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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
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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.