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Show THE THUNDERBIRD• SOt.rrHERN UTAH UNNERSl1Y • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1993 • PAGE 11 Culkin's 'Good Son' an intense thriller REVIEW BY JENNIFER MORLEY Thunderbird EditO'I' The Good Son is definirely not Home Alone 3! Set on the coast of Maine and starring Macaulay Culkin as Henry, Elijah Wood as Mark. and Culkin's younger sister Quinn as Connie, this movie is extremely intense and suspenseful-not at all what one would expect from Mac. The movie starts out somewhere in the western United States at a soccer game where Mark's father appears, pulls Mark from the game and takes him to a hospital. Minutes after Mark and his father arrive, Mark's mother dies of some disease, the origin of which is unbeknownst to the audience. After the funeral, Mark's father is heard tallcing to his brother about going to Tokyo, Japan to "close a deal," which would mean leaving Mark. in Maine with his aunt and uncle and cousins Henry and Connie. Rductandy, Mark's father decides to go to Tokyo. So, he and Mark hop into the Jeep and drive across the country to Maine where Mark. meets his cousin Henry. Henry and Mark become instant friends and Henry takes Mark out to show him bow to have "fun." What starts out as innocent play soon becomes dangerous and seyeral "accidents" begin happening, all of them caused by Henry. However, Henry, like Mac, is quite an actor. Whenever Mark tries to explain Henry's actions, Henry-being the "angelic" child that he i5-lies his way out of trouble and places blame on Mark. Soon everyone begins to think that Marie bas lost it because of his mother's death. Throughout the movie, Henry becomes more and more evil and his games become more and more dangerous. By the time the movie nears the end, you think you know what is going to happen-but you don't know-and you expect certain things to happen-but '¥hat really happens is not at all what you expected. When the movie ends, you leave the theatre thinking "No way!" BUled as having "a great surprise ending," the movie definitely lives up to that promise. Macaulay Culkin plays his part extremely well and is so believably evil that you just want to strangle him. The setting, a huge house surrounded on three sides by precipitous cliffs and expansive ocean, is breathtaking and fit! perfectly with the plot of the movie. TM Good Son can be seen at Fiddler's Canyon Theatres at 7 and 9 p.m. Natural History Museutn brightens SUU catnpus BY MICHELLE CLEGG 1luuulerbird Staff Writer The SUU Natural History Museum, located in South Hall, is like an ancient civilization just waiting to be discovered. Student! are probably not aware that SUU even had a natural history museum. Chairman of the Natural History Museum Committee, Jeff HUI, said the museum is possibly the only one of itli kind in the southwest comer of Utah. He said that is strange because of the trrritory' s unique meeting of culrure and geography. "This area really screams for a museum," Hill said. l.oca.l schools in Cedar City mosdy take advantage of the museum, but it is open to anyone. Srudents can visit anytime between 9 a.m. and I p.m. on weekdays. It is closed on weekends and holidays. The museum is going through a series of changes. First of all, Mandy Broob, director of museums and galleries, was brought to SUU. Hill said she is really enthused about the job, and although she has only been here two weeks, is already trying to get grants for the museum's expansion. Right now there is little space available for the museum, being limited to the south end of Soud:i Hall, but that doesn't limit the extensive collection of artif.ias. Hill bclievca the geology and anthropology collects ate worth wdl ~ r a million dollars. He said that most of the artifacts were collecred by students and faculty. ln &a:, the anthropology collection was initiated by former faculty member Richard Thompron. The collection, started in 1962, came before the museum which opened in 1976. Currently housed in the museum arc exhibits in the fields of anthropology, biology and geology. Hill said that in the future he would Uke to sec large dioramas integrating all three areas of science in a way that they would be found in narure. He would also llke to do a diorama showing the eight life zones located between St George and Cedar Mountain. Currently in charge of the museum is Hill who will work with two other students to operate the museum. lnteIViews are currently taking place to choose these two srudents. The stl.ldents don't receive any school credit for the job but will get paid. Hill said be would like students to get involved with the museum. He wants to develop a dub for students interested in museum's and art galleries. He said this c.ould be a way to tap into students' creativity. The SUU Natural History Museum offers a variety of exhibits. Students intrrcstM in the scientific. history of southern Utah should be sure to discover the museum. Admission is free for DON'T SIT AROUND WITH YOUR FINGER IN YOUR EAR. GET INVOLVED! THE SOUI'HERN UfAH UNIVERSITY PUBLICATIONS COUNCIL . IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR STUDENT MEMBERS. ONE OF WHOM WILL BE SELECTED AS CIWR OF THE BODY. A PROSPECTIVE MEMBER MUST BE A FULL-TIME STUDENT AND NITTA MEMBER OF THE STAFF OF EITHER THE THUNDERBIRD NEWSPAPER OR TAILWIND LITERARY MAGAZINE. A MEMBER MUST ALSO NOT BE A MEMBER OF A STUDENT GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION. THE PUBLICATIONS COUNCIL. COMPRISED OF FOUR STIJDENTS (ONE OF WHOM CHAfRS THE COUNCIL) AND THREE FACUJTY OR STAFF MEMBERS. IS THE OVERSEEING BODY OF THE NEWSPAPER AND LITERARY MAGAZINE. 11' SETS THE BUDGET. SELECTS THE EDITOR AND HEARS COMPLAINTS. THE COUNCIL MEETS APPROXIMATELY FIVE TIMES PER YEAR. ,. TO PICK UP AN APPLICATION. SEE WIS BULLOCH IN ADMINIS;RATION 212. THE COMPLETED APPLICATION MUST BE RETURNED NO LATER THAN 5 P.M. MONDAY. OCT. 11. 1993. everyone. J |