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October 23, 1997
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WSOE^Tc^Ten
1» G Love & Special
Sauce— "Stepping
Stones"
2» The Verve— "Bitter
Sweet Symphony''
3. Shift—"The Best
Song I Ever Wrote"
Moby—"Janies Bond
Theme^
Fat Boy Slim—
"First Down''
Flip Side—
"This Is True''
7. Manute Soul—"Atlas"
And Difranco—
"Shameless"
Ecerclear— "Every
thing to Everyone"
10. The Deftones—
"My Own Summer"
RECORD RELEASES
= Oct.2 —
Janet Jackson
Rolling Stones
Luther Vandross
Mariah Carey
Brooks & Dunn
Jars of Clay
Adam Sandler
Busta Rhymes
Morphine
Immature
EPMD
Elton John
Boyz II Men
Sublime
blockbuster VIDEO
Liar Liar
BAPS
Volcano
Oprah's Make the Connection
Sickle
Cell
Anemia.:
treatable,
but NOT
curable!
Cast shows poor Entertainment
acting in 'last summer' showcase features
Elon talent Friday
Erik Akelaitis
Asst. A&E Editor
Jim Gillespie’s recent attempt
at horror in “I Know What You Did
Last Summer” leaves much to be
desired.
The film is about a group of
four teenagers (two guys and two
girls) who accidentally run over a
pedestrian in the middle of the night
on the Fourth of July. Instead of
going to the police and risking man
slaughter charges, they dump the
body in a nearby lake and make a
pact to never tell anyone about it.
A year passes and the bond
between the four friends weakens
until Julie (Jennifer Love Hewitt)
receives a note with the title of the
movie scratched on it.
As the one year anniversary of
their hit-and-run accident ap
proaches, they each face a number
of terrifying situations by a killer
who carries a meathook.
The acting gets worse as the
movie progress, and one cannot help
but feel cheated out of six bucks.
Even though the film contains a
cast of attractive actresses and ac
tors (Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Cellar,
Ryan Phillippe and Freddie Prinze,
Jr.), their acting skills do not live up
to the audience’s expectations.
The movie contains a lot of
surprises and scares, but the cha
otic plotline and lack of character
development make it nothing more
than a bunch of scary scenes with
no relevance.
In reference to Wes Craven’s
classic “Scream,” “I Know What
You Did Last Summer” does not
compare. Craven did a superb job
of providing unique elements that
made “Scream” stand out among
other films.
This movie offers a few good
scenes where the audience jumps
out of their seats, but for the most
part it is another generic horror
flick with bad acting and a redun
dant plotline.
I give this movie two stars out
of four. It manages to scare the
audience, but it does so in a confus
ing manner.
Brie Brittenbender
A&E Reporter
Elon’s Finest will present its
annual Entertainment Showcase at
8p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24., in
McKinnon Hall. The showcase
will feature singers, dancers, a fash
ion show and writers presenting
original poetry, among many other
entertainers.
One of the new additions to
this year’s roster of performers is
“Exquisite,” an organization which
is new to Elon. Their act features
students showing off their model
ing abilities in a fashion show set
ting.
Other acts include orignial
poems by freshman Tina Ryals and
sophomore Stacey Mahoney.
Elon’s Finest will open and close
the showcase with two perfor
mances.
Dan Seals to perform at Carolina Theatre
It is rare for anyone to be able
to succeed in two different skills.
Deion Sanders has found success
in both football and baseball, and
Ronald Reagan made his mark in
Hollywood and Washington. In the
musical world, Dan Seals has had
the tenacity to cross musical bound
aries and became famous in both
pop and country music.
Seals will be performing at 7
p.m.on Sunday, Oct. 26, at the Caro
lina Theatre in Greensboro.
Seals began his musical career
as part of the duo England Dan and
John Ford Coley. The two topped
the charts with “I’d Really Like
You Tonight,” “Nights Are For
ever Without You,” “It’s Sad to
Belong” and “Love is the Answer.’
As popular as the duo was, Seals
decided to go out on his own and try
country music.
Once he started recording, he
knew he had made the right deci
sion. Seals watched the charts as 14
consective songs became top ten
hits, including “Rage On,” “Every
thing That Glitters” and “One
Friend.” His catchy tune, “Bop,”
was the Country Music
Association’s Single of the Year.
“Meet Me In Montana,” a duet with
Marie Osmond, won the CMA
award for Duet of the Year.
If talent runs in the family, the
Seals’ clan is no exception. Seals’
father was a gifted musician; his
brother is a member of Seals and
Croft; his cousin Troy Seals is a
country songwiter (“Lost in the
Fifties”); his second cousin, Brady
Seals was originally with Little
Texas and is now a solo performer.
Seals’ newest release is titled
“In a Quiet Room.” This enchant
ing compilation features him in a
mystical atmosphere, combining
his acoustic talents with light or
chestration. The CD includes songs
from his early days in pop and his
more recent country successes.
Tickets for Dan Seals are $ 15
for adults and $13 for students and
seniors. For more information, or
to order by phone, call the Carolina
Theatre box office at (910) 333-
2605. Hours are noon- 5:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday and 1-4
p.m. on Saturday.
New shows offered on ESTV
Katisha Hayes
A&E Reporter
Elon Student Television (ESTV)
offers students a variety of program
ming choices this year. New shows
include “Touchdown Thursday
Night” and “Elon Today.
In addition to the returning and
new shows, there are several show
ideas that are in the works.
"Sports Talk" vy^ill be a
roundtable discussion on issues
relating to sports and athletes.
The show will consist of one
mediator and a panel of students
and/or faculty discussing sev
eral sports-related issues in
depth.
Taping schedule and air time is
to be annoimced.
Elon’s Finest, the event spon
sor, is a talented group of dancers
and nondancers; 32 male and fe
male members make up the group.
Although the ensemble specializes
in hip -hop dancing, they have also
incoporated other types of dance,
such as country line dancing and
ballet, into their repetoire over the
past few years.
Shanelle Pickraum, the coor
dinator of the showcase, said she
expects a big turnout this Friday.
“I expect the show to be great,
and the performances will be ex
cellent,” she said.
Not only is Elon’s Finest a
performance group, but it has also
served in the communitythrough
volunteer activities and their phi
lanthropy.
Tickets are $2 general admis
sion.
Write for
A&ii
Call ext.
2331 for
more info.
In the works are plans to bring
back a sketch comedy show; a
fitness show, focusing on nutri
tional information, aerobics and
weight-training; and a new talk
show.
If interested in working with
or developing these shows, con
tact ESTV via email
(estv@numen.elon.edu) or
phone (Ext. 6777).
ROOM BOARD
PAY
Stay with
elderly lady
near Elon
College campus.
Write;
1178 Fox Hill Rd.
State College, Pa.
16803
THE CRAFT
Oct. 29 at 8 p.m.
McKinnon Hall
free popcorn!