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THE GAMECOCK ♦ Monday, October 1, 2001 6 T T ~|—<1 ~m yr “|—^ y THEY SAID IT J 1 B /■ I MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: “The nAATrmAm tta I-1 I—A 1 / I I B[ ultimate measure of a man is not CONTACT US I I I ^ . I B / I I where he stands in moments of ■ I I i I Mf 11/ comfort and convenience, but Story ideas? Questions? Comments? B B B A I W ■ B / ^ where he stands at times of Writeusatgamecockmixeditor@hotmail.com B B —B—A ¥ B B A " challenge and controversy.” Ben Stiller and wife Christine Taylor star, amongst a multitude of Stiller’s friends, in Zoolander. photo special TO THE GAMECOCK all in the family BY MIKE SZYMANSKI ZAP2IT.COM For Ben Stiller, his movie Zoolan der, about a bungling male super model, is a family affair. Not only is Stiller himself the star, director, co-writer and co-producer, but lots of his family and friends are involved in the production. Here’s a run-down: Stiller’s dad, Jerry Stiller, is a rec ognizable character actor from Sein feld as well as movies such as The Ritz, Hairspray and Airport 1975. He plays Ben’s agent, and says about the filming, “At the beginning, I was very wary of what it would be like. When we first got on the set, I felt more ner vousness than usual because I real ized Ben was not only the actor I was working with, but he was the direc tor. But then we started working, and he said, ‘Dad, would you do it a little faster? And I realized he wasn’t treat ing me any differently than anyone else. He was just using the world , ‘Dad.’” Stiller’s wife, Christine Taylor, plays Time magazine journalist Matl ida, Ben’s love interest. She was Mar cia in the Brady Bunch movies. Stiller’s mom, Anne Meara, is a protestor at the VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards who attacks Will Ferrell’s character. Stiller’s sister, Amy Stiller, plays one of the fashion posse surrounding Hansel, played by Owen Wilson. Stiller’s dog, Kahlua, is the Coal Mine Tavern dog. One night, long af ter all her scenes were finished, Tay lor got a call from her husband. She says, “Ben really wanted to get Kahlua, our chocolate lab, in the shot. I was a little worried because our dog is in no way, shape or form trained for movies. But Ben and I stood off camera and called her back and forth, and she was so obedient! It was the most well-behaved she’s ever been, and we were so proud.” Stiller’s best friend, Justin Ther oux, who’s in Mulholland Drive, is a writing partner of Ben’s. Stiller’s past producer Scott Rudin also produced The Royal Tennen baums, which Stiller starred in. Stiller’s multiple co-star Owen Wil son, who plays his arch-nemesis, model Hansel, has co-starred with him in five films, including The Ca ble Guy, The Royal Tennenbaums, Permanent Midnight and Meet the Parents. Stiller’s past co-star, Will Ferrell, plays designer Mugatu, the bad guy in this movie. They co-starred in The Suburbans, and, when Stiller hosted Saturday Night Live, Ferrell was part of the cast. Stiller’s future co-star, Garry Shandling, is in the upcoming movie Run, Ronnie, Run, set for a 2002 re lease. Stiller’s tit-for-tat cameo appear ance friend, Andy Dick, plays the big female masseuse in a non-speaking cameo. Stiller has returned the favor by appearing as himself on The Andy Dick Show. Other cameos in the film include Stephen Dorff, Sandra Bernhard, Christian Slater, Cuba Gooding Jr., Gwen Stefani, David Bowie, Donald Trump, Billy Zane, Claudia Schiffer, Veronica Webb, Tommy Hilfiger, Tom Ford, Tyson Bedford, Steve Kmetko, Natalie Portman, Fabio, Lenny Kravitz, Lukas Haas, L’il Kim, Lance Bass and the band the Little Kingz. Fall Out invades Columbia BY WILLIAM MILLS THE GAMECOCK “There are lots of dirty, dirty people with nipple rings,” said freshman Christina Blyth of the alternative masses, varying in ages and races, that attended the 4th annual Channel 93.5 Fall Out festival held last Friday at Finlay Park. The crowd turnout was predictably low for the opening band, Hoobastank, currently touring with Incubus. Lead singer Douglas Robb insisted his music doesn’t resemble that of Incubus. “To someone who listens to both bands, we are as different as night and day.” Canadian rockers Default took the stage next, playing their radio single “Wasting My Time.” By 4 p.m. the third band, Stroke 9, played to a crowd that had nearly filled the park. As the work day and the school day came to a close, thrill seekers poured through the gates into Finley Park, creating a diverse crowd that enjoyed hits from Stroke 9’s last album, Nasty Little Thoughts, as well as covers such as Weezer’s “My Name is Jonas.” Playing next was Puddle of Mudd, who pulled out an arsenal of popular songs like “Control” and “Bring Me Down.” seven iviary rnree Degan earner tnan scneauiea to play a longer set, and the crowd went wild when they played old favorites like “Cumbersome” and “Water’s Edge.” They also included songs from their new album, The Economy of Sound. As Fall Out continued into the night, lights and fog machines created Incubus’ stage effects. Everyone seemed wildly impressed with Incubus’ set, which was packed full of hits. The band played everything from “Stellar” to its new radio hit, “Wish You Were Here.” The crowd of more than 40,000 had more than food and drinks to keep them happy; a paintball range was also set up to help them release their adrenaline. The more popular pastime, however, for this entergetic crowd was crowd surfing. Manifest Discs and Tapes sponsored an autograph tent where bands such as Puddle of Mudd and Stroke 9 spoke to fans. Many were disappointed, though, that Incubus didn’t make an appearance at the tent. Izzy Beraux, bassist for the local band Superbike, said he enjoyed Stroke 9’s cover songs, but he had a suggestion for future Fall Out concerts: “We should have local bands opening up for these big bands,” Beraux said. He thought including more local bands might help fight the lack of enthusiasm for Columbia’s local music scene. Before Incubus played, the staff of 93.5 asked the crowd to observe a moment of silence for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. People could buy glowsticks during the concert, and proceeds went to the families of emergency response personnel who lost thier lives. Though the concert ended around 10 p.m, the party continued at Momentum. Local favorites The Soulmites and funk-rock-rap sensation Bad Ronald entertained concertgoers willing to stay out until 2 a.m. DJ White Owl of Bad Ronald was enthusiastic about visiting South Carolina. “We are looking for another invitation. South Carolina has nice weather and nice people.” THE CHARTS Top 10 Movies Figures are for the weekend of Sept 28-30. MOVIE BOX OFFICE 1. Hardball_$8.1 million 2. The Others $5.1 million 3. The Glass House $4.4 million 4. The Musketeer $3.6 million 5. Rush Hour2 $3.5 million 6. Two Can Play... $3.2 million 7. Rat Race $2.94 million 8. Rock Star$2.9 million 9. Jeepers Creepers $2.8 million 10. American Pie 2 $2.7 million Top 10 Albums Rgures are for the past week, Sept. 23-29. TTTIE ARTIST 1. The Blueprint Jay-Z 2. Songs in A Minor Alicia Keys 3. Silver Side Up Nickelback 4. Strange Little Girls Tori Amos 5. Greatest Hits Martina McBride 6. Gerald’s World Gerald Levert 7. A Day Without Rain Enya 8. Satellite_ P.O.D. 9. The Look of Love Diana Krall 10. [Hybrid Theory] Linkin Park * MOVIE REVIEW Carey’s star vehicle, Glitter, fails to sparkle GUTTER Starring Mariah Carey, Eric Benet and Max Beesley None out of ☆☆☆☆☆ BY BROOK BRISTOW THE GAMECOCK In the recently released movie Glitter, Mariah Carey plays Billie Franklin, a woman who goes from a childhood full of hardships to working as a backup singer to selling out Madison Square Garden practically overnight. The story is a familiar one. Billie rises from the orphanage and a despair-filled childhood to become a superstar. After clearly spelling out how tough her life has been, the film fast-forwards to 1983, a world of bad clothes and big hair. Billie starts singing backup for her two friends Louise and Roxanne. While singing with the dance phenomenon Sylk, Billie gets “discovered” by New York disc jockey Dice (Max Beesley). The story then revolves around their passionate love affair and what happens when the record company tries to change her career, splitting the partner ship between Billie and Dice and showing her that fame and fortune aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. Speaking of cracked up, try to forget that Carey, at the time of filming, had had no emotional breakdown, no treatment at a Connecticut clinic, no rumored relapse in Los Angeles. Because, despite the relative mental health of the movie’s star during filming, Glitter is still a critical and, so far, box-office failure. Carey’s acting leaves something to be desired; probably because she isn’t really acting. She’s insisted that this film is in no way autobiographical. She doesn’t have that many lines, probably with good reason; all of them are cliched and boring. Where she shines is in front of the microphone, and that’s where, emotional breakdown or not, Carey has always been a star. Beesley is inconsistent in his role as billie’s producer. He makes a noble effort; however, the British actor can’t portray a New Yorker, and the awful script doesn’t help. The direction is appalling. You’d think it would be easy to set a movie in 1983, but Vondie Curtis-Hall can’t even paint the scene properly as the era of big hair, big rock, big dance and big drugs. There are far too many inconsistencies in the film, especially in the clubs. Throwing in a few Grandmaster Flash tracks just isn’t good enough in this case. The film’s family-friendly PG 13 rating is probably responsible for much of its unreality. This isn’t Purple Rain. Carey hoped Glitter would be her incarnation of that classic, but, sadly, Iter hopes were disappointed.G/hter is both a movie and an album, and both fall short of expecta tions. With horrible acting, script and directing, what was meant to be a melodrama turns out to be quite the comedy. Carey has another movie in the works. But if you really want to see hei* in videos, stick to VH1. Those videos are free. Marian uarey stars as mine Franklin in tne uninspiring Glitter, which she had hoped would be her version of Purple Rain. PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK