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Freddy (Kick Gurry) has dreams of gran deur for his band. He fantasizes about the day that his band will make it big and play to sold-out crowds of screaming girls all craving his body. The problem is, the band lives in a Sydney suburb with virtually no way to get discovered, a problem magnified by the manager’s ineptitude. Desperate for a gig, a chance encounter brings Freddy and his band a little closer to Iraq Continued from page 1A The airstrikes, in the eastern and southern parts of this city, targeted a militant “command and control headquarters” that has been coordinating attacks against U.S. and Iraqi forces, the U.S. military said in a statement. “Initial assessments indicate there are no noncombatant casu alties,” the U.S. statement added. “Enemy casualty figures cannot be confirmed.” Hospital officials said two people were killed in the attack but did not say whether they were insurgents. Late Tuesday, U.S. jets dropped several bombs and tank and artillery units fired rounds into Fallujah in retali ation for militant attacks on Marine positions outside the city, said Marine spokesman Lt. Col. T.V. Johnson. Despite the formal end of the U.S. occupation on June. 28, the interim Iraqi government has lost control over key Sunni Muslim cities such as Fallu jah, Ramadi and Samarra. The commander of the U.S. 1st In- his dream when he meets Shad Kern (Mar- ton Csokas), the manager of Australia’s most popular band. On the verge of a pos sible breakout for the band, Freddy must struggle to prevent his band from break ing up due to internal conflict. Infidelity and midnight kisses lead to a battle of bed mates as emotions clash and relationships are broken and created. Perhaps the most shocking thing about the film is its director. Alexander Proyas has left behind the dark and brooding Goth ic style of previous films “The Crow” and “Dark City” to bring to life the most vibrant and colorful film of his career. There are more colors in the first five minutes of “Garage Days” than in both of his previous works combined. Proyas has shown a real knack for creat ing memorable images that, once inserted into your mind, do not leave. “Garage Days” is filled with many sim ilar images, in fact, that with each subse quent viewing, more will be discovered. From a bizarre and wickedly funny drug trip scene featuring a pair of snake-headed parents dancing to the late Rick James’ “Superfreak” to a desperate plea from a baby substitute melon, the film contains amazing visuals that when combined with a great mix of pop hits will be sure to reso nate with an MTV generation. The use of different film speeds, unusual angles, and breakneck-speed jump cut editing all work together to craft a fast-paced experience Save that will leave audiences smiling The actors are all easily likeable but, fortunately, their characters never ev above an inoffensive cliche. There' tough chick bass player, the perpeti high wild and crazy drummer, the meni disturbed suicidal Goth groupie leadgui ist, and a stumbling, bumbling mess manager. Despite the characters’ pn ability, the chemistry and charisma cast makes it hard to do anything butei watching them jab and verbally stab other while struggling to move beyond emotional drama of stolen lovers and delity. (Plus, it’s always fun to watch a featuring a cast with Australian acc The DVD features a slapped-together semble of extras that won’t offer too mi interest to the casual fan. There is a ning commentary by Proyas, a collec deleted scenes that offer no question why they were cut, a “backstage pass is basically a well-edited piece ofpn tional fluff, a collection of interviews the cast and crew that offer no real i beyond the usual self-congratulatory plause one finds on DVD interviews never-ending montage of outtakes f( a collection of minor goofs that actors to crack up. ents). Ctiooj causes fantry Division said his troops and their Iraqi allies would re gain control of Samarra before Iraq’s general election expect ed in January. Maj. Gen. John Batiste said he was confident that a combination of diplomacy, U.S. aid and Army intimidation would persuade the city’s 500 insurgents to give up. Otherwise, he said, the Ameri cans would use force. However, Gen. Richard My ers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acknowledged that it could be months before U.S. and Iraqi authorities are prepared to take those cities back. During the Sadr City fight ing, U.S. warplanes flew over the sprawling neighborhood —home to some 2 million peo ple. American tanks deployed in key intersections. Ambulances with sirens wailing rushed the wounded to hospitals as plumes of heavy, black smoke rose over the mainly Shiite neighborhood. U.S. forces appeared to be carrying out most, if not all, of the fighting. Continued from page 3A from which a good portion is spent on beverages and snack food. “Be careful about how much money you spend eating out. and remember it can really add cost. 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