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“Made”: Not Just Another Mob “Hit”
By AnneZahran
Entertainment Editor
Help! I’m talking and can’t
shut up!
Does this phrase describe
you or someone you know?
If so, chances are you’ll find
a lot to love in “P^ade”, the
newest brainchild of “Swing
ers” guys Jon Favreau and
Vince Vaughn. This film,
which was written, directed,
and produced by Favreau
(with help from the swoon
worthy Vaughn), takes a fresh
look at organized crime from
the viewpoint of “errand
boys.”
Favreau plays Bobby, a
decent guy and aspiring boxer
who just want to make enough
money so his girlfriend
doesn’t have to lap dance at
bachelor parties. Considering
that Bobby has to watch her
dance and have guys grope
her, it’s understandable when
he gets a little crazy and
knocks a guy’s teeth.
After Bobby bombs out on
his next job working construc
tion, he goes to see a per
snickety Peter Falk, who of
fers Bobby and his bigmouth
buddy Ricky (Vaughn) a lush
assignment. Go where we
send you, Falk says. Stay in
lavish hotels, drop off money,
pick up money, and don’t ask
any questions.
The whole premise sounds
easy enough, but this is where
the plot gets really good.
The boys are sent to NYC
for their first job, but by the
time they are on plane Ricky’s
already violated most of the
Ben Greene-
Colonnese To
Exhibit Artwork at
Methodist College
FAYETTEVILLE, NC—
Artwork of Ben Greene-
Colonnese, a seventh grader
at Pine Forest Middle School,
will be shown in a special ex
hibit at Methodist College’s
Mallett-Rogers House Sept.
15-Oct. 8.
Entitled “Colors, Shapes,
and Objects,” the exhibit is free
and open to the public week
day from 9 am. to 5 p.m. An
opening reception is planned
for Saturday, Sept. 15 from
5:30 to 7;30p.m. The exhibit
includes 31 paintings and
drawings done by the artist
over a five-year period.
Greene-Colonnese is the son
of Robin Greene and Michael
Colonnese, members of the
Methodist College English
faculty. He has studied art with
Fayetteville artist Becky Lee
since he was six years old.
The artwork in his exhibit was
done in a variety of media:
pastels, acrylics, watercolors,
and charcoal.
“There will be lots of vari
ety in Ben’s show,” said Mrs.
Lee. “Ben’s alw ays willing to
try new things and to take
risks. During the five years I've
taught him, we’ve studied a
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rules: he’s downing cham
pagne by the bucketful, try
ing to hook up with steward
esses, and just generally be
ing obnoxious. While Ricky
tells the long-suffering Bobby
to “be cool,” and take ad
vantage of all the perks the
job affords them. He is miles
away fi'om being himself
Nearly every scene in the
movie seems to revolve
around the chemistry be
tween Vaughn and Favreau,
and with the exception of a
few great scenes starring P.
Diddy as a low-level gang
ster; this really is their movie.
A moving plot seems be
side the point.
Vaughn steals the show
with his over- the-top char
acter Ricky, who is so
equally annoying and endear
ingly obvious that you can’t
help but feel sorry for the guy.
Favreau’s character is much
like that of Tony Soprano:
both are stressed-out, hard
working guys doing their best
to hold everything together
while everybody else screws
up
I saw “Made” at the
Cameo Theatre in downtown
Fayetteville, but it is no longer
playing there and it’s doubt-
fiil that you’ll be able to catch
it in a mainstream movie the
ater.
My advice is to either
watch it when it comes out on
video or if you are more am
bitious, drive to Raleigh or
catch it there. Made is funny,
well acted, and well written.
If you ask me it’s one of the
best movies of the year.
*The official website for the
movie is
www.gettingitmade.com.
WWW. movies.yahoo, com
A paining by Greene-Coloneese.
wide rang of artists, from Mark
Rothko to Matisse. He’s very
open to abstract ideas, which
are often difficult for someone
this young to comprehend.”
The young artist was en
couraged to exhibit his artwork
by Silvana Foti, professor of
art and head of the Methodist
College Art Department. Last
summer, he helped instruct
other school-age children at the
Fayetteville Museum of Art.
He says he would like to be
come a professional artist and
an art teacher.
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