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Show WWW.NETJtNEWS.NET MONDAY • APRIL 9 • 2007 i Play review Short plays witli ;: something; for everyone; Student-written Short Attention Span Theater premiers this week On DVD this week Botby ^ Payback; Straight Up ?.:.Ttie Director's Cut Mel Sundquist Life Writer "Ma/or League (the Wi/c/ Thing Edition) Jason Pyles/College Times Daniel Thompson stands by his new edited movie store, Flix Club. iphatocrecjlt/3 mazon.com Edited for contentment Daniel Thompson seeks resolution with Directors Guild i On CD this week Jason Pyles Assistant Life Writer Bright Eyes: Cassaaega Chayenne: A4i Tiempo Joe Rogan: Shiny Happy Jihad photocredlt/arnazon.com lop Ion Things not worth talking about 10 Honor codes w Myspace ft Sports Standing in a new video store, I saw a peculiar thing: incoming customers were giving the owner hugs; and the owner, in turn, greeted each of them by name. Such events would not surprise anyone who knew 30-year-old owner, Daniel Thompson, who formerly owned four local CleanFlicks stores. Thompson has rallied the support of literally thousands of Utah residents during his legal battles to try to keep his CleanFlicks stores open. Because of his efforts, Thompson has come to represent, for many, the voice of the edited movie business. After his CleanFlicks stores were forced to close last September, Thompson has opened a new edited movies store called Flix Club. He opened his new store after finding an "educational loophole" based on the doctrine of "fair use" which enables him to stay in business ... for now. According to the U.S. Copyright Office's Web site, Section 107 of the Copyright Act has "a list of the various purposes for which the reproduction of a particular work may be considered 'fair,' such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship and research." The loophole seems to be working as long as a percentage of the edited movies are used "for educational purposes," such as screenings in schools and colleges. But Flix Club's fix is only temporary. Thompson said, "If we use this loophole, it will only be a year and a half before we have to close down again — perhaps sooner." Thompson hopes to work out a solution with the Directors Guild of America, rather than having another combative legal feud. "CleanFlicks didn't capitalize on the opportunity to have open dialogue with the DGA;_ whereas, Flicks Club (my supplier in Logan) is working with the DGA to find a resolution," Thompson said. Flix Club, a Sunrise Entertainment company, rents and sells edited R, PG-13 and PG rated movies. This editing eliminates "objectionable material," such as nudity, sexual content, profanity andextreme violence. (And for those who wish to avoid said objectionable material, be sure to read Luke Hickman's article on B2 about the Motion Picture Association of America's newly revised.rating system. These unpopular changes are likely to fuel the conservative moviegoer's need for edited movie stores like Flix Club.) See CLEAN AGAIN <B2 Concert review Sandra Bullock DamienRiceat UVSC The war in Iraq Dancing with the Stars Courtesy photo/Gregory Hunt The Early November frontman Ace Enders. * The top ten AIDS That Cheney guy and the BYU thing Indie rock group says goodbye, openers just getting started The Early November make final UT appearance March 30 Chad Hunt Life Writer In theaters this week Disturb jq -Anyone up. for Rear Window 2? Pathfinder -1 thought this came out a year ago. $f Stronger can't Halle Berry cjothes on Friday night, March 30, marked the end of an era as indie-rock powerhouse The Early November played their last show in Utah on their final headlining tour. The six-year music veterans have played numerous shows in Utah during their existence, and made their last stop here as the band is splitting up when the tour is completed. Corning along on the ride were supporting acts Nothing Ever Stays, Melee and The Rocket Summer. With such a big line-up. In The Venue began to fill up early on in the evening. Melee also came in sup- port of their new album and The Rocket Summer major label debut, Devils surprised the crowd when & Angels, which was re- — as the tune-ups and mileased April 3, through crophone checks were finWarner Bros. Records. ished - the guys doing the Since the record had checks started right into the not yet been released the opening song. Bryce Avnight of the show, the band ary showed off his skills, gave the audience a great playing the drums briefly big mouthful of things to arid alternating between come, playing a heavy set his guitar and keyboard of new material as well as during the rest of the set. some of their key-soaked Avary's infectious vopop they are known for. cals pumped up the eveThe highlight of the ning with familiar tunes set was when frontman like "Brat Pack" from HelChris Cron jumped up on lo, Good Friend and a taste his keyboard during the of what to expect from bridge of one song, jump- the new album, Do You ing off when the lyrics Feel, which is due to be resumed, and then when released sometime in July. he jumped out into the The Rocket Summer's crowd during the final energetic set, capped with song to sing with the fans. 'Avary taking a dive into ' the crowd at one point, was a perfect set-up for The Early November. Ace Enders and crew dazzled all in attendance, taking requests for the first few songs and continuing with an array of their greatest hits from their career together. Ranging from intense rock with bassist Sergio Anello jumping from atop 10-foot speakers to slow, near-acoustic ballads, The Early November put on an unforgettable final performance. Wrapping up with the crowd favorite "Ever So Sweet," Enders and the rest of the band said so long to Salt Lake City as they continued on to finish up their last tour as a band. Do you dream of sitting through the Oedipus trilogy, but can't make it through a single act? Do you have a hard time making it through a halfhour sitcom? UVSC's Theatre Department has found your kind of theater: These plays are only about 10 minutes long. Beginning Thursday in the Black Box Theater, our seventh annual Short Attention Span Theater will fulfill the needs of would-be theater goers who just can't sit through a full-length play. Playwrights throughout campus wrote original scripts to be considered for the show. After careful deliberation, eight student-written short works were chosen for performance, along with one work representing the 365 project (which is a topic for another day). About 150 pieces were submitted for the festival this year, so only the best of the best made it to opening night. "I think the number one thing is 'producability 1 ; in other words, we can't put something in here that needs a battleship behind it," said James Arrington, IJVSCTheatre Arts Department supervising director, about the judging criteria. "And also, 'producability' means something that our audiences will enjoy," Arrington said, "And third is if the play makes sense: Is it a sensible, workable piece of art?" The purpose of this festival is not only to introduce students to the "real world" of theater by taking control of the entire process, but also to give everyone in the audience a chance to see a play or two that they will enjoy. "There are always plays that are more pleasing - shall we say — because they are written from a familiar or comfortable point of view; and then there are others that are more thoughtful and provocative in their nature, so everyone will find something to like," said Arrington. Short Attention Span Theater, which includes the works "My Wife Knows Her Place/' "Define the Relationship/', and "Got Jesus?" will run April 12-21 in the Gunther Trades Building, room 627 nightly at 7:30, excluding Sunday. The tickets, which can be purchased at Campus Connection, are $6-10. |