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4th Annual International Film Festival
offers free movies for all in auditorium
IT'S FREE!!!! Yes, that's right. There are still venues in this world where you can
see controversial, artistic, thought provoking, and YES, entertaining films without hav
ing to shell out your arms, legs and grundmom's savings bonds for the price of admis
sion. The International Film Festival of 2004 is free to people looking to expand, not
only the human mind and soul, but the shallow pockets of their denim stitched
Abercrombie & Fitch jeans. How about that kids?
What to say about the film festival? It began as the brainchild of Eton F. Churchill,
professor of Humanities and Communications, and has grown tremendously in the lour
years since conception in 2001. The festival has quite successfully melded Penn
Staters of all types, faculty, staff, and students with film enthusiasts and communities
from all around the Harrisburg area. The theme of the 2004 festival is “globalization"
and has been appropriately titled. The Incredible Shrinking World. We live in a world
that has become increasingly connected through commerce and technology, ‘and this
festival not only showcases films dealing directly with those issues, but also connects
our work! through family, landscape and art.
This year, the IFF committee brings filmgoers a festival first. On Friday March 26.
Penn State will proudly welcome tw ; o international filmmakers to screen and discuss
then films, t ueg Berger will present his documentary entitled Ateneo: Hie Machete
Have you been finding yourself digging through your CD collection and coming up with the same CDs you’ve been listening to all winter? 1 know I have. It’s cold outside at
night and 1 find the greatest thing to do is sit around and listen to music. But what happens when all your “chiTT albums are skipping because you have over played them so
much? Sure, on -Friday nights some Run D.M.C. is all good in the hood, but what about a Wednesday night, after all of your classes are over? We want to relax, i even stooped
so low and plopped in Ultimate Air Supply ( 1 got it as a free promotion at work). However. I think my roommates are extremely thankful to learn that there is still, yet another,
great Wednesday night band creeping around the corner.
I was at a bar on Si. Patrick's Day weekend when my cousin who happened to be DJing made an announcement. He said.“ This one is minor, but 1 like it anyway.” Stunned
my roommates and 1 asked who this unknown band was. and finally, we got the answer.
The Pat McGuire Band's Big Brown Sofa is a must for those of you who enjoy the sounds of Dave Matthews, John Mayer, and Guster. Sure, you may be thinking. I’m so tired
of them hut the Pat McGuire Band offers something new-everything “perfect".
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Lead singer Pat McGuire’s voice is unique in several ways. It has a touch of country, with a dash of rock,
and a whole lot of hotness. The songs on the album take you .through a rollercoaster of feelings. A little mel
low'.’ You don't even need to skip ahead because the first track, U's Falling Apart, is exactly what the doctor
ordered. Feel like getting out of your seal and dancing a bit? Well my friend, just head down to track four.
You 're So Beautiful, and YAHTZEE! His lyrics can honestly touch anyone that puts the CD on and 1 will bet
anyone a dollar they will like it and if they disagree-! "m broke, so bring it. With lyrics like “The way you
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touch my hand, it makes me smile," whether you are male or female, you can relate to McGuire. And the
greatest part: the album talks a lot about love, but it’s not cheesy by any means. And just when you think the
second verse is going to be just like the first, McGuire changes his course and you can’t help but love it. The
harmonies are beautiful and the instrumentals throughout the album fit perfectly. Nothing sounds off. In fad.
it’s cm...it's all on.
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Rebellion, about a small Mexican farming community who marshals the nation against
President Vincente Fox’s plans for a giga airport outside Mexico City. Also on hand
will he Annemarie Jacir, her film Like Twenty Impossibilities were screened at the
Cannes Film Festival and was a finalist for the 2003 Student Academy Awards. It is a
visual narrative marking the emotional and material aspects of living under Palestinian
occupation
If you missed Dirty Pretty Things and Winged Migration last week, there is still plen
ty of time to catch some films. The festival continues on Monday March 22 with the
classic 80’s romp from Botsawana, The Clods Must be Cra::y, until Tuesday March 30
w illi ending with Australia’s The Cup.
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