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“Interview with the Vampire”
Starring: Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Chris-
ian Slater and Kirsten Dunst
Directed by Neil Jordan
Rated: R
Playing at Schulman VI and Hollywood
*★* (out of five)
The image of the vampire has played
many roles throughout its ancient myth,
that of romance, fear and evil. But never be
fore has a vampire been seen as the hero, at
least not until Anne Rice’s “Interview with
the Vampire,” the first book of a series, “The
Vampire Chronicles.”
The film version of the book begins with
Louis de Pointe du Lac, played by Brad Pitt,
a vampire that claims to have experienced
the highs and lows of possessing “the gift of
darkness” for more than two centuries.
Once welcomed, the “gift” has troubled Louis
and he decides to tell his story to a present-
day reporter, played by Christian Slater.
The film proceeds as Louis describes to
the interviewer how he became a vampire
and his encounters since.
His story begins in the 18th century with
his last day as a mortal. Devastated by the
loss of his daughter and wife, he welcomes
death, as he is unable to deal with the pain
of his losses.
Enter Lestat, played by Tom Cruise, who
takes advantage of Louis’ quest for death. Le
stat, a vampire who preys upon the innocent
and gives “the gift of darkness” to those who
beg for it, takes Louis’ life. As he is about to
die, Louis begs for “the gift of darkness.”
The two become companions of immortali
ty, as Louis needs to learn the ways of the
vampire. However, their lifestyles do not
compliment each other. Lestat is witty, sar
donic and enjoys the endless adventures of
victimizing at will. Louis is compassionate
and realizes the hardships of his lifestyle,
which captivates the audience into a new
perspective about vampires.
The tension between Lestat and Louis is
centered around the vampires’ feeding.
Louis does not want to prey upon humans
and chooses to seek his blood from chickens
and rodents.
As Lestat grows bored of Louis’ com
plaints of the newly-acquired lifestyle, a
new pupil is acquired in Claudia, a young
girl played by Kirsten Dunst. Together, the
three vampires search New Orleans at
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By Katherine Arnold
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Louisiana blues guitarist Tab
Benoit combines cajun sound and
jazzy guitar riffs to prove that the
blues will never die.
Benoit is currently on tour
promoting his second album,
“What I Live For,” which was re
leased in June, and will be play
ing at 3rd Floor Cantina Satur
day, Nov. 19.
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music is a
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cajun influ
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His voice adds
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that complements his strong
guitar playing.
The blues have always come
easy for Benoit, simply because
his lyrics and music come from
his experiences.
“I don’t try to concentrate hard
on my lyrics,” Benoit said. “I just
write whatever comes to mind.”
He started playing the guitar
when he was nine years old.
Benoit was in a church in his
hometown of Houma, La. before
services one Sunday, where he
was going to perform for the con
gregation.
He turned up the microphone
and started playing. The priest
came running in, kicked Benoit
out, and told him he was playing
the devil’s music. Benoit was
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acoustic guitar.
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We’ve had a good crowd pretty
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and John Lee Hooker,” Benoit
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get much more from the live con
cert than from his recorded mu
sic, Benoit said.
“The album just doesn’t com
pare to the live show,” he said.
“You get so much more energy
from the live performance. I
have a lot of fun up on stage.”
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can music,” Benoit said. “It
sparked rock’n’roll, country and
jazz. The blues are gonna be
around forever.”
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