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From the classic Chinatown to the dud also known as Mul- holland Falls, tales of the Hat Squad and keeping he City of Angels clean abound. As Given this wide spectrum of flicks, the new film L.A Confidential, would be lucky to clean up leftover egg rolls after Chinatown, much less compete on an artistic level with it. L.A Confi dential not only cleans up, it offers a new dish to the tale of '50s crime and corruption. The story of the film is complicated and in tricate, not to mention difficult to explain. Without revealing too much about the film, the plot centers around two young police officers, Bud White, played by the brooding Russell Crowe, and Ed Exley, played by Guy Pearce. The two idealistic officers eventually uncover a con spiracy of proportions even Johnnie Cochran would not believe. L.A. Confidential is a rare find among movies these days. It is a smart, complex, in triguing film of raw power. Is that something you would hear in a commercial or what? The strength of this movie is the writing. Rarely has a film given such depth to a ensem ble cast. Where a typica^movie would present a flat character of little interest, L.A. Confidential offers characters who have moral flaws. The characters of the film are addictive, always leaving the viewer wanting more, hoping to get another insight to the complex psyches that pepper the film. Pearce delivers a subtly powerful perfor mance as Exley. Pearce embraces the dark side of Exley as whole heartedly as he embraces the good things about him. Where most portrayals of such a morally ambiguous character would try to minimize such shortcomings, Pearce de livers them with relish. While the over two hour running time of the film can be a drawback, the plot twists are enough to keep even a Fun Dip-crazed 12-year- old glued to his seat. 509 University Drive West » College Station » Phone: 846-8721 ■ ■ ■ Imll imp 0/ %h 24 Computer Rental On-site Mac & IBM rental Offer does not apply to digital output of files, not g ood in combination with other offers or discounts, ine use per customer. Expires 12/31/97. Cromwell, Pearce, Crowe and Spacey star in the new movie L.A. Confidential Arnold fathers fourth child LOS ANGELES (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver we a new addition to the family, an other son. The 9 1/2- pound baby boy was deliv ered 5:45 p.m. Satur day at a Los Angeles area hospital, pub licist Cather ine Olim said Sunday. No name was disclosed. “Mother and baby are in great shape and resting well. Schwarzenegger Ev e r y 0 ne is ec static,” Olim said, adding that the ac- ionfilm star was with his wife during lelivery. ( The couple now has two boys and wo girls. :' Jewell to act out revenge on SNL NEW YORK (AP) — Wrongly accused Olympic bombing suspect Richard Jewell got sweet revenge on the feds as a guest on the season premiere of “Saturday Night Live.” The security guard hailed in the media as a hero then reviled as the possible Atlanta bomber before the FBI finally dropped him as a suspect belted a Janet Reno impersonator in a comedy skit. He even had a laugh at the expense of NBC, the show’s home network. Jewell was all smiles when come dy news anchorman Norm MacDon ald mentioned that NBC had to pay him an “undisclosed sum of money” after he was cleared. “That’s true,” Jewell said, grinning. In the Janet Reno sketch, Jewell walked into an office set without a word and punched the actor imper sonating Reno in the stomach. “Same time next week?” the ac tor asked. “Sure,” Jewell said. Jewell first spotted the suspi cious bag that blew up during the 1996 Olympics, killing one person and injuring dozens. Soon, he was named as a suspect and endured months of intense scrutiny by au thorities and reporters. After he was cleared, he sued sev eral news organizations, including NBC, over their coverage. Reno pub licly apologized to Jewell for news leaks that named him as a suspect. Burns to tackle the works of Twain HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Docu mentary filmmaker Ken Burns’ next project is to decode the mysteries of the legendary American writer with one of the most famous pen names in history: Mark Twain. “It seems to me that Twain hits the light and the dark of us, all at the same time,” Burns said. “He hits the myth and the reality, all at the same time. He’s a kind of Rosetta stone to the American experience.” Best known for his documentaries on the Civil War and the history of baseball, Burns has done shorter bi ographical films on Thomas Jefferson and Lewis and Clark. The two-to-four hour Twain film will be the third in that series, and is expected to be shown on PBS in 2001. Shields has fond memories of Dodi NEW YORK (AP) — The tragedy of Dodi Fayed’s un timely death has been unfair ly over looked by the media, according to former girlfriend Brooke Shields. “Everybody has been focused on Di ana, and that’s understandable, but not much has been said about Dodi, and for those of us who knew him there should be some recognition,” CASUAL QUALITY TEX-MEX Home of the Del Mar Shrimp & Crabmeat Enchilada Happy Hour: Mon. - Fri. 2-7p.m. 99 c Ritas • 99* Drafts • $ 1.25 Domestics s 1.75 Imports • s 3.75 Pitchers All Day Saturday - Monday $ 1.50 Ritas • $ 1.50 24oz. Chuggers • s 3.25 Pitchers Come Watch the Aggies Beat the Hell outta Colorado! 3 Satellites • 3 Big Screen TVs • 8 32” TVs Mon. - Sun. 11:00 - ? 2010 S. College, Bryan (across from the Ptarmigan) 822-0102 Austin Round Rock S. College Texas Ave. c o </> O University X TAMU Dallas Ft. 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