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Show Thursday, September 29, 2005 DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE The Work and the Calendar Thursday Sept. 29 Calendar hates doctors, almost as much as we hate cops-or the popo, as we like to call them. Is Calendar sick, you ask? Hell, no. We're just, what's the phrase, mind-blowinqly stupid. Look, let's just say that it's a bad idea to deep-throat a plunger handle. We punctured our esophagus, collapsed our left lung, created a stomach abscess and ruptured one of our kidneys (we're not sure which one). Needless to say, we satisfied a brazen dare. Oh, and we won $47 dollars from "Joseph Smith the Prophet," at Abravanel Hall (123 W. South Temple) at 7:30 p.m., for $5. Which reminds us. Calendar, under the tutelage of the great Elder Smith, achieved many remarkable things, such as starting our own foundation for stupid children, the Avoiding Embarrassment Fellowship. Smith always stressed the importance of charity, and we always stressed the importance of being earnest. We guess you could say we were quite the odd couple. He always rolled his socks; Calendar donated ours to the Sleepy T i m e Gorilla Museum! playing at Ego's ( 6 6 8 S. State St.) at 8 p.m., for $10. He's a living prophet; we're a wastrel. He eats his vegetables; we eat fiberglass insulation. The list goes on, and on and on. In retrospect, we shouldn't have kicked him out of our apartment. Calendar tends to stew in our own passion, and when he called Whoopie Goldberg, our love interest at the time, an obnoxious, eyebrowless hasbeen, we just lost it. But can you blame us? Calendar was head-over-heels in love with the Whoop. We're a sensitive creature with swollen ankles and a snarl of varicose veins. Sigh. Elder Smith is the best roomie that Calendar ever had. We wish there were a way we could visit him... Ah ha! Calendar can contact Joseph Smith using his very own method, with... what is it called...a " T o u c h stone," at Rose Wagner Theatre (138 W. Broadway) at 8 p.m., for $25. So we dialed him up and said, "What up gangsta'," to our old friend. He's doing well. Busy, you know. No complaints. We talked for an hour about memories past, that time we prank-called Ludwig Christ and our various failed romances. LIVE Ah, such were the Salad Days. V-"v MATHAMAGIC continued from Page 4 possibly have been Robert, despite years of insanity? Catherine claims she wrote the proof, but her overbearing sister, Claire (Hope Davis) doesn't believe her and neither does Hal. They can't be sure who wrote the proof and neither can we. That is the film's mystery. The film could have done without the romance between Catherine and Hal, but for the most part, "Proof" focuses on Catherine's own plight. She is very much like her father, and for this reason, she is constantly questioning her own sanity—as is everyone else. Catherine is haunted by guilt and self-doubt. She claims with passionate conviction that she wrote the proof, but privately, even she doesn't seem sure. Her sister, fearing for her mental health, wants to get her psychological help. Unfortunately, Madden's pedestrian directorial style never allows the mysteries of the film to gain much steam. Paltrow, clearly at home as a character she has played many nights on the stage, gives a strong and urgent performance, but at times has to carry the film all by herself. Still, Auburn, along with coscreenwriter Rebecca Miller, has crafted an interesting psychological story, even for those of us who despise math and wish it would just go away. Weaving between mystery and melodrama, "Proof" finds its home right in the middle. c.bellamy@ chronicle.utah.edu NOVEMBER 17TH ON SALE SATURDAY-10AM TICKETS AVAIALBLE AT RICE-ECCLES STADIUM BOX OFFICE (451 S. 1400 E.) FROM 10-6PM MONDAY THRU 5ATURDAYBY PHONE 801 581-B849MONDAYTHRU FRIDAY,WWWUTAHTICKETS.COM , ALLSMITH'STIXOUTLETS, 467-TIXX, 1-800-888-TIXX, WWW.SMITHSTIX.COM STRONG LANGUAGE / ADULT CONTENT UNITED CONCERTS PRODUCED DV PUNCH LINE COMEDY TOURING Share your space, but live on your own. All furnishings pictured are from Wal-Mart. Storage WAL-MART Get everything for your dorm room at Walmart.com and still afford tuition. ALWAYS LOW P R I C E S . Walmart.com |
