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Page 4 • Monday, November 2, 1998 Aggielife The Baitai: MOVIE REVIEWS he Battali Meet Joe Black Starring Brad Pitt and Claire Forlani Directed by Martin Brest Rated R The time has come for Bill Parrish to leave life behind, but Death, played by Pitt, decides to give him a few days longer. In exchange. Death, also known as Joe Black, requests to involve himself in Parrish’s life to ex plore, to feel, to love. Death finds love with Parrish’s daughter, Susan, played by Forlani. Pitt and Forlani stir up every emotion with intense and pas sionate encounters that will keep everyone captivated with their love scenes. Hopkins gives another out standing performance making the audience feel his pain, his tri umph and his understanding that he will soon die. Pitt as Death gives intriguing advice and teaches lessons that he uses to his advantage, but in the process starts to feel emotion as if he is coming alive himself. Martin Brest directs a motion picture with every element of emotion including humor, ro mance, curiosity, sadness and, above all, appreciation for life and people. With a combination of an outstanding cast and a great story, this film portrays Death in a cre ative and entertaining manner that makes this a definite must- see movie. Be prepared for the long haul since the film is nearly three hours long. The audience should not let themselves miss much, so Benz Gallery exhibit sho\vf a ' # topple global gifts collection froi the L. T. Jordan Institute BY TRAVIS IRBY The Battalion Photo Courtesy of Columbia Pictures James Woods stars as a vampire hunter in John Carpenter’s Vampires. bathroom breaks before the movie starts are advised. (A-) -Monica E. Flores Apt Pupil Starring Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro Directed by Bryan Singer Rated R Showing at Hollywood 16 Bryan Singer knows evil. The Usual Suspects suggested that idea, and Apt Pupil proves it. This movie, based on a Stephen King novella, is every bit as bleak as its promotional posters with very few light moments. Apt Pupil is a story of a high- school boy who is fascinated with Nazi Germany and forms a rela tionship with a former German Photo Courtesy of TriStar Pictures Ian McKellen and Brad Renfro star in the psychological thriller Apt Pup//. Get a *FREE Live CD-5 with purchase of the new album Mercyland at Hastings Nour Entertainment SuperstoreX Sox •while supplies last Bryan and College Station stores only. See Cowboy Mouth Live! Wednesday, November 4th at Hurricane Harry's army officer [McKellan]. The movie should not be seen by kids, but adults might think twice before going as well. McKellen leaps from helpless to menacing as the remnant of a man who was once part of an army that nearly conquered the world. Renfro [The Client, Sleep ers) wears the exact same facial expression throughout the movie but does a decent job of showing his character’s growing willpower. Apt Pupil was not made to be fun, but it does inspire the audi ence to think. (Grade: C) — Gray Whitten John Carpenter's Vampires Starring James Woods and Sheryl Lee Directed by John Carpenter Rated R Showing at Hollywood 1 6 T he Benz Gallery of Floral Art is hosting an ex hibit of a different nature. The gallery located in the horticulture building is home to the "Gifts from around the World.” The gifts are property of the L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness in the Memorial Student Center. The institute was founded after Jordan’s wife, Jessie, gave the MSG a million dollar endowment. The Jordan Institute helps students develop lead ership skills and pursue international internships. It also houses a collection of gifts and art obtained while the Jordans were overseas. This collection is the focus of the Benz Gallery ex hibit. The pieces chronicle the Jordans’ 30 years in var ious foreign countries such as Venezuela and Kuwait. Luke Altendorf, director of the Jordan Institute, said the collection offers history and culture. “It is like a small museum,” he said. Some of the more unique pieces include a silver tea set with gold roses and a coffin-shaped humidor with a silver boat. Both pieces were collected dur ing the Jordans’ time in Kuwait. Vicki Cloyd, an administrative secretary and tour guide at the institute, said the gifts offer viewers a chance to see something different. “Viewing the collection is a broadening experi ence,” she said. “One can experience the culture of other countries.” While most of the gifts are from around thei some are from right here in Aggieland. There are three old Texas A&M yearbooksoi nages on tl Dr. Mike meteorolc asons the artment d( “We war Ve work ve ional Weal sed to call nd talk to dans’ from the 1920s. Cloyd said these are not like the AggieWiftis inform books, which students are used to seeing. Itudents on "Back m the '20s the yearbook was calledP t h eir dor Longhorn, which is real surprising to a loloiti 0 ' 00 ^ ^ pie,” Cloyd said l a '4 Weal There are also some items that were usedii“ n '' ne ^ or c American Revolution. Altendorf said the decision to show thecolle was a joint one between the Jordan Institute and Benz Gallery. . , “They (The Benz Gallery) approached me bees ^ w ^ u c they had some space open,' Altendorf said. “Bear of our location, many people don’t get to see the lection. We hope the exposure will attract moregt: to visit here.” He said this exhibit is a unique experience the institute. “It's the first time we have taken items fromon lection and lent them out,” Altendorf said. Altendorf said the collection helps promote ike stitutes goal of international awareness. "There are things you wouldn’t seeinthell he said. Cloyd said the viewers of the worldlyS leave fulfilled and are glad they came. Tea B PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Woods says he did not use connections Gore, profanity and vices aplenty are the trademarks of Woods’ vampire-slaying team in Carpenter’s latest horror effort, and the movie should find its fans in those who thought Bram Stok er’s Dracula was too serious or artsy. Never aspiring to be high brow, Vampires is a spectacular, fun ride with the meanest crew of Vatican-sponsored vampire killers this side of Buffy and her posse. An all-powerful ‘master’ vam pire appears early in the film, and for some reason, he knows the name of Jack Crow (Woods) and poses a threat like no other vam pire has before. The mythology that is revealed is creative and dark humor is given equal time with fiery vamp killing. Vampires is bloody, irreverent fun for those who dare. (B +) — Gray Whitten NEW YORK (AP) — James Woods made it in Hollywood — without connections. “I don’t think I know a single per son working in the business who isn’t related to somebody — except me!" Woods says in Sunday’s Daily News. “I hate to say that, but name an actor, and I’ll tell you who they’re re lated to. It’s unbelievable! So I came out here, this sort of skinny geeky kid, and it just took forever. “ I didn’t get my first sort of break until I was 30, which was Holocaust in ’78.” Woods is currently starring \nJohn Carpenter's Vampires as a cranky Nosferatu slayer who ad-libbed a whole slew of diatribes against reli gion, women, homosexuals and oth er targets just to amuse the director, and was shocked when they wound up in the film. “One day I saw him choking from laughter on the camera deck," Woods said of Carpenter. “I said, ‘Do not use this scene in the movie. My movie career will be over! But John had the (courage) to go for it." The 51-year-old actor received a best supporting actor Academy Award nomination for the 1996 film Ghosts of Mississippi. His many other credits include The Onion Field, Salvador, Casi no, Nixon and The Way We Were. Smith credits his success to tenaci- NEW YORK (AP) — Will Smith will not be deterred. “I see people all the time who are better rappers than me, better actors than me, better-looking and stronger than me,” Smith says in the November issue of Premiere magazine. “But my ace in the hole is my dangerously obsessive drive, you know? “I’m a terminator. I absolutely, positively will not stop until I win.” Smith stars in the upcoi espionage thriller Enemy of the State, work ing with Jon Voight and Gene Hackman. The former Fresh Prince has other cred its including In dependence Day, Men in Black and Sin grees of Separation Despite his success, $fl thinks he needs to establish^ <6elf as an actor, hoping tl work with Hackman andVoi build credibility. “I think, in a lot of ways, I've? ten respect for being able to) sort of by default,” Smith sti Smith “There were flashes of (hisabi in Six Degrees of Separation I’m still kind of living off that. “But I haven’t really proved self as an actor yet. 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