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% iailii ®ar Jiwl Series Scares Up Fame for Its Stars The success of the "Scream" trilogy has reinvented the horror genre and brought notoriety to its contributors. By Jim Martin Senior Writer “Do you like scary movies?” It all started with what seemed like a prank call. Then, quicker than any film analyst could say phenomenon, Dimension Film’s “Scream” raked in more than $ 100 million at the box office and breathed new life into the horror genre. While initial reviews were mixed, the public snatched up writer Kevin Williamson’s satirical look at teen horror films, derogatorily called “slasher” films. Because of Williamson, director Wes Craven (“The Nightmare on Elm Street” series) made a comeback, and throngs of teenage actors and actresses becamp household names. Aft making $174.8 million in box offices worldwide, Williamson and his cronies launched a barrage of sequels and copycats. Three years later, witness the carnage of their pens: “1 Know What You Did Last Summer,” “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer,” “The Faculty,” “Teaching Mrs. Tingle,” “Carrie 2: The Rage," “Disturbing Behavior” and “The Bride of Chucky.” Not to mention “Scream 2” and “Scream 3.” What makes the “Scream” series so different than other films - especially its copycats - seems to be its satirical qual ity, originality and Williamson’s ability to make the story relevant to his audi ence, said Paul Dergarabedian, presi dent of L.A.-based Exhibitor Relations. That audience is undeniably teens and college students. The “Scream” series took relatively unknown actors and actresses from established teen-ori ented shows and launched them into superstardom. Neve Campbell, who plays Sidney Prescott in the trilogy, got her start on APPtICfITIONDEADLINE for Fall 2000, Academic Year 2000 & Summer 2000 Programs is February 15, 2000 Apply online at http://study-abroad.unc.edu No late Applications will be accepted. Stop by 12 Caldwell Hall for more info. World Championship Wrestling TICKETS ON SALE j 1 To^s9 w LIVE AT * 1 SMITH CElmMy Fox’s teen soap opera “Party of Five.” In 1996, “Party of Five” was huge, and three of its stars have jumped to the big screen: Campbell,Jennifer Love Hewitt and Scott Wolf. Now in 2000, the WB network has the hot teen show, “Felicity.” In form, Scott Foley, who plays Noel on the WB’s teen soap “Felicity” finds himself in “Scream 3.” “What (the makers of‘Scream’) did is plug the hot young stars from television and that brought in an audience," Dergarabedian said. “These TV stars had their loyal teen audiences follow them (to the big screen).” Foley told Diversions that being on established television shows and taking teen-specific roles were the path to sil ver-screen success. “There is already a built-in audience and these movies have a real high pro file,” Foley said. “The movies out there for younger actors are these suspense thrillers.” But with Campbell and Courtney Cox Arquette reportedly showing signs of “Scream” fatigue, could there be a possible hindrance to an actor jumping away from his known persona on a tele vision screen and into movies? Foley said he hoped to expand into different roles and characters, and he said today’s teen audiences could han dle their actors doing new things. As for Williamson, he is doing new things. After juggling several scripts and projects and having his ABC series “Wasteland” canceled, Williamson was forced to hand over the writing reins of “Scream 3” to Ehren Kruger (“Arlington Road”). Williamson has now focused his attention back to his WB teen series “Dawson’s Creek.” Four of the show’s principal actors have leapt into movies. With the trilogy coming to an end and the retiring of that now infamous white mask, Williamson and Cos. have carved their way into film history. Dergarabedian said, “The lasting rel evance is you can take a genre that is seemingly dead and reinvent it.” The Arts 3 Entertainment Editor can be reached at artsdesk@unc.edu. 'Scream' Finale Lives Up to Expectations Even without screenwriter Kevin Williamson, "Scream 3" offers as much wit and fright as the original. By Jim Martin Senior Writer Three years since the first film’s inception, “Scream 3” finishes off the trilogy with a bloody bang, not a whim per. This final chapter in the much-imi tated “Scream” series retains most of the satirical bite and bloody scenes evident in its predeces sors. In 1996, Sidney Prescott H Movie Review “Scream 3" iff (Neve Campbell) lived quietly in Woodsboro until horrible memories of her mother’s death began resurfacing. Then, the now-familiar masked man turned her life upside down and cut short the lives of her high school friends. That was writer Kevin Williamson’s “Scream.” Packed with spoofy lines commenting on the slasher genre, Williamson and Director Wes Craven reinvented horror films for ’9os audi ences. The rest is history. In essence, “Scream 3” chronicles that history. Williamson wrote about murder in high school (“Scream”) then in college (“Scream 2”). But in the new film, screenwriter Ehren Kruger uses the past events as the primary mover of the plot, complete with the ghost of Sidney’s mother. Set in Hollywood with the filming of “Stab 3,” Craven and Kruger use the “film-within-a-film” technique for inter esting plot twists and dramatic set-ups. For instance, a chase scene occurring on the set of “Stab 3” re-enacts Sidney’s ini tial encounter with the killer from the first “Scream.” Scenes like the one above show how Kruger’s writing appears more concise than Williamson’s. Gone are the rushed motions and random dialogue that marked “Scream 2.” And even the expected jabs at Hollywood and the slasher genre seem more focused in Abroad Study Arts Wl y \ ■ ißr 4 vl 1 COIRTESY OF DEMINSION FILMS Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) and Deputy Dewey (David Arquette) live to see yet another round of slasher-style horror in the long-awaited finale to Wes Craven's "Scream" trilogy. “Scream 3.” In a series where all of the principal actors (Campbell, Courtney Cox Arquette and David Arquette) have grown, Kruger manages to show their respective character arcs and relation ships with each other. Yes, in “Scream 3” attention is given to the characters - albeit between jabs of the killer’s knife. As with the previous films, “Scream 3” brings in new faces to replace the Wra - 30s REQUIR^^I f FOR WORKING ADVENTURES WORLDWIDE 1 I BRITAIN AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND A 1 I Work, travel and have fun. Internationalize your resume, ] I make new friends and broaden your horizons! 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And Scott Foley (televi sion’s “Felicity”) makes a name for him self as the frustrated director of “Stab 3.” Miramax Studios holds this film up as Friday, February 4, 2000 the way to tidy up loose ends and finish off the series. Kruger’s attention to the main characters helps drive this movie to its brilliant, although convoluted finale. “Scream 3” thankfully brings the series full circle, giving audiences cue more adventure and the masked i filer his final cut. The Arts 3 Entertainment Ennor can be reached at artsdesk@un<..edu. 5
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