Ronin:
By Jon Stubbs
features editor
In the recent MGM release, Robert
DeNiro stars as a “masterless samu
rai," or as the Japanese would say, a
Ronin. DeNiro stars as Sam, a former
American intelligence agent that has
been hired by an unknown organiza
tion to retrieve a very mysterious and
very expensive suitcase. Along with
Sam, the group has hired four other
private contractors to retrieve the
case.
Sam is befriended by another mem
ber of the team, Vincent, played by
Jean Reno. Reno also played the trai
tor Franz Kneger in 1996’s Mission:
Impossible. Vincent is Sam’s only
true friend throughout the film; he is
the one and only man who won’t be
tray him.
Shooting for Ronin began on No
vember 3, 1997, in an abandoned
warehouse in Aubervilles, a suburb of
Paris. The entire film was shot on
location at various cities and towns
Band and BBQ bash a success
By Mark Greenback
associate editor
Do you feel there is never
anything to do on the weekends here
at Behrend? Then perhaps you missed
the Band and BBQ Bash outside the
suites this past Saturday. From 3:30-
7:30 p.m. students were treated to
food, live music from two different
bands, and a chance to forget about
classes for a while.
The students who attended
were awarded a rare dining experi
ence of free food, and while the food
was provided by Housing and Food
Services, it was still good. Providing
the entertainment for the day were two
live bands playing outside of Porcu-
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A band plays during last Saturday’s Band and BBQ Bash
outside of Tiffany Hall.
Show your spirit for Behrend
By Jason Snyder
sports editor
The Behrend athletics office will be
holding their second Spirit Day of the
fall sports season this Saturday, Oc
tobers. The women's volleyball team
will host Frostburg in Erie Hall at
1:00. Attendance is strongly encour
aged as promotions will take place
and prizes can be won.
The first 25 students to sign in will
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Nothing new
in France. The first of many car chases
(they seem to constitute about 25% of
the film) was shot in Old Nice.
Director John Frankenheimer,
whose other credits of filmmaking in
France include Grand Prix, The Im
possible Object, and French Connec
tion, remarks on his approach to film
ing Ronin. “This is a movie that had
to have one style, and I have a very
definite visual style. I wanted it to
look a certain way, and I knew that
the only way I could get exactly what
I wanted was to do it myself.” Sound
mixer Bernard Bats, who has worked
with Frankenheimer on several other
films, comments on the director’s ob
session with perfection: “He’s a man
who is very precise and rapid, a very
organized man who demands the same
vigilance and reflexes from his col
laborators.”
Producer Frank Mancuso, Jr., boasts
that “there is a gritty reality and sense
of purpose behind the film.” A “sense
of purpose” is a little difficult to find,
but “gritty reality” is forced upon the
pine Hall. The first band was a trio of
Behrend students who go by the name
Busdriver. With their alternative rock
sound, Busdriver put on an entertain
ing two and a half hour show, often
making fun of themselves and getting
a good laugh from the audience. The
Moonshine Band from Edinboro was
the second act to go on that day. Their
classic rock sound and playing style
brought The Moonshine Band a de
cent-sized crowd, and they played
until forced to stop due to a lack of
daylight.
So who helped this whole
program come together? Through the
efforts of several Residence Life staff
members, Perry Hall and the Suites
Hall Councils, and a few other key in
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receive a free “We’ve Got The Spirit”
t-shirt. Students can only sign in for
the shirt 15-30 minutes before the
match. Bruno’s will sponsor the
Bruno’s Pizza Serve Contest in which
students in attendance will have the
chance to win a free pizza. Any stu
dent that can serve the volleyball onto
a pizza box will receive a free pizza
from Bruno’s.
Behrend’s first Spirit Day of the
year took place on September 19
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audience. One example of this in
credible reality is the hundreds of in
nocent bystanders that are slain by the
team as well as their opposition. Is
this realistic? Yes, it most likely is.
If one were to use a rocket launcher
in a crowded street or take part in a
wrong-way car chase down a one
way street, people are going to die.
But the director seems to have a fas
cination with it. Long sequences of
nothing but extras being run over by
trucks or motorists taking a 9 mm
hollow point to the head are all ex
amples of gritty reality, but are un
necessary to the film and are a turn
off to most audiences. Even Katarina
Witt gets blown away.
Ronin has some really good action
and even a plot that may be some
what entertaining to follow. How
ever, the script is unoriginal and there
are a lot of loose ends that remain
untied at the end of the movie. Save
your $5.75 and wait until Ronin
comes out on video.
dividuals, this little party was brought
to life. A great deal of appreciation
was sent out to Jason Ruhlman and
Celene Yanosko for the use of their
vehicles in assisting with the trans
portation of equipment and supplies.
Also special thanks went to Scott
Poole who provided his own audio
equipment, and a vast amount of time
and expertise toward the program.
Those who planned this event were
pleased with the turnout of about 150
people. While some criticisms were
that the food ran out too early, and
that the food line seemingly never
moved, all who attended enjoyed the
event overall and welcomed the
chance to do something a bit differ
ent that day.
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where the first 75 students in atten
dance were given t-shirts. There was
free food and many promotions such
as a comer kick, throw in, and a goal
kick contest. The cross-country, soc
cer, and tennis teams all played which
made the day even more enjoyable.
Keep an eye out for upcoming
Spirit Days and come and join the
fun. Home games are free with your
student ID.
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Filmmaker Michael Moore
speaks at Edinboro
By Michael Coursey
staff writer
On September 23rd, writer/
filmmaker Michael Moore gave a
lecture at Edinboro University.
Moore was a guest speaker for the
start of Edinboro’s Artist Speaker
series. Moore is most famous for
Roger and Me and TV Nation.
Roger and Me was his docu
mentary about his hometown of
Flint, Michigan, and its relationship
with General Motors. He was in
spired for the project when Roger
Smith, chairman of General Mo
tors, laid off 30,000 GM workers
in Flint. This was a landmark docu
mentary putting Michael Moore
and Flint on the map.
He started the evening talking
about the Monica Lewinsky affair
and how ridiculous it was, and
commented that it was just a Re-
Filmmaker/Author Michael Moore signs copies of his book
at Edinboro after his presentation.
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4 Spanish
8 Extreme panic
14 Paddle
15 Dueling sword
16 Lake near Utica
17 Wingtip adjunct
19 Skiing challenge
20 Mine passages
21 Frighteners
22 Final letter
23 Puppeteer Lewis
24 Stalk
26 Top of the head
28 No-see-ums
32 Relaxed
33 Pub offering
34 Greek sea
35 Kernel
36 Edgeless swords
38 Grande
39 “Wall Street”
co-star
41 _ “King” Cole
42 Grain depository
43 Ghostly
44 Tennis units
45 Disguise
46 Computer insert
48 Wiggly catch
49 Painted the town
red
52 Jean Arp or Man
Ray
56 WWII subs
57 Perform at
Cypress
Gardens
58 Group of seven
59 School on the
Thames
60 Malleable metal
61 Knights’chargers
62 Hoover and
Aswan
63 Farm enclosure
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2 Honolulu’s
island
3 Decoration for
valor
4 Donnybrook
5 Australian
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publican conspiracy. He then went
on to cite some paragraphs from his
book, The Big One, and to discuss
his secret passion for Hillary
Clinton.
He showed clips of TV Nation
before and during the lecture.
Moore also showed clips of Newt
Gingrich and remarked on how his.
district has received four billion dol
lars in federal aid for projects and
defense-related industry including
Martin-Marrietta. He also showed
clips of Nazis, skinheads, and KKK
rallies.
He talked about all of the poli
tics that go into the censoring of
shows like his from the networks,
being that he was canceled from the
NBC and Fox Networks.
One of his most interesting clips
was when Jeanne Garafalo, of SNL
fame took a busload of inner-city,
working class New Yorkers, to an
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7 Observe
8 Puccini opera
9 Gets bigger
10 Standing on hind
legs
11 Stir up
12 Aroma
13 Collides on
purpose
18 Foe
21 That woman
23 Feminist Gloria
24 Self-perception
25 Neutral shade
26 Carson’s
predecessor
27 High mount
29 High performers
30 Coin-toss call
31 Sergeant fish
34 Well-practiced
skills
36 Made additional
cuts
37 Snack
40 Command
Engage in
mudslinging
Grassy ground
Break times
Idyllic gardens
Cat in boots
Aid in
upper-crust beach in Greenwich,
Conneticut. Even though it was a
public beach, the beach was for the
use of residents only, and they
were turned away. Undaunted,
they took a boat one mile off-shore
and then took rowboats towards
the shore. About 500 yards from
shore the Coast Guard and local
shore police intervened and de
manded they stop. Garafalo and
others jumped in the water and
swam to shore, where they were
accosted by the “clammy” resi
dents.
He later commented on his dis
gust of Rush Limbaugh and other
Republicans. He ended the night
by saying he only had a year of col
lege at The University of Michi
gan-Flint, and was a self-taught
filmmaker. He advised to aspir
ing filmmakers that “nobody will
buy your script” and to “follow
your heart and passion.”
photo by Michael Coursey
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