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Page 18 •Tliursday, May 1, 2003 A & E The Pendulum Movie review In theaters: I Friday I ‘•X2; X-Men Uniled” (PG-U) j Starring Hugh Jackman. Halle Uerry, j Alan Cumnilng. Sir Ian McKcllan. I Patrick Stewan, Fainkc Janssen, j Janies Murstlcn, Anna Hai)uin I “Tlic Daiicer Upstairs” (R) I Starring John Malkovich, Uiura ' Moranle i I In concert: I Thursday I |jghllM)Use-f;lon I None Itw Wiser I Tickets TBA; show 10 p.m. I Cm! Room 4 - Carrbom i Tinkers IHinishtncnt ! Tickets $fr-$7; show THA I Friday I l.iiKoln Theatre - Raleigh j SqiieezcToy, Sunny l^lfurrf, .Simnes^ j Tickcis free (21 + only): sIkiw at 9:M) p.m. i 'Ilie Urewcry - Raleigh [ Zen Tricksters Tickets .$«-$10, show at 10:15 p.m. I Ziggy's - Winston-Salem I TIk'.Waileni Tickets % 1 .Vailv.: show at 'J p.m. I ' : Saturday ■ Cat’s C'ntdk? - Carrbom ■flK* Butcliies. Kintya Dawsim ■ Tickcts $M/iklv.: sIkiw at 9:.V) p.m. ; Monday and 1\iesday Ziggy's - Winstim-Sak-’m i Vertical lliirizon, Jotuisay I Tit kt'ts $ 1 ."i/atlv.; show at ‘} pm. New Releases: IlifMlay ' Jack Jk)tinson - "Oil anil On" : John 1 Halt - ''llcm atli Tins Cinitf I'Xterior" Artun) .SaiKkival ■ ‘Tnimiict livoliitioii" I Tomahawk - "Mil Clas” ! Variety is the Spice of Life : t-lon's I)ei>ai1mcnt ot 1‘erfoniiing Arls ! will present Spring Chor.il Showcase at ' 1:M) p.m. I'ritlay in McCrary Theaiic. i I’he slww will feature (wrlorniances by ! Caincrata, ClKirale and Uan. 'Hr- sIh»w I is tree ;uul ojKn to the juiblic. j fUon’s stiideiil tilm socii-iy. CineUin, will ; host an evening i»f stuileiit films tonight. ! i ;k'vcn slKwt liliiis will be .shown at 8 ; pm. m the MtP.weii sciwiiing n»m. [ Ilie ()!»gr«m is I'rce Cusack’s ‘Identity’ thrills and chills audiences Sean Hennen Reporter “Identity” is a trici^y film. Much like 1995’s “The Usuiil Saspects,” viewers will either love or it hiite based on their willingness to ;Kx:ept an ending that faces them to reevaluate every thing they jast watched. For those who have been watching trailers for the film, “Identity” looks like a rain-drenched slasher flick. To inore knowledgeable film bull's, the plot sounds like a classic naHX)ir setup. To fiuis of the stage, it is easy to rccognize the basic stayline of Agatha Christie’s ‘Ten Littfc Iixliaas.” What works especially well in “Identity,” besides the wickedly twist ed plot develqiments, is the eeriness and pending doom that most of the film plays up like a clas.sic horror movie shown late at night on American Movie Qas.sics. Ten strangers, each traveling through the remote land.scape of the Nevada desert for different nzasoas, become stranded at a rundown nx)tel during a massive raiastcmi. Due to the tenibk: conditioas of the roads tuxl the lack of working tek:phones, evayone decides it wouki be the best kfca to hunker down at the motel fra- the night. Ed (John Casack) is a limo driver chauffeuring fading movie star Caroline (Rebecca DeMomay). Officer Rhodes (Ray Liotta) is trans porting a ditngerous prisoner (Jake Basey). Newlyweds Ginny t>nd Lou (Clea Duvdl and William Lee Scott) jast got hitched in Las Vegas. Paris (Amanda Peet) is a fomier prostitute with dreams of opening an orange grove in Florida. George (John C. McGinley) is trying to find help for his injured wife Alice (Leila Kenzie) while tending to his eerily quiet son Timothy (Bret Loehr). Larry (John Hawkes) is the motel manager about to have his establLsh- ment overrun by guests. Before anyone can settle in fo" the night, bcxlies start dropping as each guest Is murdered in a number of truly gruesome manners. Accompanying each body are nx)tel nxxn keys that count down fiwm 10 with each new body. TTie survivore must determine who is tlie killer. Someone in Hollywood still knows thiit when dealing with a scenario like the one in “Identity,” it isn’t the briefs spurts of violence accompanying the murders that scare the audience. iA/kat do / knou/ cdout I knou/ doxj fii. Liya/it to fita/iJ' CL tu t not uf.t dirtb Control Pregnancy Testing Abortion By Pill Surgical Abortion IV Sedation (optional) STD/HIV Testing 0 Planned Parenthood* of Central North Carolitu, Iik. Chapel Hill Durham 919-942-7762 919-286-2872 WWW.PLANNEDPARENTHOOD.ORG/PPCNC Rather, it is the lull of action in between the killings, tlie waiting for what comes next, that keeps viewers squirming in their seaLs. Packing a wallop of a plot twist that doesn’t hit viewers until two-thirds of the way into the movie, director Janies Mangold and screenwriter Michael Cooney know they have any ace up Iheir sleeve. This doesn’t stq) them, however, from turning the frrst two acts of the film into creepy, jump-out-of- your-.seat entertjiinment. It would be alnxKt impossible to assemble a better cast for a movie like “Identity” than the group of eclectic actors present. Everyone involved is obvioasly having fun running around in the torrential rain, screaming their heads off, and acting as campy as pos sible. Especially noteworthy are Casack and Peet, whose characters hold the story together. The only complaint with “Identity” is that once the story has carried viewers to the end, there are still more twists. It almost feels like tlie filmmakers came up with a mind- blowing, admirably acceptable plot twist to stun the audience, but added one more over-the-top twist for good measure. T H E ABACA Press / KRT Campus John Cusack stars in “Identity.” The film topped txjx offices, grossing $17 million. The added twist doesn’t really wcM^c, suggesting that the writer and the director should have stopped befc»e they went too far. By the time the film reaches its credits, viewers will be rx)thing but a bundle of nerves in their seats. Rating: You’ll have a hard time finding a more entertaining thriller. Contact Sean Hennen at pendu- lum@elon.edu or 278-7247. C-D i K i rr-1 ANY SALON SERVICE With Coupon* Students Only $16.00 minimum service *not valid with any other discount “Voted Best Salon In Alamance C o u n t v Offering: * Body Wraps * Facials • Hair • Nails * Tanning* Color* Perms* Waxing* 336.229.4247 Monday - 1 p.m. - 6 p.m. Tuesday thru Thursday - 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Friday - 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. 1066 S. Church St. Burlington, NC
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