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Show i t. n i -- .ft i WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 25. 2004 -- 1.1 8 ARTS r I tu i i & ENTERTAINMENT i 1 . 1 - 1 T DIXIE SUN ; r I 'S' ? a no. Staff Writer famous American actor from the seven ties who travels to Tokyo problem things up at the Electric Theater by Lora Hudson Dixie Sun Staff Writer Picture fifty rambunctious kids packed mto a small area with noth- VVX'r r ' ' V 1 mg m com- ) I mon except r j a love for v fixa-one tion - music While the band jumps around on stage with their long hair flying and lip rmgs shining, the crowd goes crazy, there's moshing, yelling, jumping and even a few attempts at crowd surfing r'r Seem a little terrifying9 Maybe even dangerous9 Surprisingly enough, the concert at St George's Electric Theater headlining "The Format" was anything but unsettling "'The Format' put on an amazing show," said DSC Bob and Charlotte inslantiv and become friends, Bob old is enough although to be Chat lottos father, the two traipse around Toko together going to clubs and parties They also spend a lot of time in their hotel rooms together, watching and television talking lives about their Charlolte is worried she wall fail in life bv never find ing her purpose, and Bob has found someone who makes him interested in life again Filmed in Tokyo and Kyoto, the breathtaking background scenes were the best part of this film During the day, Tokyo seems still and calm, and as we follow Charlotte to a constantly and often leaves her alone in the hotel room She has recently graduated from Yale with a degree in philosophy, and is trying to find her purpose in the An insomniac, she world often retreats to the hotel bar, where she befriends Harris (Bill Murray) plays the role of a once "The Format" shook married to a photographer who woiks acclaimed romantic comedy fails to show the comedy Bob No format? Wo W Chai lotte Dixie Sun Murray and Scarlet Johansson star in the widely recognized and critically acclaimed Lost in Translation." k The critically by Wendi Epps Bill TT. r vi to make $2 million to film a commercial for Scotch While in the hotel bar, he meets Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson), and the two strike up a friendship while trying to adapt to a place very different from home is Bob Bob is also married, also an insomniac, and as he explains to Charlotte, he is in Tokyo not only to do the commercial, but to take a break from his wife and children He is trapped in a bad marriage, and telephone conversations with his wife disclose his depression and her lack of consid eration see LOST page 17 T K s freshman Meri Nielsen from Draper, Utah "I feel like I can connect with their songs, and the energy that was given off at the Electric Theater was awesome My voice is hoarse from singing along the whole time ' Not only did the crowd have a great time, but so did the band love St George, it s awesome," said Sam Means, "I the band's 23 year-olmusic writer and acoustic piano player "The club is beautiful and kids come to shows just to see music, not to be cool, which is the best d part " Means is part of the band s lyricmusic writing duo Two years ago, Means collaborated musically with lead singer and lyric Nate writer, 21 year-olMeans Ruess, because, says, "we had nothing else going on ' Since then, the band has d recruited guitaristkey- - v k. Jamming out at an incredible concert, The Format plays with all they've got. cific musical or lyrical for boardist Marco Buzard, page Plus, it's hard to mat break up two guys bassist Don Raymond, drummer Adam Boyd, and "We don t try to write Inspired by a mix of musi Mike guitaristbanjoist cal influences including songs in a certain wa( Shey Ruess and Means "Cat said Means "In music, "The Beatles," continue to write all the and James songs are categorized by a Stevens," music and lyrics, and have format, but thats not the Taylor, the Phoenix, Ariz found working as a pair based band provides audiway we try to create our proves to be effective ences with a distinctive music "Nate and I are a good style of music that has The band claims the been classified as desert team," said Ruess "We are idea is where their almost 100 on the same pop and provides no spe " , " see FORMAT page 19 |