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AGGIELIFE I chmary 4. 2(H)() T H K BATTAUON 5 . DEUJf Rir McCarthy Continued from Page 3 Uev* Q: Do you plan on doing any more a* horror? lEv It depends on the script. If it’s a good and it scares me while I am reading en I’m all over it. Have you read any that we don’t about, that you might be keeping nder wraps? 'eah, yeah, but I am not saying. But einitely there is one, I couldn’t get it out fnn head. 1 was so spooked. Q: A lot of sex symbols, w hich you obviously are, are afraid to show them selves acting goofy or crazy or not look- ” *ng absolutely perfect and you have al- c * 4fw aj s seemed willing to do that. Why are ^ K you so willing to do that, and why do ; r you think so many other sex symbols . are afraid of show ing themselves in a less than perfect light? hat is such a great question. I can tell yoti that for me, I don’t know the answer O tfiat. Maybe because they are compli mented so much, they are afraid of look- uit»i ing any other way; people would look i ‘ down at them. For me, 1 have always p!iH|ted to be looked at as way more. 1 knew 1 had such a voice, such a spirit in side of me, that I had to show my real side. I had to show my imperfections. I had to show that I was human and not a perfect pinup because, let me tell you, I met them and they’re not. (Laughs.) Q: In next month’s Maxim, I saw you had gone brunette. Is that a con scious decision to sort of get aw ay from that blond bombshell-type image? Concert Continued from Page 1 8 Songs such as "Sonora’s Death Row,” “The Road Goes on Forever” and “Cor pus Christi Bay,” chronicle tales of some times tragic characters in their struggles with their own mortality. Tlie.se morally com icting songs are adequately balanced by more carefree favorites such as “That Bucking Song,” “Merry' Christmas From the Family” and “Copenhagen.” To many. Keen’s body of work pales 'mi CRITIQUE No, it was actually for a film, but I de cided to keep it for a while because 1 liked it. I think instead of kind of being blond bombshelly, 1 consider it more naughty than anything else. I’m just going to have fun with it for a little while. Q: Could you tell us about your character in Scream 3? Does she bear any similarities to you or to the Jenny we all fell in love with on “Singled Out”? It depends on what you thought of me on “Singled Out.” Well, this character, Sarah Darling, is a bit of a brat, and I liked playing it because I’m really not a brat. It was fun to do. It really wasn’t called for, but I thought of the character and I thought, ‘She’s a little actress, why not make her a typical actress and make her a little of a brat.’ Sarah Darling doesn’t have the lead in Stab 3, she’s just got basically the sex scene. Q: You’ve been on hiatus from show business for a year and a half, how w as that break for you? The break was amazing. It was so wonderful just to chill and stop for a little bit and regroup because if I didn’t, I think I would have fizzled out. I needed that time to stop and think a little bit, ‘What do I really want?’ and during that time I fell in love, and then I was patient and waited for the right script and that script was Di amonds with Kirk Douglas and it was a smaller role but it was the perfect role to show a little more of a dramatic side, and then Scream came along. Now it is going the w ay I want it to go instead of the way my team and agents wanted it to go. I get to make the call. Q: It seems like so often the public just associates your characters with in comparison to his presence on stage. He has developed an army of concert faithfuls across Texas and beyond. Keen’s distinct ability to successfully create re laxed, easy-going moods and connect with audiences has influenced other per- formers from Pat Green to Jack Ingram. “My challenge is not to repeat my self,” Keen said. Audience members can watch Keen challenge himself and also see Lovett perform at Reed Arena Sunday beginning at 6 p.m. Scream 3 Starring: Neve Campbell and Courtney Cox Directed by: Wes Craven Scream 3 is the third and final chap- j ter in the immensely popular Scream se ries. With a nice tie-in to the first two, the film works, but lacks any real punch j due to several shortcomings. The story begins when new murders begin as the movie within the movie. Stab 3, begins production. Uniting old cast members with new ones, a fight for survival begins, and no one is safe. As with the first two movies, the key once again is Sidney (Campbell), wfio, along with Dewey (David Arquette) and Gail i Weathers (Cox), is back for the ride. In a nice casting move, this film also features the talent of Parker Posey. Jenny McCarthy and Scott Foley. Also included is a cameo by Silent Bob and Jay, charac ters from director Kevin Smith’s films ; (including Clerks and Dogma ),who tour ! the studio where Stab 3 is being shot. Director Craven {Scream and Scream 2) is again at the helm, but instead of an other script by the series' creator, Kevin who you really are and really don’t know you. While you have the chance is there something about yourself that you would like to tell the public? There always is. There are so many dimensions about each one of ourselves. There’s definitely the serious side of me, and there’s the goofy side that makes Williamson, this movie features a new writer, Ehren Kruger. Kruger’s screenplay is bitingly tunny in its satirical representa- J tion of Hollywood, particularly the studio system. This, combined with the way the | story dovetails so perfectly with the first, make the new Scream fairly entertaining. However, there are a few' problems with the movie. To start with, many of the scenes are not nearly as polished as those in either of the first tw'o movies. For the third time around, one would expect some intense scenes, but instead the viewer is subjected to unoriginal, and frankly, dull scenes of mayhem. Also, despite much exposition, the central characters are not really allowed to develop as much as they need to. In fact, Campbell is not seen very much in the film’s first 30 minutes. Final ly, the motive for the murder, if not the murderer’s identity, is tipped to viewers too early in the movie. Despite the cleverness of much of die dialogue, Saeam 3 is just not as fun as ei ther of the first two, and consequently viewers should let the series be laid to rest. (Grade: C) — Matt McCormick' people laugh, w'hich is so important. There is also this very spiritual side, that I believe in faith, and I read a lot of spir itual books, that kind of stuff that people don’t know about. Also, that I am a hu man being, I hurt like everybody else, that when Joan Rivers makes fun of me, I get pissed off and just want to cry. It’s the real side. People in the News Letterman to return sooner than thought NEW YORK (AP) — Is David Let terman planning a Valentine's Day surprise for his fans? His representatives weren’t com menting Thursday on reports that the “Late Show” host, who is re covering from heart surgery, will re turn to his show Feb. 14. “We suspect Dave will be back sooner rather than later,” spokesperson Steve Ruben- stein said. “He’s been doing great. But no date has been set." Letterman paid a surprise visit to his office Monday for a couple of hours and talked with staff mem bers about his first show back. He has since left the country on vacation, Rubenstein said. Rumors of a Feb. 14 return ap parently spread since CBS has not formally canceled that week's show or told expected guests they won’t be needed. 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