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THURSDAY Q
NOVEMBER 9, 2000
CHARLIE'S A LUCKY MAN
Bariymorc, Diaiz, Liu sizzle iini Nngels'
By-Chris Kula
XIf you go 'into thr new "Charlie's
An-u1ls" movie expectutg a stunning
script, ctrattve plot twistsaid tight
sodjiut you may finde yourself disap-
'sointed. Hut if yoti'ye looking for stun-
iurg wsomen, reativse action sequences
tntigh altsses, well, you shan' t be let
C'h tt ites Angels" is the dleftnition
of eye rctiniy. h i ltm hIt 5 oOgre'ate'r
aspirtiuon tltan to look goodl antd have
afun t itm el it rrrtatnly archirves its
light-htearted goals. The pace is upbeat,
the story whinisy
aind the onscrren
talent is heaveni-
ly so to speak.
Charlie's An uipdate of
/Angels the much-loved
Grade: B '70~s television
series, Charlie's
Si Shuntase Ang'els" features
atd Quatit D
Hit tynore,
Camteront Diaz
atndLutey Liii as
lie tewest Pri-
sate itsvestigator
littties to sleuth
lot)V the ChIartles Townsente Detective
AenucyI lie triot receives their assignt-
itetsvia intereom trom the heard-
bu-etir-seentCharlie, atneonte
they're on the catse, the Angels will do
whatever- it takes- jumping out of
platres, using kutig litdriving last ears,
etc,.- to get their mutt, ill while keep-
itig their hair perfectly coilfeel.
Whten the Atigels tre tapped to
itivestigate lie kidniapping tof ci soft-
Wsaretmttgulthle stanidaredadvetire
tittvie conftlict beginis. Blut toi tell yout
lie truth, lie whttle detective stetry is
pretty touch ntegligible: The three
Atngels could be otta itssioni to pick
oup some Chintese food, and I thitnk it
wouild still maike fuor a fun 9)1 mintutes.
A itt of credit must go to the female
stairs or givintg the filmthilis type uof
teenaiged joy rideeduality. Each Anigel
Lucy Liu can disable a bomb. Cameron Diaz can disarm an assassin. Drew
Barrymore can disrobe in a flash.
its icr ows intdividulu ntatutre -
Dylan (Batrtymroe) is the toutght ione,
Natalie (Dia) is gouity but street andi
AlesxI(Litt) cancitt0cever-ythiti"--bit
they all exude a e iteftee eliattm that's
refresintitg isee iiin aetationtflick.
Diaz, itt partitcular, sparklrs like a Litc
Drlite mine
First-timne directori MeG, best
knoiwn fotrhits colorfutl rorit videos
(thittk Barenakeed Latules Our Wek'"
Thte Offsprintg's"Pretty Flvylfr a White
(;uy' cndtte enitire Sugar Ray cuta-
luigue),,ittakes great use oftiC tiifettate
htrismaipttaping his Atgels inito plcin-
ty oif totical scetnaiots antd juist is
titatty dfelellCi~t usitiIsecitu lnDiaz
necked oitt ini skimtpy (Germtan leeder-
htosent is pretty msucht worth the price of
admitission)l.
Hut where MeG really excels is ini
tis mastery otf te booty shot. Event
itoughlits ottly rated a mtild PG-I3,
"Chatrlie's Ansgels" hacs te ightest
cattout of gratuitous fllesht that I've
seeni 111 a huti-' titie. At titmes, the
mtovie's like acrelelsirationt of femtale
curves: See Camtieronrte.ni See Lucey
bsettdlover SeelDrewv rotllitists a till-
side tnaked (I'ittsetrtous).
Andtelaietis' overt setxcappeal
ontly mtakes lie mitt itt t l'iettecs,
svhich ate dote in ilehr uber-stylisls
"Matrix" 1 islittitiall thleitotre cappeal-
intg. 'To see a strikingely bteautiil
wromian simtplydeiatintg ini tand-to-
htantdl ttitbait is just flaii-ciiifuntitio
wvatcht. Sat vs titoteiswhotalstoscears lie
hati if sriteliten ttthis filttt tbviottslv
iii letiitity, lirsht ttnd atcti, becautse
the Ittoiriris packedilitit.
Buti,l ter's somthiing Ifurtle
ladies, too, a Ifie spetiteitotf itaitIy
itene uofolBill Martrty. Well, sex-
type thing liers nittbut Mttrrcay, who
plays Bosleythe agen'citeeconde-in-
etttcmtnlis liitinn salways - antd
don'it all womtent say they .lust Wuata
guy whottcaitt sake them latugh?~
Adam Sandier is worth roughly 25 million dollars and yet he hasn't become too good to hang with his dawgs.
,San1-11dier dishes about hi~s
la1111111 teo"st fa l ure, 'ittleNicky-.
By Christopher Cousino These peopile tate your guts:'DBii I stuck I wascierappinig inth le street. I wasis
and Ben Goldstein isithi it"excitedabit htilav-ingi to do itat lit tt~
Suait Aerts nliters Antd itetest is comiedly histitry. ttstddle of Neiw York. Bat luckily dow
Santdler'slIs t ins 'Big Daddy" grossed te street, sonteone else isas doittgit'"
'Nicky is this kidl I went tot sehlt a hpdiroimatiely I163 million dollars anid Aloni itt" 5tilhle large arraty of Loiji
-witht, Nick DeCaeserv I fast isaitteedto"i title Nieky" profeets to hve a bi" jokes, Little Nicky" crries a Iarge ca,
msake miy Istuddy smlile;'romtediani opeings weekenid. Satidler, htowever, of stats itteluding director Quitn
acuors-riter Aelamt Sanidler satid. I used isn' t conteried about being typecast. hatrantino, Reese Witherspoon, Hai
to do thtct ott Saturday NighitLire. I "I'musjust ma-king 'comedies' he said. Keitel, Rodney Dangerfield and, the
namted till mty characters kids I "tess up "Dointg a scroots movie, I get a lot of maithnself, Ozzy Osbournte.
sit they cousld git 'I Icy", peopile talk to ttt about doitig somie- I thtink he values htis kids opinioi
What grewr fromtt the ntsate hf-a"v-ide thtit'"itch so I think they talked tim intot f
schlttf rientd tratisftrminto uta spetil Otte of thtose beitgs-cttderkielehre- saitc Sandlersolto rocked ocut a little wit
effects ladeneu apocclrptic scttle fosr ecurt torPcaul homatics Andcersont("Botogie the legendacry mousicianu. "I toild hit
bectweenuthue forces uof hecaveni cndelhell, cll Nilhts" "'Mcagnolia'"). 'This kid Pau lsetout tiy favorite hBlack Scabbcathitunues;
restitug iltte y-eunugest soitsef thue devil, Thomtias Atudersont.lie's swritins- a tovmie scudcubotut 35 ouf 'cutsatid lierias 11'
little Nicky tight ntosw that hteri-cutis tie to do,'" 'Aright."'
(Santdlet). Anud it's Santidlersatid. It's a differenst thing for After "Nick,' Sandlct is miovinguSrib
acomiedy, itougth sic It's not a comedy like we would do. into workitig on an antimated mts'
tetitle cliaracter Is a PTA mnie. Thieve's comedy in it and ritig Internet skits
Little hias somte reserva- itch there's insanity in it atid it's vety uiuusouraijjieouut"We don't have tim
NMicky tins about hits titterestint, a very cousl thing." for ai break" Sander saud. I think I toh
ivybirstiplace. I For thur useantimse, Satidler siill lie sty girlfrienid I rias gonnta an somsewht
Starring Adam lHe felt reshly busy promsoting" Little Nicky," ai film riith icr. Decemb'r, I stud wrieeboin
Sner sck ts hits suou-thafstiltatela qutuck sitiii but acisuh lonsger sonmeri-here atidswhuen the ttie comes-I
Striyait h then tislntle usas pige-to-sceeneti vleluopmsent. "I rias hacve to get out of it somutehiow."
downuiss n ishell atud soatchiung Anehesrt one day cand I wa s, h-or toss the comesdian seeuiss to-
lie did'tu eautcllsy soth mty buddy antd I scud, 'h-hey msacn, I'll kicking bck andten ujoytin' the 25 miillo
lvikCe seeuig(stir of slay thi n itcf the devil that could be dollcat ride. And jamintou the "LinI
te tortture,, huniny.'And mtiy buddy woas ike, 'Oft Nicky" souidurack. I sit atid listen
Sandlet -saitch 'tuu yeathi its.'iAtid then mry mthiler's tin ini sy ear. I sate a 'rgood sounud systems
wattoi like the ansel so I'minuuda screswed ini the hiead.' sty ear.Atid it soaunds good ini my each
guyr a little hutbitt hue's as 'gotfy is it Ansd hse's like, uod cammit Satidler, huecinaaacanc.
!et." oroticiagood oute. So that rias the easy
Fori siateris, Nickv Iososfi hnti put" Sandeler stud.I DAILY ARTS HAS A
FALL's MUSmaSEE FILM!1
The lovable "Billy Elliot;' about an 11-year-old dancer, launches the film careers of
the amazing young actor Jamie Bell and celebrated stage director Stephen Daldry
Already a smash in Britaim, it may be the biggest sleeper since "The Full Monty"
Billy Elliot is an 11-year-old English coal
miner's son with an unexpected gift, and passion,
for ballet. It's a name you will remember, and not
just because the movie "Billy Elliot" hears his
moniker, As played by a wonderful 13-year-old
newcomer named Jamie Bell, he may be the
most endearing prepubescent hero since the
disarming Swedish waif in "My Life as a Dog"
15 years ago. And this delightful film, with its
surprising depth charges of emotion, has the feel
of a movie that's going to lodge itself in the
public's affections for a long time to come.-
To say that"Billy Elliot" is a crowd pleaser is a
no-brainer, but it doesn't do the movie justice,
and it doesn't convey just how passionately
audiences take this small English film to heart.
In Britain, where it was No, 1 its opening
weekend, it surpassed the opening numbers for
"Four Weddings and a Funeral" and almost
equaled those for "The Full Monty" the two
most successful British films to date, The
London critics have been raving, and even the
hippest moviegoers have been spotted dabbing
their eyes with hankies as they emerge from
Billy's excellent adventure.,,A movie so artfully
made, so deeply charming, so heartfelt,
it's not only pointless to resist, it's damn
near impossible. -David Ansen
problsem:s It's lopsiedec a nuse his illdere
breothrtC ussuus liti11fruits iithin fac inssth
i shtotel.'v"vyutmtmstidn'utt luke ta I su
mtacking- tha-t f-tee the sihole toote,"
Sandlher sait."Ante hiwa y I talked.Site
twas like, No elie's "Out"its touiderstand
xciii
Sanudletrtoweserchdoesnt sectm to be
ito writed."Iikeishsent aumov ins coin
itux outt'lie saidTchatiiis the best thus"
Cciv- tiesihlie-c -u cv or0-' iiistops tie esn
hue street nd tfsaits, I isuted lthusoin
wiit try Isudices the tfer nithit -atudis-
had''tutu tttlme.'hits'silht iI ike.
ihCui swilts I ''itoit.
T Ihehtfirss ewts I chief itfpeople
hactedhmiii uuis whuntI isision stleitch
tut tu)Ie wululwfl tilluhfSanttdler saitch
I'd1 huv fm ituy comte andchsee tie
cattd styIamilyriould he like 'Holy slum!
Voneswrote fur diffeent scripts ilium
didn'ut havetsrthin sautestouvhttie.Theme
soas sosume funity stuff is it butt itiwss nt
ntuktitttiv senise.Itoosk a loutittte
0ne rettioled sceninvsolves atrionut
Lotitzamid a giant horny hiackbird.l"I
rmsemsbersnweeeike, low ateerie
gonnia get Losi nwht should son do
sitil tins" Ssndler saud.'oWe saud rie
could is-ue a i' butch cous in anmmd peek
Isis pnims.Andchenititer saithalimsoculd
mmmi be goodh Cotmiteransspeople.
ILosvitzswas comstlsaining, 'Plecase don't
do mliii to my penis. ' So tie had te birch
Iliuuutp htmi
'ati semis tet lecm Scansdler sicandardl
us thin use of lustsowituctrlmisur timd "Little
Vicky" us filled iswitcmwsoe ttma sit.
ILitrthis.Sanidler mid te msicmreservca-
tiouts about performning "the scente where
PRESENT FOR YOU.
WE'RE GIVING
AWAY 'LIn1TLE
NICKY' POSTERS,
WHILE. SUPPLIES
LAST. STOP BY 420
MAYNARD, SING
THE 'THANKSGIVING
SONG' AND PICK UP
YOUR VERY OWN-!.
COPY.
Nintendoy
promotior:
proves
vantastic
By Matt Grandstaff
Daily Arts Writer
In 1996, Nimntemido grabbed'
limelight iW the video gamse indu
releasing the Nintendo 64. --
Thme Ninmmenido 64 system antctS
gutters as it doubled time poorer of -i
32-bit compihetitors, ths' Son
Playstatiorn amid Sega Satutemi
Howcuseser, ike the conhutel u tuda 1
gamie systmrs becomue mote-ati
metre sorierful. -
Four years hits e pa ssned sinmee-ih
release of te Nitenudo 64, and iti
noo n agacinmsystemthatiliuus toi
cally inuferiour to Seg's Drean R~
amid Sonty's Playstatiout 2.
As a result of ttis fierce compe.
tion from Sega amid Sony, Nuntt~l
has hit r;te road to promoisomn mm
gaines for the holiday season.
Driving carounid the perimefhf-(
te eountry in agiuut suit full ofi
itew gamles, Nintenido vepreseii
isves ThomstI cnacrd amid Delw
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