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Next tk| iO number.” formation ont he local DeparJ Safety or i TUESDAY July 2, 1996 GGIE Page 3 Vt always j d. said the casil minorities wkj ual educationj because of poorl .s feel the dec: ! will level tk;j ir all student;! id A&M. n, a senior bio | ajor, saidsbfl e decision wil; [ mrollment I icople will cor: the Universit; oncerned will cial aid. i high school! ople who hao I iks and SAf ame economic received twice | ship money.' t’s office decisions re ons, scholar id and finan ■ honored. 1978 ruling. 1: | considered a 's in a school; it struck dowij ms tracks I es. ered the U a at Davis fcf :ke, a whitef itudent. , HEATRES! 6 HOLLYWOOD USA OE STATION Iwy 30 764-7592 Moore, Reynolds tease audiences with performances and storyline By Kristina Buffin The Battalion Striptease, unlike Showgirls, has a plot. Unfortunately though, the plot is simplistic and overdone, and there is lit tle to no humor throughout the film. Erin Grant (Demi Moore) is a di vorced mother who must find a job to wrestle custody of her daughter from her drunk, wheel-chair-stealin’, overall- menace-to-society ex-husband. She de cides to take the night shift at the Ea ger Beaver as a topless dancer. David Dilbeck (Burt Reynolds) is a congressman with a fetish for strippers. Although he risks exposure, he contin ues to frequent the Eager Beaver until in a drunken stupor, he decides Grant is his “angel.” * Unfortunately for the congressman, he is discovered by a patron, and a cy cle of bribery in volving Grant’s daughter, Grant and Dilbeck. Jerry Killian (William Hill) is fascinated by Erin and is willing to do anything to win her affection. Unfortu : «>:• - Starring Demi Moore, Burt Reynolds and Ving Rhames ^ • pfrectedby AndrewBergman naked women. The movie is about strippers and nu dity is expected, but the nudity is gratu itous in places. For example, seeing Moore dance naked while she blow- dries her hair. There are two or three other dancing scenes where it is obvious that the strip routines do not further the plot, but instead serve to satisfy cer tain members of the audience, who only want to see Moore naked. Ving Rhames does a wonderful job portraying Shad the bouncer/bodyguard for the strippers. He is protective of ‘his’ girls and pro vides the humor of the film. But the film relies on this humor for the first 30 minutes. Castle Rock ad vertises Striptease as a “sexy comedy” but if falls on its Shad (Ving Rhames) is a bouncer at the Eager Beaver. nately he tries to bribe the wrong con gressman and he ends up at the bottom of the river. Detective A1 Garcia (Armand As- sante) takes up Grant’s cause and tries to balance catching Dilbeck with his pants literally down. Moore exemplifies the dilemma many single mothers face everyday. She must find a way to support not only herself, but her child. Unfortunately the film does not revolve around this storyline, and instead overemphasizes the strip routines and Dilbeck’s sickness with face. Instead there is little comedy and not everyone considers Demi Moore flashing her breasts every 20 minutes as “sexy.” One good choice Castle Rock made was the soundtrack. Annie Lenox, formerly of the Euryth- mics, contributes the music to Grant’s dances and that plus a cameo appear ance by Michael Jordan makes the strip scenes bearable. Moore mav have a great body after three pregnancies, but her performance did not merit $12 million. Erin Grant (Demi Moore) puts her biggest fan, Congressman Dilbeck (Burt Reynolds), back in his place. -13) TE DAME (G) i-13) Murphy back with Nutty Professor By Jeffrey Cranor The Battalion The Nutty Professor Starring Eddie Murphy and Jada Pinkett Independence Day is just around the comer but judgment day has arrived for Eddie Mur phy. Luckily, the verdict is good. The Nutty Professor provides just the right comic formula to get Murphy’s movie career back in shape. Fans and critics have waited impatiently for years to see Mur phy’s films return to the hilarity of Trading Places, 48 Hours and his classic “Saturday Night Live” sketches. For the first time since Coming to America, one of Mur phy’s movies carries weight— literally. Murphy plays Sherman Klump, an brilliant college profes sor who is an expert in the field of genetics and makes Fat Albert look like Gary Coleman. Loosely based on the Jerry Lewis film of the same title, The Nutty Professor is about an over weight man who believes his life will be better if he were thin. Klump weighs in at over 400 pounds and has a diet consisting of Snickers, ice cream and M&Ms. Klump falls for Carla (Jada Pinkett), a graduate student and teaching assistant who admires him for his work and research. But on a date with her, he is ruthlessly heckled about his size by a stand-up comic. Klump be comes overly upset about his obesity and drinks an experi mental serum altering his DNA and mutates him into the thin and trim Buddy Love. Buddy is different from Klump in more than just looks. He has an uncontrollable sex drive and attitude. Murphy transforms his character from a tubby, mild-mannered professor to “Def Comedy Jam” on speed. This variety in Murphy’s per formance makes the movie fun. Klump is heartwarming and shows a side audiences have never seen before: shy and de mure. Then the film reverts back to the craziness most people ex pect from him. One aspect of this variety is his portrayal of multiple roles — something he has done in his last several films. In this movie, the Klump family is played al most entirely by Murphy. The Klumps are perfect for those who love raw humor. Flatu lence, dirty jokes and Murphy’s classic comic style abound, and it becomes difficult to know whether to laugh, wince or do both. Murphy’s crude humor some times grates on an audience over a two-hour period, but his humor is much more toned-down in this film, making Klump seem lov able and sweet. And Buddy is a medium through which Murphy can act as himself. In doses, this humor is entertaining and not annoying. Tom Shadyac’s direction cre ates a lively and fun tone, and the morphing effects as Mur phy goes from Buddy to Klump are fabulous. Murphy has learned that maintaining stardom is diffi cult, but this film should reas sure moviegoers he is still fun ny and talented. Depression, dreary drag Down on the Upside By David Winder The Battalion In the beginning Soundgar- den stood out from the rest of the Seattle music scene with hard-core guitar riffs and furi ously paced songs. Sure, their songs were about death and depression, but they rocked. Since the release of Badmo- torfinger five years ago, the rockin’ songs have dwindled. For every “Rusty Cage” there seems to be at least three more songs similar to “Black Hole Sun.” It took a while to notice, but the boys from Soundgarden are slowly mor phing into Softgarden. On their latest effort, Down On The Upside, Soundgarden dismisses the rockin’ songs altogether. In stead, it’s 16 songs about death and depression done at a comparatively slower pace. Soundgarden used to sound like a grunge Led Zeppelin, but now they sound like a electric version of Nirvana’s Un plugged album. The guitar riffs are there, but they never seem to go any where but right back into the same boring riff. The drums barely get beat around, and the voice of Chris Cornell nev er reaches the fever pitch it has on past albums. The album begins with its best song, “Pretty Noose.” On previous albums the style of See Soundgarden. Page 4 5259' 5329' >369' ► 439' F/UfS DONOT >* ON WSTKATK* OU K» fAMS 10 kvmYiii ;OM US AND WIN A ILXIPASS IVdONTHS. KLETS THAT X~M BE ►25 ^ r Europe, reclex. STUDY ABROAD AT SANTA CHIARA! INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS - 358 BIZZELL HALL WEST TUESDAY, JUNE 25 5:00 - 5:45 PM FRIDAY, JUNE 28 3:45 -4:30 PM TUESDAY, JULY 2 5:00 - 5:45 PM STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS 161 Bizzell Hall West 845-0544 The Junior Fulbright provides graduating seniors and graduate students of (I.S. citizenship the opportunity to develop' a proposal for a specific research project To be undertaken in the country of their choice during the 1997-1998 academic year. Each applicant may apply once during the current year of competition. Informational Meeting Times: Monday July T at 11 am 'Tuesday July 2 at 3 pm Wednesday July 3 at 11 am 63 pm All Meetings Held in Bizzell Hall West room 358 FOR ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS. 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