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Ragtime
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September 8 & 9
RAGTIME
October 23 & 24
MARK O'CONNOR with
Boston's METAMORPHOSEN
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
November 3
MY FAIR LADY
January 25 & 26
GRIGOROVICH BALLET COMPANY
SWAN LAKE February 21
SPARTACUS February 22-23
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
February 26
PORGY AND BESS
March 19 & 20
GARTH FAGAN DANCE
April 6
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November 17
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February 2
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The Score
Starring Robert De Niro,
Edward Norton & Marlon Brando
Directed by Frank Oz
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The Score is not one of those ordinary, safe
cracking robbery movies. Although that is the
basic story line, Frank Oz puts his own creative
technique in the age-old occupation of stealing
priceless artifacts.
Nick Wells (De Niro) is a veteran thief who
almost gets caught on his last job. This
prompts him to seriously think about leaving
the business, hut when he is about to retire,
Max (Brando) offers him another job heisting a
highly secured scepter that has been smuggled
into the country. With the aid of Jack (Nor
ton), Nick accepts the challenge to steal this
priceless scepter.
The Score can drag on and at times has the au
dience struggling to keep their eyes open, but
when the movie picks up, it is understandable
why the beginning was so slow. Oz does an ex
cellent job of keeping the viewers on the edge of
their seat, especially toward the end. He also
does a good job keeping tfye “bad guy” ambigu
ous until the end of the movie.
The all-star acting team of De Niro, Norton
and Brando adds more reason for one to watch
this movie. Oz’s direction certainly is exceptional
and a far reach from his Mttppet movies. T he
long and drawn-out story may be annoying, hut
it pays off in the end. The Sfdre also has the view
er constantly guessing what will happen next.
One definitely should go to this movie if they
like to be in a constant state* of Curiosity. If one
does not want to think, watching Muppets From
Space is always fun. (Grade: B-)
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Jurassic Park III
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the four dinosaurs that are already salivahn!
thought of eating him. T hey apparently
stand him and decide to hold off on their
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ers ran out of funds, which is alsounbel
considering it is a Universal Studios film,
The movie is only one hour and 30i
long. The directors might have been able
deem themselves by giving the audienceat
30 minutes of rampaging dinosaurs-01
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People in the News
■ newly enacted 1:
Eminem filming
movie in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) — Eminem
helped put Detroit's rap scene
on the map. Now, he's putting
it on the silver screen.
A drama
EMINEM
loosely based
on Marshall
Mathers Ill's
experience as
a suburban
Detroit hip-
hop singer
who became
a superstar,
temporarily
named Untitled Detroit Project,
will begin shooting in and
around the city in September.
Imagine Films, producing
the movie for distribution
through Universal Studios, will
open a Detroit production of
fice in early August, the Detroit
Free Press reported Wednesday.
The newspaper quoted un
named sources close to the pro
duction, but said a Universal Stu
dios spokesman confirmed it.
Eminem, a Grammy-win-
ning rapper who has been
widely criticized for his violent
lyrics about gays and women,
will star in the movie.
Michigan Film Office Direc
tor Janet Lockwood said she
has no official confirmation
that the movie will be filmed in
Detroit, but said her talkswvith
producer Greg Goodman and
director Curtis Hanson have
been very positive.
The film could be reU
by next summer, acco^
nied by a soundtrack al
with at least four new s^ngs
written by Eminem and Dr.
Dre, as well as rerecordec| ver
sions of Eminem hits. |
The film and soundtrack
also are expected to feature an
appearance by rap group D12,
of which Eminem is a member.
Representatives of Eminem
did not return calls to discuss
the film.
Untitled Detroit Project
would be the first major-studio
film to spend substantial time
filming in Detroit since Out of
Sight, a crime drama starring
George Clooney and Jennifer
Lopez, shot in the city in 1997.
Priestly completes
alcohol program
The Spice
Girl's official
Website,
launched
Tuesday, fea
tures a virtual
Victoria who
welcomes vis
itors to the
mock-Geor-
gian mansion
don. Viewers
^rate-paid DNA
[lets kept cor
chard Kutzne
eath chamber
In die first ca:
iw, the Texas C
ppeals on TL
lonsider Kutzr
opped his scfr
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jason
Priestley has completed an alco
hol counseling program he was
ordered to at-
lommitted 17
PRIESTLY
seef
tend when he
pleaded no
contest last
year to a
drunken driv
ing charge.
Priestley's
lawyer Peter
L. Knecht
showed proof
in Los Angeles County Superior
Court on Tuesday that the for
mer star of "Beverly Hills,
90210" completed the three-
month program.
"That should take care of
this matter," said Judge Mar
lene Kristovich.
The 31-year-old actor
pleaded no contest on March
28 to a misdemeanor drunk
en driving charge stemming
from a December 1 999 car
crash in the Hollywood Hills.
The accident totaled Priest
ley's Porsche and broke one
of his best friend's arms.
Knecht said Priestley
crashed because he swerved
to avoid a deer.
beckhak jection. Kutzne
| Week denied thi
north of l| Kutzner, 58.
_ ^ . ca, l 1 tp uf sentences for se
Throne Room, the bedtoof 1 murders in t
the Beckhams' toddler
Brooklyn, the "Royal
room" and a book-linedst|
In real life, the coupleis
keen on uninvited guests '
recently went to court to:
the publication of picture
their house.
Shaq talks about
retirement, futufi
a
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what we
process t
expeditii
effict
LOS ANGELES
Shaquille O'Neal whippet
his favorite sausage omelet
cable cooking
show, then
talked about
retirement.
"I will be
giving up
(basketball)
when I am
32," the 29-
year-old Los
Sen,
996. Wednes
xecution was f
f a Montg
oman at the
here she worl
The DNA 1:
l)y the Legisla
_ & ^e a r and sign.
0 - NEA i Perry in April,
to boost the
Angeles Lakers centersaii Texas crimina
want to go into law enfo' which has col
ment after basketball," from death
Last year, O'Neal signi| articularl af]
AY. Bushs pr
six-year contract extent
for $1 52 million. The biqf : ; • 1
chunk of that, $32.5mlK nlast y«> |
in the 2(
Posh Spice's home
has virtual tours
LONDON (AP) — Fans of
"Posh Spice" Victoria Beck
ham and her soccer-star hus
band David Beckham can
take a virtual tour of "Beck-
ingham Palace," the couple's
rural home.
would come
2006 season.
A call Tuesday to
agent was not immediat
returned.
10 Texas dea
vere executed
The post-c
esting law a
vhere biologic
O'Neal taped the appt and can be sut
ance last week on
Baked," a Burly Bear!
work cable show thatch
to a national college-age
dience. It will be showf
September.
esting and wl
an issue at trial
What is unc
vill provide
Jrieves for othi