i's Ms. X If You Please... et caught up in a game of murder, love and strigue as Alley Cat Productions brings Paul e's "Madame X" to the Mendelssohn Theater. st 3 through 5, $15 for students. nichigandaily.com/arts ARTS MONDAY JULY 30, 2001 9 Outkast rules as heat wave rolls over Area: One ly Rob Brode aily Arts Writer of psychedelic spider webs on large TV group to have a backing band, but The screens and of course a slew of rabid Roots forego canned booty bass mixes ything that isn't 'NSYNC, or one ravers. The air conditioned tent provided in favor of their supertight band. Per- f the other purveyors of pre-pubescent a welcome break from the sweltering haps the most impressive part of the set up, is seemingly labeled alternative; sun and the main stage. was Roots member Scratch. In the mid- ut alternative can be extremely popu- The action on the main stage kicked dle of a festival which featured many sr. In what may have been the most off at 3:50 p.m. Nelly Furtado per- expert turntable-ists, Scratch outper- cceptably hip "alternative" concert of formed to a sparsely populated pavilion formed many of them without the e summer, Area: One parked its travel- as many fans were still lined up outside turntables. Eyes scanned the stage look- ing circus of elec- waiting to get in. Furtado became the ing for the hidden DJ, but rest assured tronica, hip hop, most familiar face of the day making there was none; Scratch the human rock and pop multiple appearances, guesting on the turntable put the finishing touches on a within the con- Roots track "You Got Me" and filling in great set by The Roots. Area: One fines of DTE for a quite admirably for Gwen Stefani on The momentum was building and DTE Energy sold-out show last Moby's hit single "South Side." Her Incubus was not about to drop the ball. Music Theater Tuesday. radiant smile and ebullient performance Lead singer Brandon Boyd was the July 24, 2001 Area: One, the started off the show on the right foot. focal point of the show with his disjoint- phoenix rising The Roots took the stage next and ed movements and powerful voice. from the ashes of thoroughly impressed the still paltry Boyd even donned a drum for a few its defunct festival crowd. The group is well known for its select tunes and added to the already predecessors, may live performances and much respected powerful percussive force of Jose Pasil- be of the same for their musicianship. It is rare for a rap las. Boyd's staccato delivery on the vers- genus as .O.R.D.E, Lillith Fair and Lolla-; oza, but certainly is its own species. ble hordes of hippies happily hacked SH.O.R.DE, loads of ladies loved the illith Fair and gaggles of greasy rungers grunted gratefully for Lolla- alooza, Area: One exudes electronica.a lhile the bike rack fences and long nes resembled the wait in front of the r:n lillennium Force, Cedar Point has f ever seen a dance party the likes of the ne the Ford Focus tent hosted. The tent oused DJs Carl Cox and Paul Okenfold AL EX HCWaERT /Daoys g others, along with the eye candy Moby brings electronica to the people with the Area: One tour. Visually Stunning 'Apes': A east for the eyes, not the brain es of "Pardon Me" and "Stellar," along with the soothing yet powerful drone of "Drive" and "Miss You," propelled the band's set and likely will propel them into the mainstream. Outkast took the stage next then stole the show. The Stankonians from Atlanta had no trouble working the crowd into a raucous dance frenzy. Both the pavilion and lawn were getting down to the bootylicious grooves of Outkast's hits. Not one booty rested during the set and many rapped along, which is no easy feat. The band rolled out familiar tunes such as "Elevators (Me And You)," "Rosa Parks," "Ms. Jackson" and "So Fresh, So Clean," and finished off their set, to the delight of everyone's collec- tively quaking booty, with a song they described as "Hip Hop on crack," the favorite "B.O.B. (Bombs Over Bagh- dad)" After Outkast left the stage, everyone was left to swim in pools of their own sweat which had gradually accumulated over the day. DTE felt like the bayou because of the unbearable humidity and like Texas for the forceful, unforgiving rays of the sun. Those without the funds to fend off dehydration ($3.50 for 20 oz. of water) were left to slump in their chair after expending their last few elec- trolytes for Outkast. For many, the festival was long over by the time Moby took the stage. While Moby may have put the festival together, his guests (the opening acts) enjoyed the Outkast rocks out DTE. fruits of his labor. Many fans left before Moby walked on stage and more piled out at the end of each song. Moby ran back and forth across the stage playing a few notes on a keyboard and striking electronic drums, while occasionally stepping in front of a microphone to yell a few words. Although Moby writes his own music, his role in the live perform- ance seems quite miniscule leaving his group without a real frontman. His music and performance style seem well suited for a dance hall, but not so well suited for DTE. While Moby may have named it Area: One before the show, fans will remember the show as Area: Outkast. ly Lyle Henretty ail Arts Writer The latest incantation of "Planet of re Apes," says director Tim Burton, is either a sequel nor a remake of the lassic films that spanned the 1960s ad 70s; yet some of the new film's reatest flaws lie in its adherence to the riginal's pop-political commentary. he original was a nice satire that aterialized out of a popcorn movie, while Burton's film is an attempt at a social satire Planet of that is simply the the Apes most entertamimig popcrn movie of Grade: B the sutmer. The A0S:ocse set-up' with nd Stte oenslaved humans (considered soul- less by lbeir simi- an captors) beaten and mistreated, could simply nd as Iself as is oft:n tse case is atoless sumrncc enthrtainnmnt. or ore fully explord to slay lre to its -emise. The real reason most people will (presumably) flock to see "POTA," though, is the unique visuals (by pro- duction designer and long-time Burton collaborator Rick Heinrichs) and the peerless make-up effects by Academy Award winner Rick Baker. Most people will not be disappointed. The Ape world melds primitive and modern, calling to mind the Ewok vil- lage from "The Return of the Jedi," re- imagined with darker hues, more characters and the occasional infamous Burton arch. The fihn is not as richly stylized as some of Burton's other efforts, such as "Sleepy Hollow' or "Batmats." yet the more earthy tones and starker sets allows the audience to believe this world may aclualy exist. The makestp sa beets specially designed for each actr, fully integral- ing lbir unique 'is'go with he dis- tinct look of earls up. Tim RolHs villainos General Thd is lb most cotmplcte meld of -atoe and coltu n creating the most shoking, r alisic creat re in the fits. Tihe plcot is onimopornt to a fibs sucs as this, servinog merely ax a way of gliding fromt ore msagnificetst set piece to the next. In a fairly uninerestitg prologue with shades of "Project X," Captain Leo Davidson (Mark Wahlberg) teaches his monkey Pericles how to fly a surveillance vehicle safely from a space-station in the not-too-dis- tant future. After the monkey disap- pears in a temporal disturbance of some sort, Davidson takes off after him, crashing on a planet inhabited by ... Okay, you get the idea. The planet is run by a Senate that cowers to the malevolent presence of Thade, who is believed to be in the direct line of their savior, Simos (The ape Jesus, if you will). Davidson escapes enslavement with the help of bleedin"g-heart chim- panzee Ari (Helena Bonham Carter) and her ape-servant Krull (Cary- Hiroyuki Tagawa). Chaos etsues Wahlberg is a blank, drit1_b, Ameri- can stereotype who is instiled by the apes presumption of running an entire planet. Roth pulls out all the stops from "Supervillians 101' as the snarling Thade, yet is so impressive in force of personality and movement that his hamboning can be forgiven. 0th'rApes include Michael Clark Ditncats as Thade's numbe, one guy, atsd Paul Gia- matti as humorously corrupt human- trader. Estella Warren and Kris Kristofferson play fellow slaveswritten ya. ss 0 O~eu~Fa Courtesy of Twentieth Century Fox Dirk Diggier (Mark Wahlberg) accuses Mr. Orange (Tim Roth) of really being a cop. in mostly to look hot and take up space, as big entertainment, "POTA" is a respectively. major success. As a creative effort from Ultimately, in a summer that has one of Hollywood's most creative given us both "Tomb Raider" and mainstream filmmakers, it is only mar- "Jurassic Park 3" and passed them off ginally so. Dont.UanEc.!. C alus- elten, we care. PROBLEM PREGNANCY HELP. Any time, any day, 4 hours., Fully confidentiel.