Page 8 Woody and Wesley back inaction COLUMBIA PICTURES -Wcslcy and Woody are back. Columbia pictures and Peters Entertainment re-team this explosive combination, this time as New York City Transit cops in the high speed action adventure Money Train. Foster brothers, they share a life-long dream of robbing the Money Train that collects millions of dollars each night from NYC subway stations. Only two things stand in the way: They’re cops; and Donald Patterson (Robert Blake), the hard-assed MTA chief, is their boss. They’re his trains, it’s his money, and he’s never been robbed. But on New Years Eve, the rates are going up... Newcomer Jennifer Lopez stars as the woman they both love. John (Snipes) and Charlie(Harrelson) are foster brothers who both work as transit cops for the New York City subway system. “Transit cops are almost the actors of the subway,” explains producer Jon peters. “They create characters and put themselves into vulnerable situations to act as bait, which has actually reduced crime in the subway tunnels. Their job is also to protect the Money Train.” Loaded with millions of dollars in collected fares, the Money Train makes its long journey through the tunnels of New York City. With its state-of-the art security system and fleet of armored guards to protect it, the Money Train has never been robbed. “Charlie and John met when charlie escaped from an orphanage,” explains Harrelson, who starts as the rackless, childlike Charlie. “He ends up becoming sort of adopted by John’s family and the two boys grow up together. They fight a little bit. Charlie, for instance, is inclined to think the big institutions ui :hc world should share their wealth; he wants to Candlebox by R. Carl Campbell 111 Opinion editor Nothing fills the room with energy like live music. Music takes energy and places it into a form of tangibility. Last night at the Erie Civic Center, Our Lady Peace, Sponge, and Candlcbox played before a minute Ep»* crowd. The show started at 7:30 with Our Lady Peace opening. They played for a solid half-hour. They played their music, not the crowd. OLP sounded better live then they did on their CD. (Check out my review fror last week.) Sponge played next, adding a multitude of energy and excitement. Like Our Lady Peace before them, Sponge were more concerned with their music then tl kissing up to the C' ”d. Although the lead singer i I inm" br‘o the audience, I up. And John is always .ic»c it was more of him getting into his music and getting pumped up. The peak was a punked-out version of the Romantics classic, “What I like about you.” Then Candlebox lit up the ;tage with a bunch of lights and a hallucinogenic ameoba on the backdrop. For the most part, they bored me. Their songs were iong and drawn out and in the middle of their set, they stopped to pick up coins for about ten minutes. If I wanted to watch people pick up change, I’d go to Perry Square with a roll full of quarters. Basically what Candlebox reminded me of was a band that sold a lot of their debut album and became “sell-outs.” They were more concerned with trying to seem cool then they were doing what got them to be such pompous jerks, concentrate on their music. Entertainment ■ If you're looking for a relaxing ■ evening out or someplace quiet to J talk on a date, I highly j recommend the Smooth Jazz I Cafe, located at 1010 West Erie I Plaza, in Erie (which runs along I Pittsburgh Ave. between W. Blh j and W. 12th Street). | I dropped in on a Friday night, | around seven, to get a taste of my ■ first coffee house. The Cafe had ■ a dark, quiet atmosphere, with J televised jazz videos playing, j Tables lined the walls, stretching I all the way back to the counter I where you place your order. | Owner Robert Thakmazov and | co-owner Harry Auqkimov ■ weren't due in for a while when I ■ was there, so I got the chance to ■ talk to Roman Dzhanumov, one ■ of the servers, about the coflecs Smooth Jazz Cafe at 1010 W.Erie Plaza by Adria Kovaly Collegian Staff and treats available. The coffees are Armenian and Turkish blends, along with the Smooth Jazz House blend, which is a Supreme Colombian and Classic Blend. A majority are priced under $2.00 (there is tax, though), and include espresso, cuppucino, and the house specialty, Coffee-Glisse, which is the house blend topped with vanilla ice cream. Hot tea, hot chocolate, and a variety of cold drinks are also available, along with ground coffee for you to take home and enjoy. Also on the menu are a variety of sweets. Just looking at the New Yoik cakes sent my diet out the window, and I couldn't leave without trying the Russian and Armenian cookies for sale at the counter. Cheesecake, muffins, and danishes are also available for Thursday, November 16, 1995 those who choose not to indulge their sweet tooth. The jazz videos are always playing, but the music doesn't stop there. Live performances are planned for every two weeks, on Fridays or Saturdays, and this coming Saturday a jazz band is scheduled to perform live. (Their name shall remain a suprise, since it was unavailable at the time.) The Cafe isn't always as quiet as when I was there, Roman informed me. After nine on Fridays, and on the weekends, the place gets pretty full. On other weekdays, though, he said, people tend to "cone and go." So if you really love jazz, or coffee, or both, be sure to check out the Smooth Jazz Cafe for a terrific blend of coffee and culture.
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