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Out ficlictccl Eventst I 8/30-1/4 Treasures of China Exhibit - Bush Presidential Libraries 10/23-12/15 Chinese Art Exhibit featuring the work of Li Man & Xiao Ping - Stark Gallery 10/20-11/8 Cultural Displays - TAMU Campus Libraries, International Center, MSC, PCC, Rryan/Coiiege Station Libraries 11/2-11/8 China Week - Children’s Museum of the Brazos Valley Asia „ S-'ctety f^hirn SPORTS AGGIELIFE THE BATTALION Thursday, October30,1 wo THE 'The Devil's Backbone' Colombia — Tri-star Productions Ginger Snaps' Fox Home Videos Director Guillermo del Toro is set to rocket off to superstardom with this spring’s latest foray into the superhero genre, “Hellboy.” Mexican- born del Toro has created a name for himself among horror junkies with well-crafted films that feature everything from vampires to giant bugs. “The Devil’s Backbone” stands to be possibly his finest work yet, presenting a gothic movie about revenge and redemption. ‘‘The Devil’s Backbone” is set in Spain in 1939. A civil war has torn Spain in half, and young Carlos (Fernando Tielve) is sent to live in an orphanage. Before Carlos can unpack his belongings, he is given a lesson in dominance from the local buliy. Carlos begins to explore his new home and finds a mysterious storage room with a deep well guarded by a violent care keeper, Jacinto (Eduardo Noriega). Local orphanage legend says the well is haunted by the ghost of a boy who recently disappeared. Carlos is soon visited by the boy’s ghost, who offers a warning: Everybody will soon die. The subtlely written script offers excellent dia logue and exquisite insights into the nature of life, survival and the blackness of human nature. Tragic as it is unsettling, the film offers a wide array of finely written scenes that will keep view ers enrapt as the story unfolds. Filmed in Spain, the movie employs an excel lent cast of actors, most of whom are children. All too often in movies staring children, the film can be plagued with scenes in which the pint-sized stars break character, distracting the audience from the plot with their out-of-place antics, del Toro, though, managed to create a miracle with a film set in an orphanage in which the actors never once distract viewers from the story. On the con trary, the children manage to add nuances to their characters that add depth to the tragedy of the finale of the film. Cinematographer Guillermo Navarro is a testa ment to his craft, creating a beautifully surreal landscape out of the desolate dessert that sur rounds the the orphanage that is equally bleak. Utilizing a wonderful talent, Navarro captures somber scenes of the tragic ghost with an almost magic touch. Junio Valverde as Santi is an unforgettable phantom that joins the leagues of King Hamlet. With soulful eyes, Valverde works with the astonishing special effects to create a disturbing ghost. The special effects implemented are sparse, but when they appear, it is to the full advantage of the film. A foreign film, ‘‘The Devil’s Backbone” is filmed in Spanish with English subtitles. Never distracting, these subtitles serve to give the movie an almost storybook-like fantasy that stays true to its gothic nature. The film is slow paced, allowing the plot to build as the movie goes. The ending is guessable halfway throughout the movie, but the finale is rewarding all the same. An excellent drama featuring an exceptional cast and a remark able script, “The Devil’s Backbone” is a wonder ful horror drama that shows the promise that director Guillermo del Toro’s future holds. In a recent interview. Director Joe Dante(1 Howling”) once explained that in horror movie, would behoove directors to insert comedyioils scripts. If they do not, Dante warned, audiee will find things to laugh at on their own. “Ginger Snaps,” directed by John Fawtj (“The Boy’s Club”), is a take on the legendofj werewolf that often uses a hilarious tone. The film stars Katharine Isabelle (“Freddyi Jason”) and Emily Perkins (“It”) as Gingers Bridget, two sisters obsessed with death. 1 Ginger is attacked and bitten by a werewolf a night. Bridget must prevent her sister frombece: ing a werewolf before the next full moon. In the past, movies that centered around we wolves have suffered from a lack of original; “Ginger Snaps” manages to breathe fresh life: the sub-genre with a creative take on the® While most modem werewolf flicks feature epic transformation that often relies too heavih the aid of computer graphics, “Ginger Sn? stands out for its gradual transformation, f Ginger, this means she increasingly becomesm wolf-like both in attitude and appearance ini days leading up to the full moon. Thistendstoi hairy, as Ginger is forced to shave her grow body hair on a daily basis while finding ways hide her blossoming tail. As Ginger devises ways to hide her ev increasing changes from her oblivious parents; cruel classmates, her sister must come up wit cure. Luckily for Bridget, she meets up witlu local stoner who also happens to be an expen werewolves. With a tongue-in-cheek approach to the pi the audience can’t help but be drawn into! increasingly bizarre chain of events. In itstigh written script, the film manages to comparei curse of the werewolf to — of all things — me struation and sexually transmitted diseases. While today’s callused generation has grow: up surrounded by all kinds of real-life horrer becomes harder to scare, many movies to resorted to jump cut editing and shock fact! scares that leave viewers with an empty fe “Ginger Snaps” does not attempt to trickaii ences with frights, but instead crafts an intrigif story with gruesome effects and a bloody eni that packs an emotional punch. The final werewolf effects may not stands some of the wonders being turned outinthex- Cineplex, but the initial transformation’scetJ make up for the final product with the super manipulation of prosthetics; This Canadian movie also features excellei acting from a cast composed of relative unknowr. The movie may not reign as the best were™ movie, but it is a welcomed break from the repel- itive and hackneyed slasher movies that invade! theaters in the late 1990s. “Ginger Snaps” has quickly developed a has fan following in the United States andtwoseqae! are currently in post-production. With a potential! grow into a werewolf franchise that may help era- painful memories left in audiences’minds by est “Howling” series, “Ginger Snaps” is a classic that deserves a viewing this October. U Re I It ***** **** — Robert Saucedo Robert Saucedo If you see it on the video shelfi wal^ away as fast as you can **** ***** You should have bought this yestenjjs Only watch it to please your date Good for Saturday afternoon TV Pick up a copy when you have a chance Hot and Ready Large Pepperoni Pizza $ 5 +tax EVERYDAY Little Caesars 696-0191 carry out only 2501 Texas Ave. S B/ Insur Amer killin: woun first a tional Iraq, The £ matic U. anoth* tional was i staff ii a dea< its B; huma Sans Witho it had Se Powei and organ becau then t Att Attac jump day ii soldi* Abrar mine ambi troop perse TURK SYRI/ SAU ARAI 0 6 t S0URC VUcC t h e I St ei tea an e< cor Bry £