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Show life MONDAY • OCTOBER 23 -2006 B5 Halloween Thriller Jessica Ellsworth variety of styles, including some hip-hop that will rock your body and make you want to bust a move. Although the entire show is very entertaining, there are a few crowdpleasing performances to watch for. One favorite is the "Curse of the Mummy." Don't miss the hot Egyptian women or the highly-talented mummies busting pulsating hip-hop. Another crowd pleaser is "Dem Bones." Don't get me wrong, the dancing . .-is entertaining, but this one's about the effects. And the show just wouldn't be compl e t e Editor in Chief "You know it's thriller, thriller night!" Although it's the oldest Halloween cliche\ Odyssey Dance Theater's Thriller performance is anything but cliche\ If you are 'looking for an unlikely scare this season, catch the show at Kingsbury Hall from now until Oct. 28. Odyssey is Utah's professional dance company specializing in theatri- • cal performances throughout the year. The courtesy photo / wvyw.nadn.navy.mil Joe Rosenthal's famous hope-inspiring shot at Iwo Jima. Red flags of our fathers a perspective from the eyes of the Japanese soldiers. Life Editor Flags of our Fathers tells the renowned story Every movie that diabout the men who lifted rector Clint Eastwood has the flag over Iwo Jima, as produced in the last several seen in the iconic photo years, though award-winning and hyped, has been de- by Joe _ Rosenthal. Instead pressing and dry. His latest of focusing solely on the World War II flick, Flags of men during the battles, our Fathers, is no different. the film interweaves the Flags of our Fathers is battle sequences with the first of two new East- the fame and work atwood movies, both de- tached to them after being scribing the battles on the sent home from the war. Flags of our Fathers, Japanese island Iwo Jima. as a whole, is not focused Flags of our Fathers shows a perspective from the eyes on moral, story or characof the U.S. soldiers, and terization. You don't know the second film, Letters what Eastwood was trying from Iwo Jima, will show to project or where he was LukeHickman going with it. One emphasized point is the brotherhood between soldiers, yet several scenes show these so-called "brothers" screw over the others. There is absolutely no character development for the three lead characters, which leaves you disconnected from theiremotions or reasoning. While there are many great moments, there are far too many that drag the pace and emotion down, especially the never-ending ending. Like every other Eastwood drama, Flags of our Fathers carries the Oscar buzz but does not deserve it. He did it again: He lift- ed our hopes with a story filled with potential, just to let us down again with a final product that needs refinement and a lot of polishing. Let's hope that Letters from Iwo Jima, coming out in the first half of'2007, at least tells a more interesting story. If you like war movies, you might like Flags of our Fathers. If you're looking for an emotional story about the human experience, look elsewhere. And if you're looking to be depressed or bored, you've found your mark. company features some of the best talent this state has to offer. You can only attend so many haunted houses and "clothing-optional" Halloween parties before you need a new thrill. For many Utahans, Thriller is at the top the traditions list. Before you rule yourself out as a dance hater, consider the non-traditional approach Thriller has on dance. First, it's a Halloween performance complete with some violence that you guys may even enjoy. Second, the, performance features a. without the Michael Jackson Thriller performance. It will make you want to DVR the music : video and learn the dance in your living room. Make sure to get there on time because parking is a stress and you don't want to miss a minute of the performance-not to mention the spooky greeting at the door. Again, the show will be playing at the University of Utah's Kingsbury1 Hall from now until Oct. 28. For show times and ticket purchases*/ visit their website: www.odysseydance.com OFF Regular price on any cut and J 15 • OUUU style, color service or perm 2230 N. University Plan-, (Cottonircc Square) • Prnvo, I'T 84604 Revisiting a ry traveler named Marion (Janet Leigh) stops to Assistant Life Editor rest at said motel. Marion People haven't felt has stolen $40,000 and safe in the shower for is fleeing Phoenix to be nearly 50 years thanks to with her lover Sam (John one film: Psycho (1960). Gavin) in Fairvale, Calif. She falls into an awkSinceHalloween is nearing, I recommend revisiting ward but tender conversaAlfred Hitchcock's horror tion with Norman and says classic Psycho, the birth of things she shouldn't say. the slasher film. Despite Norman's mother becomes its age, it's still creepy. vehemently angry. To say Norman Bates (Antho- that Norman's mother is Jason Pyles this encounter Norman, his malicious mother and her gigantic butcher knife. (She has a bigger knife than Crocodile Dundee.) Of all of Hitchcock's films, Psycho had the largest impact on his audiences because of its shock value. Granted, by today's standards, it's rather tame. But I still wince as I watch. Psycho is rated R. If it were rated today, it would barely earn PG-13. It was the murders, particularly the infamous shower scene, that invoked its rating. I would note that you don't see the bathing beauty's "parts" or a knife actually piercing a body. Gus Van Sant remade Advanced Studio cxcliulrd Coupon Expin-s Sovemher 30.2006 Psycho in 1998 with Vince Vaughn playing Norman Bates. It earns its R rating and is nearly a shotfor-shot imitation, except for an added and unnecessary masturbation scene. I should mention that this remake attempt is inferior to its masterly predecessor. Legend has it that a concerned father once wrote to Hitchcock. He complained that after his daughter watched Les Diaboliques (1955), she refused to bathe; after seeing Psycho, she refused to shower. Hitchcock's response: "Send her to the dry cleaners." GEICO Your "Local" Insurance Office SUBARU specialist. OUTBACK • LEGACY • FORESTER • IMPREZZA tabor on any Suborn for UVSC students & faculty IU/0 FUEL SAVING SPECIAL Tune Up and Fuel Injection Service Vi:*1 CM TODAY! 80V3757622 Student Discount • Motorcycle Insurance 3 4 nd ANNUAL PARK CITY SKI SWAP AND SALE November 3 — 5 Park City High School (Highway 248) GEICO. 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