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_6 r 9r ' lllllllgllj^ HHk v| i* S ^1 Bl % In the comedy/drama The Paper,' Mid St "The Pa] "The Paper" is a forgettable title for a forgettable film. Ron Howard's story about a day in the life of a newspaper staff is believable at first, but stumbles into dramatic and come die wastelands until now uncharted. The inherent problem with filming "a day in the life" is that most people's days aren't interesting, have long dry spells and require exaggeration to yield even the slightest amount of interest. These aren't good qualities for a movie. Howard, director of successful comedy/dramas "Cocoon" and "Parenthood," makes his biggest misstep since "Far and Away" (or "Willow" or "Gung Ho," for that matter) with an ensemble piece that's virtually humorless and fully unconvincing. If execution alone were enough justification to pan a film, "The Paper" contains the driest first hour I can remember in a motion picture that rlaims to hp pntprtainmpnt A miscast Michael Keaton in the central role as metro editor,"a thoroughly annoying Marisa Tomei as his pregnant wife, Randy Quaid as an anSgi Crisp vegj By WENDY HUDSON News Editor Spring has PJW.yj. ,MA,| officially ar- KKMBib, vArived, and N G with it comes unnredictahle H temperatures, galeforce winds and a lot of S" Because KB^/U most * * days have ^ been sunny and warm, the perfect Southern weather, something cool and refreshing is always good for a meal or a snack Salads and salad dressings are a way to enjoy a quick snack that is low-calorie and easy. Toss a little lettuce and vegetables together, and enjoy the beautiful weather. Cucumber Salad Ingredients: 1/2 cucumber, peeled and sliced thin 'Let's Blow': E By LUPE EYDE Staff Writer Whether as a semester abroad or the summer of your dreams, what student can resist the urge to wander cobblestone streets in England, drink in German beer halls or drink coffee at street cafes in France? Face it, 80 percent of what we learn in college took place in Europe; therefore, in every college student's life, a trip to Europe must fall. Once you've decided to go, there's the task of deciding which travel guide to take; for most, the obvious choice is "Let's Go Europe." Filled with every nook and cranny of any historical, cultural or touristic importance, it's considered the bible of student travel. For some who feel they ought to go to museums and cathedrals, but lael Keaton plays newsoaoer city editor Henry OP THE I per' fails to deliv noying guy who hangs i out in the office and ji "Newsies"-veteran I Robert Duvall as the |gH|^ ^ over-the-hill editor in chief give mediocre performances at best. They seem like a MlfflLJ humorless version of O* u E the "Cheers" cast, ^tCpnCIl E struggling to crack ? jokes or make pro- Lights! Camera! found statements. I'll complain to any television network that tries to spin this ol yarn into a weekly series. w Glenn Close as managing editor is the only reason to see this film. She b plays her stubborn character to a hilt H and proves once again her range and w ability. At one point, as she's being at wheeled into a hospital against her oi will, she reaches to a wall to grab a w phone so she can call the office. Close "s definitely helps liven the film's clos- h; ing half hour. The classic scene from the movie is Of a confrontation between Keaton and si Close's characters, who disagree rj ^ J ^ mg urcaai ^ies make up fine sal 1/2 small red onion 1 1/2 8-ounce container sour cream 1 quick squirt vinegar dra dash each of garlic, salt, pepper b Directions: 6 Mix all ingredients in small bowl. 1 Chill before eating to improve fla- E vor. V( pap Fresh Tomato Salad bltp InorpHipnts ?o ang 2 tomatoes, cut in small bite-size A pieces anc 1/2 small red onion, chopped roo small ^ 1 tablespoon wine vinegar pea 3 tablespoons vegetable oil salt, pepper Directions: In bowl, gently mix together tomatoes and onions. Add vinegar and oil. Toss gently. Add salt and pepper to taste. Also, try adding finely chopped . . K#?ll nprinpr nr cnrinHino orat(*fi JtliC KVKKV1 O*? cheese over the salad. , d p Spinach Mandarin Salad e Ingredients: M 1 small bunch raw spinach uropean vacation dread pounding the marble day after su day, "Let's Go" is just too much. be For travelers such as these, Mustang tic Publishing Co. has a guide that still fla holds some excitement toward traveling and specifically wants to avoid Er all the boring, requisite tourist spots. Gi Written by Thomas Neenan and M< Greg Hancock, "Let's Blow Thru Eu- Di rope," a hilarious look at the Old "M Continent, mocks the continent's tra- be ditions and customs in typical "ignorant American" fashion. se Poking fun at the aforementioned wa serious travel guide with its title, ev "Let's Blow" is a comprehensive guide Dt that takes you on a two-week tour of London, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, th; Nice, Florence, Venice, Rome and in< Athens. pl< It refuses to talk about any muse- gu urns, and rejects most tourist traps tra IDie 6a Carol m mm**. \&J ' ' Hackett. Glenn Close is Henry's arch-n< Presse er despite all-s about the next day's 1 k I newspaper as it's be- J ing printed. Their s comDat amia me ^ heavy machinery is hilarious as they yell "Stop the press" and IhtoJ "Keep it going" as if * , they were participants >rOWIl in a bad beer com- 1 ? mercial. * Reaction! The comical duel ? reminded me of the I journalistic equivalent : the showdown between Luke Sky- ? alker and Darth Vader. j Director Opie handles the ensem- r I p q r t i n n nr i t h o rlumcv hanH IV 14 V I I 11^ TV I VII U V I U 4*4 *J J 11UII VI . ^ oward's sure not Robert Altman j hen it comes to making a lot of char- , :ters interesting. Howard has a way f wasting screen time on characters ho aren't interesting. Perhaps a few hort cuts" in the editing room could 1 ive trimmed this film. f A subplot about two black teen- T ?ers who are criminally accused, the " ibject of the day's headline news sto- s r, is handled shabbily. Maybe f m ad ideas J2 cucumber, sliced thin < small can mandarin oranges, t ined ottled French dressing 1 mushrooms 2 hardcooked egg, chopped s Erections: fash spinach well and pat dry on r >er towels. Tear spinach into t :-size pieces. c lump spinach, cucumber and or- f es into large salad bowl. s dd dressing (amount to taste) < I toss gently. Top with mush- I ms and chopped egg. dso, add sunflower seeds or 2 nuts for additional taste. s 1 Salad Dressings { talian igredients x tablespoons vegetable oil ] tablespoon vinegar or lemon 1 e i small clove garlic, mashed ^ ash each of salt, pepper s inch oregano \ irections: lix together and toss with salad. c I s l on a budget ' e ch as the gondolas in Venice and j. >at trips up the Rhine, yet gives prac- r :al advice on how to sense the real ivor of Europe, or at least fake it. " In addition to the main cities of L tgland, France, Germany, Italy and s eece, "Let's Blow" also includes v 3SCOW, Budapest, Prague, Vienna, ii jblin and Cancun. Why Cancun? [ainly because we thought it would A luiiuy, iiguiAii jaiu. "Let's Blow" gives travelers the esntial information and foolproof lys to get around Europe by listing ery American Express office, Mcmald's and tourist center. The "Let's Blow" authors recognire at the true joys of traveling abroad elude drinking, seeing weird peos and places, mangling foreign lanages and hooking up with fellow ivelers. itnecock lina! /ivaiuvi piuga iui v^uv.a*v>uiA anu lid entire product line, including Minute daid fruit beverages placed beside )uvall in all of his scenes. I guess 3oke can write off its losses and try to ;et some Coke machines in "The ;lintstones" this summer. The screenplay by David Koepp and itephen Koepp isn't worth "The Pa>er" it's written on, nor is the cinenatography creative in the slightest vay. Basically, the problem with "The 'aper is it aoesn t nave any reason or existence. If it were suspenseful or witty like All the President's Men" or "The front Page," or if it did for the news>aper business what "Broadcast views" did for television reporting, The Paper" could be a classic. Intead, to quote a character from the ilm, "I've had better times." Supermode 'sirens' in f 3y College Press Service Elle Macpherson, the stunning mode several "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit isj urning down the many film offers th; Sure, she played herself in an amusing dlen's "Alice" in 1990, but Macpherson ind she wasn't sure she could, should or even wanted to. So, she bided her time run- "I ling the cottage industry that's milt around her. Macpherson >wns an Australian lingerie com- Sex >any and produces her own t^p iwimsuit calendar. She also travels the world modeling and ap- is liJ rearing in commercials. Then, about a year and a half igo, her manager received a film icript called "Sirens" from John )uigan, the writer-director belind such terrific Australian pro luctions as "The Year My Voice iroke" and "Flirting." "Sirens" concerns a minister (Hugh Gr vife (Tara Fitzgerald) who arrive in Aus 1930s to ask notorious (real-life) artist ar indsay (Sam Neill) to withdraw a sexua ng from an impending exhibit. Living1 vife and their children are three volupti itand nude before Lindsay as he creates vorks. Little time passes before the minister :aught up in the sexuality that permeau indsay's country retreat. Duigan wanted Macpherson to play Shi ay's models, but Macpherson ignored I ,1 LApuuiivu L/UI^UH w<w a wuriw^tLit hat it would be rude to not even read h More than a year later, Macpherson, a yes and flowing blond hair, faces the lattan hotel. And, sure enough, she's dis low in release from Miramax Films. "The film's charm is it's beautifully w I've always loved John's films. I grew 1 .indsay's books, 'The Magic Pudding.' creen test and didn't have time to think vhy I shouldn't do it. The next thing I ki ng it." Macpherson, who splits her time am Lustralia and London, said she enjoyed 1 Ever wan We're looking for a few Come up to room 321 an i? i ? .1 i you can enlist in tne rank proud, the photog f ~~*"*x l File photo :mesis, managing editor Alisha Stark. si tar cast -toward should have commissioned ohn Singleton to film the gritty urban cene. Sorry, Opie, but the tough New fork streets are no Mayberry. "The Paper" contains unforgivable nt.,nr r?i? 4 Wednesday, March 30 "Healing the Wound: Recovering From Loss," workshop conducted by Dr. Ruthann Fox-Hines, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Workshop is free to students, but a limited number of spaces are available. Call the Counseling and Human Development Center at 75223. Chimera self-defense workshop, pan z, tor temaies, t> p.m. to 9 p.m. Call the Office of Sexual Assault Programs at 7-8248. Students Allied for a Greener Earth, 8:30 p.m., RH 302. Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Association, 8 p.m., Gambrell 402. Cricket and soccer match for International Week Title among NADA international community, Pakistan Student Organization, English Programs for Internationals and the Eurozorgs, 4 p.m. at Field E and 4:30 p.m. at Field F. Free. Session on tips for student travelers by veteran student travelers, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., RH 203. Sponsored by International Programs for Students. Information session on USC Summer Study Abroad '94 in England will follow. "El Mariachi," 9 p.m., RH Theater. Thursday, March 31 "An Easter Celebration," 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., RH Patio. Sponsored by Cam r I? C ru-v* /->_n r? 1_ yua v-ii udduc iui v^aii Drcnua Brent at 799-2087. International Festival, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Greene Street. Featuring international food, music, dance, arts and crafts, steel drum band, prizes, USC Ballroom Dance Club demonstrations, Scottish folk dancing with bagpipes and Indian folk dancers. Free. Rain location: RH Ballroom. "Like Water for Chocolate," 9 p.m., RH Theater. "Evil Dead II," 11:30 p.m., RH Theater. Friday, April 1 "Healing the Wound: Recovering From Loss," workshop conducted by Dr. Ruthann Fox-Hines, 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Workshop is free to students, but a limited number of spaces are available. Call the Counseling and Human Development Center at 7 5223. "Like Water for Chocolate," 9 p.m., RH Theater. "Evil Dead II," 11:30 p.m., RH Theater. Saturday, April 2 "Like Water for Chocolate," 9 p.m., 1 Macphers irst feature making "Sirens." Al :1 who has graced bility that accompa sues, was used to projects. The cast a it came her way. she gained 20 poui cameo in Woody ferent makeup to h hadn't yet acted, Sheela is a uniqu was born naked and hope t mried naked. This isn't aboi or having sex with somebod nakedness I have in the fill ke, 'So, what's your problem Elle MacPhersc on being nude in "Siren minutes, in three di ant) and his prim "When we filme tralia of the early robe, took off my r id writer Norman take, and it was ov illy explicit paint- around naked the v svith Lindsay, his Born and raised i ious models who visioned herself in his controversial working at a pharn try modeling, an id and his wife are friend told her that is the air around "I said, '$500!!'" A many days I have to eela, one of Lind- Suddenly, Macph him. Her manag- "I was making m d filmmaker and said. "Then I was si r * lis script. rore i was suppose* vith her big blue I'd model for two w media at a Man- I never stopped." icussing "Sirens," The rest is history Now that she's a ritten," she said, she's afraid of aging up with Norman "I'll tell you what, ... I went for a grow old, I'm going of all the reasons to being a mother, lew I was off do- grandmother. I've h ? :?>il , 1 LI 1 illIV. IL il LUilllliUL iong Manhattan, "I'll always be wc ler three months work-1 love to worl t to shoot s good photos. Buy d find out how ^ s of the few, the \LJ ;raphers. TAI Wednesday, March 30, 1994 RH Theater. "Evil Dead n," 11:30 p.m., RH The. ater. Tuesday, April 5 SaySo, an alternative duo, 7:30 p.m, Golden Spur. ntuiivsuay, April u Applications for the l6th-annual Leadership Enrichment And Development conference are due at 5 p.m. Applications are available at the Campus Activities Center. Call Novella Fortner Beskid or Meghan Keally at 75780. Thursday, April 7 Beta Alpha Psi, 7 p.m., visit to Epworth Children's Home. Casual dress. Call Charles Knight at 4-0396. Saturday, April 9 Beta Alpha Psi, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., picnic at Sesquicentennial Park. Casual dress. Call Charles Knight at 40396. Weekly Meetings Sundays, Ballroom Dancing Club, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., P.E. Center. Mondays, Bible Study, 6:50 p.m.,Baptist Student Union, 700 Pickens St. Mondays and Wednesdays, free income tax assistance, 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., RH lobby. 7-4710. Tuesdays, gay, lesbian and bisexual students support group, 4:30 p.m., Counseling Center. a l-L _ lucauays, v-.ni mpua ^nn>imii rcilowship, 8 p.m., Humanities 403. Tuesdays and Thursdays, free tutoring for accounting students, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., BA 402. 7-4710. Wednesdays, Student Outreach (USC admissions recruitment program), 5:30 p.m., Leiber College. Call Leigh Stoan at 7-4080. Wednesdays, College Republicans, 8 p.m., Gambrell 250. Call Eric Dell at 926-7902 or Chip Payne at 7505162. Wednesdays, Bisexual, Gay and Lesbian Association, 8 p.m., Gambrell > ! 402. Thursdays, Common Ground, 4:30 p.m., RH 203. Thursdays, RHA, 7 p.m., RH 305. Call Rebekah at 4-2109. Thursdays, "Heart to Heart," 7 p.m., * Baptist Student Union, 700 Pickens * st. ; Thursdays, Inter-Varsity Christian * FellowshiD. 8 n.m.. RH 303. The deadline for Datebook is two#, days before publication date. Sub-;! missions are free and printed accord-" ing to available space. on sets off flick jfA fter all, she didn't have the responsinies most of her modeling and other ! nd crew made her comfortable while ; ids, darkened her hair and wore difelp her become Sheela. le lady, teasing about sex and always watching everyone go on their * respective sexual journeys with;0 out, interestingly, going on one herself. Though there's a world of difference between posing for v photos in a bikini and appearing naked on film, which Macpher^ son does in "Sirens," she downplays the nudity. < "I was born naked and hope to be buried naked," she said, in "This isn't about sex or having sex with somebody. The naked15 ness I have in the film is like, 'So, ? what's your problem?' Also, I'm only really naked lor about two ifferent sections. d it, we had a closed set. I had on a obe and did my thing. They did one ; er. It wasn't like we were parading vhole time." in Sydney, Australia, Macpherson en- . a law career. When she was 17 and lacy, a friend suggested Macpherson lea she promptly rejected. Then her she had made $500 in a week. Macpherson said. "'Do you know how work at the pharmacy to make that?'" erson was modeling, oney and meeting new people," she ipposed to go to law school. Just beJ to go, I went to America. I thought eeks before I went back to school, but r- , i pproaching 30, people are asking if * ?* <4 " Macpherson said, smiling. "If I don't tn Aif I'm Innkino fnm m ff\ fr\ if- 0 , iv/ uiv. v/v, * waiu iv/ iij grandmother and hopefully a greatad a wonderful modeling career, and * : as long as I wish it to. >rking because I desperately need to C 4 x omeone? ialtcock I! ce Our Word.