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By Thomas LeClair
Film Critic
tjll9l@psu.edu
Constantine 1/2 *
Warner Bros. Pictures presents
a film starring Keanu Reeves,
Rachel Weisz, Shia Leßeouf,
Tilda Swinton, and Djimon
Hounsou and directed by Francis
Lawrence. Written by Kevin
Brodbin and Frank Cappello,
based on characters from the
Hellblazer graphic novels.
Running time: 120 minutes. Rated
R (for violence and demonic
images).
What The Matrixis for philosophy
and science fiction, Constantine
is for biblical folklore of angels
and demons. There is also a
link between these two films,
Keanu Reeves. Reeves portrays
John Constantine, a man who
exorcises and kills demons in
order to preserve and protect
humanity. Why? Some might
say that is God's plan for him,
others would say since he tried
committing suicide in the past,
he's trying to save himself from
Cornerstone cozy
with music, art, coffee
CORNERSTONE cont'd from 9
friendly specialties like White
Christmas and Nuttin' But Kisses.
Coffee may be purchased by the
pound, and friendly employees
will happily grind it for you if you
ask nicely.
Several years ago, Sue and Al
Pera, the shop's owners, came
up with a simple, delicious lunch
menu that changes day-to-day
using seasonal ingredients, and
put Cornerstone on the map as an
easy, quick place for homemade
soups like roasted tomato and
basil or potato and leek, as well
as a daily choice of three or four
sandwiches, quiches, and other
favorites like quesadillas. Those
with a sweet tooth can satisfy
the same at any time of the
day- baked goods are abundant
and fresh, from the decidedly
decadent Mississippi mud pies to
the baklava to cranberry biscotti.
The most recent broadening
of the Cornerstone horizon
is the Cornerstone Culinary
Kitchen, a place so fabulous
its chef Chuck LaPorta cooks
something divine on abc27 every
month. The Kitchen offers fun,
hands on cooking classes that
vary month to month and are a
great alternative to going out to
dinner at the weekend- many of
the classes are BYOB and often
feature specific cuisines, such as
Tomfoolery o
an eternity in hell. Constantine is
aware that cancer is getting the
best of him (he smokes at least
a pack of cigarettes a day) and
doesn't have much time left.
Rachel Weisz plays twin sisters
Angela and Isabel Dodson.
Angela is a police detective while
Isabel is in a mental institution.
Both women have a connection
that allows them to see the
world according to Hell. Isabel is
seen exiting her chamber, going
up the stairs to the roof and, to
everyone who sees the security
tapes, commits suicide. Why
didn't anyone stop her? I don't
think in insane asylums orderlies
actually allow patients to exit
their rooms and cavort on the
roof. Angela, knowing her sister
was a good Catholic, believes
Isabel would not have committed
suicide, and must have been
pushed off the roof by a demon.
She then decides to consult John
Constantine on this issue.
Tilda Swinton plays the angel
Gabriel in a very intriguing
fashion. Swinton is known for
films such as Orlando in which
her characters have no definitive
gender. In this performance
sushi or southern Italian methods.
Check out the website listed
below for a complete schedule.
T.S. Eliot wrote
"We shall not cease from
exploration, And the end of all our
exploring, Will be to arrive where
we started, And know the place
for the first time."
Would Eliot cringe at his beautiful
Mit'ds being used in a piece
about a coffee shop? Or might
he agree that those places that
cling to us almost as fervently as
we cling to them teach us in the
most unexpected way how to
live, and are sometimes the only
consolation when the frontier
seems insurmountable. For every
visit to Cornerstone is unique, yet
the same. Do stop and have a
cup.
CORNERSTONE
COFFEEHOUSE
2133 Market Street,
Camp Hill, PA 17011
TEL: 717-737-5026
www.thecornerstonecoffee
house.com
Coffeehouse Hours:
Sunday 8:00am to 9:oopm
Monday 6:3oam to 10:00pm
Tuesday 6:3oam to 10:00pm
Wednesday 6:3oam to 10:00pm
Thursday 6:3oam to 10:00pm
Friday 6:3oam to 11:00pm
Saturday 7:3oam to 11:00pm
Swinton shows Constantine how
it is possible for good angels to go
bad a la Lucifer. In one of biblical
folklore's most daring attempts
to be different, Swinton actually
plays a fallen Gabriel.
Constantine introduces Angela
to Hell by forcibly submerging
her in a bathtub full of water until
she passes out. I'd like to see
what happens when she finds
herself against a criminal in the
same situation. Angela tells
Constantine that she and her
sister shared this gift between
them, but when everyone thought
Isabel was crazy, she had the
ability to forget the gift, leaving
her sister to become the guinea
pig for the doctors. Constantine
now has to fight demons in order
to bring Isabel's spirit out from
Hell and into Heaven where she
belongs.
As if these weren't enough plot
points, how does this new demon
arrive? In Mexico, a small band
of friends are routing through
an abandoned junkyard and
come across the buried Spear
of Destiny. That's right all you
archaeologists; the spear that
actually killed Jesus Christ, which
Local DJ visits PSH
By Jim Dougherty
Staff Reporter
jpdsool @psu.edu
Penn State Harrisburg is always
connecting itself to the outside
world each and every day. Feb.
23 proved to be no different, as
Chris Tyler, a popular disc jockey
on "The River" 97.3 FM's "Rock
and Roll Breakfast," visited
PSH to talk to members of the
WPSH Radio Club. Tyler, who
co-hosts with Dina Joseph on
the highly rated River morning
show, provided instruction and
guidance to the fledgling PSH
Radio Club.
Relating his experience in
college radio at Syracuse
University "many moons" ago,
Tyler shared vivid war stories from
his early radio days in dealing
with late night gigs, unhappy
administrators and over-zealous
censors. In fact, he indicated
that his business experience in
the advertising end of radio "back
in the day" helped him prepare
for his current role as program
manager of The River. Tyler
detailed his instrumental role in
the design, development and
implementation of The River's
"classic rock" format, which now
can be heard in most major
cities.
Chris Tyler abandoned the PSH
auditorium podium and pulled up
a chair to better communicate
Entertainment
has been missing since World
War 11, is found 60 years later
in Mexico, wrapped in a clean,
almost mint condition Nazi flag.
So what happens to this guy who
finds it? In a state of shock and
brainwashing, he walks away
from his friends and is instantly
nailed by a speeding car. The car
is completely destroyed and this
guy stands up without a scratch
and instantly knows to go to Los
Angeles. Because where else
could you have the ultimate fight
of good and evil, but in the city
of angels. So this guy goes to LA
and turns people into demons
and Neo, sorry, Constantine kills
him.
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with the eager WPSH members.
His comfortable and colloquial
radio style clearly came across
as he easily joked with WPSH
officers. members and guests. In
fact, Tyler coaxed a WPSH studio
tour from club members to inspect
the facilities. He marveled at the
high tech setup and considerable
music inventory in the WPSH
studios, but expressed puzzled
amazement that WPSH has not
yet gone on the air this academic
year.
"Just get on the air, whether
low-frequency, web-cast or even
in-house cable broadcast....the
format will follow...and so will
listeners," said Tyler.
Good advice from one of the
most popular DJs of one of the
most popular radio stations in
south-central Pennsylvania.
WPSH members and the PSH
administration would do well to
heed his advice.
To find out more
about getting
involved with
WPSH, Penn State
Harrisburg's radio
station, contact
Station Manager
Zachary Bailey at
zsbios@psu.edu.
The Capital Times, March 21, 2005
f Cinema
Keanu Reeves - cigarette always in hand - is John Constantine, who
has literally been to hell and back in Warner Bros. Pictures' Constan
tine, based on the DC-Vertigo comic book 'Del!blazer.'
Chris Tyler, a popular DJ on "The River" 97.3 FM's "Rock and Roll
Breakfast," visited the N'VPSH Radio Club on Feb. 23.
Photo courtesy of movies.yahoo.com
Photo courtesy of The River Web site