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Show Roy Dinner Friday, Sept. 2, 2011 "Colombiana" kills on screen Dance IN THE MILLER MOOD captures the sound and style of the Big Band era as the Chattanooga Choo Choo takes the audience back-in-time to the glamourous Hotel Pennsylvania For the delightful . _ "Brylcreem Big Band Show"! InT A&EDiversions Page 6 The Celebrate America Show Not-For-Profit Corporation Presents "Colombiana" is the story of Cataleya (Zoe Saldana), a girl who becomes a professional killer after witnessing her parents' murder. The movie hits fast and hard, and begins with the death of Cataleya's parents and an exciting chase that could only have been dreamed up by French writer/producer Luc Besson who has a signature taste for "parkour," a style of chase-on-foot scene characterized by outlandish acrobatics such as jumping from roof to roof or running up walls. At a young age, Cataleya looks to "Xena: Warrior Princess" for inspiration in dealing with the challenges of living in Colombia, and the death of her parents. Through keeping a valued 1ER Mood •t STARDUST SINGERS DANCERS LARRY SMITH ORCHESTRA FACEBOOK NIGHT WED SEPT 7, 7:30 Show & Dance Student Rate w/ ID - Public Welco Like us on facebook for discount Show available with or without dinner Sept 6-10 USU Ballroom GET Tix at the door; Macey's Foods or A www.celebrateamericashow.com 6. fremsbet The taste you want. The prices you need. -11r i secret, Cataleya makes her way to Chicago, where she finds her uncle, grandmother and a place to live and thrive. Through her persistence, and with the help of her uncle, Cataleya grows into an effective assassin with the power to exact revenge on her parents' killers. Then, the adventure really begins. Cataleya has grace and amazing intelligence as an assassin that is unseen in many of the male action characters such as Jason Bourne and James Bond. This gives a refreshing feeling to the action genre, and to the assassin sub-genre. Aside from her intensity, Cataleya houses a fragile emotional vulnerability which becomes known when she can be herself away from her assignments. She is a character of dimension who can relate with movie viewers of all types. Saldana — who has acted in Star Trek and Avatar — has once again proven her value as a deadly-action actress. She is a beautiful, skilled woman, perfect for the role of Cataleya. She should go far in her career as a talented woman who can handle different types of roles, which she demonstrates in "Colombiana." Amandla Stenberg, who plays the young Cataleya, does an excellent job at portraying a smart, agile, perceptive girl with a fierceness atypical of many young actors. She will play Rue in the upcoming film "The Hunger Games," and I anticipate her career will be one similar to that of Saldana's. Cliff Curtis, known for his roles in "Live Free or Die Hard" and "Training Day," plays Cataleya's uncle who teaches and guides Cataleya through her train- ing as she works toward her goal of becoming an assassin. A tight-knit group of artists came together to create the fantastic action of "Colombiana:" Olivier Megaton, Besson, Robert Mark Kamen, and Nathaniel Mechaly. Director Olivier Megaton captured the action in a way that puts the audience in the middle of the thrills. Megaton previously directed "Transporter 3," and he used many of the same components of filming for both movies. Besson, once again, adds another great movie to the action-assassin genre. Although he authored the story behind "Taken," the "Transporter" movies, "La Femme Nikita" and "Leon the Professional," he didn't become redundant in "Colombiana." Kamen, who co-wrote the screenplay, has worked closely with Besson over the years on some of his box office hits and again helped to deliver a captivating film. The score was composed by Mechaly, who previously composed the score for "Taken." It fit well for the movie, but it didn't leave a lasting impression with any memorable themes. Cataleya's as deadly as she is beautiful, as emotionally soft as she is fierce, and she makes "Colombiana" an exciting action movie, perfect for the beginning of a school year. — Spencer Palmer is a graduate student working toward an MBA with a recent bachelors in mechanical engineering. He enjoys watching all sorts of movies. E-mail him at spencer.palmer@aggiemail.usu.edu. Surviving the reading We're the full service grocery store you can count on for these services and more. Come see how USU Students who come to the Logan Fresh Market and show a student ID card and a current class schedule will get a sticker to place on the back of their student ID card. Any student showing this sticker will receive 5% off all their purchases. 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Dive in: Talking about how much reading you have to do isn't going to get it done any faster, so just dive in and commit yourself to getting it done. I also would set aside a longer chunk of time than you think it will take. Its better on the mood to get done earlier than you planned, rather than feeling depressed when you have no time left and 20 pages left to read. 4. If you do get behind, catch up: There are a few ways to do this. You can chug a liter of pop and stay up all night reading, although I would make sure you are in an area with a good restroom. Or if you are desperate, I have found a good trick for reading quickly and still understanding the material. Read the first paragraph of the chapter, and from then on read the first and last sentence of every paragraph. Then you can pick and choose to read the sections you don't understand. That way you still know the general idea of what your teacher wanted you to study, and will do a little better on any surprise quizzes. %.%.••°' 5. Highlight: Especially when reading a textbook, it really helps to highlight passages you may think are important. It doesn't take much time, and you remember the passages better than if you just read right over them. It also helps when it comes time to cram for an exam because the highlighted passages stick out for easy reviewing. 49 East 400 North, Logan UT See? Its not as bad as you think it is. Next time you look at your syllabus and begin to hyperventilate, remember to calm down, breathe and just start reading. Moo trai l" 500 North 17 Adam Park SZI Dom. " ii 400 rth o I I F F. 300 North e, Cache Valley Bus Route #4 (Campus to Fresh Market) www.freshmarketstores.corn 1. Breathe: I know it may seem like a lot, but just staring at the page hoping those numbers will disappear isn't going to do anything. I have found the best thing to do in this situation is: just sit down, breathe deeply, and convince myself it really is not that much reading. Grab a paper bag if it helps, just don't let yourself get too worked up, or you'll spend the amount of time it takes to read the material complaining about how it is too many pages. 3. Do not get behind: Failing to complete your reading with the attitude that you will make it up later never works, trust me. In three years of college English classes I have learned it is extremely hard to catch up once the pile begins building. As soon as you forget one day, your reading doubles. When you're an English major like me and 100 pages a night becomes 200, you give up really quick. ec us ou on... National Chain and I know the feeling. You walk into class, look at the syllabus and see the reading schedule and instantly want to walk back out. And, you would if it weren't for the fact that this is a class you must take to graduate. The panic sets in, and even the crazies like me who love to read are overwhelmed by the work load. Don't give up. I promise you it can be manageable. Your attitude is half the battle. It may sound like something your mother would say, but if you go into your reading with a bad attitude, you will hate every minute of it. Just remember how much you like being in college and with a few simple tips even the most reluctant reader can survive. . ww.facebook.com/freshmarket — Kellyn Neumann is a senior majoring in English literary studies. She spends every minute possible reading her Kindle. Her favorite books are classics and historical fiction. If you have any book suggestions you want her to read, email her at kellyn.neumann@aggiemail.usu.edu. |