Thursday, September 7, 2006 - The Michigan Daily - 5B
FILM
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Aronofsky directs a totally different
kind of love story spanning 1,000
years. After a sudden and well-pub-
licized departure by Brad Pitt, Hugh
Jackman stepped into the role of a
16th-century conquistador, 21st-cen-
tury scientist and 26th-century yogi
space traveler searching for the foun-
tain of youth - Weisz playing the
woman of his life in all three incarna-
tions. (Nov. 22)
CARGO
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vision in the business side with his
efforts with the civil rights move-
ment (friend to both Muhammad
Ali and Malcolm X and outspoken
when it came to race issues in the
entertainment industry) and you
already have a pretty important art-
ist, but what really sets Sam Cooke
apart from Sinatra, Presley and the
rest of the field was that voice.
Cooke biographer Peter Gural-
nick describes the effect of Sam
Cooke's voice with the grace the
topic deserves. Said Guralnick:
"It suggested the effect of swing-
ing without effort, passion without
strain, an indefinable depth of
feeling overlaid with a veneer of
sophistication that could be con-
veyed all by a flick of the eyebrow,
the tiniest modulation of tone."
Indeed, listen to what many con-
sider the most telling recording in
his discopraphy, Live at the Har-
lem Square Club, and this much
is clear: Sam Cooke could sway
an entire crowd without moving
his feet. His vocal command was
the envy of every young singer,
his melisma copped furiously, but
never quite as beautifully, by his
many followers.
Had Cooke not been tragi-
cally murdered in his prime, his
career arc would've eclipsed even
Sinatra's. His Live at the Copa was
an indicator that he could do the
supper-club-soul thing, and he was
"Casino Royale"
Four films and Pierce
Brosnan is out. As the Bond
franchise attempts to overcome
its recent fall into action obscurity,
there was muchbuzz about names like
Orlando Bloom, Ewan McGregor,
Clive Owen and Colin Farrell step-
ping into the celebrated role, but the
final choice is the relatively unknown
Daniel Craig. Still, a return to the
scruffy, dark Bond of old may be
enough to return the franchise to its
once unquestioned dominance of the
genre. (Nov. 17)
just beginning to position himself
in Hollywood when he was brutally
slain. What he did produce during
that too-short career is enough to
crown him not only the King of
Soul, but the greatest vocalist of all.
His greatest song, "A Change
is Gonna Come," is the indefati-
gable evidence I would produce
to anyone who would argue this
assertion. The track is the definitive
soundtrack to the civil rights move-
ment, and its power increases when
you consider it was pretty much his
last recorded statement.
O "Marie Antoinette"
Withthe acclaimfor"Lost
in Translation" still fresh in
our minds, expectations are high
for Sophia Coppola's return. The film
stars Kirsten Dunst as the 19 year old
who would become France's most
notorious queen. But as honed as Cop-
pola's directorial touch may become,
the genre's line between fascinating
embodiment and superficial emula-
tion could prove too thin. (Oct.20)
- Amanda Andrade and
Imran Syed
Cooke never got around to mak-
ing a follow-up, so who knows
what would've come next - it's
possible that had he lived disco
would've never happened and what
a wonderful world that would be.
But as famous soul DJ the Magnifi-
cent Montague recited "And when
the humming's over/ And time find
its soul/ All I can say to you, dar-
lings / Sam Cooke's yours / He'll
never grow old."
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premiere synth'n'snap rock band Your little girl, gainfully pimped
Continued from page 1B claims they're going, apparently, and primped on your "reality"
we love the singles, but when
are we gonna find out who Luda
actually is? (Sept. 26)
SThe Killers - Sam's
Town
The band that launched
a thousand away mes-
sages returns. Two post-romantic
singles ("Somebody Told Me,"
"Mr. Brightside") in their collec-
TELEVISION
0 "Studio 60 on the Sunset
Strip"
Aaron Sorkin's off the
'shrooms and back on televi-
sion! The trademark intellectual
tirades he crafted during "The West
Wing" move west to a behind-the-
scenes look of a struggling sketch
show starring Bradley Whitford
("The West Wing") and Matthew
Perry ("Friends") as its supposed
saviors. Sure, ratings wars don't
have the same dramatic value as
slain marines and terrorists of "The
West Wing," but this is America.
Pop culture is our fuel. There's a
reason why Readers Digest has
more subscribers than Time. (Mon-
day at 10 p.m. on NBC)
"Friday Night Lights"
"Friday Night Lights"
just might be the easiest
show to make on television.
The template's already been created
with a critically acclaimed film and
book. Just throw in a new opponent,
injury and relationship problem each
week and NBC's got a bonafide hit
in the making. The only downside?
The inevitable tie-ins with its new
Sunday Night Football. (Tuesday at
8p.m. on NBC)
"30Rock"
NBC's other "Saturday
Night Live"-related directs
its attention toward creating
more laughs than "Studio 60." Tina
Fey, the former head writer at "SNL"
and Weekend Update anchor, stars
with Alec Baldwin and Tracy Mor-
gan in the sitcom that has the poten-
tial to overshadow its inspiration. Of
course,considering the dismal recent
seasons of "Live," maybe that won't
be the hardest thing to do. (Wednes-
day at 9:30 p.m. on NBC)
"The Class"
A litany of sitcoms
attempting to recreate the
"Friends" formula have failed
miserably. So what makes "The
Class," with its eccentric friends
reunited 20 years after finishing third
grade, any different? Well,"Friends"
co-creator David Crane is producing
the show with the co-creator of "Mad
About You" If the appeal of "Friends
Part II" doesn't appeal to you, there's
always hope Jennifer Aniston will
stop by for a ratings boost. I love that
hair. (Monday at8p.m. on CBS)
"The KnightsofProsperity"
While fall's other must-
see shows have established
names for viewers to place
characters or storylines into famil-
iar contexts, "Knights of Prosper-
ity" goes in the opposite direction.
Watch to see if the absurd concept of
a group of friends attempting to rob
Mick Jagger's New York apartment
will either bomb completely or draw
in some much-needed viewers for
ABC. (Tuesday at 9p.m. on ABC)
- Punit Mattoo
Americana. We think that a bit of
a punched up Tom Petty homage
could make a pretty decent sec-
ond album, but what if Brandon
Flowers does something totally
ridiculous (grows facial hair,
starts penning acoustic jams)?
Can we in good conscience buy
this album? (Oct. 3)
O Brooke Hogan - Undis-
covered
"show" "Hogan Knows Best," is
going to release a "pop" "album."
We really didn't know what we
did to deserve this, but the least
you could do is spring for Dallas
Austin or Scott Storch or someone
to cover her "vocals" in a dirge of
pop syrup. Wait, Hulk, you paid
for Paul Wall to guest? All is for-
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