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Show You want to listen to a Statesman podcast. Trust us. www.utahstatesman.com/ podcasts Health Insurance 'Drink may be substituted for another side dish. 7 www.janetanderson. mymedicalquotes.com Zodiac' is as suspenseful as 'Hogs' is predictable "Zodiac" Rated R, Grade A- Casey T. Allen Director David Fincher's ("Fight Club") latest film is decidedly less violent than his previous ones. But it still achieves a disturbing, doubtful quality. ^^^mmm^^^— Based on actual events recorded in the Robert Graysmith books, the film shows the reign of the notorious Zodiac serial killer who terrorized the San Francisco area beginning in 1969. The film also shows us how the famous murderer's reign continued for years. The Zodiac sends mysterious letters and secret codes to newspapers and breathes heavily during creepy phone conversations, consequently consuming the lives of various men on trie murderer's tail. An exceptional cast portrays these reallife men, including Robert Downey Jr. ("A Scanner Darkly") as a cynical reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, Jake Gyllenhaal ("Jarhead") as his socially awkward co-worker who draws cartoons, and Mark Ruffalo ("Just Like Heaven") as a frustrated cop. Each man tells the story through his own eyes as they try to work together, and sometimes against each other, to find the killer. "Zodiac" achieves success because it's not just about the string of murders. It also portrays a compelling story of obsession and how it drives each man closer to danger. Please be warned, this film is over two and a half hours long. So don't expect to pop in and out of the theater unphased. A few times, the film seemed to be too long, as Gyllenhaal's character endlessly pursues the case with a wistful hope for victory. But through the gradual, tedious, unflinching treatment of the story, "Zodiac" reminds us that the greatest mysteries are the ones that never get solved. A midlife crisis can be lots of fun. Or at least it can be in'the movies, Director Walt Becker ("Van Wilder") gives us another hearty slab of doltish humor for the masculine masses. Tim Allen ("The Shaggy Dog"), John Travolta ("Be Cool"), William H. Macy ("Bobby") and Martin Lawrence ("Big Momma's House") play aging friends nestled into quiet suburbia. Longing for their adventurous days of youth, they go on a motorcycle road trip across the United States and end up facing more rebellion than they planned. Along their trip, they endure awkward moments with skinny dipping, running out of gas, eating chili and disturbing a reaf motorcycle gang - sublime moments for male bonding. After watching this film and laughing only two or three times, I wondered if it would have been funnier if I were 40 years old. All the leading men have fun with their roles, and each of them adds their own style of humor to the film, but none of the comedy is new here. Because of the lacking originality, patience starts to wear thin toward the end of this film, and the fun gets tiresome. There are even some moments when the story gets so ridiculous that you feel relieved when the end arrives just so you can get out of your seat. '"Wild Hogs" gives plucky effort at being a great, memorable comedy film. But in the end, it just seems to act as an attempted career rejuvenator for its aging actors. Casey T. Allen is the movie critic for The Utah Statesman. Comments on his reviews or suggestions for upcoming movies you'd like him to write about can be sent to him at caseyal@cc.usu.edu. Jteel r w rG -13, Grade eviews TACORI The vintage look with diamonds mounted in platinum or 18k white gold. T. 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Underwood said he wants music to be his life and hopes South by Southwest will lead him to career that is artistically fulfilling and viably lucrative. Drawing from dramatic resources, St. Boheme has adopted a multimedia presentation that is visually and aurally memorable. Hepworth said the band is inspired by the cabaret style popularized in the artsy Montmartre district of Paris (Moulin Rouge) at the turn of the century. Small wonder Underwood has all the accoutrements of the quintessential leading male from a Hammerstein musical. The band's genre-bending folk-rock is hard to label, so much that Hepworth jokingly asked the Depot audience to help classify its sound. St.Boheme integrates mallet percussion, accordion, banjo, mandolin, upright bass, a concert-sized bass drum - a remnant of a '20s marching band - and ethereal guitar effects that are tastefully applied. Underwood said St. Boheme, which isn't yet three months old, is still formulating musical and festival expectations. The ultimate goal, he said, is to get a record label. This spring break, while some students exhaust bank accounts and empty pocketbooks in pursuit of the optimal party locale, a USU folk quartet is right where it wants to be. • CHILDHOOD DREAMS From page 4 innumerable amount of things I may have said in your presence over the years, I sincerely apologize. I just can't control the impulse to say exactly what is on my mind, no matter the situation. And maybe the problem isn't even the content. My inability to control my own volume level allows more people than necessary to hear the horrible things I say. As if that weren't enough,, there's more. Instead of paying attention in class, I have to fight the urge to make a crown out of notebook paper, jump up on my desk, and proclaim myself the king of whatever building I'm in. Or, I often get the urge to challenge my professor to a duel for the affection of the class. If I'm talking to someone face to face, I get the urge to steal their nose and run away From them screaming about how I'm the Robin Hood of nose stealing. This is a true statement, because when it comes to noses, I rob from the rich and give to the poor, noseless people of the world. I bet my parents are reading this and crying by now, wondering where they went wrong. Mom and Dad, you didn't do anything wrong. It's just the older I get, the harder it is for me to act like a grown-up. So you can find me on my couch after classes, thumb firmly planted in mouth, watching cartoons and wearing my puppy dog slippers. I can't fight this feeling anymore. David Baker will lay down on the floor in the middle of Smith's and scream and cry until you sent comments to him at dabake@cc.usu.edu. 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