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Thursday, February 27,2003
Arts and Entertainment
Movie review
‘‘Daredevil”:
must see action
Rachel Jones
Special to the Pilot
Boy becomes man, man
becomes lawyer-by-day and
superhero-by-night ‘who
knows no fear’; nothing
unusual here except for one
catch — the man was blinded
while he was a boy.
This twist makes
“Daredevil” just another epic
saga in the comic series-
turned-movie genre, right?
Wrong.
“Daredevil” has crossed
the line from the ‘feel good’
movies such as “Spider-Man”
to a darker movie in which the
hero constantly struggles
between his duty of fighting
for justice and his desire for
revenge.
The fight scenes are as
well done and entertaining as
the cast. Ben Affleck is
impressive and surprisingly
believable as Matt Murdock,
a.k.a. Daredevil. Jennifer
Gamer (“Alias”) should not be
overlooked . as Elektra
Natchios, the not-so-helpless
love interest of Murdock.
Both villains, Michael Clarke
Duncan (“The Green Mile”)
as Kingpin, and Colin Ferrell
(“Minority Report”) as
Bullseye, are as remarkable as
Daredevil himself.
For those looking for
humor as well as action, the
movie has its humorous
moments putting a new twist
to the sarcastic comment, “Are
you blind?”
Overall, from opening
credits to the final scene,
“Daredevil” will keep its audi
ence entertained and delight
ed.
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CD REVIEW
Come Away” with Jones
Emily Killian
Pilot copy editor
Imagine walking down a big city sidewalk
alone at night as the fog is rolling in, without
fear, while you’re thinking of life and relation
ships.
Norah Jones beckons the listener to “Come
Away With Me,” into her vividly descriptive
and slightly melancholy tunes. Her music, elic
iting a variety of emotions, draws from a vari
ety of sources, and includes songs written by
Lee Alexander, Hank Williams and Jones.
Her most recognizable song, “Don’t Know
Why,” is about the decisions we make, but
don’t understand in relationships.
Although most of the CD seems like a
pleasant walk in the fog, “Peelin’ the Same
Way” captures the Saturday morning feeling of
wanting to stay in bed, but knowing you need
to get up.
“Seven Years” captures a little bit of hope
and describes a little girl that has a “.. .Crooked
little smile on her face.. .Tells a take of grace...
That’s all her own.”
In “Painter Song,” Jones sings of memo
ries and how we paint them in our minds as we
recall days, situations and people gone by.
My personal favorite, “The Long Day is
Over,” describes going to sleep after a long day
and always relaxes me enough to go to sleep.
Even though some of the tracks are about
failed relationships and have a slightly melan
choly and nostalgic tone, they leave the listen
er a little more content with their life.
The album as a whole netted Jones five
Grammies, including Album of the Year, New
Artist of the Year and Pop Vocal Album of the
Year. She won Single of the Year and Song of
the Year with “Don’t Know Why.”
Killigan Points: 5 out of 5.
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