch-Drunk Love is like wandering through a weird week of an even weirder guy's life. Its joys come from seeing its thin story unfold. Indeed, very little happens lo the characters in Ptmch-Drunk Love; the real magic happens to us. Amazon com Adam Sandier is better than usual in Punch-Drunk Love. How to leave high school in the past Mel Sundquist Life writer U nfortunately, for many people, graduation isn't the end of high school. Even though they move on to college and get jobs, they still might as well be planning club events and going to prom. On television, the transition between high school and college is a complete and obvious change; but in real life, it sometimes seems anti-climactic and hard to recognize. This leads to a pattern of denial, where graduates ignore the fact that their high school years are far behind them. This must be avoided at all costs. And here's how: 1. Change your activities. If you were a drama geek in high school, find another hobby. Don't eat lunch every day at your old favorite off-campus haunt. In the end, we are made up of what we do every day; and if your activities don't change, neither will your mindset. You must live like you are officially not a high school student. 2. Have goals, not just hopes. In high school, it's easy to say "One day I'm going to be a (insert dream occupation here)." But now, you've got to get pttst that and actually do some work to get to where you want to be. You no longer have an excuse to remain stagnant. 3. Never go back. Even if you made friends with the sophomores and you want to watch the football games, you must not allow yourself to be on campus again. Don't date anyone who is still in high school.. Don't even associate with,, them. Ignore that the 'institution exists, if need be. 4. Associate with older people. Sometimes it's hard to realize that you no longer need to sit at the kid die table. You can stay up past curfew. You can smoke, drink and gamble. Convince yourself that you are an adult, and should therefore associate with other adults. 5. Move out of your parent's house. Sure, it's tough. Nobody wants to do his or her own laundry or buy groceries. But you can only grow up so much without moving out. 6. Change your wardrobe. An important aspect to moving on is looking like you have moved on. If you dress like a high school student, you are going to be treated like one/This doesn't mean that it's strictly collared shirts and nylons from here on out. You should make a physical distinction between yourself and the local high school students. 7. Get it out of your system. Even though it may seem that after graduation you should make drastic changes, give yourself some time to adjust. Don't buy houses and have babies immediately. Give yourself a year or so to remove yourself completely from high school before doing anything too .extreme. Influence of Led Zeppelin and , ;• Black Sabbath debated on campus^ Branson Garner Life writer Fordecades rockjunk- music in and out of class. ies and music historians Their textbook for the have been debating the class is a Black Sabbathbiography, and they are roots of heavy metal. Led Zeppelin and required to have a copy of Black Sabbath, two of the the first eight Black Sabmost influential bands in bath albums. modern music history, Students also enjoy are both seen as big- professor, Fullmer's love time contributors to the and knowledge for the genre. But the arguments subject, as well. go back and forth as to "It's real great to have which band can really be someone who is so pasgiven the credit for being sionate about the subject," the godfather of rock. The said Brian Williamson, an debate is now being car- English major and Black ried on in UVSC's own Sabbath fan. Another stuEnglish department. dent, Dan Kroc, said that Heavy metal enthu- he likes learning about siasts and English ma- the parallels professor jors alike gathered to Fullmer draws between hear professor Steven the songs and albums disFullmer discuss the liter- cussed in class. ary themes, storytelling The lecture series is style and intricacies in part of a continuing prothe music of the founders gram in the English deof heavy metal. partment known as "ReThe class is part of a bellion in Literature." series of lectures on Black This program focuses on Sabbath and Led Zeppe- literature that is out of the lin that is being held in ordinary for its time. In. the Gunther Trades build- the past, the series has foing, room 618b, every cused on everything from Monday, Wednesday and Macbeth to Jim Morrison. . , •'.;{. Friday until April 4. Professor Fullmer, Right now the departa self-proclaimed fan ment is doing a series on of heavy metal, said he religious rebellion, and wanted to teach this class professor Fullmer just because it was important finished a lecture series for the students to see on the LDS prophet, Jobands like Black Sabbath seph Smith. and Led Zeppelin from a To professor Fullmer, literary context. Black Sabbath is another "They're very misun- form of literary rebellion derstood," said professor in the religious world but Fullmer, referring partic- from a different perspecularly to Black Sabbath's tive. reputation as being a "They are the founders devil-worshiping group. of heavy metal," profes"People see them as kind sor Fullmer said. While of a satanic band, but it might not end the longthey were actually anti- standing debate, at least satanic. ... Their lyrics are his class just might cause against those things." more people to look at Students in the class heavy metal as- literature study lyrical themes, to be valued, and not just J :.?•!•'*• guitar technique, album l o u d m u s i c . structure, listen to a lot of NEW ON Panic! At The Disco: Pretty Odd-Pretty odd that people actually listen to this crap. CD Counting Crows: Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings: What is that even supposed to mean? TheB-52s:ft/np/exSixteen years since their last album. The B-52s •haven't been a funplex , since... ever. Need More Cash? Keep someone; future k Earn up to $70 this week. Donate Plasma to Save Lives Earn up to $240 month for just a few hours each week! ^ SYNERGY from Bl FREE Sign-Up Deals Now! CARRIAGE COVE Call for info... 374-2700 We need your help & are willing to pay you for your time. Millions of people every day rely on the generous donations from people like you to go on living. 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The artist was able to admonish people everywhere not to take life too far beyond the eternal moment. Again, the modern dance department confirms the powerful importance of dance/art in societal and cultural life. Let us never neglect nor forget the vitality, expansiveness, and empowerment the arts bring to all people everywhere, including the academic arena. |