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Show - —— ™ DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, February 2, 2006 Let's get Mahlered! Utah Symphony tackles the explosive classical composer's fifth symphony place or mode too long. Mahler likes to surprise—he goes from pounding rhythms exuberant with joy to the downtrodden sighs of his ominous horns. The Mahler symphonies are brass and horn oriented, and the Utah Symphony has a very solid brass section. Not only that, but they know Mahler's work well—and the fifth symphony is a bit rare. Therefore, one has too many fantastic reasons to deny his charm. It's a rare treat, a great symphony and a unique composer. Plus, the track record of the Utah Symphony backs what promises to be an incredible experience. So, spoil yourself this weekend—get Mahlered. m.barney@ chronicle.utah.edu Matt Barney Chronicle Writer Imagine this scenario: You've just been listening to some "sick" Germanic polyphony brought to you by modern composer Gustav Mahler, and as you leave the symphony amidst a roar of applause, you realize that you are now a veteran of a phenomenon whose symptoms include heart palpitations, adrenaline surges and wide eyes. In scientific terms, you have been Mahlered: the complex set of emotions that bombards symphony-goers after listening to a Mahler symphony. Mahler is epic and very different from ordinary composers. His music is complex, intricate and constantly shifting. One might say it has depth; it doesn't stay in one particular The Utah Symphony brass section flings several decibels of cold, hard power at concertgoers. Reinventing romance 'Something New' teems with intelligent sexuality "Something New" Focus Features Directed by Sanaa Hamri Written by Kriss Turner Starring: Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker, Blair Underwood, Alfre Woodard, Mike Epps and Donald Faison Rated PG-13/100 minutes Opens Friday, Feb. 3 Three-and-a-half out offour stars Aaron Allen Chronicle Writer "Something New" really is something new, or at least rare these days—it's a smart, sexy, adult romance that doesn't stoop to the peanut gallery. It's a film about blacks dealing not so much with interracial prejudice but with pressures and expectations within their own race. Tyler Perry should take notes. Sanaa Lathan is tough and'radiant as Kenya, a buttoned-up career climber who has the habit of making mental lists of things she doesn't like. On the weekends, she works at home, hunched over her laptop, surrounded by decor with all the thrilling color tonality of a hotel room. Occasionally, Kenya goes out with her girlfriends and they chat about 42.4—that's the percentage of unmarried black woman in the United States, according to whichever junk statistic they've read in a magazine. At the top of Kenya's "Don't Do" list are blind dates—so it's with great reluctance and pessimism that she agrees to be set up with Brian (Simon Baker), a landscape architect who— surprise!—is a blond white guy with a golden retriever (Kenya doesn't dig dogs, either). Dating a white guy with a blue collar isn't Kenya's idea of perfection. She was raised in an affluent black society of doctors and lawyers, OPEN CASTING CALL What Onscreen talent needed for several short films and videos produced by film studies production students at the U , When Friday, Feb. 3,6-9 p.m., and Saturday, Feb.410-6p.m. . Where Room 271, Art Building, Main Campus Miscellaneous Prepared monologues preferred cold readings available. Actors and actresses of all levels of experience welcome. • To make an appointment or get further information, contact the Film Studies Production Office at 585-0424. Movies Opening on 2/3/06 "When a Stranger Calls" Directed by Simon West "...and then Tiffany said that Madison said that Rachel's exboyfriend was totally coming on to her—hold on, I got another call." Beep. "Hello?" "I'm gonna cut you!" "Uh, sh'yeah! And I'm gonna cut you...off." Beep. "Sorry, Courtney—it was that ax-wielding maniac again. Yeah, he's totally coming on to me. So anyway, Ashley said that Bridgette said that..." (PG-13) "The World's Fastest Indian" Directed by Roger Donaldson Sir Anthony Hopkins stars as a kooky New Zealander who journeys to the Bonneville Salt Flats to do some serious speeding on his motorcycle. That's just what Utah needs—another maniac driver. (PG-13) "Suits on the Loose" Directed by Rodney Henson A couple of young rapscallions pose as Mormon missionaries in order to escape their desert confinement. Will this latest addition to the LDS film canon actually challenge its audience, or will it continue to spoon-feed them? With a name like "Suits on the Loose," my money's on the silverware drawer. (PG) "Something New" Directed by Sanaa Hamri A career-minded, suit-loving black woman is thawed-out by her very sensitive, very ripped and very white landscape architect. OK, he may be sweet, but can he jump? (PG-13) "The Bad News Bears (1976)" Directed by Michael Ritchie You probably didn't ksee the 2005 remake with \Billy Bob Thornton, so now you have the opportunity to ignore the original, too—starring Walter Matthau—at the Tower this weekend (PG) Compiled by Aaron Allen an through the sliding glass door, his muscles bulging as he grips a pry rod, Kenya's body says yes, but her head says no, no, no...well, OK. "Something New" is director Sanaa Hamri's first feature, and she already has a deft touch at romarice. When Kenya and Brian share a bed for the first time, his fingers explore the geography of her face in a long take that's charged with sexual energy. The. script by Kriss Turner is skillful in its way of creating conflict, not out of dumb com: plications, but out of the social and racial con6 flicts that snipe at Kenya and Brian's relationship. *' "Something New" is a bit of a surprise—January and February are the infamous dumpirig grounds for movies in which the studios have little to no faith. Believe me when I say that "Something New" is something worth seeing. a.allen@ chronicleMtah.edu "This dude? You're letting this O.C.itizen dude trim your hedges?" and her mother (Alfre Woodard) expects her to marry into, not out of, the club. The date is an awkward disaster, but Kenya sees Brian's talent with flora and hires him to spruce up her backyard. As she watches Bri- 5 1 Calendar is dead, 11 long live Calendar! The ax drops on fan-favorite Chronicle rabble-rouser—for real this time Sources close to the deceased said that after monthsof vitriolic criticism, Calendar seemed like "a ghost of a shadow of a trace of a faint glimmer of the Calendar we once loved 50 much. Whether Calendar died this morning or several weeks ago is a point up for debate-a zombie walks the earth, but is no longer human, you know what I mean?" Calendar leaves behind innumerable illegitimate offspring, a casino in Reno, a Swiss bank account and legions of coolly indifferent fans, all of whom will mourn Calendar's passing (potentially in the form of letters to the editor)...if the hipsters ever get around to admitting they actually care about anything other than.their Seven jeans. Amen. -,• entity known as the SSPJ" (the Secret Society of Powerful Journalists) "had a hand in this crime-because such a statement would be fatally libelous-but I can say that there were visible ink stains peppering the deceased's body, and the SSPJ has been known to bludgeon its victims to death with archaic, stiff, fossilized newspaper y ideologies. I'm no mathematician, but 2 + 2 = Calendar's dead." The lifeless corpse of Calendar-the enigmatic A5E events listing beloved by those who don't matter and reviled by those who do-was discovered this morning outside The Daily Utah Chronicle offices. Calendar's death has been determined to, be the result of foul play, though authorities will offer neither a definitive cause of death nor a list of suspects in the case. However, one source wishing to remain anonymous said: "Calendar's murder was premeditated and well orchestrated. The details of the crime scene were an investigative reporter's dream. It was a murder made for the headlines." Another coerced/terrified/anonymous source told the A&E section, "I cannot say whether or not the subversive newspaper The death comes as little surprise to those close to Calendar, many of whom noticed in recent weeks a mounting sense of futility, decay and defeat in the embattled events listing. "Underappreciated and misunderstoodmuch like a young and drunk Jackson Pollock-Calendar just lost the will to fight," one inconsolable reader noted. Razzies dishonor worst films of year day, including worst actor for Jamie Kennedy and supporting actor for Alan Cumming and Bob Hoskins. The other worst-picture contenders were Rob Schneider's sequel "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo," Jenny McCarthy's raunchy romance "Dirty Love," the TV update "The Dukes of Hazzard"- and the horror remake "House of Wax." Razzies were be announced March 4, the day before the pscars. Tom Cruise earned three Razzie nominations, as worst actor for "War of the From Staff Reports Daily News (Ball State U.) MUNCIE, Ind.—Bad sequels and remakes tortured movie audiences last year, and they provided a smorgasbord for the Razzies, an Academy Awards spoof that pays heed to the worst in Hollywood. Four of the five worst-picture nominees for the Razzies were sequels or remakes, led by "Son of the Mask," which had eight nominations MonV V V * W - W V " V V " V V » * - ^ ^ » V V V V ^ ^ w V V V V " * " V V T Y V V V V V V V V V ^ ^ V V V V V ^ V ^ ^ V V ^ ^ Worlds" and two of the five slots in a new Razzies category for most tiresome tabloid targets. Cruise was nominated there for his anti-psychiatry rant and for his very public romance with Katie Holmes. "Son of the Mask," a flop that starred Kennedy as a new father whose son is born with the shape-shifting powers showcased in Jim Carrey's original 1994 movie, was an early Razzies favorite when it came out nearly a year ago. 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