The Coliseum: great food, great games, great price
By MATTHEW McCOMAS
Staff Reporter
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Rome's Coliseum was never this
much fun. Be sure to check out the
newly added Coliseum if you are
traveling toward Mechanicsburg.
This "Entertainment Megaplex"
is suited for all ages, from young
children to aging adults.
The Coliseum offers an arcade,
bowling alleys, tremendous food
and televisions all for a relatively
fair price.
The food and drinks are given at
a low cost and the entertainment is
priced at an average rate.
When you first walk through
the door, you will have choices.
Immediately to your right will be a
nice, sit-down restaurant.
Here, you and your guests,
whether family or friends, can
enjoy freshly prepared food.
This is not the only place in the
complex you can enjoy a meal,
but we'll get to that later. Upstairs
is the arcade section. This would
mostly be relevant to younger
children, but even teenagers and
beyond can enjoy this atmosphere
There are several styles of arcade
games including your traditional
joystick arcade games like the
ever so popular Tekken fighting
game. Air hockey can also be
played here. Engage in one-on-one
competition with your friends and
ensure a champion while having a
fun time
Another type of game is what I
like to call the `.`win something"
game. These are your typical
games where prizes are located
within the machine and you
have to either line something up or
grab a toy of your choice.
There are actually several games
similar to that on the top floor.
Finally, there are your interactive
games. These generally include
dance-dance revolution
type games or the virtual
Renegade film director Paul
BY DUSTY SIPES
Columnist
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Just when it seemed that cinema was
dead, Paul Thomas Anderson returns
after a long departure to breathe some
life into its lungs; or at least I hope
he will.
Paul Thomas Anderson is one of
the true renegade film directors of
my generation. Along with Quentin
Tarantino, Spike Jonze, Kevin
Smith and Larry Clark, Anderson
remains undisputed in regard to
his contributions of 1990 s cinema.
Despite the use of micro-thin budgets
on earlier films, the movies they made
managed to gather massive critical
and commercial success and at the
same time, showed anyone could
make a film if they really wanted to.
Anderson's directorial debut came
in the form of "Hard Eight". Despite
a cast featuring Gwyneth Paltrow,
Samuel Jackson and John C. Reilly, it
remained unnoticed with the exception
of excellent critical reviews. It was
Anderson's follow-up film "Boogie
Nights" that made him an overnight
cult figure.
Directed when he was 27, "Boogie
Nights" was an extremely well written
social document about the porn
industry. The film begins in the 1970 s
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snowboarding or racing games.
With these, the user controls
the game with his or her own
movements, similar to the
Nintendo Wii. If you're looking for
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The Coliseum offers an arcade, bowling alleys, tremendous food and televisions all for a relatively fair
price.
something a Wile more grownup,
take a walk downstairs. When you
reach the bottom of the steps you
will notice a bar. Keep in mind
that would only he for people who
are of the appropriate age of 21 or
older. However, being under the
age of 21 does not totally seclude
you from being downstairs. There
are 12 bowling alleys installed
on the bottom floor for your
enjoyment. in ndditi . o'n,at the
end of the alleys are projection
televisions. Those will come in
and continued through
the 1980 s, covering
the transition from film
to video, and actors to
amateurs. It was with this
film that P.T. began using
Robert Altman influenced
techniques within his
writing and directing.
Like any typical Altman
film, it contained a large
ensemble cast, with each
character as memorable
as the next
Mark Wahlberg portrayed
Eddie Adams, better
known as Dirk Diggler,
throughout his voyage
from a dishwasher, to porn
sensation, to his limelight
downfall and to his
resurrection. The film also
featured Burt Reynolds,
Julianne Moore, John
C. Reilly, Don Cheadle
among others. The film
was nominated for three
Oscars including Best Supporting
Actor (Reynolds), Best Supporting
Actress (Julianne Moore) and a nod for
Anderson himself in the Best Original
Screenplay category. Regardless of
the extremely controversial subject
matter, the film was a summer
success, becoming one of
When: Monday & Tuesday
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Where: Fischer Auditorium
handy on game days for the diehard
fans. Behind the bowling alley is
another small, open room.
This room contains multiple
pool tables, a nice idea if you
want to kick back and relax while
still watching your favorite team.
As I mentioned before, you can
have food brought to you. While
downstairs, you can either order
from the menu or you can help
yourself to
the pizza and wings buffet
The buffet is a convenient and
cheap way to settle your stomach
There are other more fancy items
for purchase, but snack foods are
available as well.
Getting back to the over 21
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talked about movies
of the year.
After "Boogie
Nights," Anderson
took some time
off' to write his
crowd, assuming you have
designated drivers or the number
for a cab, you can take advantage
of the Coliseum's terrific specials
They have 24 beers on tap, which
are available for the $2 pint
specials. It's definitely a great deal
and the variety makes sure there is
something for everyone. If you're
feeling adventurous, you can go
up one more size and only pay $1
more. I have been there before and
will definitely go back at some
point when my schedule allows it.
I personally recommend getting
a cheeseburger with lettuce,
mushrooms, mayonnaise and
mustard. A seemingly strange
combination, I know. That is
again pulling together a large
ensemble cast (many of whom were
from "Boogie Nights"), Anderson
painted a beautifully disturbing story
about cancer, regret, longing and
redemption. The biblical rain of frogs
during the movie's climax is one of
the memorable scenes in modern
cinema
Feeling exhausted after the film's
production, Anderson went into
recluse. After a four-year hiatus, he
returned in 2002 with "Punch-Drunk
Love" starring Adam Sandler and
Emily Watson. It tells the story of
novelty warehouse owner Barry Egan
(Sandler), who finds a harmonium
and then a woman. We are only shown
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exactly what I thought when I
first got it, but it was surprisingly
delicious. The waitresses are kind
so don't be afraid to ask them for
something special if need be.
As far as drinks go,
being 23, I prefer to
pay $3 for a nice,
cold, refreshing,
tall glass of beer.
I'll usually go with
something that is not
typically on special
everywhere else
such as Magic Hat
Number 9 or Blue
Moon.
They do carry the
traditional specials
of Bud Light, Coors
Light, Miller Lite
and Yuengling Lager
as well, but I like
to mix it up when
possible. On your
way out don't forget
to stop at Maggie
Moo's directly
connected to the
Coliseum.
A great way to top
your night is with
some refreshing ice
cream
Do be sure and stop
by the Coliseum
sometime. I promise
you will not be
disappointed.
The good thing is
that this isn't just a weekend spot.
You can go during the week and
have as much fun as you would on
a Friday or Saturday.
Remember to round up your buds
or ask for some family time as
extra players are about the only
thing that isn't included in the
Coliseum.
Until next time, please feel free to
e-mail me any
"hot spots" you think people may
not have heard of, but would enjoy
checking out sometime.
snippets of the problems in Barry's life
and the extent he will go to not let go
of its only redeeming element, Lena
Leonard (Watson). Oh yeah, and he
discovers a loophole in an advertising
campaign by Healthy Choice meals
offering frequent flyer miles.
He finds that by buying enough
packets of pudding, he will have
acquired over a million miles and
would never have to buy a plane
ticket again.
This is actually based on the real
person David Philips.
"There Will Be Blood" has been in
the works for a period of time. The
film is a different direction for P.T.,
as it is the first film he adapted the
screenplay for.
Anderson has claimed in
interviews that he had no intention
of completing an adaptation of the
book; it just turned out that way.
"There Will Be Blood" is based on
Upton Sinclair's 1927 novel "Oil!"
The film stars Daniel Day Lewis.
The film is, as the studio puts it:
"A story about family, greed,
religion and oil, centered around
a turn-of-the-century Texas
prospector in the early days of the
business."
The film is currently slated for
limited release on Dec. 26 in select
October 29, 2007
"Bye-bye world, only our hopes
to hold on. Boy, you're never
gonna' see, nothing's ever come of
me. Raise your hands high! Young
brothers and sisters, there's a world's
worth of work and a need for you.
Oh, changes come in through these
doors, now closing. There's no world
for tomorrow if we wait for today."
Do these lyrics sound intriguing?
Then you may have an interest for
the newly released album, Good
Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume
Two: No World for Tomorrow by
Coheed & Cambria. However,
Coheed & Cambria is not simply
a band with amazingly original
lyrics. They are also a band that has
one of the most interesting stories
surrounding their albums.
The group Coheed & Cambria
released their first story-lined album,
The Second Stage Turbine Blade,
in 2002. This album kicked off the
entertaining tale of the "Amory
Wars" behind the group's records.
The story goes as follows: Coheed
and Cambria are the two main
characters. They are a married couple
with quite interesting views on their
children... They think that they have
to kill them! Oh, but have no worries.
It is for a good cause. Coheed &
Cambria think that they need to kill
their children to save the world from
an awful virus that is embedded
in their genes that may have the
potential to destroy humanity.
Throughout the story various
characters appear in an effort to kill
the children and steal their virus to
use for evil purposes. It is truly an
entertaining tale to follow throughout
all of the albums
Their most recently released
album, Good Apollo, I'm Burning
Star IV, Volume Two: No World for
Tomorrow is no disappointment. The
listener is eased into the album with
the first track, The Reaping. It begins
with a mellow instrumental and then
enters in to well thought out lyrics.
Though if you do not pay close
attention you may miss the transition
into the second track because it is
simply that smooth
You cannot miss the transition
to the third track however. This
song is one that could be in a
video game, without a doubt. The
lyrics are phenomenal however the
instrumental definitely distracted me
and had me thinking about some kind
of martial arts game (we will blame
late night ADD for that one.)
The lyrics, "the next chords struck
are fault and failure. And we both
know the finger points on cue.
There's blame for two," are from the
fourth track of the album, Feathers.
This song has an upbeat feel and is
pretty good except for the far too
repetitive ending.
The album slows down when you
get the sixth track. This song has a
mellow instrumental but some of the
most meaningful lyrics. The vocals
are different than the other tracks
(same vocalist, but the voice is used
differently.) The lyrics are also more
of tale on this track. It is an easy song
to get wrapped up in.
The next few tracks go by quickly.
But you cannot miss the eleventh
track, The End Complete: The End
Complete 111. This track is filled with
smooth flowing lyrics, great vocals,
and a life lesson wrapped up in the
lyrics. The song is spun around the
idea that we should all learn from
our pasts because it is not too late to
change.
The album concludes with the
fourteenth track, The End Complete
V: On The Brink. The lyrics are
original, inspirational, and truly
phenomenal. The instrumental is
unique and varies throughout the
entire song. The starts of mellow and
delivers it messages and ends with
a more heavy metal feel; fabulous
ending to a great album.
I give this album 4 'A stars. It is by
far one of the best rock albums to
come out this year. The lyrics are
like none other, the instrumentals are
phenomenal, and the vocals could