Spy Games
Starring: Robert Redford, Brad Pitt
Directed by: Tony Scott
by Kristen Grace
Since his star-making role in Thelma and Louise, Brad Pitt has cultivated a dual screen persona, alternating between the “pretty boy” movie star and the gritty actor, the presence of facial hair and/or bodily scars generally signifying his transition to the latter.
Kanned Beatz 3 – at the Gargoyle
What:
A four-hour extravaganza of dance music and culture featuring more than half a dozen DJs from the local and national scenes.
When:
This Saturday, December 1st Doors @ 8:30, music from 9 PM to 1 AM.
How much:
Free with a WU ID, $6 for everyone else.
Kanned Beatz 3 – at the Gargoyle
What:
A four-hour extravaganza of dance music and culture featuring more than half a dozen DJs from the local and national scenes.
When:
This Saturday, December 1st Doors @ 8:30, music from 9 PM to 1 AM.
How much:
Free with a WU ID, $6 for everyone else.
Best Album
Sigur R¢s
Ag‘tis Byrjun
by Taylor Upchurch
This Iceland-based band has come out of nowhere, and Ag‘tis Byrjun sounds like the work of somebody who has come out of nowhere. The music seems to come from some sort of extraterrestrial jukebox, sung in a language too beautiful for you to understand (parts of which are also known as Swedish).
Behind Enemy Lines
In an effort to capitalize on current world conflicts, 20th Century Fox pushed up the release date of the Owen Wilson, Gene Hackman military movie. Set during the war in Bosnia, Behind Enemy Lines tells the story of a U.S. Navy pilot (Wilson) shot down over hostile territory during a routine reconnaissance mission.
Focus
William H. Macy stars in this film adapted from the 1945 Arthur Miller novel. Macy plays Lawrence Newman, a man living in Brooklyn during the end of World War II, a time when fitting in meant participating in anti-Semitism. He refuses to hire a woman simply because she appeared Jewish, but soon Lawrence suffers similar discrimination when he buys a pair of eyeglasses that make him look “like a Jew.
Calendar Thursday, November 8 Washington University Holmes Jazz Series: Guitarist Bill Lenihan & pianist Ptah Williams, 8-10pm, FREE, Holmes Lounge Panel Discussion: Speakers discuss the Media and September 11, 4-6pm, Brown 100 Concerts Pageant (6161 Delmar, 421-4400): Puddle of Mud with Mesh, $6. Clubs Blueberry Hill (6504 Delmar, 727-0880): Iffy, 9pm Cicero’s (6691 Delmar, 862-8600): [...]
Heist The latest film by playwright David Mamet (Glengarry Glenross), featuring Gene Hackman as a thief who decides to retire and sail around the world with his young wife. Of course his cronies are a little upset by this and eventually talk Hackman into doing one last job. With such an original plotline, this movie [...]
Haiku Tunnel Starring: Josh Kornbluth, Warren Keith, Harry Shearer Directed by: Josh and Jacob Kornbluth By Kevin Skiena This really should have been a better movie. In a society where the corporate system has become such a powerful subject, audiences tend to flock to movies about breaking out of the mundane. American Beauty, Office Space [...]
Thursday, November 1 Washington University Holmes Jazz Series: Kim Portnoy Trio, 8-10pm, FREE, Holmes Lounge Seeing Ideas: WU School of Medicine’s Thomas Woosely discusses links between art and science, 7:30pm, free. Steinberg Hall. Clubs Cicero’s (6691 Delmar, 862-8600): Abs in the Blind with Fly From August and Sixteen Down Fat Tuesday (700 N. 2nd, 241-2008): [...]
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