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Show ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT Tuesday, October 24,2006 Page 4 David Sedaris to read at Capitol Tteatre tonight ARTS Tuesday, Oct. 24 Exhibition > Humanities Conference: "Hell and Its Afterlife" Free 19 a.m. to 5 p.m. Alumni House Jazz concert ^'Author to eviscerate self on stage for ^pleasure of audience 1^, I Danny Letz The Daily Utah Chronicle > Jazz Combos $7 adults, $3 students > 7:30 p.m. Libby Gardner Concert Hall Wednesday, Oct. 25 Pop concert &Sv •>. % • t->>-- —-'It's rare that touring authors are allowed to read their works inside Capitol Theatre, much less charge patrons for admission. Then again, it's rare to find an author as acutely aware of how to write humor and portray self-deprecation without straying into sentimentality as David Sedaris is. Humor isn't Sedaris' genre, though. It's just his forte. First and foremost, Sedaris is a writer, not a comedian. That he also happens to be one of the funniest American commentators and satirists of the last 50 years is simply incidental. Focused primarily on sketches culled from a life of neuroses, an eccentric family history and the equally eccentric residents of rural France (where Sedaris currently resides), Sedaris' sharp wit is visible in his simple and straightforward prose: Sedaris' sentences lull the reader into a place of comfort before setting him or her on the floor in fits of laughter. His recent works, Me Talk Pretty One Day and Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, have gained instant recognition by critics and readers alike as they rise to No. 1 slots on The New York Times' •Best-Seller" list. In 2001, Sedaris was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor and was named by Time magazine "Humorist of the Year." Sedaris gained recognition in 1992 for a reading of his essay, "The Santaland Diaries" (an essay dedicated to Sedaris' work as an elf for Macy's department See SEDARIS Page 5 The child queen 'Marie Antoinette'fixates on the historical figure, not the politics surrounding her Chris Bellamy The Daily Utah Chronicle Sometimes you can just tell when you're seeing something special unfold—or, rather, someone. When even the weakest entry in a young filmmaker's canon only reaffirms his or her budding greatness and leaves you begging for more, that's a pretty clear sign. Such is the case with Sofia Coppola, who has single-handedly made up for the fact that her once-great father directed "Jack" (yes, that one) with a small body of work that represents one of the great voices of 21st-century cinema. If it sounds like I'm raving about her, that's because I am. She deserves it. "Marie Antoinette" is her third directorial effort, and it's flawed, uneven, awkward at times and confusingly structured at others. It's also one of the most fascinat- 'Excuse us: We ate fish tonight and stink a bit." Kirsten Dunst shields her face in "Marie Antoinette." ing and original movies of the year, an experiment that could Archduchess at age 14, and took point Marie expresses, "This is ri"Marie Antoinette" only have b'een made by a natural the throne as the nation's queen diculous," to which the Comtesse Sony Pictures filmmaker with extraordinary fo- at 19. de Noailles indignantly replies, Written and directed by cus of vision. Played with delicacy and youth- "This is Versailles!" Sofia Coppola Those looking for an old-fash- fulness by Kirsten Dunst, Marie The film works, when it does, Starring: Kirsten Dunst, ioned historical period piece and Antoinette inherits a completely with subtle gestures, hints; winks Jason Schwartzman, lament the fact that the film never new lifestyle—including a hus- and deadpan one-liners whisJudy Davis, Rip Torn. shows the queen's infamous be- band, Louis XVI (Jason Schwartz- pered behind one's back—CoppoAria Argento heading are simply missing the man)—and is lost and alone, un- la's script is often so subtle that and Steve Coogan point. Coppola has approached sure of how to reign and how to some may not catch on to all of its Rated PG-13/123 minutes an enigmatic historical character deal with the admiration of some little idiosyncrasies. Opened Oct. 20,2006 in a way no one else would have. and the spite of others. We see Much has been made of CoppoThree out of four stars Instead of focusing on politics her story through her own child- la's decision to use modern music and history, Coppola focuses on like eyes. We experience her joy on the soundtrack, such as New ••* the character herself, on the fact and vigor on one hand, confusion Order, The Strokes, Gang of Four that Marie Antoinette was sim- and uncertainty on the other. and The Radio Dept. However, I ply a teenager—a girl—who was . The film also satirizes the cer- can't see much to complain about mood and enhancing the visual married off to align her native emony, tradition and rules that because it all works so well. Mu- experience, and Coppola does Austria with France. She became govern French society; at one sic in film is all about capturing a See A N T O I N E T T E Page 5 > Evanescence $27 > 7 p.m. Saltair (12408 W. Salt Air Drive, Magna) Outdoor Recreation Program Used Equipment Sale Free 8 a.m. Outdoor Recreation Building in Fort Douglas K U T E radio's Pick 0' the week You may Dj Shadow call him The Outsider a hip-hop Mo1 Wax Records, savior or a 2006 fraud, de- Five out of five stars pending on ••••• where you stand; but regardless, DJ Shadow has been making music for more than 10 years now, and he's clearly not slowing his momentum— though he's only released a few proper albums. His unique style of blending urban beats with obscure vinyl samples while mixing in every imagined genre out there is unmistakable. But his newest endeavor, The Outsider, is a different beast altogether. Instead of being flowing and free in form, it is split almost equally between a straightforward rap sound and his more familiar sonic noodlings and turntable instrumentalism. This is a more dichotomous release than his other albums, especially his debut, Endtroducing..., but that may be the point—to cause an apparent and deliberate line to be drawn between his two musical leanings. The result is a wonderful mix of experiment alism and familiarity. DJ Shadow invites old collaborators, such as Lateef, as well as new voices, such as Q;Tip, Keak Da Sneak and Droopy, to share in the rapping honors. The best cut on the album is "Three Freaks," testing the limit one's ears can take of sparring sonic extremes, one very high-pitched beat and one very- low bass beat. The effect is dizzying but intriguing. '"I\irf Dancing" is another example of a well-produced mainstream rap track. For the more electro-experimentalism bent, check out "Artifact" and "Triplicate/Something Happened That Day." Check out this album and find out why DJ Shadow is considered a forerunner of rap music as well as indie music. You won't be disappointed. 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