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I / ’ ’ J'J */. ,V, • • • > * * • ■ * * • Frustrated and disappointed with your college experiences? Why is the place so impersonal and difficult? For some answers, check out: http://universitysecrets.com On sale this week at the MSC Rudder Box Office • Stage Center—PiCIliC Thurs-Sat, Apr 1-3, 8-]0,and 15 17, 7:30 p.m. *8* MSC Film Society —A Bug’s Life Fri, Apr 9, 7 and 9:30p.m. msc wiiey Lecture Scries — Changing of the Guard: National 845-1234 or on the net! http://iioxoffice.tamu.edu dpv Call to arranjjt: for .siwciat needs. Aggie Bucks accepted. Security in the Post-Cold War Era Fri, Apr 9, s p.m. Freudian shp — Freudian Slip Sat, Apr 17, 9 p.m. nv.so — Capricious Espanoi Sun, Apr 18. 4 p.m. ‘magination Station — 42nd Street Fri-Sun, Apr 23-25, 7 p.m. mmbt atemm&ssxsis: ^/OlTIE Student Body Elections March 31 - April 1 (Wed. & Thurs.) 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Commons, Evans, Blocker, Zachry, Bush, Wehner, Rec., MSC, Duncan, Kleberg, Sbisa Didn’t score a 1600 on your SAT? 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The Mod Squad Starring Claire Danes and Giovanni Ribisi Directed by Scott Silver Playing at Hollywood 1 6 With hip attitudes and nothing but haunting 60’s-70’s sitcom mu sic to back up the new members of The Mod Squad (originally an Aaron Spelling TV show), the movie falls short in developing the characters and their chemistry. Pete (Ribisi), Line (Omar Epps) and Julie (Danes) were all headed to a life in prison. Fortunately for them, the police wanted a group of young, street-smart teenagers to help with undercover work. With some strict regulations and the threat of prison over their heads, the three musketeers become “po licemen” and are nothing but a joke at the station. The makers of the film never quite figured out what genre to place the movie. Many thirty-year- old styles may be coming back, but who wants to see a replica of the original show? (Grade: C +) ED tv Starring Matthew McConaughey and |enna Elfman Directed by Ron Howard Playing at Hollywood 1 6 — Jeff Kempf The movie opens looking all too familiar (The Thmum Show), but manages to find its own iden tity with tile help of "EOtv” cre ator Cynthia Topping (Ellen De- Generes, whose comedy is always based on sarcasm, which works well in a movie that is tak ing a stab at society as a whole). Topping has her legions at a cable channel “TVue TV”as they search for the best candidate to star in a marathon show based solely on the individuals daily routine — the winner, thirty-one-year-old Ed Pekurny (McConaughey), a faith ful video store clerk. Typically, McConaughey can be overbearing and irritating, but somehow, he managed to pull off this role very well and gave away the irritating award to costar Harrelson. Now Taking Orders Scholastic ‘Recognition 2Lnnouncemen ts. Caps & Qoiuns ROTHER’S BOOKSTOFtES 340 G. BUSH DK. * SG7 IIARVBY ROAD 303 S. COLLEGE AVE. The Battalion Online offers access to The WIRE news from The Associated Press The WIRE provides continuously updated news cov erage from one of the world’s oldest, largest news services via The Battalion's web page. • A comprehensive, up-lo-the-mimite news report combining the latesl AP stories with photos, graphics, sound and video. ' Headlines and bulletins delivered as soon as news breaks. • U.S.,World, Business, Sports, Science,lechnolugy, Weather, Arts, Special Sections. http://battalion.tamu.edu When television stars In get their niche in films,ila sometimes be difficult, evei though the movie looked!! ABC Tuesday line-up wiili’ at 8 p.m. and "Dharmaami Greg” at 9 p.m. The twost stars showed power and tal; the big screen. (Grade: B-j The Matrix Starring Keanu Ret and Laurence Fishbui Directed by Wachowski Brothf Playing at Hollywooij The Wachowski brother: have outdone John Woo«v comes to amazing actionse quences. On that basisalo: The Matrix was an excitin' full of mind-blowinggunpU but little else. Neo (Reeves) is a software writer for a major company ! a little extra money, he had Megan C class We Recreati BY CA T^ way into any database. Wkl does not realize is that thev does not exist: it is acoOosalefl [do of virtual reality. ReWlalM , t , a r wra F [Morpheus lFishhume - Healthy l.ivtn tional experts spends more Neo to be “The One" who overthrow the Artificial Intei (Al) that has enslaved thehiE race and created its own real: At least there is some thou behind the premise of TMfc but as all big budget Hollyw movies must do, theysimplir issues with a climactic batty film feels like a disparate tion of Dark City, StrangeOc and Thte Lies. The Wachowski brothers a thing or two about excellee tography as their previousfc, Bound, was one of the bests# movies of 1996. 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