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Show LIFE VOLUME LI • ISSUE 34 JUNE 20, 2011 WWW UVUREVIEW COM Summer Movie Previews and Predictions iS to compete for the PART TWO iss Utah Crown 11 ( Cannonized Cinema BY KELLY CANNON Life Editor This is the second of a three-part series. The first discussed movies being released in June of 2011 and was released on June 6. This part will discuss movies being released in July 2011 and will be published on June 20. The last will discuss movies being released in August 2011 and will be published on July 18. The Perfect Host Thriller July 1 Rated R This looks awesome! First, we don't get to see David Hyde Pierce nearly enough. He's brilliant. In this role he plays a man, who seems normal enough, at home preparing for a "dinner party" when a bank robber bursts into his home looking for a place to hide. Pierce seems weak and willing to submit when suddenly things are not what they seem. Turns out all of the "guests" of Pierce's dinner party are figments of his demented imagination. The robber is now at the mercy of this off-balanced psycho, who, in classic David Hyde Pierce, is still a gentleman, which makes it all the more unsettling. Verdict: Go See It. BY KELLY CANNON Life Editor As Danica Olsen walked across the stage practicing for the Miss Utah pageant, her boots sparkled with the letters "UVU" written out in green and white sequins. Olsen has held the title of Miss UVU since Oct. 2010 and this week will be competing against 50 other young women for the title of Miss Utah. For an audience made up of friends, family, coaches and well wishers, Olsen showed off her eveningwear and swimwear, as well as practiced answering interview questions and her dance routine for the talent portion of the competition. Olsen has been competing in pageants for years, with the Miss Utah pageant being her ninth competition. When asked about her favorite aspect of being Miss UVU, Olsen talked about her family and coaches. "The support I've gotten from my advisors has helped me be the best version of myself I can be," Olsen said. "[Being Miss UVU] means the world to me. I'm so grateful." In addition to attending campus and community events as Miss UVU, Olsen has been prepping for the Miss Utah competition, now only a week away. "I feel great. I feel ready," Olsen said. "I feel like 'bring it on!' The pageant consists of four events: interview, onstage question, eveningwear and "Lifestyles and Fitness," informally known as swimwear. Each contestant also has a service platform they will promote if they are crowned Miss Utah, and possibly Miss America. Olsen's platform is Prescription Drug Addiction Awareness. Olsen recently attended an addicts meeting and had a chance to see what prescription drug addiction can do to individuals and their families. In sitting down with Olsen, she expressed the need to combat the 'pageant girl' stereotype society has been placed on contestants. This stereotype, which labels the women as air-headed bimbos, is something competitors like Olsen encounter everyday. "You need to be real [and] genuine," Olsen said. "If you're you, people will respect that." Olsen also encounters claims that pageants objectify women. When asked about such claims, Olsen answered with a smile. "I believe pageants are a celebration of women," Olsen said. "And they're a blast." The Miss Utah Pageant is a weeklong event, with the winners announced on Saturday, June 25. The Review will be checking in on Danica Olsen throughout the week as she competes for Miss Utah. Be sure to check the Review twitter for updates at twitter. com/uvureview. Romance/Comedy July 1 Rated PG-13 Noorda Theater hosts a theater camp that's geared towards children. BY JEFF JACOBSEN Life Writer ASHLEY ROTH /UVU REVIEW With painted faces, the children learn to imitate animals as part of the theater camp. I Monte Carlo Romance/Comedy July 1 Rated PG Following the tired RomCorn storytelling, Monte Carlo features the wildly MOVIES B6 CONTACT: PHOTOS BY GILBERT CISNEROS/UVU REVIEW Kids act out on campus Larry Crowne It looks like both Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts are taking another swing at the whole Rom-Com genre. Hanks plays our middleaged protagonist who is fired from his job. He goes to a community college where Roberts is his professor. The film looks charming, in that Romantic-Comedy fuzzy kind of way. Normally, I do not recommend Rom-Coms because of their predictable & cliché storyline. However, the added element of a middle-aged man going to college in order to find another career will hit home for many people. Verdict: Go See It. Danica Olsen models her different outfits she will be showcasing at the Miss Utah Pageant. ASHLEY ROTH/UVU REVIEW Kids move around the room in an exercise that teaches not only about movement but also spatial awareness. The sounds of children ranging in age from preschool to high school - echoed in the halls of the Gunther Trades building on June 6. The kids prance like cats, buzz like wasps and explore aspects of theater like historical acting styles and set production. The second annual Noorda Theater Summer Camp runs from June 6 to July 1, and provides about 200 Utah Valley children with opportunities to explore and develop communication and acting skills, as well as build confidence. Lisa Thurman, a senior in the theatrical arts department, crawls on the floor pretending to drink water like a cat, while half-a-dozen second-graders follow suit. "It was hard to see myself as a theater major at first," Thurman said. "But now it's hard to imagine anything else." Thurman explained that during the summer camp the staff teach the children but learn from them as well. "We as adults tend to shy away from sharing everything that's going on inside us, whereas kids are an open book," Thurman said. "That's really exciting for us in theater because we try to go back to that state." The theme of this year's camp is 'Creating Courage.' According to Newman, the vision of the camp is, "not to create the next generation of Broadway kids, but to help children develop confidence and courage in being able to communicate with other people, in order to be successful in life." The Noorda Theater, tucked away on the north end of campus adjacent to the Gunther Trades building, is "one of our undiscovered treasures," said John Newman, Director of the Noorda Regional Theater Center for Children and Youth and professor in the Theater Arts Department. Funded by a donation from Tye Noorda, the Noorda The- ater was recognized in 2010 by the American Institute of Architects as one five buildings in Utah given the top honor for excellence in architectural design. "It is one of our most important links to the community," Newman said. "By offering children's theater productions here we're starting to bring the rest of the community to the campus and make ourselves a more integral part of the community." Community isn't the only thing the Noorda brings together. Faculty and students from the theatrical arts, dance, digital media, history and communication departments comprise the 56 member team that staff the summer camp. Two productions will be performed as crowning projects of the camp: The Egypt Game, and Romeo & Juliet: Together (and alive!) at Last. Performances will show in the Noorda Theater June 29-30, and July 1. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://www.uvu.edu/theatre/. LIFE EDITOR ASST. EDITOR LEAD DESIGNER lifesectionuvu@gmail.com archange1709@gmail.com carlym215@gmail.com Kelly Cannon Alex Soloman Carly Montgomery |