The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, April 23, 2001, Page 6, Image 6
This Week in USC History
April 23, 1982 — Nobel Prize winner Isaac Singer came to
USC as the final guest of the 1982 Writers Series. Singer’s
haunting writings focus on spirits and the supernatural.
Monday, April 23, 2001
by Mackenzie Clements
The Gamecock
| REVIEW
MOVIE: A Knight’s Tale
STARRING: Heath Ledger, Paul Bettany
DIRECTOR/WRITER: Brian Helgeland
GRADE: ☆☆☆ out of ☆☆☆☆
FROM TOP:
William (Heath
Ledger, right)
celebrates his
victory with
Chaucer (Paul
Bettany).
Jocelyn (Shannyn
Sossamon)
surprises her
battered “knight"
in a secret, late
night rendezvous.
Roland (Mark
Addy), Kate
(Laura Fraser)
and Wat (Alan
Tudyk) are
William’s biggest
fans, helping
train him for
victory.
Amid the
adrenaline
charged cries of
spectators,
rookie squire
William tries to
become a sports
superstar of his
time.
Special to
The Gamecock
A soundtrack featuring
Queen, screaming peasants
and big sticks — what
more does a movie need?
A Knight’s Tale, which hits
theaters May 11, stars Heath Ledger
and an ensemble of mostly British
unknowns. Imagine Monty Python
meets Bravelieart.
Ledger holds his own as a lowly
squire who masquerades as a knight
so he can compete in the 14th
century jousting tournaments, the
equivalent of today’s pro-football
games.
But he’s on equal footing
with the rest of the cast, who are
all great actors.
The noblewoman of his dreams
is played by newcomer Shannyn
Sossamon, who was discovered
while DJing at one of Gwyneth
Paltrow’s parties.
And Paul Bettany makes his
American debut as Geoff Chaucer
— the Chaucer, whose life story
had convenient holes during the
time this film takes place.
Special to The Gamecock';
William rushes toward an opponent during a jousting match — the
14th-century version of professional football today.
The most credit, however,
should go to writer/director Brian
Helgeland (LA. Confidential). He
wrote a script that combines
romance, rock ‘n’ roll and raucous
laughter.
Of course, there are definitely
some cheesy moments in the movie.
But that’s almost expected from a
film about knights.
What’s amazing is how much
of the movie actually works.
Blaring “We Will Rock You”
wliile men ride at each other with
sticks is something that hasn’t been
done before, and somehow, A
Knight’s Tale pulls it off. In addition,
the onscreen camaraderie of the
actors is as genuine as it gets.
“I hope people get the sensation
... that we’re just a good bunch of
people that you’d like to spend an
evening with,” Bettany said about
the film.
While A Knight’s Tale might
not stir deep inner reflection, it’s
a decent way to spend a couple of
hours during the summer.
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In The News
■ Paul McCartney
ranks as Britain’s
richest musician
LONDON (AP) — Baby, you’re a
rich man.
Paul McCartney, who sang that
song with The Beatles, is Britain’s
richest musician, according to the
Sunday Times’ annual list of the
country’s wealthiest people.
McCartney’s personal fortune
grew by $235 million last year to $1
billion, the newspaper reported Friday.
That put him No. 1 among musical
moguls, but 36th on the full list. The
paper didn’t release the name of the
wealthiest person overall.
The former Beatles worth
increased with $200 million inherited
from his late wife Linda, who died in
1998. McCartney, 58, also reaped
rewards from The Beatles anthology I,
which has sold more than 12 million
copies.
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber
is ranked second with an estimated
fortune of $605 million, and producer
Cameron Mackintosh is third with
$575 million. In fourth place is Robert
Stigwood, producer of musical films
including Grease and Saturday Night
Fever, worth an estimated $290
million.
In fifth place is Chris Wright of
Chrysalis Media Group, valued at
$275 million.
Among rock V roll’s richest are
Madonna and her British filmmaker
husband Guy Ritchie, valued at $260
million and sixth on the list.
■ Sting takes his
‘Brand New Day*
tour to Middle East
DUBAI, United Arab
Emirates (AP) —Sting opened
the Middle East leg of his world
“Brand New Day” tour in the tiny
Gulf emirate of Dubai as part of a
regional swing that also includes
Jordan, Egypt and Lebanon.
The English superstar, one of the
biggest names ever to play in Dubai,
began his Middle East tour Thursday
evening in the emirate normally
known for its world-class hotels and
rich horse racing, but not its cultural
offerings.
“It is something that does not
happen too often around here.
Whatever we can get on a cultural
basis, we take it, because there is not
much choice,” said German national
and Dubtti resident Sabine Auris, 33.
The loudest applause of the
evening c;unc when Algerian Rai
singer Cltcb Mami joined Sting on
sUtgc for their Ar.tbic-English duet
“Desert Rose.”
Sting travels next to Amm;ut,
JortLui, for a concert on Sunday, then
to Cairo, Egypt, for a show on
. Wednesday.