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Show * TheSaltLakeTribune EMO, IN THE PINK “Fantasia/2000" finally > RWOAY makesit to Utah. See F MOVIE REVIEWS, C-3, 9 ™@ CALENDAR LISTINGS, C-4-8 reviewon Page C-3. i CLUBS & CONCERTS, C-12 @ DINING, C-13 JUNE 16,2000 > CALENDAR TASTE OF HISTORY EASTERN ARTS The AsianPacific Festival, Saturdayat Salt Lake CommunityCollege, promisesto be a colorful kaleidoscope for the senses. Thefestival will feature music and dancefrom a varietyof countries and cultures. Other performancesinclude taiko drumming and martial-arts Former mining town Park City has a wealth of his buildings. and manyof them will be on ing a tour sponsored bythe Park City Hist demonstrations, and.a children’s center will offer crafts for kids. Be- S : C E VieO bie RE BY DAN -NAILEN a sides entertaining,the festival is designed to educate the public on the different cultures with informationalandhistorical displays. Admission is free. The festival takes place in SLCC’s Lifetime Activity Center, 4600 S. Redwood Road in Taylorsville, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. houses Grappa. Thetour runs from 10/a.m. to 3 p.m at the library cludes a post-tour: from 3 to p.m: Call 467-6060 for moreinfo. Don’t Worry, Be Happy ark Ave. Admissionis $20, whieh ir eception and awards ceremony at Grapjia Left, five students from Brighton and Granger high schools wonthe ’N Synclip-syne contest, beating out 74 othergroupsfortickets to Saturday's show at Rice Stadium.Right, thereal 'N Sync. Below,fans cheer as they watch 'N Syncimitators at Valley Fair Mallin WestValley City. The Salt Lake Organizing Committee offers eachofits staffers a handylist of 22 “Guiding Principles” whenthey join the team.Thelist even comesin oneofthose plastic frames barsuse to advertise the price ofbuffalo wings,so the staffers can haveit on their deskatall times. The principles are divided into five cate- gories — “Teamwork,”“Passi Pride,” “Communication. “Fun andCelebration” — andfeature such standard-issue BoyScoutisms as“Be helpful to others,” “Do what yousay youwill do”and“Listen more,talk a little less.” Good principles, all. But considering SLOC’s sordid past, maybe the guideline “Realize your impact on history while at SLOC”should be changed to “Minimize your impact on history while at SLOC.” soit Ed It Takes More Than $3 At Valley Fair Mall on Monday, hundredsof kids and their camera-wielding parents congregated for 94.9 ZHT-FM's “Lip Syncfor ’N Sync”contest. Amongthe 75 quintets competing for concert tickets,a limo ride and chanceto meet the boy bandof the hour were Nani Bertola, her kids Brittni, Brett and Bradley and their friend Brett Brown.Beforestarting their puppet routine, an homage to 'N Sync’s “Bye, Bye, Bye”video, Bertola and toddler Bradley cruised by the judges’ table and dropped offa fewbucks. Bertola moved to Salt Lake City from Modesto, Calif., about a year ago for her husband's newjob with the Olympics,Berinthe so they figured they needed to bribe the judges. Boy bandinspires adulation and imitation from legionsof fans QO BYDAN NAILE! And What Does Tofu Do? THESALT LAKE TRIBUNE The always-provocative People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has a new orget thinking of ’N Sync as just another‘boy billboard education campaign linking meat consumption to impotence, but you will haveto travel a ways to see it. band. True, the five members — Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and Jus- Banned in Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, tin Timberlake —display all the tendencies of the Wisconsin and Montanaalready,the bill- genre: flashy threads, top-notch choreographers, hun- board shows an Americanflag-bikini-clad womanholding raw sausagelinks and the message: “I threw a party but the cattleman couldn't come. Eating meat can cause impo- tence.” “A lot of men are more interested in their medical condition below the waist than abovethe waist,” said Bruce dreds of magazine covers like the May 2000 issue of CosmoGirl!, where each 'N Synceris holding a puppy. If youlook at that cover long enough, you canfaintly hear millions of teen-age girls cooing, “Awwww.” That would be the 2.4 million people who bought the group’s second album,.“No Strings Attached,” in its first week on the shelves in March,easilyeclipsing the Friedrich, PETA vegetarian-campaign coor: dinator, in a Reuters interview. “Our primary goal is alwaysto raise awareness about animal suffering. Whowantsto be thefirst to thank PETA for linking the imagesofbikini-clad women with animal suffering? Q Calling Utah Politicians previous record of 1.1 million held by 'N Sync’s primary competition for locker space, the Backstreet Boys. Afterselling about10 million copiesof their1998 self-titled debut, 'N Sync has nowracked up about 20 U.S. platinum albumsfor their two records, indicating theyhavefansofall ages, from all walks oflife. Not to mention the 1 million concert tickets the group sold in onedayfor the current tour, which stops in Salt Lake City on Saturday. Ryan,Galbralth The Salt Luke Tribune® At the Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City on Mexico's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, facing a tough election in July, used a pack of malestrippers to enter- tain about 150,000 peopleat a rally outside Monday, there was abundant evidence of just how huge 'N Sync has becomein Y2K. At a midmall cross- roads, hundreds of fans, camera-toting parents and curious bystanders gathered for radio station 94.9 MexicoCity, according to published reports. The strippers reportedly dancedfor ZHT's “Lip Sync for 'N Sync” conte: opportunity two hours, did impersonations and tossed their clothesin theairin timeto the music. the concert anda meet-and-greet with the group. Seventy-five lip-synching, high-stepping quintets signed up to compete, some arriving at the mall as for five Utahnsto win dinner anda limoride,tickets to This primary season, it's good to remember campaigns don't have to be boring. ‘Net Worth’ Explores Wealth of Friendship early as 5:30 a.m. to makesure they got their shot, despite the appointed start timeof 3 p.m. “It was prettylonelyout there forthefirst couple of hours,” said MatthewPease, an Eagle Mountain 17year-old whowas inthat first group to compete, along withfriends dy Harwood and Shawn Holt and sib- i orge and KarenPease. “Wepracticedfor about is. I wish we couldhavefinished.” Alas, each groupwas allowed alittle more than a minute BYDEBBIE HUMMEL so “Net Worth”isn’t about money, The coniplexities of friendship, relationships and success are batted about among four lifelong friends in this direct-to-video release by Park City film: maker KennyGriswold. Well-written dialogue andthesetting Salt Lake City and surrounding areas makethis filman intriguing rental choicefor Utahns, Friends Woody (Craig Sheffer), Thad (Todd Field), Michael (Michael T, Weiss) and Robert (Daniel Baldwin) embark on an adventure. What See 'NET WORTH,' Page C-11 { Syncers. complete with painted-on facial name tags. And everyone within the con: hair and f Valley Fair Mall heard the first two singles frc new See 'N SYNC. Page C-14 the Filmmaker Realize His Dream Any first-time jitters were eased when several closefriends signed on for the project. Michael BY DEBBIE HUMMEL THE SALTLAKETRIBUNE Park City resident, screenwriter and entrepreneur Kenny Griswold makes his directorial debut with a semi-autobiographical fi Net Worth,” be. ing released nationally by Blockbuster Video. “People who want to sit for two hours and evalu ate theirlife they will love it.” Griswold said in a phone interview during a business trip to Los Angeles Thefilmfollows fourfriends who makeabet THESALT LAKE TRIBUNE : its collective groove on, others mimicked steps from "N Syne’s videos. Some created their own costumes andothers ed as "N Video Deal Helps Utah Net Worth akM BA relationship drama about friendship and whatis essential. @ Unrated; probableR forbrief nudity. B Availableonvideo. to get competition was fierce to do something memorable. Some groups worked out their own chor ‘aphy: Pretender”), Who initially thought he a scheduling problem, really wanted to be a partof the film after reading the seript. accord vold ilm about friendship that was made among "hesaid Friendship, the key theme in the film, is also what brought Griswoldto Utah A native of Connecticut, he moved to Los Angeles at 18 with high hopes for a Hollywood career. Over several years asa writer and actor, he compiled a résuméthat includes bit parts in “Kingpin,” "Dumt which ofthem in a new city, with newidentities and $100 in their pockets, makethe most money in 30 days? and examines what is truly important in life. and Dumber” and “Perfect” and a writing credit for According to Griswold, the four men are a com: positeofa least a dozen people he knows, including “Champions Forever,” a 1989 documentary about boxing champs Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, himself. Emulating some favorite films, including Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes and Ken Norton “Termsof Endearment” and “Ordinary People. setting thefilmin the beautiful environmentof Griswold’'s personal and professional life took a big turn with the death of his mother in 1984. 4 close goals for the project ‘ouput people talking about things that are im portant to them, then put that in a beautiful setting, I'm ¢ yours,”hesaid ¥ $ v family friend in Park City offered him and his sib lings aninvitation to stay for the holidays See VIDEO DEAL... o |
