I The Behrend Beacon Word Of The Week: vespertilian: (vess-per-till'-ee-an) - adj - “of or relating to bats.” When Jeff took the full force of the truck in his chest, he could only ' ' Ej Entertainment News in Brief 2/2 - 2/9 Super Bowl XLII sets TV Rating records: The thrilling defeat of the New England Patriots by the New York Giants last week set the record for the most watched Super Bowl ever. The previous record was set in 1996. when the Dallas Cowboys defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers; about 94 million people watched. This year, that number rose to 97.5 million. According to the Neilson ratings, more people watched Sunday's Bow l than any other American TV show. except for the M.A.S.H. finale in 1983. seen bv 106 million viewers. Heath Ledger's parents react to cause of son's death "While no medications were taken in excess, we learned today the combination of doctor-prescribed drugs proved lethal for our boy." said Heath Ledger's mother. Kim. "Heath's accidental death serves as a cau tion to the hidden dangers of combining prescription medication, even at low dosage." Super Bowl ad cost grows to enormous amounts The average cost for one 30-second spot during Super Bowl XLII was $2.7 million, according to Fox News Corporation. Some companies, such as Bridgestone Tires, acheived success with ads; others, like Salesgenie.com. Tailed to amuse or excite audiences. Sites such as Adbowl ranks Bridgestone first overall. — dk Beacon Entertainer of the Week Will Ferrell as Einstein Upcoming releases: Movies Jumper -Feb. 14- A science fiction adventure film that fol lows people who are able to transport them selves through space and time. Rating: PG-13 Spiderwick Chronicles -Feb. 14- Based on a childrens' book series, a family moves from a busy New York home to a very strange country stetting. Rating: PG-13 V > Music Simple Plan -Feb. 12- “Simple Plan” 'TriTj'rrjrri a t' Twrrrn T/Ti . _ Ihlb -irl !_/ Liii J Michael Jackson -Feb. 12- “Thriller - 25 Year Anniversary” . Epic talk show feud reaches new heights Bv Connor Sattelv entertainment editor cioOfiOfo nsu.edu Late-night talk show giants Steven Colbert. Jon Stewart and Conan O'Brien have finally locked horns in what some may consider the greatest talk-show battle ever. For weeks, the three hosts have been throwing insults at each other on their respective shows, most relating to who "made" Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. Huckabee appeared on both The Colbert Report and O'Brien's Lire Night show. Originally, the argument was simply between these two come dians. NBC's O'Brien claimed that Huckabee's appearance on his show fueled the Republican's campaign to its success earlv on in the lowa pri mary. Similarly. Colbert claimed that he also m.icle the c\in C pic talk-show battle reached its heiuht on the Late Show didate. citing 1 what he has referred to as the "Colbert hump." a temporary boost in popularity for guests on his show. resolve a conflict is with violence At first, the argument was just a fun way to fill empty spaee eaused by the writers' strike. Both the Late Night show and The Colbert Report, as well as Stewart's Daily Show, are eurrently work ing without writers. Stewart was eventually dragged into the argument, having hosted the Jon Stewart Show on MTV in the 90s: O'Brien had appeared on that show as a guest, and the argu ment became whether or not Stewart "made" O'Brien. Last Monday, the argument reached its highest Cloverfield - Love it or hate it: Another perspective By Ryan P. Gallagher music editor psu.edu I want to settle this. It's either "Wow. Cloverfield was absolutely ama/ing" or "Wow. that was the worst movie I've ever seen in my life." The justifications for the latter response are often related to information given in the movie, rible dialogue, and the fact tha was hard to follow." My respoi to this is thus: "Why don't ye lake an atypical approach whei you sit down to watch a film, instead of complaining about how the filmmakers do not directly tell you every thing that i going to happen." First of all. you don't know thing about the monster - from f ning to end. Aeeept that. Aeeei fact that this is not your typieal movie. Aeeept the fact that innova tion in films ean be good. Aeeept the fact that this is going to be an in-your-face intense movie portrayed through a hand-held camera that some guy is holding the entire time. Then it may be easier to enjoy. This is not a movie about a monster attacking the city. Thai's simply just not what the movie is about. This is a movie about a monster interfer ing with the objectives of a group of young men and women. If the reason you want to see this •movie is just so you ean see the monster, then don't see it. You will be disappointed (and not because the CGI is bad. it's actually pretty damn good). If you want to see it because you heard someone say that there is no movie out there like Cloverjlelcl, then see it because there truly is nothing out there like it. Also, this movie is con stantly compared to The Blair Witch Project and Godzilla. Wait, what ? All right, first thing's first: Except r ak with little squeaks. But hey, look at the bright side, not everyone has a vespertilian friend. people, open your minds, lovie does not tell you ig and that’s why it’s live. You start out with rut 20 minutes of lotage of a kid filming a ling away party that ime friends are having ir our protagonist. Then ire is a rumble, [hquake? Not a chance, i there on the film is is if the guy never turned mera off, and filmed the CONTRIBUTED PHOTO entire eVentS ,eadi "g U P t 0 Actor Michael Stahl-David the endl "g- After the first explosion (which is shown in the trailers) the film is an all out, intense as hell ride in a movie theater that you’ve never experienced. You will not leave if you have to piss. You will stay, piss your pants, and then you will like it. The characters are gen uine, the dialogue is intensely realistic, and on top of all the action, this film is quite humorous. Many complained of the “annoying” or “dis tracting” voice of the guy holding the camera, however 1 felt that before the monster attacks and even consistently throughout the entire film, this man makes me laugh. A lot. I don’t mean like in your-face jokes, I mean subtle, funny and unex pected phrases continuously popping out of this guy’s mouth. All of this contributed to the wild, controver sial ending. Some people did not like the ending. Personally, 1 thought it was amazing. I will not spoil it, but for those of you that saw it, what did you want to happen? They correctly ended the point, until the hosts actually made appearances on each others' shows in the same night. Each show is filmed in a different part of Manhattan, reports CNN. but each of the three comedians still found a way to appear on each show. Pausing dur ing each show to interview guests, the hosts bat tled across three time-slots and two networks (Comedy Central. NBC). First making an appear ance on Stewart's Daily Show at 11 p.m.. then on the Colbert Report at 11:30 p.m.. the battle final ly reached its climax on the Lite Night show at 12:35 a.m. The hosts weilded weapons of assort ed variety, and after a complex battle royal the hosts appeared to strike each other hope the kids out there learned that sometimes the best way to Mike Huckabee. the prize over which all three comedians were lighting, gave a satellite message to the three comedians, attempting to end the argument once and for all. "Let's be clear: None of these guys made me." Huckabee insisted. "This great nation made me. so vote for me. God bless America and forget these three idiots." More remains to be seen as to whether the pop ular hosts will resume the battle. If the writers' strike doesn't end. the argument may continue - to the delight of each comedians' viewers. for the fact that it is entirely shot in an untradi tional way (hand-held camera, kind of documen tary-esquc) these films are nothing alike. As for Godzilla, there is a monster that attacks the city. Once again, that is the only similarity. That’s like saying that The Big Green is similar to Green Street Hooligans because both fdms involve soc Writers Guild of America drafts new deal proposal By Connor Sattelv entertainment editor cisso6(Ks'psu.edu The Writers Guild of America (WGA) may be taking a major step towards end ing their three-month-old strike this weekend, as lawyers are expected to draw up a new deal proposal w ith Hollywood studios. The bargaining committees involved will review the details together before making the deal known to the Guild's members on Saturday in member ship sessions. the negoti commiti chief, sai that th W G A would noi agree to the deal unt members h, a chance look it ove, the members, The deal, which would center on residual payments for Internet clips, could have a seri ous effect on the Academy Awards later this month, and will decide whether writers will return to TV programs for the later part of the 2007-2008 television season. Some shows, such as Comedy Central's Colbert Report and NBC's Ixite Night show have been grasping for content with the writers still on strike. Some TV shows have ceased new episodes altogether, and only a few actually have writing staffs working on them. The strike is also having an enormous effect on TV ratings, reports CNN - TV giant CBS is dow n 22 percent of view ers from last year: most networks experienced early-year lulls in view ership as their store of new shows was depleted. Some non-talk shows have begun to return, most notably. ABC's Lost, which staged its re entry to TV last w eek. unconscious at the exact same time Conan's claims on Mike Huckabee could not go unan- swered." Stewart and Colbert said in a joint statement the day after the fight. reports CNN. “We just If the deal is accepted this weekend, viewer ship could once again rise dramatically back to the major networks; some TV viewers will be very happy to do just that. movie in accordance to the entire plot ot' the movie. It was not a tradional motion picture, where the ending is set up and written so that it all works out nice. It is meant to literally be the footage that was found after a major disaster struck- that's it. When I first saw this film. I said "Wow. they successfully created a science fiction movie that didn't involve terrible acting in addition to a corny, stereotypical plot." But now I realize this film is so much more than just a good monster movie. Even though they don’t provide a great amount of information, there are so many things hidden in this film that ultimately leads me to say that this is one of the best films I've ever seen. It is not a sci-fi film. It is not an action film. It is not a comedy. It is not a drama. This is Cloverfield, and there's nothing like it. Cloverfield has generated a lot of extreme opin ions, from absolute love to complete distaste. Friday, February 8, 2008 C'ONTRIBITKD PHOTO
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