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Show Friday. Sept. ]6s2005~: The Utah Statesman Diversions. STATISTICS FROM THE Box OFFICE Top Movies: 1) Exorcism of Emily Rose Gross Sales: $30,054,300 2) 40-Year-Old Virgin Gross Sales: $7,717,530 3) Transporter 2 Gross Sales: $7,389,470 4) Constant Gardener Gross Sales: $4,726,644 5) Red Eye Gross Sales: $4,470,741 6) The Man Gross Sales: $4,065,014 7) The Brothers Grimm Gross Sales: $3,343,644 8) Four Brothers Gross Sales: $2,946,003 9) March of the Penguins Gross Sales: $2,639,936 10) The Skeleton Key Gross Sales: $1,510,180 Coming Soon: Sept. 16 (to Logan) Lord of War Just Like Heaven Broken Flowers Latest Mormon movie good for some laughs "Mobsters and Mormons" is a step point of view. MoyeKs "Mobsters and Mormons" tells forward for Halestorm Entertainment, the ^—^^^^^ the story of Carmine "The company responsible Chhs Blokesley Beans" Pasquale (Mark for commercially popuDeCarlo), a New Jersey lar Mormon movies. mobster who is forced by "Mobsters" succeeds at the FBI to rat out mob boss telling a comedic story in Angelo Marcelo (Michael the context of MormonKagan). Now under the saturated Utah. FBI's Witness Protection So how did this movie Program, Carmine's come about? One day, r h ; ^ ^ v ' ~J -n family is relocated to a John Moyer, the man tWttOPG t Grade B j a traight-laced Utah subs who wrote the screenplay for "The Singles Ward" and "The urb chock full of Mormons. As a side R.M.," read a Salt Lake Tribune article that note, Steve Martin's "My Blue Heaven" is inspired "Mobsters vs. Mormons." The a Hollywood equivalent to this film. article told the story of a non-Mormon Befriended by some, and shunned by family had moved into a predominantly others, the Pasquale family, now known Mormon neighborhood. The husband as the Cheesemans, adapt to their new, was a bearded biker of sorts, and the Happy Valley surroundings. Do the judgwife often mowed the lawn on Sundays mental neighbors change from fearing in her bathing suit. The couple later aggressors to friendly Christians? Will the received an anonymous letter which said Pasquale family convert? the locals "didn't want their types there," Whoa ... forgedaboutit. This movie is and encouraged them to move. The wife too smart to follow such predictable plotgave the letter to the local bishop, who lines. was shocked. He took the letter before Moyer seems to finally have found the congregation and rebuked them for his screenwriting stride. Some of his past excluding rather than befriending their writing credits, Tike "The Singles Ward" neighbors. and 'The RM," seemed willing to do Moyer was appalled as well, and anything for a laugh, and therefore did reflected on his experience growing up almost everything it could. What makes in New Jersey as a Mormon "outsider." "Mobsters" a cut above the rest is its He took the ideas to paper, and came up discipline - Moyer cuts back on inside with a "Mormon movie" that grapples Mormon jokes and focuses on generatwith living in Utah from an outsider's ing laughs based on the clashing of two cultures. Most laughs are attributable to Decarlc (the host of early 90's game show "Studs"), who's a scene stealer with his comedie timing, rambunctious deliveries anc overall charisma. This is the guy whe brings life to any party. Of course, the movie does have it* flaws. Something about the audio dubbing was bothersome, and sometimes the cinematography's low contrast made foi a dull picture. And often the acting seem* melodramatic and forced. Yet, these faults give way to the film'* bright energy and disciplined storytelling. Mover's directorial debut is something tc be proud of. Mormon or not, this is a nlrr that should make most Utahns smile. Chris Blakesley is a movie critic for the Utah Statesman. Comments or questions can be sent to cblakes@gmail.com Future Mormon Movies • Work and the Glory: American/ Zion-(Oct.21) • States of Grace: God's Army 2 (Sept.) • Stalking Santa (Dec.) •Church Ball (Feb. 3,2006) • Singles 2nd Ward (April 2006) ^^ Ifllllllllllllllfllllllllllllllllfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllffllllfllllllllll U_ 9 Sept. 16 (to Utah) Everything is Illuminated Proof Thumbsucker Sept. 23 (to Utah) Corpse Bride Flight Plan Oliver Twist History of Violence Top movies taken from themovie-times.com. Open Mon.-Sat. 2:00 - 9:45 3696 N. 1600 E. Preston, ID (6 miles north or Preston on HWY 34) 208-852-0266 • Bed & Breakfast • Hot Tubs in Every Room • Natural hot water pool open all year. — Here's the deal: There will be an "American ldol"-type demonstration of comedy talent by all comers on Thursday, E Sept. 29, TSC Sunburst. Want to be on stage? Come to TSC 105 and sign up. Come as an audience member and E judge with your applause, picking The Funniest Aggie! Then, on Friday, Sept. 30, your Funniest Aggie and several =: professional comedians with share the stage at Humor Night, in the TSC Ballroom. All this fun and jocularity brought = to you by your friendly and funny Utah Statesman staff. You're Welcome. ^ n 111 run 111 ii i I I M I 111 ii n n ii 111 I I I I 1111 in 11111 JI 111 iii j 111 n n i n i u i ii n J i ii i n i ii NJ i ii H I i ii M I i in M nil E E E E E 11 iiji i til ii in J irr |