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I BY ELIZABETH GIBBONS AND MEG MOORE
3m THE GAMECOCK
i ; The members of the Academy of Motion Picture
| | Arts and Sciences had a tough job picking this
J | year’s Oscar nominations.
j Surprisingly, several movies that garnered lots
1 of attention, such as “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,”
-i i “Minority Report” and “Star Wars: Episode II,”
failed to gamer as many nominations as expect
I ed. In fact, the top-grosSing film of2002, “Spider
| Man,” got only two nominations: best sound
m2 m an(j best visual effects.
“Chicago” led the way with a jaw-dropping
13 nominations, including best motion picture.
Noticeably missing from the “Chicago” list of
nominees, however, was a Richard Gere, who
missed out for best actor. Oh, well, as Gere says
in the movie, “that’s Chicago.”
Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York” fol
I lowed with an impressive 10 nominations, and
“The Hours” racked up nine. Both films are
also competing in the best-picture category.
Rounding out the group of best-picture nomi
nees were “Lord of the Rings: Two Towers” and
the comparatively small success “The Pianist.”
“Chicago” has all the right ingredients to
take the best-picture award: strong box-office
numbers, a solid showing in previous awards shows,
I and the most Oscar nominations of the year. In the
1 past, movies with the most nominations have often
taken this top Oscar. If “Chicago” does not snag this
f award, “The Hours” will.
The best-actor category features audience favorites
1 such as Nicholas Cage for “Adaptation” and Daniel
Day Lewis for “Gangs of New York.” Cage played dual
u roles in “Adaptation” — so if playing multiple parts
in a movie earns a nominee brownie points, Cage
'•'Jlj will likely walk away with an Oscar. Other promis
ing picks include Michael Caine, for his role in “The
Quiet American,” and the favorite. Jack Nicholson,
for his role in “About Schmidt.” It’s going to be a
close race, but count on Nicholson to win for what
many are calling his best performance in years.
This was the 12th nomination for three-time
winner Nicholson, making him the most nomi
nated male actor in history. His disgruntled
man-past-his-prime parts seem to be favorites
of the nominations committee.
Nicholson does not have the most nomina
tions in Oscar history, however. That honor
instead belongs to Meryl Streep, who picked
up a best supporting actress nomination this
time around for “Adaptation. ” If only, like
Cage, she had an on-screen alter ego
to augment her
prospects of win
ning. ...
Best-actress nom
inations also went to Nicole Kidman for “The Hours,"
Selma Hayek for “Frida,” Diane Lane for “Unfaithful”
and Julianne Moore for “Far From Heaven.” Many
are speculating that Kidman will take this, but Lane’s
excellent performance as an adulterous wife in
“Unfaithful” could prevail; Hayek is also a contender
for her career-expanding role in “Frida.” This could be A
a fight to the finish. m
Speaking of fights, a catfight could break out in A
the best-supporting-actress group, “Chicago”-style. H
That movie produced two nominations in this cat- H
egory, Catherine Zeta Jones and Queen Latifah. p
Zeta-Jones should pick up this award. Her perfor- f
mance is phenomenal, and she’s got the vocals to j
hold her own in this musical, more so than best-ac- %
tress nominee Renee Zellweger. But if the Academy is 1
playing favorites, don’t be surprised to see Meryl ’
Streep at that podium. If this is her 13th nomination,
she must be doing something right.
“Chicago’s” Marshall and Stephen Daldry
from “The Hours” both earned nods in
the best-director category. Director
Pedro Almodovar also picked
up a nomination for his ^
Spanish film “Talk to Her.”
Martin Scorsese, a long
time favorite for his work
such as "The Godfather”
and “Goodfellas,” got a 1
nod for "Gangs of New
York." The storied vet- U
eran stands a good
chance of taking home
an award for his work I
on 2002’s epic I
“Gangs.” I
This year’s best-di- I
rector race has a I
unique twist to it.
Roman Polanski, di- H
rector of "The jp
Pianist," received the ■
final nomination in I
the category. The ■
only problem is that I
if Polanski, the fa
vorite behind H
Scorsese, were to H
win, the Oscar would V
have to be mailed to V
him. He will not attend ■
the ceremony because H
an appearance could re- V
suit in his arrest.
In 1977, Polanski was V
arrested for having sex
with a 13-year-old girl. He
♦ OSCARS, SEE PAGE 9 ^
Far left: Oscar
nominee Nicole
Kidman is a favorite
| for best actress.
L Left: Leonardo
I DiCaprio starred in
K “Gangs of New
Jr York,” which
f garnered 10
nominations —
though none for
DiCaprio.
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Performance by an actor In a leading role
Adrien Brody in “The Pianist”
Nicolas Cage in “Adaptation”
Michael Caine in “The Quiet American”
Daniel Day-Lewis in “Gangs of New York”
Jack Nicholson in “About Schmidt”
Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Chris Cooper in “Adaptation”
Ed Harris in “The Hours
Paul Newman in “Road to Perdition”
John C. Reilly in “Chicago”
Christopher Walken in “Catch Me If You Cain”
♦ NOMINEES, SEE PAGE 9 *
Columbian coffee isn’t
always what you expect
BY TRINA RAHMAN
THE GAMECOCK
Courtyard Coffee:^-#,#,# out of
Cafe Strudel:<#,#,# out of
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Immaculate Consumption: M M 0ut of
All joe is not
created equal.
One cafe’s
cup of the day
might taste like
another’s cup
from yesterday.
The decor of
your favorite
coffee establish
ment might be
classic art, but it
might also dis
tract you from the
real virtue of a cof
fee shop: the coffee.
Most shops offer
a variety of “cups of
the day.” Last
Wednesday,
Courtyard Coffee
Hnnse. at 116 State St
just over the Gervais Street
Bridge, offered French Roast, Costa Rican,
Valentine Chocolate and a Costa Rican decaf.
At 9.5 ounces, it will cost you a dollar
even. The Costa Rican blend had a nice, full
flavor, almost nutty in taste. Courtyard’s
cappuccino, at 7 ounces, comes in a saucer
like cup for $2.50 — though a slightly larger
to-go cup costs $2.63. It seemed as if there was
more froth than coffee, but the taste of the
coffee underneath came out strong.
Courtyard grinds and roasts its beans, as
do all these coffee shops, and is open until
midnight. The cup of the day comes in a 12
ounce size for $1.25, and 16-ounce for $1.55.
A to-go cup holds
mux c
than the
cups used
for dining
in.
Cafe
Strudel, next
door, sells a
basic Costa
Rican ground
for a dollar
plus tax. Coffee
to go is $1 for the
regular and $1.45 for a
large. It was strong and
fresh, but seemed a little flat
in comparison to
Courtyard’s, probably be
cause it was decaffeinated.
The other flavors for the
cup of the day included Spiced
Butter Rum, Winter’s Comfort
and a St. Valentine’s Special. A
cannuccinn will rnct vnn $9 SO fnr a
tall and $3 for a grande. It wasn’t as fla
vorful as Courtyard’s, though it lacked the
frothy iceberg requiring you to mine for the
coffee below.
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♦ COFFEE, SEE PAGE 8
Senegalese
‘Carmen’ draws
diverse crowd
Audience pleased with
cultural presentations
BY CAITLIN COKER
THE GAMECOCK
The Nickelodeon Theatre attracted a diverse
audience for its Wednesday showing of
“Karmen Gei,” a Senegalese spin on the 19th
century opera “Carmen.”
The house was three-fourths full for the 7
p.m. show, part of the theater’s African
American International Film Festival, and only
10 out of the 40 people in the audience were
black.
Tiffany Stewart, a third-year Spanish stu
dent, was drawn to the Nickelodeon by the in
dependent-films movement as well as the film
festival. It was her first time at the theater.
“It’s a great opportunity to celebrate Black
History Month by seeing our culture on
screen,” Stewart said.
As the house lights dimmed, French credits
rolled across the screen accompanied by bebop
jazz music.
Karmen appeared in the film’s first scene,
performing a sensual dance to drums, seduc
ing her prison warden. Later in the prison cell,
the women sing a song about Karmen, chant
ing: “Hide your men, hide your women!
Karmen is here, she who creates havoc is
here.”
And Karmen definitely creates havoc
♦ FILM FESTIVAL, SEE PAGE 8