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Meredith Herald November 8, 2000 8 Campus Extras Singer Cat Stevens has musical re-emergence Angels explodes into theaters Lynda-Marie Taurasi staff Witter He may now refer to himself as Yusuf Ixlam, a spiritual Mus lim, but he will forever be known as Cat Stevens. With (he release of his album The Very Best of Cat Stevens, a feature on the Almost Famous soundtrack and a VHI Behind the Music documentary, it seems Cat Stevens’ music is making a comeback whether he likes it or not. The Very Best of Cat Stevens covers hits ail the way back to his early rise as a teen idol in If, in the past several weeks, you hai^ned to see a slightly frazzled student emerge from one of the studios or darkrooms of Gaddy-Hamrick, you can now be almost cer^in that she is a senior ait student preparing for her senior art show. She may have looked a little tired; ‘67. Cloaked in velvet suits, the young Stevens delivered early Beatles-esque hits such as “Matthew and Son,” which is featured on the new album. Wanting to be taken more seriously, he re-entered the scene in 1970 as a long-haired, bearded folk-rock singer. He established himself as a consci entious, prolific songwriter until his break from the main stream in 1978. Not only wili fans hear the time-honored, soul-searching classics (“Wild World,” “Peace Train,” “Moonshadow,” “The she may have tried to sleep in the building that has of late become her second home. But her many hours behind closed doors came (o fruition on Sunday as the Senior Art Exhibition opened from 2-4 p.m. The rooms and hallways of Gaddy-Hamrick, in addition to the yard outside of the build- Wind”) but also will they hear a previously unreleased track: “I’ve Got aThing About Seeing My Grandson Grow Old.” The unreleased track also appears on a forthcoming box- set. Although Stevens’ disillu sionment with the music indus try caused him to drop-out of the scene, his fans will be more than thrilled to have his music re-emerge and speak to a new generation. The man who avoided fame for so long is back. ing, were filled with the works of five Meredith seniors, "nie photography of Melissa Bames and Laura Conley was dis played as well as mixed media, sculpture and paintings of Amy Louise Mills Brown. Shelley Brown and Brigette Ting pre sented their work in graphic design. Lisa Pearce, professor of art. headed up the studio poriion of the exhibit. “This is the day that their career as an artist begins,” said Pearce. Galleries and museums fromi around the Triangle are invited to attend the exhibition every year, and it is through this exposure that many of these senior art majors make connec tions to boost them into suc cessful art careers. Hie display was a culmina tion of all the work that the Hve students had produced throughout their time at Mered ith. The seniors pulled out their strongest pieces for the exhibi tion and displayed the artwork for viewing as well as buying. “1 realty encourage students to come over and see and sup port the work.” said Pearce. And Meredith community members, as well as outside community members, can through Sunday. Nov. 19. Tracy Sumner SiafI Wriiof “Good morning, Angels.” "Good morning, Charlie!” The familiar opening lines of the 1970s hit television series charm audiences once again as Sony Pictures releases the film version of Charlie's Angels. Cameron Diaz {There's Something About Mary), Lucy Liu (Ally McBeal) and Drew Barrymore (Never Been Kissed) are delightful as the newest detectives of the Charles Townsend Detective Agency. The new Angels are more than just sexy as they add high- tech tools, high-performance vehicles and an array of new martial arts techniques to their repertoire. Simitar to the television show, they outwit and fight their way through tough obsta cles to take on Charlie’s newest crime-fighting assignment. In this version of Charlie’s Angels, Charlie gives the trio the task of tracking down kid napped computer ace Eric Knox to keep his top-secret software out of potentially- serious hands. With the assistance of Bosley, played by a charming Bill Murray (Groundhog Day), the Angels use their various crime fighting weapons, including a number of hil^ous disguises, to save Knox and capture the bad guy. I was very pleased to find that this film was quite differ ent from the traditional action movie as it featured more than just fighting and “blow up” action sequences. The Angels lost their guns from the television series, which made for more creative and amazingly acrobatic fight scenes. Dylan (Barrymore), Natalie (Diaz) and Alex (Liu) were instant heros as they out smarted every enemy that stood in the way of their solv ing the crime. The Angels do most fighting independently; however, they join forces for the most thrilling fight scenes, which have really cool special effects. During high kicks, the Angels fly through the air in slow motion. And during back-alley chases, they speed through the streets. There was never a dull moment as Charlie’s Angels provided enough comic relief to keep me interested and entertained throughout the whole movie. Each Angel was surprisingly funny and brought a refreshing sense of humor to the group. Tom Green (of MTV’s The Tom Green Show), the real-life husband of Barrymore, appeared as Chad, Dylan's annoying boyfriend. Green and Barrymore were a delightfully hilarious on-screen duo. Diaz shines in a especially funny scene as her character gets the chance to appear on an episode of Soul Train. She stuns the crowd with her dance moves and eventually is cheered on* by chants of “Go white girl!” But she proves her smarts when she's asked to identify a rare species of bird based on its call. The 2000 version of Char lie's Angels, based on Aaron Spelling’s (Beverly Hills, 90210, Melrose Place) circa late 1970s television show of the same name. Like the show, the movie is cheesy, but the movie is a self- realised cheesy. It takes jabs at itself. (Case in point: During a scene on an airplane, a charac ter, after seeing that the in flight movie is J.R. Hooker: The Movie, says, “Just what we need—another movie based on an old T.V. show.” But it is all these things that makes (he movie so good. It’s certainly not Academy-Award- winning material, but it's fun, it’s fast and it’s action-filled. Matt LeBlanc of NBC’s Friends also has a minor roie-- and just as in Friends, he plays an aspiring actor. The soundtrack for Charlie’s Angels is a perfect musical addition to the movie. It fea tures numbers by Destiny’s Child, The Vapors, Aerosmith and several others. The variety of music adds a lot of character to the movie, especially the Ughting sequences. Charlie’s Angels the perfect film for a Saturday afternoon. Language and minor references to sexuality give the film its PG-13 rating. Laura Conley’s Back (Palrick), a gelatin silver print, is on display now during the Senior Art Exhibition. Seniors display years of work at Sunday’s art show Holden Burke Stalf Writer
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