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Show I'At WEDNESDAY A RTS J 4 w :ntertainment Daily Utah Chronicle l681 Fueled by too much caffeine and nicotine, Jim Jarmunch's new film of shorts runs long on talk. Time to switch habits? Uli.Uil.l and Cigarettes" Written and Directed by Jim Jarmusch Sinmrii) Hill Murray, Cate .llllim - fup- ('offee Hlnmheit, Rnberto lieniyni, ers lulled Artists Hated If ::.: nut oj I ?W P" "' " wi....... .i..,.....u.-- . wmw iy w,. J.U.UUIIU W ...4.ILIII.H, 11 JJ . oth- W I'M : stars Eryn Green Asst. News Editor Foster Kamer ASE Editor i . Inspired by Jim Jarmusch's newest film about bad habits and good conversation, "Coffee and Cigarettes," A&E writers V.ryn Green and Foster Kamer hatched an idea... S ' ' - A s X U: V ;t : Foster enters nonspecific coffee house. Eryn sits at a nonspecific table in the corner. Foster walks over. F: Hey, man. Sorry I'm late, medical emergency. E: No, man, don't worry about it. It's cool. I was going to order us some coffee, but I don't drink that stuff. Bad for the heart. I got us some chai tea instead, I hope that's cool. F: Chai's good. This place is cool. Come here often? E: Sometimes. Got a smoke? F: No, sorry. don't smoke. I quit. I knew this guy, he died. E: Cancer? F: No, school bus. He walked out and didn't even notice the flashing stop sign. He smoked too. I don't know, it kind of made me reassess things. I chew Nicoderm I iMelmiMTfrnMHW, GZA RZA names now anyway. I did like though. Black and white did wonders for shot composition if Jarmusch achieves anything in this film, it's a unique sense of color framing. A simple visual scheme works well to underscore the wry comedy. F: If Jarmusch had given more human elements to his dialogue, there would have been greater depth to his characters. Many characters seem too similar, too and that's due E: Awkward silence Think could bum a I piece? F: Sure. Did you see that Jim Jarmusch film? The one composed entirely new conversational vignettes shot between the late '80s of and now? E: The one with the really impressive cast of actors, comedians and musicians? "Coffee and Cigarettes?" Yeah, it made me feci jittery. F: Made me want a cigarette. What did you like about the movie? E: Hill Murray. He was funny. F: So to the fact that they're all trying to do the same thing: crack a subtle joke. E: For example, the final vignette with William Rice and Taylor Mead. It was a scene teeming with universal themes, but not boring or unexciting at all. More scenes like that scenes that work to add elements other than simply humor would have balanced "Coffee and Cigarettes." As it is, it's a lopsided were Iggy Pop and Tom Waits. Know who wasn't funny? E: Everyone else? F: No. Well, Never mind, yes. But no. forgot their I SHAWN f-- j J gTj' Clan, 01' Dirty Murray. Wu-Ta- movie. It's almost tragic that Jarmusch saved some of his best for last; by that point, its impact is lessened by the preceding 8o minutes of homog-eny. F: "Coffee and Cigarettes" starts fresh with the original Roberto Benign! and Steven Wright pilot, but Jarmusch goes wrong when he tries to maintain a short-filfeeling feathroughout a ture. The movie is just more than 90 minutes long, and while none of the vignettes outstay their welcome when viewed alone, they're tiring a perfectly solid, funny, movfilm that ing te didn't-pard- on the pun-dr- ag on. E: Still, the good in the film outweighs the bad. Much of the dialogues comes off as charmingly unscripted (mostly because much of it is Jarmusch reportedly wrote some the weaker chapters that run too dry on the humor, and too weak on substance. They tend to lukewarm this "Coffee." spacing apart the scripts at the last minute and didn't give them to the actors until the day of shooting to achieve an impromptu sense of conversational realism) and almost every actor except for those damn White in better scenes and ultimately slowing down an otherwise stimulating film. "kids" delivers a solid performance. F: The primary problem is egreenchronicle. utah.edu fkamerchronicle. utah. edu m full-leng- th when viewed E: The film is its own worst enemy. There are so many essential stories Alfred Molina and Steve Coogan's familial lineage is hilariously awkward and Cate Blanchett's conversation with herself is incredible, but there's almost an equal amount that could have been left out. F: Had Jarmusch been less indulged, he could have made back-to-bac- k. ANY WHOLE PIE SALE REVOLUTION STUDIOS MARLON M)le pie to go, PICTURESLL ' it J ,..i m,yb. induct the newest member of the the minimal camera work, now. E: and are T & Chronicle this month only! Marie taMender's. Restaurant & Bakery uravEusmrc? Price and participation may vary at some locations. Ends June 30th. For a location near you, visit mcpies.com. Til i9 m ju !! 'i f r ' r. 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