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Langam said. “My father and
grandmother both worked with
Arthur Penn, the director of
Bonnie and Clyde. Hearing
them speak about movies my
whole life always grabbed my
interest, but I decided long ago
that the entertainment industry
wasn’t for me. I seem to be the
first in three generations not to
be ‘in the business.’”
Langam said a film class
taught her not to lopk at movies
the same way.
“Dr. (Terence) Hoagwood
said on the first day we would
never look at movies the same
way again, and it’s true,”
Langam said. “What I learn in
the class and from the film I
can apply to life everyday
because films are about people,
whether fictitious or not.”
Langam has also stumbled
across some of her favorite
movies at film festivals.
“When I went to the
Worldfest, I got to see some
amazing movies. The second
one I saw, Alexandria by Maria
Iliou, has become one of my
favorite movies of all time,”
Langam said. “It was in Greek,
Italian and French, and despite
having to read the English sub
titles, the whole time it really
touched me.”
Langam said she met several
directors during the festival.
“I had a great conversation
with one of the directors, who
shall remain nameless, because
when you get near enough, he
smells like pickles,” Langam
said. “Very odd.”
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
Oprah misses
launch of O in
South Africa
JOHANNESBURG, South
Miica (AP) —
Oprah Winfrey
missed the South
African launch of
0, The Oprah
Magazine, report
edly because she
was concerned
about traveling. winfrey
In a video
taped message shown
Tuesday night at a luxury
Johannesburg hotel, Winfrey
said she had picked out the
dress she planned to wear
and regretted being unable
to attend.
Winfrey’s videotaped mes
sage did not refer to her rea
sons for missing the event, but
in an interview in the Sunday
Times she said, “I started feel
ing uncomfortable about trav
eling. My instinct says things
aren't right in parts of the
world."
Asked if she was referring to
parts of South Africa or
America, the talk-show host
said, “All parts — and to get
from my part to your part I'd
have to travel over other parts.”
Former South African
President Nelson Mandela was
originally also scheduled to
attend the launch, but his
appearance was also canceled.
South Africa is the first coun
try outside the United States to
have its own edition of
Winfrey’s magazine. Winfrey
began 0 in April 2000, and its
Paid circulation has risen since
then to 2.5 million.
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EchoBrain
EchoBrain
Chophouse Records
This is not metal.
Yes, the band was organized by former
Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, but
Echobrain's sound is so different from the
Mighty Met.
Newsted, along with drummer Brian
Sagrafena and guitarist/lead vocalist Dylan
Donkin, amassed a collection of songs on their
self-titled debut that has familiar rock ele
ments such as strong beats and overdriven
guitar tones. The vocals further advance the
separation of this band from anything close to
head-banging rock chaos.
Perhaps the fact that Newsted is an estab
lished and successful musician permits him to
make any kind of music, but attempting to cate
gorize EchoBrain’s music is a challenge.
Some of the songs have a dark, primeval rock
vibe as in “Crying Shame,” and others drift to
pop catchiness like in “Colder World." Most of
the songs have
great chord pro
gressions, base
lines and melodies,
but sometimes the
inconsistencies
and variations from
song to song seem
almost goofy.
The instrumental performances and song
writing creativity excel, and the complexities of
the individual parts are far from weak.
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammet, with his
shredding skills, plays on “SuckerPunch.”
The best track on the disc is “Highway 44,"
for its solid guitar rhythm and lead bass parts.
Everything comes together in this song.
No, this is not heavy metal, but it definitely is
rare. Listeners can decide for themselves
whether or not it is precious. It is enjoyable, if
not somewhat confusing. (Grade: A-)
—Thomas Phillips
TAMU Chapter of
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