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Show New this week: CD The Used: Aug. 31 Insane Clown Posse: Bang! Pow! Boom!, Aug. 31 The Black Crowes: Before The Frost... Until The Freeze, Aug. 31 -A Amazon.com ^ They Might Be Giants: Here Comes Science, Sept. 1 DVD Supernatural: The Complete Fourth Season, Sept. 1 State Of Play, Sept. 1 TRENT BATES/ UVU Review For $5 a car, students gathered to watch X-Men Origins: Wolverine in the LA parking lot on Aug. 27 as part of the Week of Welcome. Amazon.com adventures in GUILTY Bringing back SexyBack •EMMA HUNT Copy chief You and I, we're both college students, and as such, media elitism is a major part of our social discourse. We reconsider friendships with those who begin to show signs of admiration for the insipid rock ballads of Nickelback and we will turn down almost any date that involves watching Katherine Heigl in 27 Dresses. Granted, 27 Dresses and the music of Nickelback are unforgivable insults to our intelligence; but listen, we're also both adults here and the jig is up. You know as well as I do that nobody has a perfect record for good taste. Everyone has that one Hootie and the Blowfish song on their iPod and relishes the occasional episode of "My Super Sweet Sixteen," and it's OK. These guilty pleasures may be commercial, banal, or just outright bad ~ but they're just so good. Take, for example, Justin Timberlake's "SexyBack" — yet another massively successful and highly profitable Timbaland collaboration. Although Timbaland's contribution alone is enough to make a discerning listener wary, the former *NSYNCer is able to introduce enough humor to the song that it is not only tolerable, but one that can be sincerely enjoyed, danced to, laughed at and sung with in all its overproduced glory. There is really no other way to respond to the ribald brilliance of lyrics like "You see these shackles, baby I'm your slave; I'll let you whip me if I misbehave." Go ahead and give it a listen. I won't tell anyone. "Adventures in guilty pleasures" is a weekly series defending music, literature, television and film that is either not worth the paper it's printed on, so to speak, or inexplicably lacking in the cred necessary to redeem it from pariah status. Either way, you know you love it. Heroes Season Three, Sept. 1 Shall we dance? _ ALYSSAHUNSAKER Culture writer As August draws to a close and fall semester takes off, many students are transitioning from the hazy days of summer back into the fast-paced rhythm known as "real life." However, one group of students' summer break has been more work than play. The UVU Ballroom Dance Company has been eagerly preparing for one of the biggest competitions of the year. The Embassy Ball, held in Irvine, California, is a national formation competition that draws ballroom dance teams from all over the United States. If practice makes perfect, the ballroom company should be well prepared. "We've been working very hard." says Laura Payne, ballroom director at UVU. "We have rehearsed five days a week all the way from last fall." Video producer This semester, the Cinema Studies program is excited to be partnering up with the International Center to bring UVU students some of the best foreign films around. The series will begin on Sept. 10 with the classic Okamoto film "The Sword of Doom/' a tale about a sociopathic samurai and his descent into madness. Other essential films will be on tap for the semester, such as Ingmar Bergman's "The Seventh Seal," as well as more contemporary pieces, like Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, winner of this year's Academy Award for Best Picture. Besides the International Cinema series, the Cinema Studies program will be continuing the successful run of last year's Cult Film series with an all new lineup of cult classics. The schedule is yet to be determined, but a repeat of Rocky Horror Picture Show during Halloween is a sure thing. The infamous A Clockwork Orange is slated for this fall as well. All screenings are free and open to the public. Films are shown at the library auditorium (LI 120) at 7:00 p.m. Faculty members with expertise on the subject will usually Theatres Gamer, Sept. 4 See DANCE* B3 International Cinema provides Intentional Fun ROBSTEFFEN Arnazon.com introduce the films and lead a discussion following the film. Students and community members are invited, encouraged and pleaded with to participate. Films are shown with their original unedited content and language, with English subtitles when necessary. Yahoo.com All About Steve, Sept. 4 Yahoo.com Extract, Sept. 4 Editot'¬e: president o&ifte Cjna Staittes club, as a ber M- Yahoo.com |