0 A& A i ~AL dm l lw w v w 10B -The Michigan Daily - Weekend Hagaziln - Thursday, April 8, 2004 The Michigan Daily - Weekend ME WEEKEND ENTERTAINMENT ME 9. ;x 5.. " Damn it, I just had it. Courtesy of Virgin Records For the fifth or sixth time this si Janet: not a fan of clothing. lost. Wisely note my displacement q personification of the wallet, impl Biu BoARD fold calf skin might have abruptly re dered off with my $17 and key fon TOP 10 Shifting blame to an inanimate objec irritation, but desperation in still ce spine. This is out of my hands. I try 1. Confessions, Usher - i start digging through a laundiy ba Damn. It feels good to be ons.a top of Janet.... Even if it only ton. Think of synonyms for search lasts a week. mage, comb, hunt, excavate, scour, 2. Damita Jo, Janet IMy room's cleanliness has stc Jackson - This is the breast yerion(see above}, but with a Janet Jackson album yet. 3. NOW That's What I undergrad career it seems fair to Call Music! 15, Various new low. 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N EWS IN ENTERTAINMENT "ourtesy o"Revo'ution Sudios Dude, could you put a shirt on? WEEKEND BOX OFFICE Gross in millions of dollars 1. Hellboy (23.5) - What would happen if he and Jesus had a baby? Think about it... 2. Walking Tall (15.3) - Johnny Knoxville can be our deputy anytime! 3. Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (15.0) - We swear we saw Shaggy at Hash Bash. 4. Home on the Range (14.0) - Where the computer- generated deer and the ante- lope play. 5. The Prince &RMe (10.0) - Replace Luke Mably with Freddie Prinze, and you get "The Prinze & Me." Oh, man, we're on fire. 6. The Passion of the Christ (9.9) - Don't miss the sequel, "The Revenge of the Christ," starring The Rock as J.C. 7. The Ladykillers (7.0) - "You brought your bitch to the waffle hut?' 8. Jersey Girl (5.1) - It's like a Kevin Smith movie, but without all the swearing and fart jokes. 9. Dawn of the Dead (4.3) - We bet you,$4.3 mil- lion the brothers don't make it through the first five minutes. 10. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (3.5) - Why forget about Kate Winslet when you can have "The Majestic erased from your memory? BETTER THAN BOND NEWEST 'SPLINTER CELL REDEFINES SPY-GAME GENRE By Charles Paradis Daily Arts Writer EE With the release of "Splinter Cell" in late 2002, Ubisoft launched the premier third-person adventure fran- chise. The game followed the exploits of National Security Alliance counter- DYLAN SELLING UNDERWEAR . CNN.com and The Associated Press report that Bob Dylan appears in a new series of commercials for Victoria's Secret. His grizzled face is intercut with shots of model Adriana Lima cavorting through Venice in a bra, panties and spike heels. Dylan's song "Love Sick," from his Grammy-winning 1997 album ime Out of Mind, provides the musical backdrop for the spot, which airs in 15-, 30- and 60-second versions. It promotes a new line of lingerie, the "Angels" collection - which explains the wings on Lima's back as she prances across a palazzo near a Venetian canal. The commercials began airing a week ago and will run for the next two weeks, said Ed Razek, chief creative officer for Victoria's Secret. The company experi- enced an immediate uptick in sales once the spots ran, Razek said. P. Diddy could not be reached for comment. J.Lo'S MAMA RAKES IN THE PAPER The Associated Press reports that Guadalupe Lopez, 58, of New York, was playing a Wheel of Fortune-themed slot machine at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City when she hit for $2,421,291.76 just before 8 p.m. Saturday, according to the casino. Casino spokesman Michael Facenda denied knowing of any relationship between the jackpot winner and pop celebrity Jennifer Lopez. But Us Weekly and People magazine report in upcom- ing issues that Guadalupe Lopez is Jennifer's Lopez's mother. Jennifer Lopez's publicist, Rob Shuter, declined to comment. P. Diddy immediately flew his mama to Atlantic City. ANN ARBOR ED KOSTER . terrorist operative Sam Fisher, who thwarted the plans of an evil dictator, all the while showing James Bond what style really meant. Now, Fisher and his sardonic wit have Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow GameCube, PS2, Xbox and PC Ubisoft any such shortcoming. It is not the predictable storyline that has made the series so successful, but rather the careful balance between stealth and combat. What makes the "Splinter Cell" franchise unique is the number of covert techniques the player has at his disposal. One could, and is often required to, sneak through levels undetected to complete the mission objective. The game may be simple in the geographic layout of the levels, but in terms of the ways in which one can navigate these levels, "Pandora" is anything but linear. Much of the fun of "Splinter Cell" is derived from trying to solve the puzzle of how to get past various guards without being detected. Of course, the game offers plenty of shoot 'em up action to satiate the most rabid action/adventure junkie. But the true aficionado will not be satisfied with merely beating the level, but beating it in a creative man- ner. The graphics of the game are excel- lent, but at times Ubisoft seems to have tried to do too much. Complicat- ed textures and animations can put a strain on the system causing graphical glitches. For example, Fisher's shad- ow can become very pixilated at points where the light sources are dif- ficult to process. Otherwise, "Pando- ra" presents the player with a wonderful visual and auditory experi- ence that heightens the suspense of the game. Music helps set the mood throughout the game. If a guard sees you, the music changes; if a firefight breaks out, it alters again. It would be impossible to talk about "Pandora" without mentioning the revolutionary multiplayer component the game offers. A special bonus to help players get started with Xbox Live - Micorsoft's online gami network - Ubisoft has include free limited subscription to the se ice with each copy of "Pandora." The multiplayer game offers t different modes: first-person for pl ing as mercenaries and third-pers for spies. Each team is presented w different objectives, equipment a restrictions, offering two unic modes of play. No game has so sea lessly intertwined two different mo of play into one thrilling multipla experience. "Pandora" will be long reme bered not only as a game that coni ued a strong franchise, but one t revolutionized online gaming. Preparation rses Include: A I "David's Books," owner Ed Koster says while answering the phone. Koster takes an order over the phone as he watches patrons enter his East William Street store. Sitting in front of the bright yellow sign that once stood outside the stores previous location on East Liberty Street, Koster reflects on the changes his store has seen since opening in the early 1970s. From its original location at the corner of South Ashley and First streets, David's Books moved to the corner of South State and East Liberty streets in 1978, where it became a local mainstay Koster enjoys his new location, though he cannot display his signature sign outside. This location affords him the opportunity to place library carts full of books outside, which he then sells for discounted prices. He has also expanded his business to the Internet. One of Koster's claims to fame is the now-famous mural on East Liberty. In 1984, an artist approached Koster to paint the mural. "I just told him to pick people related to books," said Koster. "He choose his favorite authors." - Sravya Chirumamilla and Joel Hoard returned in the sequel, "Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow." In what comes as no surprise, "Pandora" calls upon Fisher once again to save the world from a nefar- ious tyrant in an all-too-familiar plot. The story line is not so compelling as to keep players glued to their con- trollers, but the suspense and the action of the gameplay make up for until it was forced out last June when Potbelly's moved in. Noting that much has changed in Ann Arbor since the store first opened, Koster says, "There is a lot less retail. There are more restaurants and coffee shops, and retail stores are fading away." a _