Jeanine Noce, A & E Editor
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Third time's a charm for Emmys
'The West Wing's' Bradley
Whitford won his first Emmy for
Outstanding Supporting Actor in
a Drama.
by Breanna Bush
staff writer
You've heard the old adage "the
third time's a charm," and that's ex
actly what it was for the 53rd prime
time Emmy Awards. The show was
postponed two times previously due
to the tragic events of Sept. 11.
Never before had the Emmy Awards
been cancelled, and it wasn't going
to occur this year.
This year's Emmy Awards not
only awarded those actors and ac
tresses who gave the best perfor
mances this past year along with the
best shows, it also gave notice to the
difficulties that our nation faces from
the previous terrorists events. They
`Yu-Gi-Oh'
If you have been up early enough on a Saturday morn
ing watching the WB network, perhaps you have realized
that you can't catch quality cartoon prvamming anymore.
The only thing there is to watch is '`Yu-Gi-Olt.'s
:"Yu-Gi-Oh" has Japanese roots and seeks to be a dis
tant cousin of the-Pokernon franchik which also orig -
nated in Japan. It was introduced to the United States within
the past four months and started its Saturday` morning run
in the beginning of October
"Yu-Gi-Oh" is a hit in Japan, complete with video games.
magazines, and a cult following. Don't be surprised lithe
same thing happens here. We have slept thtnugh count
,
less hours of Polumnon movies,
The main characters within the show are Yugi, Yami Yugi
(his super alter ego), and Maximillian Pegasus, who is the
evil creator of the puzzle game Duel Monsters. Joey
Wheeler, Tea Gardner, and Tristan Taylor are all of Yugi's
loyal friends who help him defeat the evil Pegasus.
The story behind the show is Yugl, Joey, Tristan, and
Tea love the new game Duel Monster& The game has
.a
crazy past with super mystical powers being revealed when
certain puzzles are solved.
Yugi's grandfather kncOvs the game and sonata a puzzle
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showed not only that the United
States has faith. but so do many
other countries that support us.
The Emmys opened showing the
United States flag and with the sing
ing of "America the Beautiful." As
pictures flashed up on a large screen
of America, tears fell from some au
dience members, mainly actors and
actresses. The opening performance
received a standing ovation.
"We must go on in our American
tradition and entertainment can help
us heal," stated Walter Cronkite in
a live telecast from Toronto. With
these powerful words, the 53rd
prime time Emmy Awards telecast
was turned over to host Ellen
DeGeneres.
"What would bug the Taliban
more than seeing a gay woman in a
suit surrounded by Jews?" asked
DeGeneres, bringing some comedy
to the show. DeGeneres also kept
viewers updated on the World Se
ries, which aired opposite the
awards.
A video was shown that captured
people all over the world giving
their support and showing their sor
row for the tragic events that have
overcome America in the past
months. This video gave the United
States and all other countries view
ing the awards an opportunity to see
every country that supports the
United States.
A variety of different awards was
presented during the evening. Out
standing lead actor and actress in a
comedy series awards were given to
Eric McCormack ("Will & Grace")
cartoon -
by Ben Herwatie
staff writer
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for Yugi and his friends to try and solve, which Yugi suc
cessfully does. Ancient powers are unlocked and given to
Yugi and he creates Yami Yugi, who has powers which no
human can go up against. When the evil Maximillian Pe
gasus kidnaps Yugi's grandfather, the only one who can
save him is Yugi. Yugi must fight round for round through
a tournament, fighting and defeating various villains to
teach Pegasus, his ultimate fight.
The show's choppy Japanimation methods make "Yu - o
Gi-Oh" hard to follow, confusing and maybe even scary
for small children. It doesn't help that the story line seems
to 'run from one show to the next. In fact, "Yu-Gi-Oh"
plays out like a very bad soap.
"Yu-Gi-Oh" seems to be in the format of a video game,
with each show featuring a different level until the defeat
of the evil boss, Pegasus. The theme is your basic good
versus evil, with good always prevailing. It's cheesy and
prtdictable.
If you would like to say that you were a loyal follower
of "Yu-Gi-Oh" from the beginning and not just another
person getting on the bandwagon, check your local list
ings for time and channel number, otherwise, catch up on
that valuable sleep.
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and Patricia Heaton ("Everybody
Loves Raymond"). Awards for out
standing supporting actor and actress
in a comedy series were received by
Peter Mac Nicol ("Ally Mcßeal")
and Doris Roberts ("Everybody
Loves Raymond"). Outstanding
comedy series was given to "Sex and
the City," which airs on HBO.
Outstanding lead actor and actress
in a drama series awards were
awarded to James Gandolfini and
Edie Falco ("The Sopranos"). Bra
dley Whitford and Allison Janney
("The West Wing") were given the
awards for outstanding supporting
actor and actress in a drama series.
"The West Wing" was awarded for
outstanding drama series.
Outstanding lead actor and actress
awards in a miniseries or movie were
given to Kenneth Branagh ("Con
spiracy") and Judy Davis ("Life with
Judy Garland: Me and My Shad
ows"). Awards were given to Brian
Cox ("Nuremberg") and Tammy
Blanchard ("Life with Judy Garland:
Me and My Shadows") for outstand
ing supporting actor and actress in a
miniseries or movie. "Anne Frank"
won the award for outstanding
miniseries
"Wit" was given the award for out
standing made for television movie.
"Survivor" won outstanding non-fic
tion program (Special Class).
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`Riding in Cars With Boys'
an educational experience
It's hard to imagine life with
out regrets. We all have them.
Many people spend years in
therapy discussing regrets and
have the butt marks on a couch
to prove it. But others, like some
in the working class, do not have
the luxury of telling a stranger
about their problems. Instead,
they tell anyone who will listen.
Beverly Donofrio was fortunate
because her problematic life
eventually became a book and
now a movie.
"Riding in Cars with Boys" is
a movie that proves the things
you might have once regretted
will he the things you will even
tually be grateful for. Drew
Barrymore plays Donofrio,
whose unplanned pregnancy at
the age of 15 is the focus of the
movie because it is the basis for
what happens in the rest of
Beverly's life. Before getting
pregnant, Beverly dreams of go
ing to NYU and studying to be
come a writer. Beverly's sudden
reality of being a teenage mother
leaves her bitter, married and di
vorced by the age of 30.
The movie takes you on several
flashbacks and flash forwards on
how Beverly's life of promise
turns out to he a life of I'll make
it up to you.' That's the phrase
Beverly's then-husband, Ray.
played by Steve Zahn, keeps re
peating. Throughout the movie,
Beverly also promises she will
make up all her mistakes by go
ing to college and getting her de
gree. Beverly knew from the mo
ment that she got pregnant by Ray
that it was a mistake.
"You are not the guy I am sup
posed to end up with," is what she
told Ray after he proposed, a pro
posal that contained the word
The Only thing that helps
Beverly at this point is that her
best friend Fay, played by Brit
tany Murphy, gets pregnant as
well. The one thing that hurts her
is Tina, her other best friend, gets
to live out her dream of going to
NYU. Tina is played by
"Roseanne's" Sara Gilbert.
The flash forwards in the movie
feature a 35-year-old college
graduate Beverly riding in a car
`Joy Ride' is definitely thrilline,
(Left to right) Lewis (Paul Walker), Venna (Leelee Sobieski) and
Fuller (Steve Zahn) flee from a vicious trucker out for revenge
by Jennie Ellison
staff writer
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with her son, Jason, who is seen
in the film as the everyday re
minder to Beverly that her life did
not turn Out as planned. They are
seeing Ray in order for him to sign
papers to protect her publishers
from a lawsuit for the hook she
wrote about her life.
The movie ends with Beverly
and Jason both admitting, that
throughout their lives. there were
several times when the roles were
reversed when they should not
have been. When Beverly calls
motherhood a job to Jason, he be
comes angry.
"I would not have been better
without you...pm are what saved
Beverly tells Jason after
snapping at him.
Although Beverly knew at 15
that she had the ability to he a great
writer, she learned at _ - ;5 that she
couldn't accomplish it without in
spiration, which ( in her case) was
her own life.
Even though Hollywood film
makers made several adjustments,
the story basically sticks to the
Arens) share a moment of happiness in the Columbia Pictures
presentation, 'Riding in Cars With Boys.'
hook from which it came. The
most surprising element of the film
is the outstanding performance by
Barrymore, whose character's age
ranged from 15 to 35. Because
Barrymore's character is on an
emotional rollercoaster throughout
the film, you will he on one, too.
One minute you will want to pull
out your tissue and the next minute
you will he laughing. The movie
will leave you reflecting on the
choices you've made and the ones
by Jacob Boring
staff writer
"Joy Ride" stars Paul Walker
("Varsity Blues") as Lewis, who
is a good-seed college student.
Steve Zahn ("Reality Bites") plays
Fuller, who is Lewis' troubled
brother, and Leelee Sobieski
("Never Been Kissed") is Venna
who is the romantic interest of
Lewis.
The story is simple. You take
one everyday good guy (Lewis),
you lead him astray with a less lik
able guy (Fuller), and you add the
romantic concern for a lady
(Venna). Then, you make them
face the horrible repercussions of
their actions. In this case, they get
chased by a serial killer all over a
stupid prank.
1 The basic plot involves aCB
radio prank which is intended to
be harmless. hut doesn't end up
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you will have to make in the fu
ture.
You can respect the movie's re
alness, not just because it is
based on a true story, but because
it shows you the alternative to
college, the blue-collar lifestyle.
It is something that as college
students we hardly see because
we are taught not to want that and
to go beyond it. Beverly could
not accept that as her life because
she knew what else was out
there. She had often wished she
would have been stupid, so she
would not know any better.
What she didn't realize was
that it's not about being stupid.
It's about knowing that the "end
all, be all" of your life doesn't
have to be how or where you
started. You go beyond what
you're used to. Beverly did not
get to go to college until later in
life, so we as college students
should feel fortunate for having
the opportunity of going as early
as possible. Beverly probably re
alizes now that she could not
have gone to college any minute
sooner than she did because it
would have taken away from the
countless number of minutes be
fore that when she learned one
of life's hardest survival skills:
atience
**** out of 4
that way. The three stars end up
being pursued and tormented by
an insane trucker with the Cl 3.
handle Rusty Nail.
"Joy Ride" is guaranteed to keep
viewers on the edge of their seat.
The suspense is constant as no one 5
knows what sorts of warped tor
ments Rusty Nail will come up
with, or when he will strike next.
Throughout the film, viewers are
aware of the dangers immediately
awaiting Lewis, Venna, and Fuller,
but you never know how they will
escape, then escape again, then es
cape yet again as Rusty Nail con
tinues to pursue and torment his
victims
The film manages to represent .; .
the horror/suspense genre without:4 ,
becoming cheesy. The storyit
seems believable enough to be;
genuinely scary and is written well
enough to keep viewers in sus-''
pense. I would consider this film
to be an excellent date film, which
is more than I can say for most
films from the horror/suspensef
genre. My date kept tugging my;
arm and tightening her grip duri
ing many of the frightening and
suspenseful scenes. .:
Joy Ride" is a Regency Enter-k
prise Production from directort %
John Dahl who also directed "They
last Seduction" and "Red Rocl
West." "Joy Ride" was written byt:
J.J. Abrams and Clay Tarver.
***out of 4
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