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Show FRIDAY 1/14 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT PAGF 5 Daily Utah Chronicle There is no 'C in team 'Coach Carter' tugs at 'Freaking' out the man The students of California's Lemoore Union High School just wanna dance, But the now disenfranchised youth will be forced to fight for their right to party this semester, as their principal, Jim Bennett, has crushed the school's remaining dances with a funhating iron fist. The boogie embargo was set into place after an epidemic of so-called "freak dancing" infected the student body's social gatherings. As Bennett states, "I've never really paid attention to the way students were dancing, but somewhere along the line, this dance style crept in from wherever...I call it vertical lap-dancing. But some of it isn't so vertical." The principal has agreed to re-schedule all cancelled events if, and only if, students stop droppin' it like it's hot. However, local parents have rallied around their children's right to get down; they have rented an off-campus venue to accommodate the school's homecoming dance. The Buzz Bin is left wondering, "Where the hell is Kevin Bacon when you need him?" A very Motley matrimony: May you live happily ever Hammer Motley Crue mic-swinger Vince Neil tied the knot last week to longtime girlfriend Lia Gerardini. Crue alumni Tommy Lee and Nikki Six were in attendance, alongside longtime friend Dennis Rodman and Playboy playmate Brande Roderick. Mastering the ceremonies was none other than one of the '90s most infamous ceremony masterers himself: MC Hammer. Better known for mastering the mic than the ministry, Hammer vowed to leave the parachute pants in the past, as he was recently ordained a preacher. Many felt the day Vince Neil settled down would be the day that he died. In other news, recipients of invitations to Neil's wedding were largely heard to respond, "Whoa, I thought that dude was already long-dead. Weird." How to kill the trans-Atlantic buzz Many a longhaired loafer became majorly bummed this week as police raided the luggage of the third annual Jam Cruise. The voyage—a high-seas celebration of the Jam music genre, rife with nu-hippies and fashion-forward dreadlocks— set sail to tour the Caribbean and bask in the glory of hourlong "songs" and some good, clean, non drug-oriented fun. However, before the vessel could set sail, Jacksonville police, accompanied by drugsniffing dogs, arrested 10 individuals on various counts of drug and drug paraphernalia possession. To the relief of many a tiedye-clad individuals, the show did go on. Featuring performances by such jam legends as Primus' Les Claypool and Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, the sea-farers set off without further mishap. That is until the ship returned home on Monday, Jan. iot, as an unnamed attendee was rushed to the hospital with what was reported to be a drug overdose. Again, Buzz Bin can't help but say it: Weird. cliched heartstrings Carter owns a local athletics store in Richmond, and is recruited by the local high school to revitalize its fledgling basketball team. He believes that the kids have the ability to make it out of a neighborhood where they are more likely to go to jail than college. Carter takes over the program, but initially encounters Three out of five stars opposition from the team. He gets the most trouble from John Leonard Timo, a neighborhood thug ASE Writer played by Ryan Gonzales Who wants to see Sam (whom you might rememJackson hit some high school ber as Spanish, the Red Lobkids? Better question: Who ster kid from "Old School"). Timo and Carter duke it out doesn't? It shouldn't come as a shock throughout the movie until that "Coach Carter" is a by- the end, when Timo is forced product of the same creative to choose between a life on masterminds that brought you the streets and a life not in the ingenious "Hardball"— jail. the heartwarming story of a One of the high points of man who is forced to coach a "Coach Carter" comes when youth baseball team as part of an angry parent tries to sass his court-ordered community Jackson while he's stopped at service. a light with his son. You think that Carter is "Coach Carter" is the heart-' warming story of a man who going to be the bigger man coaches a youth basketball and walk away, but that isn't team in a similar fashion. why Sam Jackson gets the big bucks—he gets out of his car and tries to pull the man into the street and get him to fight. It isn't until his son (played by Robert Ri'chard, of Nickelodeon's "My Cousin Skeeter") gets out of the car and tries to restrain him that he lets it go. The story is not necessarily something you might call innovative, and viewers get the feeling that, given the opportunity, 10,000 monkeys sitting at 10,000 separate typewriters could have written a better script. Either that or the next greatest American novel—it's up in the air. Something about "Coach Carter" comes across as incredibly familiar, probably Based on the influence of because you have seen it becontroversial high school bas- fore, disguised as "Stand and ketball coach Ken Carter, who Deliver," "Dangerous Minds" coached at Richmond High and countless others. School, in Richmond, Calif., But, in spite of its trite prefrom 1997-2002, the movie is dictability and two-hour runa reprise of a common tale. ning time, "Coach Carter" Carter made headlines in the still manages to pull off a cerlate 1990s when he imposed a tain degree of charm. After lockout on his athletes until all, it's a sports movie—there they raised their grades—the are only so many ways it can event that inspired this tasty go. Plus, the story actually cinematic morsel. has a plot twist at the end that "Coach Carter" Paramount Pictures Directed by Thomas Carter Written by Mark Schwahn and John Gatins Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chard and Rick Gonzalez Rated PG-VS1134 minutes Opens Jan. 14, 2005 Ten thousand monkeys sitting at 10,000 separate typewriters could have written a better script. Spring Break is coming up fast and you have no plans. Get some service hours in by volunteering on the Navajo Reservation. Stop by Union 101 for more info. ANNUAL FACTORY BL8W-9UT SALE Wed-Sat! Jan 12-15 Killer local prices on tons of gear! SNOW-FISH-HUNT 753 W. 1700S..SLC;' Compiled by Dan Fletcher www. vortexoutdoore.com Read The Chronicle J online ; NEED MONEY? 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Qualified Donors receive $ 2 0 0 p«r 4MUHUHI, Plus mileage reimbursement* Please Contact (BBB) 806-5215 for more information All Calls ate Confidential Site #04-030 V 'Further screening may b« nscatsary In order to qualify OK, we all know that we're going to win, but PLEASE, t r y to at least make it look like a hard-earned, redemptive victory. might catch you somewhat off-guardf a bonus The best thing "Coach Carter" has going for it is its young ensemble cast. The film brings back Rob Brown, last seen in "Finding Forester." The 20-year-old actor said he would never make another movie after "Forester," but evidently the reality of being out of high school made him want to give it another go. His character is actually involved in a relatively interesting sub-plot with his girlfriend (played by "singer" Ashanti). So the question becomes, what have we learned from movies in which Samuel L. Jackson gets involved in his community? If you try to talk some jive to the man while he's driving, he will change lanes and get out of his car. But honestly, it's hard to be too critical of this movie, because it is what it is. If "Rudy" and "Stand and Deliver" tickled your fancy, and you want to see Sam Jackson hit the kid from "Old School" then "Coach Carter" is worth a view. j/eonard<3> chronicle, utah. edu Gffar Good With Chroklcto | CotiiWD Oaly. Expiru 1/24/S5 • BACON RANCH •: University Location 2223. BOOL-582-7200 ^ " ^ Also a t - ^ ;/rJ7S80S. State. 266-5100 . BURGER, ^.^ ! With purchase of bacon ranch b m w , Hoz drink, and fries. IT BEGINS ON THE STREETS, v!i IT ENDS HERE! |
