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Ii /i/nr /?vr v_yrjf u<1 DA Mediocre p 'Groundh I???-I 01 MOVIE REVIEW w is Groundhog Day [< icki 01 By BRIAN SHELTON Staff Writer ^ Have you ever had one of those d; days? Bill Murray has, and the k worst part is he keeps having it e over and over again. si That's the premise for "Groundhog Day," a so-so comedy ei that both entertains and drags, d When Murray is his most egocen- 11 trie and crass, the film is a fast- d moving funfest. When the film 0 tries to make Murray lovable, c "Groundhog Day" moves slowly rt and makes its flaws more notice- vv able. In this film, like many of his U/fKI This month dive into the best-ta meat, cheese, or a combo. Or,enjoy the Entrees include soup or salad, freshly-b sourdough bread and total sati osicmi maw " ^ ^ M-e- (Meat, cheese or < y Man does not 'ive byr MMU FEHfT '13! Spaghetti Wc 1310 Gadsden Street c HI n Those i IS 1 i 1 lot Dunes s og Day' ! Lhers, Murray plays a selfish lout eat ith a high opinion of himself. He sin a weatherman who makes a trek ab< > Punxsutawney, Penn., every year cei ) report on its traditional da; roundhog Day Festival. Murray's us< laracter hates this assignment, but sars it because he figures it is roc nly one day out of his life. ^ For some reason, which is never Kplained in the film, Groundhog ev< ay ends up being more than one PIC ay this particular year. It simply eeps happening to him because very day when he wakes up, it's nu ill Feb. 2. tht Murray runs through a range of aPl motions, from anser to denial to S1V epresston, belore he realizes that laybe there are benefits to living le same day over and over. As a" ne character puts it, there are no CH onsequences to face when you ^ meat the same 24 hours because shl Pff 'hatever you do is erased the next me. an< Murray takes advantage of this otion witJh hilarious results. He a 1 C-FM sting ravioli around > hearty Ravioli Feast Platter, aked loaves of San Francisco sfaction guaranteed. F Mi/IOll :ombo) avioli alone. f irehouse 256-5252 "arolina! iieek ' ... ; ggmf PI '- i^HHH B H ijfW^ . mm r%^ ^H flBP Bill Murray plays weatherman opportunist who finds himself relr s heavily and takes up smoking i ice he no longer has to worry lost out high cholesterol or lung can- int< \ and he pulls crazy stunts. One got y, he robs an armored car and alrr ;s the money to buy a Rolls ma >yce. The next, he kidnaps the got lent weatherman "Punxsutawney "Gi il" and drives him over a cliff. If Murray soon decides that he can fort ;n improve his love life in his the ;dicament. He sets his sights on sel . producer, Rita, played by Andie Thi :Dowell, and uses this unlimited ] mber of chances to find out all Mil ; details he can about her. He vo\ plies his knowledge on succes- an> e dates to try to make her think tun is die perfect guy. / In one of the film's best scenes, exj er manv tries Murrnv finallv tw iaies a flawless evening with fill ta, but is greatly dismayed when "Q, e doesn't sleep with him. His thr orts to recreate the evening fail, me d Murray comes to realize that ( tes like this only happen once in (j0N ifetime'/ Mu Scholarship Mat< Scholarships Grants Work-study Fe Most have: No GPA Re< No Proof of No Age Rec As much as $6.6 billion in student aid foundations goes unclaimed because p exists, or how to apply for it. For an in College Money 1 Rt.#l, Box 124-B, Graniteville, SC Mil K h ^ J C H I C Culture doesn't ] This is not your ordinary ballet. \ and gasp in fright Ballet Chicago': humor, jazz and the classics, and t spoof of the movie thriller "Night The ONLY performance is TOMORR 8 p.m., so DON'T WAIT! Student ti available at the Carolina Coliseum Be tonight and 10 a.m-2 p.m. Saturday). 777-7228. rem * I Phil Connors, a cynical ring Groundhog Day. \fter this realization, the filn is its footing by turning Murra} ) a softie. With his bitter wi te, Murray's character seem: tost boring, as he spends th< jority of his time performing )d deeds. The theme o oundhog Day" becomes clear a formerly bad person wert :ed to spend eternity in one day y will eventually reform them ves and become nice people s doesn't seem very believable. It is much easier to bu; irray's original attitude ? hi v not to play by society's rule 'more ? than it is to buy hi laround. Mas, it would be unrealistic t< ">ect any less from the filn ause in almost ail of his recen Tts, such as "Scrooged" am uick Change," Murray has goo ough some sort of characte tamorphosis like this one. Overall, the film has its ups an< vns, but only works when it let irray be Murray. ching Service llowships Loans Internships quirements Need Required [uirements from corporations and eople do not know the money formation packet write to: Finders Suite 210 29829 i r t j[ AGO have to hurt. ou'll laugh, tap your toes, s unique style mixes hey've even included a of the Living Dead." OW night, Feb. 20th at ickets are $10 and are >x Office (Open until 6 p.m. To charge by phone, call i I New CD ? ? coiunwh ^<1 AUDIO FILE I | "PLEASE NO I 1 PROFANITY" ^ Various Artists By THOM HARMAN Copy Editor Never let it be said tha Columbia's local bands won't ge their 15 minutes of fame. Yoi only have to hear one of the 2( tracks on "Please No Profanity, a compilation of Columbia am other nearby bands, three or fou times to ensure their 15 minute of glory. The CD, released in conjunc tion with WUSC, USC's radii station and WSBF, its counterpai at Clemson. bv Closet Norma Records, features popular Iocs bands like Hootie and th Blowfish, Blightobody and 4' 1 Reasons, to name a lew. t The disc also contains tunes b 1 less well-known bands like th s Bluegrass Gospel Connectior - Vortex and Atchafalaya. = Kipp Shives, a USC studer f and the sampler's organizer, sai he wanted to have a variety c 2 styles on the collection. "We wanted to try to represer a little of everything going on i Columbia's music scene," Shive said. "People outside of Sout Y Carolina will expect all the band s to sound like bluegrass gospe s and while that is a valid part c s our music, we want to show thei there is a lot more going o a " a it :! Regist Selective s it's quick and it's t GENERAL HAI IIUTGGn C JV ULUil lLLn ?; in associc University of 5 Department o Rewar< Voluntei General Motors will pro three students from y served as volunteers wi community. Each awar A plaque signed by t president or chancell of General Motors Five shares of Genen Common stock A ceremony and rece family, and guests Attention Stud Pick up Your Ap GM Volunteei Deadline for c Friday, Ma Applications Russell (803)7 General SHARING YC ' , -*i - w %% CHEVROLET/GEO PONTI CADILLAC GMC TRUCK I spotlights a hands around here." The variety has paid off as the CD has topped recent charts at USC and Manifest Records and Tapes, and the publicity for the bands doesn't hurt. "We've had people from record labels buy this so that they can hear what's happening around here," Shives said. The collection's sounds vary _ greatly in style, from USC prot fessor Mladen Milicevic's elect tronic noise on the first track, u "Electric Dance," to the 3 Bluegrass Gospel Connection's "Bright and Shining Light." The 3 CD also features the psychedelic r keyboard pop of The Pendulums' s "Tell Me," originally released in 1966, along with ~ punk/hardcore/grunge bands like 0 one3four, Isabelle's Gift, and 1 In/Humanity. ll The variety means there is ^ probably something for everyone e . . on uns mosi recent area collection. Shives decided it was time for such a sampler since it had ^ been more than four years since e "Another Pesky Compilation l' Album," the original collection. "Some of these bands have ^ toured up to New York and along ^ the East Coast," Shives said. "I think Hootie and the Blowfish even did a nationwide tour." n So regardless of how big a few ,s of these bands may get, or how a h few of them may be accountants ls and businessmen tomorrow, they 1 will always have "Please No >f Profanity," a pretty cool compilati tion assuring them 15 minutes of n fame. er with > Service, , it's easy, :he Law! 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