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THE BATTALION
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esday, July
Eriq LaSalle leaves
'ER/ filming movies
Planet of the Apes
Directed by
Tim Burton
Starring Mark
Wahlberg & Helena
Bonham Carter
The movie of the summer
has arrived, and it is Planet of
the Apes. Burton’s latest film re
visits the concept of an upside-
down civilization where intel
ligent apes rule over submissive
humans.
But do not let the science-fic
tion idea of a crash-landed space
hero confuse the validity of the
film’s underlying anti-slavery
and anti-racism message.
Both films — the original
from 1968 and the latest from
200 — use cinematic elements
of plot, scenery, dialogue and
action to portray a society
where one group of individuals
claims superiority over anoth
er, while refusing to face the
obvious truth of equality.
The means to that end is
unique to each movie, how
ever.
Burton, whose film credits
include the visually extravagant
Batman and Beetlejnice, spares
no expense in making Planet of
the Apes 2001 a stunning film.
Costars Mark Wahlberg’s
—
instant classic
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(Fear, The Perfect Storm) and
Helena Bonham Carter’s
(Fight Club) characters are de
veloped by an outrageous, yet
believable, ape world.
Wahlberg plays Capt. Leo
Davidson, an Air Force astro
naut that crashes his spacofthip
oh the planet of the apes after
traveling ahead through time.
There he meets Ari (Bonholn j;
a rebellious senator’s daughter
who strives to establish an klej*
al society where all primatt^jj*
humans and apes—are created
equal. Leo’s struggle fot es
cape moves on from there,
taking the audience through
torrid jungles and unforgiving
wastelands.
Fans of the original easily
will pick up on shared similar
ities and parallels between the
two movies, but the latest does
not borrow so heavily as to be
predictable.
Highlights from the film in
clude a memorable ape versus
human battle scene with origi
nal uses of weaponry, a new-to-
film ape style of martial arts
and a dynamic performance by
Tim Roth (Rob Roy) as the evil
Gen. Thade.
Being an action film and not
a snobbish historical epic. Plan
et of the Apes probably will not
win the Oscar for Best Picture,
but moviegoers are sure to enjoy
their two hours spent and will
definitely get their money’s
worth. (Grade: A)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eriq
La Salle is checking out of "ER."
The actors plans to quit the
NBC hospital drama after next
season to pursue directing
and producing opportunities.
Variety and The Hollywood
Reporter reported Monday.
La Salle has been with the
show since its 1994 debut and
earned three Emmy nomina
tions for his role as brooding
Dr. Peter Benton.
La Salle is finishing Crazy as
Hell, his first feature film as a
director. He also served as
producer on the upcoming
thriller The Saltan Sea.
"ER" will enter its 2002-
'03 season with only two
original cast members re
maining, Noah Wyle and
Sherry Stringfield.
Anthony Edwards already
announced he'll leave the
show after the upcoming
season.
Cambodia for a short:
during filming late last.
Last week, she toure
mer Khmer Rouge
where the UNHCR |
worked with displaced!
pie and returned refill
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war-ravaged areas corl
to live in extreme pove - .
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jolie's weeklong trij
not made public until
she left on Friday. Noprl
graphs were released.
Some Cambodian al
officials have criticize:|
film for showing thefici
inhabitants of Angkor -
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historical enemy, have I
occupied Angkor.
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no child supportl
Angelina Jolie visits
Cambodia as guest
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia
(AP) — Angelina Jolie paid a
discreet visit to remote areas
of Cambodia
JOLIE
— Thomas Phillips
as a guest of
the United
Nations
High Com
missioner for
Refugees, of
ficials said
Monday.
Jolie stars
in the action
film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider,
which includes several scenes
shot in Cambodia at Angkor
Wat, the largest religious
monument in the world and
the best known of the scores
of old Buddhist and Hindu
temples around Cambodia.
The 26-year-old actress,
who plays the adventure
seeking heroine in the film
adapted from the "Tomb
Raider" video game, was in
NEW YORK (API
Christopher "Play" Ma
half of the old school
group Kid 'N Play, isacc.|
of failing to pay child suppl
Martin, 38, wasarraigl
Friday in federal courtinCl
tral Islip, N.Y., on charge!
he failed to pay $32,2/!
child support to hisfc'-l
wife, actress Shari Heaci
They were married forw
years and have a 7-year J
son, Skyler.
Headley, 37, isbestkrai
for her role as Eddie Murpbl
love interest in the 1988";
Coming to America. Afte' : ||
day's hearing, she said w
never thought shewouldi
in federal court.
Headley said Martin*
had no contact withhis.^l
since the couple divorce®
1995. She told NwM
that Martin, who now ;
in Birmingham, Ala,
failed to pay most oil®
child support thatatesB
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to pay.
Martin's attorney de.* :
to comment.