A Silent Night
As a part of The Cavalier Daily’s 130 year anniversary, we are republishing articles from our archives. This article originally ran in The Cavalier Daily September 12, 2001.
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As a part of The Cavalier Daily’s 130 year anniversary, we are republishing articles from our archives. This article originally ran in The Cavalier Daily September 12, 2001.
By Rachel Alberico, Christa Dierksheide, Catherine Dunn and Julie Hofler Cavalier Daily staff writer Sept. 12, 2001 -- Charlottesville
I'VE FIGURED it out. Finally. The answer's in the genes. Thanks mom and dad.
At 8 a.m., the alarm goes off. You pull on your shorts, your running shoes. Outside, the morning is fresh and the city yawns into early blueness. Your strides are long, eager. Everything seems right.
"Captain Corelli's Mandolin," the latest directorial effort from John Madden ("Shakespeare in Love" ), bursts with potential, teases audiences with a breathtaking setting and lures unsuspecting moviegoers with big names and a historic, true-to-life story. Unfortunately for viewers, the film disappoints with a vacant and unimaginative script even Nicolas Cage's star power and Penelope Cruz's big brown eyes can't save from failure.
Manufacturers bottle it. Hairdressers profit from it. Barbie's signature look wouldn't be the same without it. And as a brunette, I confess, I too have yearned for it.
Perhaps Raphael was on to something when he created his renowned Madonna masterpieces of the 16th century. Since, and long before the Italian Renaissance, the caring and compassionate female has inspired countless images ranging from goddess figurines to the unforgettable post-war kiss between a soldier and nurse.
After shunning bubble-gum boy bands and manufactured pop music, I have shamelessly ventured into the world of the Top 40. What once seemed like unabashed commercialism and a massive sellout now seems like harmless fun.
A film starring Gwyneth Paltrow and ex-beau Ben Affleck should have no trouble at the box office. Considering that the duo's latest big-screen effort together involves an inventive and engaging story line, "Bounce"'s combination of acting ability and a well-thought-out plot is bound to spring to success.
While most readers recognize Armistead Maupin as the author of the whimsical San Francisco-based best-selling "Tales of the City" series, Maupin's most recent novel, "The Night Listener," proves his versatility as a thoughtful, modern novelist capable of more serious writing.
For a film whose stars would make any teenage girl rush to the box office, Robert Redford's latest effort, "The Legend of Bagger Vance" pays relatively little attention to its actual human characters.
Despite the seemingly clich
The 13th annual Virginia Film Festival, entitled "Animal Attractions," will explore the theme of animals this year with its diverse film selection ranging from classic children's movies to surreal depictions of human emotion via different species.
It's Tuesday night. Rugby Road is empty. But a few determined partygoers head out to the Corner where several bars have drink specials.
Few awards shows provide the fusion of talent and tackiness that is the Video Music Awards on MTV. And this year's show, which handed out its moon men statuettes to artists ranging from 'N Sync to Eminem, continued the tradition of tasteless stunts and indulgent fanaticism that has been the show's requirements ever since Madonna danced around in that infamous wedding dress.
They come in droves, invading the dining halls with sweet-teethed mischief and sun-burnt faces. Exhausted from a day of four square or a grueling tennis practice, they are escorted by a more mature onlooker. Sound like a familiar scenario? Move over students, summer camps have made their way into U.Va.
U.Va.'s Culbreth Theatre will be far from empty this summer. Thanks to the Heritage Repertory Theatre, the Charlottesville community as well as University students will have the opportunity to see Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical, Carousel. The production, which kicks off the Theatre's summer season, will open tonight and run through June 24 and from June 26 to July 1 at 8 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on July 1.
Now on its ninth season, MTV's Tuesday night soap, The Real World, continues to attract large audiences craving a dose of so-called reality. In the early '90s when the show's creators first pitched the idea of seven strangers' lives being taped as a form of entertainment, the channel's viewers may have been a little skeptical. But what once may have seemed like a bogus idea is now pretty tame in comparison to other more intense too-much-togetherness dramas on the air.
Behind the blue chipped nail polish, phony Southern accent and fraudulent full womb lies an Audrey Hepburn-esque waif by the name of Natalie Portman. More convincing as a Kate Spade poster child than a redneck Wal-Mart patron, the miscast Portman epitomizes the insultingly transparent nature of director Matt Williams' "Where the Heart Is."
Few films have the ability to make a seamless transition from book to big screen. "High Fidelity," however, does just that, smoothly morphing from British author Nick Hornby's cult novel into Stephen Frears' film.