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elastica • the insider • the seagull • repetitive beats generation • asian dub foundation • whatever happened to harold smith? • smashing pumpkins • soul reaver • being john malkovitch

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how to be a roadie

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vanity unfair: stardom from your picture

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the knowledge: pink floyd

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screen snouts: cinema's love affair with the tab

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vinyl vixen: the event speaks to annie nightingale

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console killers: games and kiddie violence

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what's in the name: jj72 & the wannadies

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sherry & song: andrew motion fights back

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music: asian dub foundation - elastica - smashing pumpkins - broadcast - primal scream - bluetones richard ashcroft - chumbawamba - astronaut

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film: the insider - being john malkovitch - whatever happened to harold smith

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arts: facets of faith exhibition previewed repetitive beats generation - the seagu/1 - can't stand up for falling down

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game-tv: soul reaver- dawson's creek- essential fims: the crucible- pusher- soaps

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cinema: this issue slightly smaller guide to all the films showing in norwich listings: the comprehensive guide to all that's happening in norwich uhtil the end of term

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what we like? f course, I'm quite sorry about it these days, but I used to be an indie kid.

Quite badly, in fact, what with a wardrobe consisting of DMs, ineptly hennaed hair, long skirts, ill-fitting band t-shirts (the more obscure, the better) and I had a nice army surplus school bag that I tippexed my favourite bands' names onto. My social life was rich and varied. Sometimes me and my indie friends went to see top notch indie bands like Blessed Ethel and Powder at a cellar-like indie venue, and sometimes we went to indie clubs and danced to indie tunes, but only if we knew the song. We scorned anything not involving a guitar, because we were cool. When pikey girls with boyfriends called Wayne insulted my attire in the street I just, er, well, I just put my head down and walked faster. But that didn't mean anythmg, because mdie ruled.

Then one day, 1t dawned on me that Shed Seven weren't actually that good. Neither were a lot of other bands I thought I liked. But then again, hip hop wasn't bad. Neither were drum & bass, using samples and being easy to dance to.

Now, I realise that many of you reading this are probably a lot cleverer and realised that there is life beyond the NME long before I did. What is worrymg though, IS how few other non-students do. The image of the student 1s still that of an

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indie-loving, cider drinking waif of sallow complexion who still hasn't got over the Smiths splitting up. What records do you see being advertised around campus? Toploader, Muse, Eels, Embrace, same old nonsense all the time, even though this is not what most students at UEA are into, as the rise of Prophet and the

the rise of prophet and the turntablists shows that today, indie is no longer the undergraduate music of choice Tumtablists shows all too well. A decade ago, mdie was the undergraduate music of choice, but 1t isn't automatically today, and it is perhaps time someone realised. Of all the student stereotypes going, the music taste one 1s surely the worst. I mean, I can tolerate the one about being a soap dodging idler financed

by Mummy and Daddy because I know I wash regularly (showers save more water than baths), and do useful things like this fine publication, and am not from an affluent family. And anyone

who even vaguely watches the news knows that students have less financial support than ever before, so it's easy to show that particular stereotype up for the flagrant lie it really is. The trouble is, it's harder to prove that I don 't like average boring guitar bands, and for th1s the student press must take some of the blame. Much of the music covered in the Event does, I admit, fall mto the category marked 'indie'. The reason is that that is what we get sent. Occasionally we manage to diversify, covering acts like the Arsonists, Moby, Photek, Kool Here et al, and we would like to do more, but no bastard offers them with any great frequency, which perpetrates the myth of the indie loving student, and , I have a nasty suspicion, puts off potential contributors who like other styles of mus1c.

These days, I'm almost cured . True, I will never stop liking PJ Harvey and Stereolab, and I'll even admit to a lingering fondness for that mky-fingered state you only reach after reading the NME for protracted periods. But on the other hand, I now have far more night life options, a better CD collection, and I'm no longer scared of dancing; all leading to a greater appreciation of the diversity life offers. I still hate pikeys though.

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so you want to be a: roadie roadie's are fat, they like to wear black, and travel all over the world. want to be one? here's how ... what do they do?

A road1e's offic1al JOb 1s to carry famous people's Instruments about (mus1cal Instruments, that 1s, OK?) .

They also have a nanny/bouncer/watchdog role to the band or artiste in question. They get to have the1r bnef moment of glory at every gig played, when the crowd scream as they assume that the man (they are always men. I don 't want to get pounded by fem1nists for this, but have you ever seen a female road1e? Because I certainly haven't) walking on stage is part of the band . But no, he is just a minion, sent to tune up guitars and shout "testing, 1,2, 1, 2, " into the mics until you want to k1ll him. what do they wear?

An important part of the roadie's un1form is a large black heavy metal T shirt {preferably Iron Maiden or Metallica, even if they are roady1ng for Bel le and Sebastian), which their terrifyingly huge and hairy beer spills from the bottom. Tracksu it bottoms are a must, although if he is on tour with Bon Jovi, then faded black jeans are OK. The top half of his bottom must be on display at all times, particularly if it is covered with hair. Old E1ghties hi-top trainers for the feet, and an elastic band for the hair. where do they go?

This is the good part of their job. They get to travel the world and see places which they wou ld never have seen otherwise. Admittedly, they get to see it from the confines of a tou r bus, which is not quite the same thing. They also get to hang out with cool celebrities at show biz after show parties. Although the calibre of celebrity depends on the band you work for. Personally I wouldn't want to meet Cellne D1on's mates ... where will they go?

They w111 carry on roadying until their arms fall off. Of course, some roadies get obsessive about the bands they work for, and have an 'until death do us part' policy. When the band finally split, the roadie wi ll spiral into deep depression and spend the rest of his life propping up the bar in his home town , drinking bottles of Bud and boring the clientele to death with endless stories of 'have I ever told you about the time I was on tour w1th ..'. Sad , really.

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the cover appears to have the intention of making all of those involved seem as if they just stepped out of the latest anodyne gap ad Smith. When faced with names such as these it is easy to drsmiss the article as JUSt an excuse to put aesthetrcally pleasing young people on the front cover and watch the money come rn, rather than credit these actors with any semblance of art1st1c merit. Cynical? Moi? lt has been suggested that simply by appearing on the Vanity Fair cover for the Hollywood rssue rts stars can add an extra $1 mill1on to their ask1ng prrce. Th1s claim seems wholly rrd1culous rf you cons1der what criterra the magazrne used to decide who should be the "'talent" of tomorrow. They are selected from a list of about 100 actors, vetted for nine months, and then chosen to appear on the cover. Wh1ch, Incidentally, appears to have the 1ntent1on of making all of those rnvolved look l1ke they have JUSt stepped out of the latest serres of anodyne Gap adverts. If these are the faces of tomorrow, God help us all.

That is not to say, however, that those involved do not have the talent to back up Vanity Fair's claims.

Both Wes Bentley and Mena Suvari are riding high on the success of American Beauty, which, 1f it w1ns best film at this years Academy Awards, should see their ask1ng prrce go even h1gher. Chrrs Klem, Selma Blair and Jordana Brewster also seem to have potential, hav1ng secured the all valuable teeny bopper market in American Pie, Cruel Intentions and The Faculty respectively. The trouble is, though, that their talent is highly questionable ... they never really seem to have been tested in their roles. Take Blair for example. At 27 years old she is st1ll starnng 1n her so-so sitcom Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jilt and Bob and Harry and that bloke who used to knows someone called Billy but he got ran over by a car but who used to go out with ... (I thir1k I have laboured my point enough). it doesn"t exactly bode well does it? The fact that it is transmitted on Channel 5 must tell you something. And don't you find it slightly suspicious that a 27 year old woman is forever play1ng 16 year olds? Peter Pan Syndrome? Just a little bit creepy? You betcha.

While the magazine has been frrghteningl y astute 1n its predictions since it first launched its Hollywood 1ssue in 1995, w1th Gwyneth Paltrow, Leonardo DiCaprio and Chrrstina Ricci gracing the cover, it has become apparent over the last two years that maybe, JUSt maybe, they might be los1ng the1r all important Mystic Meg touch. Last year's l1st included the l1kes of Andrren Broody, Julla St1les, Norman Reedus, Omar Epps and Barry Pepper, who sadly sounds like he should be appearrng 1n a cabaret show at Butllns. Perhaps that IS what he really IS doing, for he hasn 't exactly become a household name. Only Reese Witherspoon seems to have lived up to the reputation, while other names such as Sarah Polley, Giovanni Ribisi and Leelee

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The second oldest band in the world , after the Rolling Stones, Pink Aoyd kicked off in 1967 with the fantastically trippy album, Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, an album that brilliantly defined Britain's psychedelic acid culture of that time. Still a going concem , they have now become the epitome of middle class pretentiousness, having released their last album in 1994. Starting off as an all male quintet, founding member Syd Barrett famously overdid LSD and became a reclusive mentalist soon after their tepid second album. who did what?

There was the outspoken Roger Waters (lead vocals, songwriting), Barrett's replacement David Gilmour (vocals, guitar, some songwriting), Richard Wright (guitar), and Nick Mason (the drummer) . made a few records then?

Pink Aoyd are big on conceptual albums and creating a slick, produced sound. They were the antithesis of punk; saxophones and synths being the order of the day. Take Wish You Were Here as an example: a beautiful, mysterious and solemn record that weeps and captures your emotions; Animals, the most abrasive album they've done, particularly good as one track slags off Mary Whitehouse for 20 minutes; The Wall, a masterpiece that could be a soundtrack to Orwell's 1984, a suffocating vision of emotional totalitarianism and despair which the Ramones are unlikely to emulate. However, the less said about More, Obscured By Clouds and Meddle the better.

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They trundled on making semi-psychedelic records that won them little more than ample respect, until Dark Side of the Moon was released in 1973. A concept album that still sounds as fresh and original today as it did then. One of their best albums, and probably one of the best of the 1970s too. it was so good that it set the mould for subsequent albums; profound (some say bulls**t) lyrics, conceptual albums, and Pink Aoyd's own 'mature' sound (not MOR, no, no, no,no ...well, a bit). what does the future hold?

Soon after The Wall was released in 1978, Waters left. Dave Gilmour became the main man, made Momentary Lapse of Reason (1986) and Division Bell (1994), neither of which was quite as good as their previous albums. Heard most frequently by 30something marketing executives and 'trendy' teachers. However, only a massive pandemic illness can stop them being huge stadium fillers.

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Sobieskie have proved their talent but haven't exactly seen the big bucks rolling on in. Add to this the name Anna Friel and you'll know that Vanity Fair have lost the plot somewhat. Miss Friel is now more popular for her exploits with two liggers decked out in the latest Prada than for anything else.

The prospects of some of those involved in the 2000 issue don't appear to rest on very firm foundations either. You just have to list the following names to receive the answer "who?": Marley Stenton, Penelope Cruz, Paul Walker and Sarah Wynter. Indeed.

Only Penelope Cruz seems to have the right idea.

She's going for the Oscar vote, starring in Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother, which has been nominated for best foreign film , as well as landing a role opposite Matt Damon in the forthcoming All the

o I can only assume that the magazine editor, used to dealing with the models and the beautiful actors and actresses, appears to have come to the assumption that the only thing needed to get ahead in the movie business is a pretty face, a couple of weeks down the gym, and

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an acclaimed photographer. lt would appear that this philosophy seems to be the guiding force behind this year's Hollywood Issue, which is a shame, because even when Leonardo DiCaprio was chosen for the 1996 issue he had a series of well acted films behind him and had much accompanying acclaim.

He was not simply another piece of meat on the hook (an image I think many of the movie going public would relish after witnessing his 'performance' in Titanic and his part in bastardising

Indeed, the most laughable candidate for "future star of tomorrow and all-round lovely person" appears to be Sarah Wynter who, after ten years as an aspiring actress, is due to star in the thriller The Sixth Day. Why might this film possibly make her such a star? Quite simply, due to the fact that one very old, very big, very eloquent (okay. I'm taking the piss on that one) Austrian actor, one Amold Schwarzenegger, is starring opposite her. Now considering Mr Schwarzenegger is not exactly box office gold any more, perhaps Vanity Fair would have been wiser to give her space on the grassy New York lawn where the photograph was taken to someone a little more worthy. For God's sake, Schwarzenegger can barely speak English let alone catapult his female star head first into the hallowed pavements of Hollywood Boulevard.

Similarly Paul Walker who, gorgeous as he . undoubtedly is, doesn't exactly have a great track record: Varsity Blues (opposite Dawson himself) and She's All That (need I say more) . He has Mure soap star written all over his smiling little face.

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Sadly, though, in treating these actors like models the magazine, not to mention the industry who buy into the whole farce, are creating a culture whereby talent, in many cases, is being completely usurped by what type of face or haircut is in fashion, or how someone looks in Ralph L..auren underwear and a Helmut Lang vest.

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just like dot cotton, hollywood has always been hooked on the thrill of the snout. but duncan gates asks the release of anti tobacco film the insider means that cinema is about to shrug off the habit ...

am a non-smoker. I have been non-smoking all my life and, as yet, no-one has provided me with any compelling reason why I should start. Instead of looking at this as an example of my crippling¡ lack of the rebellious zeal which us young'uns are apparently supposed to be exhibiting these days, I like to think (admittedly m a crashingly self-righteous way) that I am simply exercising more will-power than many.

50 years ago, I would never have got away with it.

Back then, smoking was just, well, something you did. You did it because everyone else did and everyone else did it because they'd seen people do it on screen. lt was cool in a way we can hardly imagine. Bacall for aspiring sultry vixens, Bogart for wannabe slick sophisticates and Brando for people who couldn't face the fact that they were one day going to become really fat and ugly. The residents of

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the blofeld's of the world were allowed to carry on smoking just to show what rotters they were Hollywood-land were fashionable and fashionable meant knowing when it was time to light up.

And as time wore on, people began to realise there was a problem. A handful of white-coated busybodies started banging on about experiments they'd done w1th Cigarettes and mice. Apparently if they smoked enough, then the mice started dying.

All of them. And apparently there wasn't any cure.

Eventually 1t became so obvious that even Hollywood caught on and the smoking stopped.

Well, it didn't exactly stop, but it was branded as the exception rather than the rule. The Blofelds of this world were allowed to carry on, obviously, just to show what damn rotters they were. lt was also a useful indicator that "this character is in a stressful situation", particularly if they had just lost a close friend/relative/pet in a tragic acc1dent. lt was also

permitted as a character defect. How many times have you heard the hero wipe hiS sweaty brow after a particularly good terrorist massacre and take a long, satisfymg drag before proclaiming "I really gotta give this up"? Or fa111ng that, he'll be the sort of no¡ nonsense maverick who goes around whipping pristine lites from between the l1ps of feeble-minded minor roles to the inappropriately off-hand tones of "They'll kill you, you know"?

But of course, it was the early 1980s. PC ruled and so did clean-cut role-models without a craving or illicit desire 1n the whole world other than fighting for truth, JUStice and the Importance of bad hair.

And then, as so often happens, times began to change. Now the filmgoing proles wanted the gritty realism of day-today life. For those of you who can interpret this through Normal Speak, it meant heaps of uncut shagging, shooting and more shooting. Oh yes, and in the gritty realism of day-to-day life you got the odd smoker thrown in. But wait, surely the censors are doing their mora lly decent heads in trying to stop this? lt would appear not. To be perfectly frank, the last thing Mark Renton in Trainspotting had to worry about was the knowledge that somewhere down the line he might have lungs like shopping bags filled with sawdust and creosote. Mia Wa llace needed an adrenaline injection to the heart to prevent her dying from a self- â&#x20AC;˘ induced cocaine overdose in Pulp Fiction, so it was unlikely that anyone wou ld com plain about the occasional ciggie she partook of while at leisure.

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seem an unlikely progression from the previous examples, but if you've ever seen it you might have noticed that Julia Roberts spent most of her t1me puffing away like a little narrow-gauge steam engine, albeit one with big lips (of the facial variety before anyone accuses this feature of being smutty) . Hilary Clinton certainly did, and complained to the producers that it glamourised the evil weed.

Stargate hadn't really helped matters by showing the allure of smoking as one of Uncle Sam's top ten thmgs to inflict on primitive cultures (along with Kurt Russell and a compulsion to shoot at things unt1l they go away).

There was at this time an op1nion that something fishy was going on. As you might expect, Amencan tobacco companies are not exactly strapped for cash and rumours began to spread of movie moguls receiving the financial backing of these compan1es in order to carry out a form of covert advertising. One of the reasons why hardly anyone had started to complain was that

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senators and Congressmen were (or were not) having their campaigns backed by these companies as well.

But now, JUSt when you thought that the most despicable form of capitalism had permeated everywhere you thought was sacred, there's a little film coming out which m1ght just prove you wrong.

Heat director Michael Mann has teamed up with AI Pacino to bring us The Insider - which is based on the true story of the first man ever to rat on the tobacco industry. lt tells how scientist Or Jeffrey W1gand (played by Russell Crowe) went to reporter Lowell Bergman (Pacino) with the story that the

julia roberts spent most of my best friends wedding puffing away like a narrow gauge steam engine cigarette compan1es had knowmgly withheld evidence that nicotine was addictive. On his ev1dence, all 50 states then mounted lawsu1ts, which are, as you read this , in the process of being carried out across the pond. Something tells me that any shots of a stressed AI blissfully exhaling after a hard days work that you may see will be purely iron1c.

I'm not saying that this will be good, I'm not saying it will be bad. But ask yourself, would it really have been

made if Tinseltown was in the back pocket of the Marlboro Man? Whichever way you look at it, smoking is no longer cool. And even if it IS, we don't need our idols to tell us. We smoke because everyone else does and that's all there is to it. Watch ing an unbelievably rich and attractive person gratuitously drag their way through 100 minutes is now about as appealing as watching a fat M1ssouri trucker suck on 100 dogends at once - you think "well, which one of us IS going to have a larynx like a cheese grater when we're 50?"

Obviously we won't get away from smoking. lt will remain a small but significant sign of someone who is as callous in his treatment of others as he is about his own arteries and let's face it, it happens.

The lns1der looks like being one of the first films that presents smoking in a realistic light; not being overly nice or nasty about it, just something that people can't help doing and wh1ch will almost certainly kill them. Before it was usually somewhat detached. A person who smoked would rarely die of cancer on screen, and those w1th the d1sease were frail and motionless on hospital beds throughout - never seen With the cause of their malady.

Hopefully the blockbustermakers have learnt a valuable lesson. One day the audience were bound to rumble the1r game and stop looking up to them. Now the traditional expression of . American greatness might have to be something other than a Havana clamped between the teeth.

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annie nightingale was the first bird to grace the air at radio one. darcy hurford speaks to her about her new autobiography, mates primal scream and her continued fascination with dance music ... t is, let us imagine, four in the morning on a Sunday. You have, let us say, just come in from a night out, and still aren't ready to shut down and go to sleep. So you turn on the radio, and, inbetween the breakbeat, you hear a familiar voice introducing the tracks. If you 're coherent enough to attach a name to the voice,

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She has been filling the slot for six years, but it's only the latest installment in a musical career that began in the sixties, when she presented programmes like The Old Grey Whistle Test and Ready Steady Go, before becoming the first ever female DJ to grace the airwaves of Radio One. The

people need someone to look up to, and you don't have that with the dance scene most recent addition to the CV came with her memoirs, Wicked Speed, now out in paperback.

Talking about her show in a London hotel bar that scares the Event with its poshness, Annie radiates enthusiasm about the show and its timing: "What's very exciting, in an unexpected way, is that now we're on the intemet, it goes out all around the world" she explains. "Because it's four o'clock in the morning here, it's 10 or 11 o'clock in New York on a Saturday night, it's a bit earlier in Seattle. it was a complete revelation, but it's the perfect time to be on. • What distinguishes her show, and attracts listeners from abroad is the music Annie plays.

Currently she favours breakbeat, but the main requirement is that it is innovative and progressive.

Despite the ideas of exclusivity and specialisation that seems to imply, Annie is keen to stress that this is music with an appeal stretching beyond the vinyl-spotting anoraks: "This is what I keep telling Radio One" she says, "it's not so obscure. Groove Armada, I first played them, and Bentley Rhythm Ace, Basement Jaxx", adding "I think Radio One's getting much more on the case when it comes to reflecting current music. " Crucially though, keeping in touch with what listeners are into affects what gets played, more than the station's playlist. "You've got to live the life they're living" points out Annie, not unreasonably, "to know what music is going to be right for that slot.· · The idea to write her memoirs was not her own. This does seem surprising, seeing as Annie Nightingale's life is perfect memoir material, but it was not until publishers rejected her proposal to write a biography of Mike Tubular Bells' Oldfield . that the idea was suggested to her. "The publishers said, 'well actually, we'd be more interested in you writing your own book'" Annie recalls.

"That was six years ago, and it took me that long! ".

Wicked Speed is great reading, mainly because it avoids the classic autobiography pitfalls of droning on in

chronological order about when you were born and what you did at infant school. This, Annie says, was intentional: "The beginning was written last" she says, "which gives it some edge. I'd seen Pulp Rction, and you know how it starts in the middleconfusing, but I like that loop effect.· ne of the major events in Annie's life came with the acid house explosion of the late 1980s, which won her fully over to the dance scene, transforming the contents of her shows with it. Strangely, although the dance explosion metamorphosed the music world just as much as earlier youth cultures did, it seems to have received far less media recognition. Annie agrees. "I thought after ten years there'd be lots of Channel 4 programmes and books, but no. To me it was as important as punk or anything else, because it just changed everything. • While we're on the subject of youth culture, it seems relevant to talk about our own generation.

The general consensus in the big wide world appears to be that we're apathetic cynics who can't see the point in anything. Annie, who is let us face it a member of the 'older generation' disagrees: "No, I don't believe you can 't make any difference" she counters. "I was looking in the intemet at the elections in Iran, and that's a place where student protest has really made a difference. · You might think it would feel strange to sit discussing dance records with someone probably older than your parents, but Annie Nightingale radiates so much knowledge and sheer enthusiasm on the subject that it feels completely normal, except that she knows far more about music than anyone else I know. Having praised Death In Vegas, who are playing in London that evening, we move onto Annie's drinking partners Primal Scream, whose latest album Exterminator has received, inexplicably, a mixed reception in the press. Annie, however, is firmly behind them. "I totally agree with

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"I find it hard to get excited about guitar bands" Annie explains, "because it's been done over and over, and you can't do anything fresh to it... That line-up is so tired.· Guitar music does seem to have reached the end of its creative life, what with most of its major protagonists being stuck in ever decreasing circles and all that, but why have so few dance acts, despite the success of the genre as a

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As far as her own future goes, Annie has two objectives. One is to interview Bin Ladin and Saddam Hussein. The other is to travel more ("There's a lot of places I want to go to. China, Tibet, Antarctica .. ."). So don't expect to read Wicked Speed Vol. Two until at least 2006.

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he school playground, seen through the corrupted mind's eye of you average six year old Schwarzenegger wannabe, has long been an imaginary battlefield.

Indeed, the urge to act out the elaborate and imaginative dismemberment of one's friends and acquaintances before the end of dinnertime would seem to be an integral part of growing up. In adulthood such nasty urges must be tempered and channelled into constructive bonding activities like shooting Henry from admin in the back with little balls of paint, but up until about the age of 13 young scamps and scampesses are given free reign to get all their bloodlust out of their systems, as long as it doesn't get too 'real'. Where the divide between fantasy and reality lies, however, is an issue which has caused all sorts of worry for concerned adults - particularly with regard to violence in computer games. Rapidly advancing technology means that games are constantly getting more realistic, not to mention more popular: Recent surveys stateside indicate that a staggering 65% of homes have computers and/or games consoles (indicating a far greater popularity than that of films) with the most popular games being those characterised by violence, constituting 70% of the market.

As a result the contested border between reality and fantasy has become as much of a battlefield as the games themselves, with interactive entertainment being connected in the media with the most horrific of real-life crimes.

On April 20th, 1999, Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, walked into Columbine high school in Littleton, Colorado, and shot dead 15 of their fellow students. Their self-styled identity as members of the 'Trenchcoat Mafia' -they committed the murders whilst dressed in full-length, Matrix-style coats - led to much press speculation regarding the nature of violence in the media. More recently President Clinton has urged attention towards the controversy, stating "There is still too much violence on our screens, large and small," and pointing out that the average American child will see 40,000 dramatised murders before the age of 18.

Naturally such attention has put the gaming industry on the defensive. Controversy has particularly centred on the development of Nintendo's popular N64, and a new add-on feature which will allow players to import real faces into the games, placing them on screen cha racters and then, well, doing very mean things to them.

Next month sees the long-awaited release of Perfect Dark, the first game to be developed with the new feature. The release date has been repeatedly put back, largely due to the moral implications of allowing players to 'personalise' their games. By using the N64's Transfer Pak in conjunction with the Game Boy camera, real images can for the first time be placed within previously unalterable console games. As Joao Sanches, deputy editor of computer games magazine Edge has claimed, "The addition of USB ports to consoles means that for the first time users will be able to go in and alter games ... All the games developers and console makers are talking about it; it's going to be huge".

The Columbine massacre forced Nintendo to withdraw the feature from Perfect Dark on moral grounds - yet the development of games which may be modified by the player seems to be setting a rather ominous precedent for the future. Sega and Sony have both confirmed plans to release games including the 'face-mapping' feature, with the latter,

whose eagerly anticipated Playstation 2 hits the shops later this year, trying to pre-empt moral attacks by denying any link between on-screen violence and real life.

Sony also remain intransigent on the moral implications of shooting images of real people in games, asserting that the new console will be released alongside many games which contain the face-mapping add on: "We don't know the specifics yet, but we expect to have 20 to 30 games available when it launches, so it is possible that the new technology could feature from launch. If not, it soon will because there are already 128 games in development for the new platform.路

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uch an attitude has caused worry among psychologists such as Professor Keith Browne, who is also a member of the BBFC's Video Consultancy Council. Browne has attacked the new games as being "tremendously dangerous", claiming that "they turn games from something passive, where computer-generated people are attacked, into interactive violent games that are more like real life. You can imagine kids will be putting a picture of the person they hate at school, their teacher or the girl who's just dumped them onto these characters. The possibilities are frightening."

So frightening, in fact, that John Naisbitt, fonmer adviser to President Kennedy has highlighted the ways in wh ich increasingly realistic virtual violence may exacerbate the problem of violent behaviour in young people. In his recent book High Tech, High Touch, Naisbitt quotes one psychology professor who estimates that one in four young gameplayers

an add on feature which will allow players to import real faces onto the games' characters and then do very mean things to them becomes addicted, and outlines the future of what路 he calls the "military-Nintendo complex", which blames the influence of computer games for making children hunger for "the beautiful sound of your arsenal blowing away tanks", and promoting the desensitisation of under-18s to violence.

Whether or not there is a danger that the fantasy/rea lity divide will fade in the minds of young garners, the now well-established pattern of seeking media scapegoats for every instance of violence among young people looks set to persist. So too will technological advances in games continue, with the move towards bei ng able to input you r own data seeming almost inevitable.

Once the new console hits the market, manufacturers' capacity to mass-produce more popular games which can be fitted around the consumers' own life will almost certa inly lead to a new kind of interaction between player and game.

The controversy looks set to continue for some time yet and it would seem as if the sickeningly contrived final words of the Columbine killers' suicide note contain more resonance than many would like to admit: "You may think the horror ends with the bullet in my head - but you wouldn't be so lucky."

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They might not be household names now but that might all change by the end of year. They'll be touring with ldlewild later on this year, and have just finished headlining an NME night in London. And they'll be playing Glastonbury as well. "lt's bloody hard work but fun" says Feargal. I believe him. He rarely speaks through the whole interview, Mark does all the talking, just as he does all the singing. He speaks for them all, and they don't seem to mind; they are shyer, less forthcoming. When the band play later that night at Mojo's, it all makes sense.

Mark catches everyone's attention; his voice is the star of the

they may be at mojo's now, but jj72 are hotly tipped for greatness. ayo mansaray spoke to ireland's latest musical export ... t's one hour before their set at Mojo's, and JJ72 don't look too fussed. They are sitting at a corner table in Boss Hoggs. The din of commercial pop and dance can be heard in the background. I meet Feargal (drums), Hilary (bass)

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we had to form a three piece band, because nirvana could do it so we had to try and Mark (sole vocal and lead guitar). They are freshest thing to come out Dublin in a long while and have generally been feted by the music press.

They've just released a new single, Snow, and have an album coming out in August. So. much, and yet still so young - the average age of the band members is 19. This time last year they were doing their equivalent of A-levels. I wonder if they met between lunch breaks? Where did it all begin?

Mark, enlightens me, "myself and Feargal went to

school together, and were playing around Dublin over two years ago, using different bass players". So they were two.

He continues, "Hilary lived near me, and she came to our gigs, and did stuff at our school, and it just happened from there". For Hilary, the past few months have been even more · unreal, "I never thought I would be in a band until last Christmas" she says, giving you the impression she still doesn't quite believe it.

Their single Snow is a beautiful display of Mark's falsetto vocals.

There is quavering timbre to his voice, as it rises and soars threatening to dissipate into the ethereal air. I tell him I thought that Hilary sang some of the others songs on the single, he answers laughing, "I am the singer. it's all me". As for

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show. They are just another guitar band, but they're wrong if they believe that they sound just like all the others.

I cannot help but ask why the band is called JJ72.

This innocuous question however sets Mark off, "it is just silly. Just two letters and two numbers". He elaborates. "Ultimately people standing on stage playing indie music is meaningless. Especially indie music, indie bands, a lot of it is uncomplicated, it means nothing." Now, seemingly, in his element, he continues. "lt's about the natural human confusion of doing something, the name reflects that. lt's just a bar code ... • JJ72 seem to have the right attitude, working hard and not taking themselves too seriously. None of the pretentious posturing of a lot of new indie bands. They are young, they have loads of energy, and of course they have Mark's voice.

the wannadies are the punk pop sensation who delighted/ irritated ears everywhere with their catchy r&j hit you and me song. mark/and starkie climbed aboard their tour bus to find the band's serious side ... hich songs can you name by SWedish popsters the Wannadies? '"They're the ones that did that You and Me one, right?" Right. Although, technically it's called You and Me Song. Any others? "Er... oh yeah, the one that begins "Monday's no fun ... " Hit? "Yeah, that's the one." Okay, how about any others... Might Be Stars? or Shorty perhaps? "Might be what?" Oh,

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Being stuck with one or two well known songs that are expected to be churned out whenever you play a gig, no matter how old they are, may seem like a bit of a drag to most people. But Par feels no pressure where this is concerned. "We have got sick of playing some of the Be A Girl songs, so we don't play them anymore. The day we get sick of playing

the day we get sick of playing you and me song is the day we stop playing you and me song You and Me Song Is the day we stop playing You and Me Song."

The fact that the Wannadies still enjoy playing their synonymous hit is, in my opinion, a great joy. For, even though I feel that they are highly underrated and deserve much more praise and recognition for the umpteen other fantastic pop groovers and wistful ballads that appear over their five studio albums I don't think I will ever be able to resist the temptation to bop along to the ever-memorable chorus line, belting out the words at top volume.

C'mon! You know you want to!... (1...2... 3 4 ...) Youuuuu and meeeeeeee alwayyyyys and forevemr ... Oh, by the way, Par, why are Mondays no fun? "Because it's bloody five days until Friday, mant•

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director frank derabont recently released the green mile his first film since the highly acclaimed shawshank redemption, using a suspiciously similar plotline. j im whalley looks at some of the tippermost toppermost directors around and sees how they followed up t heir brekthrough films ... n 1994 a $40 million movie was released to largely positive reviews. lt was the first cinema release for a director whose previous cinematic output consisted solely of scripts for A Nightmare on Elm Street Ill, The Ry 11 and a remake of The Blob, not really a resume that would inspire a film company to invest that much money in you. Its star had long been associated with honourable failures as diverse as Howard the Duck, Eric the Viking and The Hudsucker Proxy. Unsurprisingly, it failed to set the box office alight. And had it not been nominated for seven Academy Awards, that might have been the last that was heard of it. The film: The Shawshank Redemption.

Uke a Blade Runner for the Nineties, .the film became a video phenomenon • the best movie that no one saw at the cinema. Based on a short story by Stephen King, Shawshank details the incarceration in the 1930s of a double murderer

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Although it failed to win any of the Oscars for which it was nominated, by the end of the decade The Shawshank Redemption consistently featured in lists of the best films of all time. But critical and public acclaim aside, the question around Hollywood remained: what V.'OUid director Frank Darabont do next?

The answer turned out to be nothing... for five years. Of course there were rumours. There always are... that is what Hollywood thrives on. Even Star Wats: Episode One was mentioned, but the word was that Oarabont had been so angered by studio interference in Srawshank that he was waiting for a project that would allow him to make the film he wanted to make. Much to everyone's amazement, that project emerged as The Green Mile, released in America at the back end of last year and in British cinemas from March

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03.. Free from producer's oppressive demands, Darabont was able to let his imagination run wild. Here was his chance to cement the reputation that he had gained. Based on another serial novel by Stephen King, The Green Mile details the 1930s prison term of a double murderer whose conviction is a matter of some doubt... lt has been given four Academy Award nominations.

That Darabont would play so frighteningly safe is worrying, albeit understandable, but although audiences quite rightly anticipated far more, they could have received .f ar worse.

Following up a break-though film is one of the hardest tasks a director has to face; a single success increases Hollywood's expectation tenfold. Yet while some directors have met the challenge with exponentially more flair and originality than Frank Darabont, a great deal more have taken the opportunity to spectacularly crash and bum ...

breakthrough: the godfather follow up: apocalypse now • godfather ii · the conversation After serving a six-year apprenticeship with low budget schlock producer Roger Corman, and directing such memorable movies as Dementia and This Property is Condemned, from nowhere Francis Ford Coppola created one of the classic pictures of all time. Thanks to unerring support from Mario Puzo • the original book's author • Coppola was able to defy his backing studio, Paramount, and cast Mar1on Branoo and AI Pacino in roles which respectively revitalised and made their careers. The Godfather went on to become the highest grcssing film of its day, winning best picture, script and acting (Brando) Oscars. More than 30 years later it remains a faultless gangster flick, three captivating hours of the reverse side of the American Dream.

Like so many filmmakers, Coppola resented the studio control he faced on The Godfather and moved towards independent production, first with The Coppola Company and later founding Zoetrope Studios. Of his three independent productions, two are all-time classics, the third a deeply flawed masterpiece. The hugely under-rated The Conversation is a textbook example of direction and performance (Gene Hackman). However, this

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breakthrough: alien m follow up: se7en • the game - fight club In the lcte Eighties and early Nineties, David Rncher was an industry prodigy, the founder of Propaga1da Rims and director of hundreds of adverts and music videos, including an awardwinning Budweiser Campaign. Therefore perhaps less people than should have been . were surprised when Fox announced him as director of the third instalment of their previously successful Alien saga. Conflict was immedic:te with Rncher being given a $50 million tudget but having $70 million of ideas.

Despite all the ingredients that made the earlier e1tries a success, including Sigoumey Weaver, Producer Waiter Hill and a H R Geiger designed alien, the movie was dead from the beginnirg. When it finally emerged the reviews were not kind, one memorably stating "in space no one can hear you snore". Other than impressive visuals the studio-gutted Alien" has nothing to recommend it. 'You'll never work in this town again' was muttered through out the industry...

•. .until fl.ndrew Kevin Walker's serial killer script was sent to his agent. Largely unimpressed by

the generic serial killer premise, what interested Rncher was the ending. Here was a conclusion that matched his pessimistic sensibilities. He got straight on the phone to the studio - only to find he had been sent the wrong version of the screenplay: the first draft without the new, upbeat, revised ending.

Eventually, with a little help from Brad Pitt's star power, Rncher was able to bring his Se7en to the screen. The finished movie is a testament to the power of stylised production when matched to ideas of substance. The continual pouring rain in the nameless city mirrors the attitude of veteran detective William Summerset as he trudges between gruesome killings. Bar Pitt's usual over-eager performance (understatement? Hello Brad? lt isn't a difficult concept to understand), the movie fully deserves its far-reaching acclaim. The subsequent five years have seen Rncher build a formidable reputation from challenging, surprising, unrepentantly nasty movies with The Game and one of the best films of last year,

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quentin tarantino breakthrough: resevoir dogs follow up: pulp fiction Few would be surprised to learn that Quentin Tarantino intended to kick start his movie career by directing his own hip, violent screenplay about relationships between criminals, packed with references to other films. The odd part is that that script was True Romance. The bad news for the self-styled Bad Boy With Attitude was that warner Brothers, who had bought the rights, deemed the property too important to hand to a debutante. Deeply disappointed he locked himself away for two weeks and emerged with the script for Reservoir Dogs. Despite being designed for filming on the cheap, funding was still tight.

Tarantino admits it may never have been made without the presence of Harvey Kietel, who worked virtually for free, so strong was his belief in the project. At its premiere at Cannes, Dogs proved to be a revelation. Audiences were both drawn and repelled by the shocking violence and raw emotion on show. In Britain The Daily Mail (go figure) worked itself into a frenzy demanding the film be banned (no doubt, as in

many other instances, having never have seen it).

Instead it was a massive hit, making more here than in the US; and the poster became one of the defining images of the time.

A common criticism of Reservoir Dogs is that once all the elements 'borrowed' from other films have been removed there is nothing left. lt is a fair point that Tarantino's many detractors delighted in using against him. That is until Pulp Fiction was released. For once every ounce of promise had been .fulfilled. Again the hype began at Cannes, except, whereas Dogs was merely talked about, Pulp Fiction walked away with the festival, taking the Palme d'Or. The film went on to make more than $200 million at the world box offices. Brilliant, funny, violent, moving, the boy had done good. In comparison Reservoir Dogs now appeared to be a very minor work. And a certain Mr Travolta sends his thanks, no longer having to rely on talking babies to pay for his children to go to university.

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breakthrough: the deer hunter follow up: heaven's gate

breakthrough: citizen kane follow up: the magnificent ambersons - tons of other stuff

The story goes that Clint Eastwood was so impressed with Michael Cimino's scripting work on Magnum Force, the sequel to Dirty Harry, that he persuaded Warner Brothers to allow Cimino to direct his screenplay Thunderbolt and Light, starring Eastwood. The film was nothing special, a modest hit, although it did open the door for Cimino to make The Deer Hunter, an altogether more extraordinary movie.

Despite inflicting Meryl Streep on a largely unsuspecting public, the film also did many things rigf1t, being a complex meditation on the Vietnam War exactly when audiences required one. At three hours long it does occasionally lack direction, inevitable when the plot is essentially the inter-cutting of virtually unrelated incidents, but somehow it really does work. The achievement was suitably rewarded by the Academy who gave it the Oscar for best film. Overnight Cimino became the Tarantino of his day; offers rolled in from all directions, producers wanting to exploit this fresh new talent.

The studio who managed to actually obtain his services was United Artists. The previous decade had been kind to UA, thanks to a string of lucrative hits including the James Bond series and One Rew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. As a result, they looked to their new director to continue the run. Cimino was given everything he desired, including total control and a then risky $13.5 million budget. On paper Heaven's Gate looked a fairly straigf1tforward, if epic, western. But then the Hot Young Thing began to lose sight of his own importance. Rumours leaked back from the set of an unhappy cast and crew, of a director out of control. After months of shooting millions of feet of film , United Artists were handed an incoherent four-hour mess that had cost them $40 million. lt failed utterly on release and was quickly withdrawn for re-editing. UA, who had put everything into the movie, were ruined. In his vanity and quest for complete control, Michael Cimino had bankrupted a studio.

Sure, other directors have made an impression and political allies were able to create a negative fairly early on in their careers, but never has there reception for the work. lt fared badly at the box been a splash quite like Orson Welles' debut office and despite a nomination, best film that movie. By the age of 26 Welles had already made year was given to How Green Was My Valley his mark in theatre and radio, most famously with (which leads to the question. .. huh?} his 1938 broadcast War of the Worlds that had Suddenly the golden child had lost his shine. people across America hiding in fear of a Martian Welles found himself locked into a contract with a attack (evidence again of America being studio no longer feeling indulgent. After completely out of touch with reality... if you experiencing total freedom, he found himself on a needed any more evidence that is). In a very short leash. And yet his second film was even desperate attempt to bring the boy wonder into more ambitious than his debut, a sprawling epic cinema, RKO offered him carte blanche to make featuring several generations of a proud and whatever he wished- a challenge the egotistic powerful family. This time, however, RKO were Welles had to accept. The result was Citizen taking no chances, relieving Welles of editing Kane, The Greatest Rim Ever Made . Due to a control and reshooting several key scenes. The complete ignorance of cinematic conventions, released version of the Magnificent Ambersons offers tantalising glimpses of what migf1t have Welles had written his own rulebook. Some would argue that the film is cinema's equivalent of _ lileen. Individual sequences are masterful, Shakespeare, bringing innumerable narrative and indicating a director at the height of his powers. stylistic techniques to a then stagnant medium.

But the narrative is another story (bad pun), the Unfortunately for its director, choosing a cruel and conclusion in particular jars with what has gone thinly disguised critique of Randolph Hearst as his before. As far as is known, the footage RKO cut subject matter created an enemy too powerful for (thought to be over half an hour) was destroyed, meaning Welles' intentions will never be entirely RKO to control. While the newspaper magnate failed to have Kane withdrawn, his publications clear.

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complex tale of a surveillance expert with a conscience was a financial failure (unsurprisingly, considering the fascinating narrative possibilities). This lead to The Godfather Part 11, possibly the only sequel in history to out-class its predecessor (see Scream 2 for further details). The continuing examination of the Cor1eone family both past and present amazed both critics and audiences, and was a truly exceptional movie. Coppola's confidence was restored in time for his most ambitious project to date, a Vietnam reworking of Joseph Conrad 's Heart of Darkness, Apocalypse Now. The film's production is legendary, from star Martin Sheen's heart attack, to Ma·non Brando's overpaid ramblings as Colonel Kurtz. Riming was supposed to run for 17 weeks. lt eventually ran for 238 days. By the end, Coppola was left on the verge of bankruptcy, with an astounding mess of a motion picture. The 1990s have seen him forsake artistic credibility to become a director for hire, helming such wonderful cinematic achievments as Robin Williams man-child movie Jack and John Grisham adaptation The Rainmaker. Hardly ausipcious.

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community music Asian Dub Foundation are back, and yes, it's f**king political. In a whirlwind 14 track effort, the anger of the band is staggering. Attacks are made on Tony Blair, Jack Straw, the police force, the stock exchanges...

Sound familiar? Give a politicised musician a soap box, and they'll gladly stand on it and play until their fi ngers are worn down to stumps. In this sense, Asian Dub Foundation are nothing new. Many bands before them have expressed immense dissatisfaction with the world as they see it, and you can add Asian Dub Foundation to the list of bands who are promoting awareness of injustices and fighting intolerance. What sets them apart from the rest of the hacked-off pack is their superb sound, a glorious concoction of dub, reggae, rap, drum &

bass, punk and traditional Asian music. it's magnificently performed, and avoids the potential chaos that so many styles could bring. Perhaps, most importantly, it does make you think. Essential Anthony Lovell listening.

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the menace Following the huge success of their eponymous debut in 1995 Elastica disappeared and came close to breaking up, losing original guitarist Donna Matthews to 'nervous exhaustion', and gaining and picking up various others along the way.

But these traumas have given the band a new, darker edge. While in the past Justine Frischmann's only concern was "to get some fags and make some tea" the events of the last five years, and in particular her much publicised break-up with Blur's

Damon Albarn have created a new lyrically and musical edge, augmented by the addition of a keyboard or two. This new sound, more akin to The Fall or Joy Division than previous heroes Wire and The Stranglers, means that songs like Human and KB become punishing and cold, a million miles away from the previous happy go lucky punk of yesteryear. While The Menace probably won't achieve the commercial success of it's predecessor, it is a record a leagues ahead of most of Elastica's contemporaries who still burden our charts.

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This album hps been criticised by many for being overblown, miserable, and not rocky enough for a rock album. Well, these criticisms are, indeed, pretty well justified, but in my opinion it is these aspects of Machina that make it so great. Thick textures flow through the songs, creating wonderful soundscapes of noise, whilst Corgan's vocals progress from deep snarls to delicate whispers and back again. Machina still retains the Me/Ion Collie style rock element that the Pumpkins are famous for (The Everlasting Gaze, Heaw Metal Machine).

However, influences from their much more subdued, but no less brilliant Adore LP are also fairly prevalent, in the long, sweeping chords and emphasis qn rhythm, lyrics and vocals, rather than guitar solos and rock riffage. The solos are still here, but are coarser and serve to create atmosphere, rather than just for the sake of having a rock solo.

Machina may not create a new fan base, but anybody who likes any of the Pumpkins' previous Marl<tand Starkle albums wiil love this one.

broadcast the noise made by ••• This album shouldn't really be treated as a succession of songs, but rather as one single piece of music with successive movements. With the exception of the track Come On, Let's Go, which is the most likely candidate for chart success, 'the album takes a little more concentration and appreciation of the band's creative vision. An interesting layer of styles makes it difficult to pigeonhole, and provokes a continual revision by the listener as to what they think the band is trying to achieve: "Oh, it's like Portishead. No, no, it's like Peter and the Wolf on acid, and so on. The rather post-modem titles give rise to both confusion and clarity, which leaves you with the feeling that the band want to mean everything and nothing at the same time. The flipside of this intelligent eclecticism though, is its initial inaccessibility, which will probably translate into poor sales. This would be a shame, because the sensitive melancholic tone is both thoughtfully delivered and thought provoking.

The finest song title of their career signals a molotov of funkish grime that will terminate indie disco lightweights and dispatch floppy fringed wasters straight to the burns unit. Added flammability is provided by the hypnotic Massive Attack remix of Exterminator and the incongruously jolly bonus track, Revenge of the Hammond Connection.

Will Lakeman

also released: chumbawumba she's got all the friends that

money can buy Chumbawumba have always worried me. For all their honourable political intentions, they look like a load of sleazy youth group Christians, who'd like to convert you through the instrument of the Lord - the tambourine. After soaking Prescott and baiting Blair, this 'do-wop' style attack on it -Girls continues their Charity Jones shaming of easy targets.

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Imagine the singer from Hefner had a younger brother in an Elton John tribute band. Stretch your brain cells for long enough and you may be thinking of Astronaut. This is a wonderfully blatant pop song with a sweeping chorus which will worm its way into your skull. However, the dull, repetitive lyrics make it hard to get emotional about.

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OASIS standing on the shoulders...

After splitting with the Verve and his manager it seems as if Richard Ashcroft is doing his best to assert his credibility as a solo artist. While purists might argue that Song for the Lovers sounds a lot like he never left the Verve, it is a lot mellower than his former work, and if he continues producing songs like this, who cares?

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With a brass band intro, this homely but lightweight offering from the Bluetones excels in its mediocrity. it manages to be both innoffensive and pleasant to the point of comatose tedium. This is preferable to a dentist's drill, but only just • even after six years the Bluetones have yet to discover the meaning of interesting.

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So, Mr Jonze, your time has come to prove yourself in the big leagues. There are no music video alter egos to hide behind now; this is the movie business ...

Being John Malkovich was always going to be difficult to pull off, with its bizarre plot-lines, apparent solitary joke theme and the fact that it has "two hour commercial for said actor" written all over it. Moreover, with the anticipation riding on this as the vehicle for Jonze's debut as feature film director, the success of Being John Malkovich was doubly important, and as challenging, to attain. lt is with great glee, therefore, that I can quite honestly pronounce this to be a stunning piece of filmmaking. Jonze has approached the project with much style and originality (although I think the script, written by Char1ie Kaufman, helped a lot in this respect), producing an extremely witty and entertaining film. The acting itself is what really holds the film together, though. Cameron Diaz has never acted so well in a film (or looked so ugly), and she utter1y disproves the theory that the only talents models have are walking in a straight line, smoking and drinking champagne. John Cusack and Catherine Keener are also excellent in their respective roles of self-deprecating puppeteer and bitchy vamp. The story revolves around all-round loser, Craig Schwartz (Cusack), who, after realising the decline in demand for puppetry lands himself a job as a filing clerk, on floor 7112 (cue much back-

breaking related hilarity) of an office building. Once there, he accidentally finds a portal that leads directly to the brain of actor, John Malkovich, allowing a person to be him for fifteen minutes. This leads to a series of highly comic situations involving, amongst other things, pseudo-lesbianism and even the psychological regression of a pet chimpanzee.

Oh, and watch out for a brilliant cameo performance from a certain Mr Char1es Sheen, who plays himself in the way everybody thinks Char1ie Sheen acts like, in real life: rude, sexist, obnoxious, damn cool.

There are certain aspects of the film that stop it from becoming an overwhelming masterpiece, however. One such feature of Being John Malkovich arises in the questions it asks regarding morality and the soul. Although there is nothing at all wrong in posing such questions, and though it does add an intellectual characteristic to the popcorn entertainment, it does not fully answer these questions in any profound manner.

Another aspect relates to its highly specialist sense of humour. A slighted twisted side to your funny bone is a definite must if you are to appreciate the jokes in this movie. For example, if your idea of humour does not involve Cameron Diaz being tied up and locked in a cage with a monkey for several days, I suggest skipping this particular cinematic experience. Having said that, there are certain scenes (such as the utter1y peculiar and pantwettingly funny look at Malkovich Wor1d) that will have even the most conservative of people gripping their sides in mirth.

All in all, Being John Malkovich is a triumph in film comedy. Well done, Spike Jonze - man of a thousand talents! You can add one more to your list of successes.

Markland Starkle

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One cannot fail to notice that the Seventies have been back in fashion for a while now. Surprisingly for the decade that style forgot, stilettos and flares feature in Top Shop's range, Blondie have recently toured the UK and The Grimleys, lame as it is, is now in its second series on television. Film-makers have seized upon its success and that of the gritty

northern comedy, combining the two to make ... well. .. a gritty northern comedy set in the Seventies.

Last year there was the box-office hit East is East recounting the trials of growing up in this era, but this time with a twist, in that the participants were Asian, and this century's first offering of the same genre continues in much the same vein.

Michael Legge plays a youngster trying to get by in a trendy solicitor's firm run by a man known as "Turd Tasche". He spends most of his time, though, trying to win the affections of Julie (Clare Fraser), although he is too shy to ask her out. His elder brother, on the other hand, is trying to establish himself as a magician and delights in performing his tricks at the

family Christmas party.

To his horror, he is upstaged by his television loving father, the eponymous Harold Smith, played extremely well by Tom Courtenay, a mild-mannered man reminiscent of Norman Clegg in Last of the Summer Wine, but who just happens to have psychic powers. However, the next time he demonstrates these, at an old people's home party, things go horrible wrong. Three pensioners die and Smith ends up being involved in a case which intrigues and divides the nation.

Meanwhile Legge's character has changed his image from disco to punk to try and impress Julie.

However, he turns out to be to punk what his father

is to magic. Will he get the gir1? Will his dad end up in prison?

Whatever did happen to Harold Smith? Perhaps, you should see the film to find out.

Is it worth watching though? Yes, particular1y because of Stephen Fry's performance as a scientist, whose demonstration of sex education to his obnoxious little daughter Lucy is worth every penny of the entrance fee alone. As for the rest of the film, it is pretty amusing stuff, although the ending verges precariously on the wrong side of naff. With a good soundtrack featuring the likes of The Clash and The Sex Pistols, it is a nice filler for a Martin Brock Sunday afternoon.

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lt would appear that the Academy of Film and Sound and Other Stuff have finally managed to nominate a film that is actually worthy of it. The overwhelming sentimentality of The Green Mile and the quite bizarre choice of The Sixth Sense as best film were travesties in themselves, especially if one considers those films left out (Being John Malkovich, Elecaon, Toy Story 2 etc.). However, in choosing The Insider as a nominee for best film, the Academy have proved that they haven't all got their heads up their arses (well, not yet anyway) ... despite the narcissistic mess that the Oscars serves up for billions of people every year.

Michael Mann (Heat, Last of the Mohicans) puts on screen the story of Jeffrey Wigand (Crowe), former tobacco firm vice-president, who was a central witness in lawsuits against the tobacco industry ear1ier last decade as to the addictiveness of nicotine.

The Insider follows his decision to blow the whistle on the company he used to work for after getting involved, inadvertently, with Lowell Bergman (Pacino), investigative reporter and producer of hard-hitting US current affairs show 60 Minutes.

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Wigand finds himself the victim of a smear campaign and violent threats against his family. On top of this, he also faces the prospect that his testimony will never see the light of day, having been pulled by the CBS network for "legal" reasons.

Pacino gives up a particular1y passionate performance which has been sorely lacking in many of his most recent releases. lt is Crewe, however, who makes the film. Virtually unrecognisable from his role in LA Confidential, Crewe's portrayal of a man tom between what he wants to reveal to the public and wanting to keep his family safe and together is utter1y compelling. They are both ably support by the likes of Diane Venora as Uane Wigand and Mr Sound of Music himself, Christopher Plummer as legendary TV journalist Mike Wallace.

From the outset this might not appear to be the most interesting of topics to base a film on, and it is true that The Insider may not be to everyone's tastes.

By this I mean that anyone who lacks even a modicum of intelligence should steer well clear and go see Inspector Gadget instead, or read a book for God's sake ... one without pictures ... you are going to have to face it, you can't be a retard all you life.

Instead of much of the dross that passes itself off as entertainment these days, what we have here is a vital insight into the machinations of corporate America and the US media, driven in their quest for the almighty dollar. Do not miss.

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preview: exhibition facets of faith norwich cathedral Facets of Faith is a series of images from East Anglian chu rch and cathedral interiors. The images allude to the many levels of reality and meaning behind physical objects, as well as remembrance of past events and people. Movements and clever colouration are used as photographic devices to more fully express the mystery and peace felt in these spiritual environs. The social .relevance of the work lies in its exploration of the essential spiritual nature of physical objects at a time in western cu lture when spiritual meanings are obscu red and life is confused and complicated by material excess. So do not be frightened away by the "religious" tag attached . From the looks of the photograph reproduced opposite this exhibition has the potential to created some macabre, viscera l images that could chill and fascinate in equal measures. Many of the photographs including the one on this page are the work of artist Kathy Andrew; however the exhibition is comprised of many photographers but all them hail from the local area. I don't know whether that means we

should expect pictures of hillbillies, tractors and set aside arable fa rm land but you cou ld go along and find out for yourself.

Facets of Faith is funded by the Eastern Arts Board and Norfolk County Council, and is shown in conjunction with the Optical Illusions Photography Festival. The exhibition can be seen at Norwich Cathedral from the March 14 to March 30, after which then it moves on Peterborough Cathedral from the April 06 until the April 25.

Finally, if you haven't seen it at any of the houses of God listed above then you can still catch it at the Cathedral of Bury St Edmonds from the middle to the end of June. However if you want to see the exhibition so badly that you'd actually go to Bury St Edmonds then I suggest that you make sure you see it in Norwich . lt makes sense if you think about it.

The exhibition is free to all-corners, irrespective of whether you're a student or not, so no need to remembe r that annoyi ng and elusive discount inducing bit of plastic.

review: theatre can't stand up for falling down uea drama studio Th is production was preceeded by the short play Not Him . This sombre, down beat experience concerned two unnamed characters pl ayed by Eleanor Green and Ceri Ashcroft who are awaiting the return of Green's husband from "the war" . Wh ich war is never explained and indeed the script thrives of the vague and ambiguous tone it creates. Th is is reflected in the sta rk, minimalist lighting and barren set design .

In the play Green is fearfu l of her husband 's return as she is convinced that the man wi ll not be her husband.

However, it is not explained whether she believes it wi ll literally not be her husband or whether the war will have changed the man irrevocably. When "him" returns the play descends into a macabre exploration of the conflict between physical desire and psychological disgust as Green is at the same time drawn to and repelled by her husband, essayed by a suitably cold and menacing Tom Morton Smith.

At times its expressionism was frustrating, a little more exposition would have helped but overa ll this was a challenging piece that was realised with confidence.

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The main production of Can't Stand Up For Falling Down was a faster paced, brighter production than what we nt before.

Set oop north (though again specifically where is never stated) th is features Jenny Fellows, Laura Glover and Amanda Winslet as they illustrate a tale of domestic abuse, failed dreams, single mothers and a plethora of other strands in a series of monologues and character interactions .

The spirited, enthused performances disguised a script that offered little new, and the set design and faux physical theatre concept provided an energy that kept the evening flowing smoothly. Even if on occasion the play slipped dangerously close to the rocky shores of mime; dreaded mime.

The interweaving strands of the plot were sometimes difficult to keep up with as the format of presentation was somewhat stream of consciousness in approach . it 's a tapestry and at times a confused one but the strength of the performances is the real selling point.

All three showed great diversity and maturity and managed to render often two dimensional characters with life and colour .

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repetitive beat generation steve redhead Written by journalist Steve Redhead Repetitive Beat Generation is a collection of interviews with contemporary authors such as Roddy Doyle and the ubiquitous lrvine Welsh.

As the ti tle suggests, thi s book attempts to make a comparison between the legendary 'beats' (the bonging bashing, hashish smoking poets and authors such as William Burroughs) and the late Eighties and Nineties phenomenon of 'narco-literature', or 'new fiction·. Redhead confides that the title is actually taken directly from the text of the infamous Criminal Justice and Public Order Act of 1994, which sought, it can be argued, to criminalise a whole youth cu lture. The similarities with the 'beats' and today's brat-packers (for want of a better phrase) are clea r, this 'new fiction', like the 'beats' of old, is immersed in an 'alternative culture' and is strongly influenced by music. Their Inspiration comes from house music and its dance derivatives, as well as the earlier punk ethos. The writer aims through his fiction to document a particular contemporary history. Redhead tries to discover how underground became overground in the rapidly accelerating global culture at the end of the twentieth century. He also bri efly

the seagull theatre royal considers the criticism that 'narco fiction' has been almost exclusively concerned with "white male heterosexual masculinity". This provides another parallel with the 'beat' generation, in which the subject matter and writers were predominantly male.

The introduction is informative without becoming tedious and provides an effective overview to the subsequent interviews.

The 'conversations' themselves vary wildly in their ind ividua l va lue. Some are refreshing insights into current writer's reflections on their work both past and present. However, at some points the interviews seem to echo acceptance speeches- with shameless namedropping and gushy 'Thankyous·- particularly to REBEL INC, who coincidentally are the publishers of this fine book. At other times, the 'conversations ' descend 1nto laborious monologues, in which the self-indulgent interviewees rant endlessly about their pet hates. Overall, the book does give a va luable insight into a diverse group of British and Irish writers. However, it lacks the depth of an effective analysis. Perhaps focussing on fewer writers would have avoided the interviews becoming ... well. .. repetitive .

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lt can be said of Russian playwright Chekhov that he is a difficult author, and his plays are often difficult and sometimes impenetrable. While The Seagu/1 is definitely a play of many themes, thi s is a very accessible adaptation by its RSC director Peter Gill. The setting is a country house, overlooking a beautiful lake where Arkadi na, a successful and glamorous actress, is spending the summer on her estate with family and friends.

Accompanying her is the novelist Trigorin, her illustrious lover. The play opens with Medvenko, a local teacher, declaring his love for the melancholic Masha, daughter of the estate steward. She is secretly in love with Arkadina's son Konstanin, an aspiring novelist and playwright.

Konstanin however is desperately in love with Nina whose initial admiration for Trigorin soon becomes a dangerous infatuation. If all this seems a bit confusing please feel free to read it again.

From this rich and intricate tapestry several themes are woven as the play is ambitious in its scope and philosophical reach . Most of all it is concerned about life and art, where they intersect

and overlap. lt should also be said that The Seagu/1 is a surprisingly funny play; displaying a barbed and caustic wit. A scene can sometimes osci llate between comedy and tragedy in an instant. The absurd is revealed in the tragic, and the tragic is made comic. There are great moments of self-referential humour: such as when Konstanin laments the state of current theatre and the need fo r new forms, and says · all people do [in plays] is talk, wear jackets, and sit on chairs.

This is boring!' touche! In the character of Trigorin, we are shown the banality of the artist life. He is shown to be a parasite, for whom experience is always grist for the mill. The idea that the artistic life is the highest good and a state of blissful happiness, is rejected. The pretensions of bourgeois aspirations are met with derision.

Although it ends bleakly with the suicide of Kon stanin , the play is an affi rmation of the idea that there are as many worthwhile ways to live life as there people. This is undoubtedly a fine play with first class performances all-round.

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If you haven't been watching late night TV on Channel 4 you've been missing a season of films that you probably won't be able to see broadcast at any other time. These typically brutal and violent films have been billed under the rather broad term 'Extreme Cinema ' . Although -they are to varying degrees watchable (some of them aim to make the audience wince and little else) Pusher, a Danish film with subtitles, looks set to be both entertaining and sharp. The film is the debut feature of director Nicolas Winding Refn, whose thriller is set around drug dealer Frank (Kim Bodnia), living out what could very easily turn into the last week of his life.

Set in the dark heart of the red-light districts of Copenhagen, the backdrops of the naturalistic and murky light of night clubs, brothels and heroin dens make this example of 'Extreme Cinema' worth watching for the setting alone. If you are a fan of low budget films that tell a thrilling story without the fancy effects, this is essential viewing. Channel 4, Tuesday March 14, 00:00 For Arthur Miller fans there's the praised screen adaptation and network premiere of The Crucible

from the director Nicholas Hytner, who also made the critically acclaimed The Madness of King

George.

The reason why the film seems to work better than most of the Hollywood big budget adaptations is because the historical period isn't tampered with.

The 17th century witch trials are left firmly in the 17th Century and there isn't the usual modernisation with automatic guns and the like. The method-acting Daniel Day-Lewis apparently learnt the skills of a farmer whilst playing the part of John Proctor, and as a consequence looks grubby all the way through the film . lt is worth noting, however, that the 'dirty' look did him no· harm: while off set he met and eventually married Arthur Miller's daughter, Rebecca.

Finally for all those of you who have a lot of time to kill during the day, don't miss The Cowboy (Channel 4, Friday March 17, 13:50), in which Jack Lemmon plays a hotel employee who goes out to the wild wild west to pursuit of the daughter of a Mexican rancher. Excellent daytime viewmg..

Metin Alsanjak

essential tv: game: le~cy~kain-soulreaver =so=a~p~s~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Raziel, Dreamcast's very own (much less aesthetically appealing) alternative to Lara Croft, is hell-bent on destroying his former master, the Vampire lord, Kain. Why? Well, I'm not quite sure (even after watching the introductory sequence several times), although it does involves lots of nasty, torturous things .. . and a big whirlpool. This essentially means that Raziel is out for revenge, which is great because this inevitably leads to lots of ass-kicking. And since you are the one controlling Raziel, it looks like it's up to you to kick those asses, you lucky person.

One of the most impressive things about this game are the graphics. Some of the landscapes are really quite stunning in a morbid, decaying nobody's-lived-here-for-a-few-centuries kind of way. The fact that there are two parallel "worlds" which Raziel inhabits is also a striking, and important, aspect of the game. One reason for it being so remarkable is the sheer size of the game - this thing would be huge even if there was just one world to mooch around in. "But what's he talking about?" I hear you cry. "Parallel worlds??"

Sorry, I have got ahead of myself. You see, being

rather more dead than most vampires (since Kain threw him into a whirlpool of eternal hell-fire ... nice guy, that Kain), Raziel doesn't have the strength to inhabit the "real" world all the time, so when he weakens he moves back to the world of souls until he gets his strength back. Although the landscape stays pretty much the same in either world, there is a distinctive difference in the type of ghouls, vampires and other general badd'uns, and the tactics you need to destroy them differ as well.

Oh, this is not your usual "bash 'em until their head falls off' kind of game. No, no, you need to be much more resourceful than that. The undead don't die easily, y'know.

For all its style and addictive game play, Soul Reaver is hardly an original game. lt is, basically, a Tomb Raider for necrophiles. But, it's pretty darn good, all the same. And you get a lot of game for your money, which is always a bonus, I find .

About 50 hours worth, in fact, and that's the time it took for the experts to complete it. So make sure you've made your tea and finished your essay because you've got lots of gaming to do.

Mark/and Starkie

The Dingle feud rages on in Emmerda/e this week.

Butch attempts to reconcile the clan, but as usual things end up in a big fight. The positive thing to come out of the disagreements is that Butch realises how much elfin Emily means to him .

Another Dmgle wedding also appears to be on the cards: Eighties throwback Viv has had enough of the wheelchair warnor Chris Tate. Not only has he jeopardised her Post Office business since Tate Haulage started a bus-service to the nearby supermarket, he also plots to put her son out of business. In rebellion, Viv arranges an 'anti-Tate' meeting, but will the villagers be brave enough to speak their minds when Chris and his lesbian sister Zoe show up? Elsewhere Sean and Angie, are for once trying to resolve their bickering, and Emily tries to heal the rift with her father. Meanwhile in Neighbours, Ubby and Drew's relationship is becoming rather strained. Ub's battle of wills with former love rival Geri causes her to direct her anger at poor old Drew, moaning about his lack of spontaneity. He finally snaps and demands her to love him for who he is, or face life alone. Bonzer. At the same time there's trouble when Amy discovers

that she's pregnant by her fancy man, and confides in a decidedly unimpressed Anne. But will Anne tell her brother Laance, or keep shtum out of loyalty to best pal Amy? Time will tell.

Similar goings on are afoot in Summer Bay, with Natalie about to find out that she too is preggers, much to the surprise of blank-shooting Joel, and Sonia's also up the duff in 'Stenders - though she doesn't know it yet. Usa is also still in a quandry and hopefully about to tell Phil where to go as she decides whether to keep her baby. Seems like everybody's at it. Also in the Square, Dar<'s about to launch into what may well turn out to be an historic moment in Eastenders history: The Battle of the Vie. Since buying half the pub he's been bickering with Peggy and Frank over full ownwership, and things are about to get really heated when Frank chins Dan for slagging off Juuuh-NEEENE, thus winning the title of Hardest M!ln in Soap. I'm still awaiting the intersoap face off between Big Frank and Alf from Summer Bay. Until then, though, there should be enough in soapland to keep you entertained.

Gemma Catchpole, Kate Wenlock and Steve Col/Ins

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18:00 For those uninitiated into the world of Dawson's Creek, you must first accept two crucial norms.

turmoi l his Jen-Joey love triangle has subjected him to. And of course there is the highly explosive relationship between himself and Joey, The characters in Dawson's talk, a lot. Every poor boy.s But poor Joey, her mother dead, a emotion is dissected to an extent that maybe it drug-dealer for a father, who continually never existed in the first place. Also, most of subjects her to public humiliation and not these people will never, ever, ever have sex but forgetting finding out her boyfriend was gay it will continually consume their lives. Now you (Jack). Jen 's continual battle is with herself and can get to know your hosts .. . the stigma she carries whereas Pacey battles First there is Dawson, as the title suggests he is with everyone, especially his father. After the the centre of this universe. Unfortunately his Joey-Dawson, Joey-Jack, Joey-Dawson, Paceycharacter is like his face, very flat, providing an Andie relationships, the end of the last series anchor rather than a centrepiece. Next is Joey, left Dawson in a quandary, Joey hating him for the subject of his affection . it, Jen and Jack finding solidarity in their social Then there is Jen, the tough girl from New York, dismissals, Andie in a mental institution and and ooh controversial, not a virgin! Hence she is Pacey not handling the fact very well. So to this often the source of mischief, leading the other series ... Introducing Eve, the stripper who wants innocents astray. The last original cast member to strip Dawson of something so far protected. is the unofficial king of Capeside, Pacey, far Andie reveals that its not just medication she better than Dawson, more cynical than Joey and was prescribed while she's been away. Jen naughtier than Jen (two notches on the bed · decides to try out for Miss Popularity by post). becoming a cheerleader. Jack starts his voyage The last series introduced two new characters. of sexual exploration by joining the football Andie is the official fruitcake, having spent an team . And that famous love triangle introduces entire episode in a locked bathroom, and Jack, a new player to become a quartet. lt should all her gay brother with a lot to learn. Last series, prove very interesting!

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event horizon: fil union fil ms mlckey blue eyes thursday, march 16, 19:00 This Mafia - related romantic comedy stars Hugh Grant doing his normal character. He falls in love with a woman (Jeanne Tripplehom) , who is part of the Gratziosa Mafia family. vampires friday, march 17, 21:00 Blood, firepower and body parts spreading all over the place are included in this destructive and gross, yet enjoyable, vampire film. a la place de coeur monday, march 20, 18:30 Set in a ghetto in Marseilles, A la Place de Couer deals with the compl icated love affair of two teenagers. runaway bride tuesday, march 21, 21:00 A journalist (Richard Gere) needs a story for his column and decides to dig into the life of Julia Roberts known from running away from her wedd ing ceremonies.

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the world is not enough thursday, march 23, 19:00 This nineteenth Bond movie, starring Pierce Brosnan for the third time as Bond, hands the audience the traditional fragments of a 007 movie; cunning gadgets, cars, beautiful and available women and, of course, Bond as the smooth and sophisticated hero. ride with the devil friday, march 24, 21:00 American film about the Civil War, focusing on a group of young men struggling to survive and find happiness in spite of the odds being against them.

A must for all those American Studies Students. it came from outer space (in 30!) sunday, march 26, 19:00 A science- fiction film in which creatures from outer space take over bodies of humans. Even though the film is from 1953 the 3D is an edge -of-the-seat experience. Don 't worry glasses are provided. a la diner de cons monday, march 27 , 18:30 "The idiots' dinner", a comedy in the structure of a farce, deals with a competition of a dining circle regarding who can bring along the biggest idiot to their next dinner. drop dead gorgeous tuesday, march 28, 21:00 A black comedy about a teenage beauty contest.

Directed by Sally Kellerman . go wednesday, march 29, 19:00 The events of one night are shown from the viewpoint of three sets of characters. Rather complicated and intelligent story, but, nevertheless, very watchable. Starring "Joey" from "Oawson's Creek", "Bailey" from "Party of Five" and ... erm ... a bloke from "Grange Hill"

a midsummer nights dream thursday, march 30, 19:00 Shakespeare's classic romantic comedy, starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Calista Flockhart (that skinny bird from "Ally McBeal") and a brief encounter with Anna Friel, in spite of its witty script it doesn 't give the audience anything extraordinary, but is still rather daft fun .

cinema city american beauty Brilliant dramatic comedy introducing themes like self-delusion, conceit and madness. Kevin Spacey acts superbly in the role of Lester, a man who changes his life from banal misery. friday, march 17, 17:45, saturday, march 18, 17:45, monday, march 20, 17:45, tuesday, march 21, 14:30, 20 :15, wednesday, march 22, 20: 15, thursday, march 23, 20:15, friday, march 24, 20:15, 23:15, saturday, march 25, 20:15, monday, march 27, 20:15, tuesday, march 28, 17:45, wednesday, march 29 , 17:45, thursday, march 30, 14:30, 17:45. rosetta Set in Belgium , dealing with a young woman 's strive fo r a "normal life", whi le living in a caravan park with her mother who is an alcoholic and prostitute. friday, march 17, 20: 15, saturday, march 18, 20 : 15, monday, march 20, tuesday, march 21, 17:45, wednesday, march 22, 17:45 , thursday, march 23, 14:30. 17:24. run lola run German chase thriller directed by Tom Tykwer. Lola has 20 minutes to find 20 000 marks to save her boyfriend's life. An energetic film with a suitably matched pounding techno soundtrack. friday, march 17,23:15 inspector gadget An American action comedy, directed by David Kellogg, about a blue- eyed security guard who, after he has been blown to pieces, is built up again as a successful detective. One to miss. saturday, march 18, 14:30. shooting the past The director of the television film "Shooting the Past", Stephen Poliakoff; will introduce his film . He will also discuss the movie's thematic concern with photography and history. sunday, march 19, 20:30. la regie du jeu A French cinema masterpiece, directed by Jean Renoir, dealing with the attack on the pre- WW2 French class system . sunday, march 19, 14:30. the tichhorne calmant A 1998 British costume drama, about a man who comes back from Australia to claim his heritage from the aristocratic Tichborne family. wednesday, march 22, 14:30. the end of the affair A romantic drama dealing with a man who discovers that his former mistress has bargained with God to let him survive a bomb raid during WW2 in exchange

for their relationship. He reappears to leave her stuck in a spiritual dilemma as she tries to keep the 路 secret to herself. friday, march 24, 17:30, saturday, march 25, 17:30, monday, march 27, 17:30, tuesday, march 28, 14:30, 20: 15, wednesday, march 29, 20:15, thursday, march 30, 20:15.

edward scissorhands The modern fa irytale starring Johnny Depp as the sweet - natured android boy with scissors instead of hands who tries to get accustomed to the reality of life. saturday, march 25. the legend of 1900 Italian film about a gifted pianist who is raised in an ocean liner and is never allowed to set foot on shore. sunday, march 26, 17:00. le mepris A sad, but also beautiful fable, from 1963, starring Birgitte Bardot dealing with the process of film adaptation and characterisation . sunday, march 26, 14:30. open your eyes A psychological thriller about a gorgeous young playboy who gets horribly disfigured by being in the passenger seat when his girlfriend commits suicide by driving into a wa ll. But, is he going mad, or is she not really dead? friday, march 31, 17:45. koyaanisquatsi The title, translated from Hopi Indian, means "crazy life, life in turmoil, life disintegrating", and so on .

This film, without plot or dialogue, contrasts nature with the hectic city life. friday, march 31, 23:15. the talented mr ripley New York, 1958. Mr Ripley is, by mistake, hired to rescue the son of wealthy Mr Greenleaf from a dissolute life in Italy. Here the tense, troubling thriller, however at times rather slow, about the vivid and miserable life of Mr Ripley begins. friday, march 31, 20:00. sleepy hollow A visually ravishing and exiting horror film with Johnny Depp. Storyline revolves around mystery decapitations by headless horseman, and our hero, a scientific policeman, attempting to solve this mayhem . tuesday, march 14, 14:30, 20:30, Wednesday, march 15, 20:30, thursday, march 16, 20:30. topsy-turvey Critically acclaimed tale of Gilbert and Sullivan by Mike Leigh. Witness the struggles and differences between a cold, emotionless lyricist and a hedonistic composer.

daughter who run away and try to build a new life in Beverly Hills. wednesday, march 15, 14:30.

hindi film Title to be confirmed. sunday, march. 19, 17:00.

uci american beauty If you haven't heard of it yet then where the hell have you been for the past month? Probably one of the best films to have come out of America in a very long time, so get down to that multiplex. the beach Leonardo (sinking ship) DiCaprio stars in this misguided attempt to put Alex Garland 's backpacker in peril novel onto the big screen . Entertaining in parts but not what it cou ld have been. the end of the affair Julianne Moore and Ralph Fiennes star in this adaptation of Graham Greene's tale of doomed love against the backdrop of the Second World War. inspector gadget To see or not to see? That is the question. To not me thinks. the sixth sense Vastly overrated supernatural thriller, starring Bruce Willis. lt makes the mind boggle that something like this can be nominated for best fi lm . Another circumstance where the "Academy" haven't a clue as to what makes a good film . the talented mr ripley Jude Law and Matt Damon star in Anthony Minghella 's adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's se ries of Ripley novels. Not to everyone's tastes, true, but definitely one to watch if you have the patience. For all you shallow types you get to see Jude's arse. the green mile Tom Hanks stars in Oscar nominated film shocker.

Except th is time he doesn't get nominated. An easy way to fill an afternoon, I guess ... that is if you haven't got anything better to do instead . the insider 路 Reviewed on page 15. three kings George Clooney and Mark Walberg star in this post Gulf War drama about a gold bullion heist. topsy turvy Gilbert and Sullivan "not a biopic " from Mike Leigh.

Lots of songs, and costumes and poncy actorrrs.

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ride with the devil American film about the Civil war, focusing on a group of young men struggling to survive and find happiness in spite of the odds being against them. wednesday, march 15, 14:30 .

toy story 2 Remember the days when a cartoon invariably meant that your brain started to leak out of your ear after more than five minutes exposure? Well, Pixar have rewritten the ru les and produced a brilliant sequel to the last Toy Story.

anywhere but here Emotional film about a mother and her teenage

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event wednesday: march 15 a spring evening· assembly house - gig Andrew Motion heads a line up of poetry and music provided by UEA, all in the jolly good cause of Amnesty International.

19.30 les liasons dangereuses theatre royal - play Running from 14-18 February, tale of betrayal, lies and passion rn 18th century France. Turned 1nto recent Hollywood blockbuster hit Cruel Intentions. art nouveau sainsbury centre - exhibition Still runn1ng from February 01, this exhibition includes furniture by Galle and Majorelle, posters

by Alphonse Mucha and a William Morris carpet. wax magic waterfront - club night Monthly drum & bass session. superfly mojos - club night Dance the night away till the early hours. rammed ikon - club night Mid week blues? Drink the night away at Ikon before the townies take over. pure swing manhattan's - club night Feel like trying something different to the cheesy LCR, get down to Manhattans for some bump & grind. club tropicana zoom - club night Feel the coming of spring with th1s warming night of booze and music.

beaver fever punk and ska night fat pauly's - club night Who knows what this is but it sure sounds Interesting. Featunng W.O.R.M, Apocalypse Babies, Project Mor1k and DJ Duggy Dugdale.

If that doesn't tempt you, what will? the brain norwich playhouse - play Ever wondered what goes on in that uncharted grey matter we call a brain? You may not find the answers but you w111 have fun watching this new creation by Paul Davies

thursday: march 16 lcr disco uea - club night The classic student n1ght out. £2.75 in advance, £3.00 on the door and worth every penny. essential time - club night Sample some massive, big up styley club tunes at

nme. student night liquid - club night If the LCR isn't your style head on rnto town for a mght of cheap dnnks and bangin tunes and why not try mixing with the townies for a change! the monastry of sound rick's place - club night Boogie on down in Anglia Squares largest night club. charty handbaggy the loft - club n1ght Popular, long running gay night.

George Melly norw1ch playhouse - show An evening of hot jazz, cool blues and risque

event horizon repartee from the double act Melly and Chilton.

friday: march 17

gunz 'n' rozes fat Pauly's - gig Surprisrngly a guns 'n' roses tnbute band!

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sunday: march 19

doves and echoboy norwich arts centre - gig Rated as the third best new band by NME, and a nice venue to play in as a change from the usual little band pub toilet CirCUit.

Out of the Blues norw1ch playhouse -gig Tob1as Tak hits the town With a dynamic new show, taking tap danc1ng to the extreme. A great night out if you don't feel l1ke dancing yourself. Watch Tobias swing h1s thing!

sunday service · manhattans - club night If you haven't partied enough this week-end, now is your chance.

elegant mojos - club n1ght For those of us who do like dancing, what better way to have a glamorous night out than at elegant.

extra smooth sunday the garden house -club n1ght Top student pub situated 1n the Golden Triangle offers a mellow Sunday evening.

gorgeous manhattans - club night Party 'till 4am at Manhattans.

monday: march 20

revival time - club night The busiest student night in town, so good the town1es come to join us, aren't we lucky! Cheap drinks, £1 entry, what more could you ask.

elite ikon - club night Perhaps Ikon 1sn't elite but why not give it a try?

I'm not forcing you though!

sanctuary ikon - club night Feel like a change from retro music?

artists at the frontier Sainsbury centre - exhibition Featuring loran Music's wor1k taken from his experience studying concentration camp victims.

commercial dance and party time - club night If you haven't been there yet this week then come on down and dance the night away at the newest club in town. hy times hys - club night Well placed next to pizza one, pancakes too to dance off all that yummy food . The older clubs in Norwich can be just as good as the new. halleujah allnighter waterfront - club night Excellent Friday night out if you have the energy for it and can stay up until dawn. Amongst others there, you'll find the likes of John 00 Remmrng (licence to thriii),Ben McGowen and chill out tunes in the cafe Bar.

carwash liquid - club mght Throw on those flares and afro wigs and prepare to dazzle everyone with those funky moves. underground mojo's - club night Strut your stuff down at Mojo's.

michael holroyd uea- gig Author of Lytton Strachey, Augustus John, Bernard Shaw and Basil Street Blues, a nice educational evening. indie with indiecation fat pauly's - club night Hopefully the night won't be as bad as the title!

furry box student night york tavern - club night W1th cheap dnnks and chill out tunes this makes a good alternative to carwash. alternative indie night

tuesday: march 21

stiff little fingers waterfront - gig Who can resist the opportunity to go and see one of the original punk bands, up there with the likes of the Pistols and Buzzcocks.

loose booty ten Bells - club night Funk/soul night rn a pub, free entry!

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an evening of stand up comedy norw1ch playhouse - comedy Simon Bligh, Rex Boyd, and Richard Morton are there to makes us laugh our socks off. £9 a ticket is worth seerng it! classic anthems and dance floor fillers t1me - club night Once again Time brings us an up to date view of what's happenrng 1n the world of mus1c. re:fresh ikon - cub night If you've managed to avo1d it all week then you can either carry on or bite the bullet and get on down to Ikon tonight for a dance. satisfaction hys - club night Not sure what to do in town on Saturday n1ght? Get down to Hys and soak up the atmosphere of satisfaction.

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saturday rewind mojo's - club night Rewinding back to any of your past Saturday nights m1ght not be what you want, but move on and try out mojos tonight. dance club ncks place - club n1ght I hope their mus1c is more imaginative than their club night name meltdown waterfront - club night lndie and alternative dance. Take advantage of the drink promotions, fosters £1.20 a pint

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march 22 superfly mojos - club night More Seventies music with a funk edge. rammed ikon - club night Go out and get rammed? Yes please. pure swing manhattans - club night Splash out, try somewhere different. Mojo's isn't the only place on a Wednesday night and regular Manhattan goers will te ll you. god's plenty theatre royal - play The Rambert Dance company provides an evening of theatrical fun. Enjoy the bold blend of dance , music and song for a reasonable price, providing you sit at the back.

Running from 22-25 March transition 200 norwich playhouse - play Contemporary dance to suit all tastes.

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uea - club night What would the week be without the LCR? To make the most of this night dance 'till you drop and try and ignore the sleaze!! £2.75 (£3 on the door)

the monastry of sound ricks place - club night Go and see if there's more to this night than monks. charty handbaggy the loft - nightclub Long-running, popular gay night, but open to all for fun times. essential time - club night Be sure to check this out. student night liquid - club night Free entry with your student ID and good competition for the LCR .

march 24 elegant mojos - club night I wonder if this night out is as glamorous as it sounds?

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ikon - club night Go on, there's little on at UEA at the weekend so why not take the trek into town to hang out with the elite of Norwich?

commercial dance and party time - club night Get on down to the place with the bangin' floors and party and drink the night away in the true student style. hy times hys - club night Get a great high at hys tonight! da bomb waterfront - club night This sounds cool, the best in underground garage 'till 4 am. empower fat paulys - club night A great title for what looks like a great night.

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vintage stuff norwich playhouse - play For all you Tom Sharp fans out there, and indeed anyone who likes a laugh and the inside of the Norwich Playhouse - this is the place for you tonight. Running today and tomorrow.

gorgeous manhattans - club night This sounds like the place to be for beautiful people, which is the kind of place anyone wou ld want to be in on a Friday night, surely.

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february 26 the nualas norwich playhouse - gig This fantastic looking comedy includes "three Irish twenty somethings who sing sweetly of grotesque misfortune". Sounds intriguing to me, and what better way to spend that spare £10 you have? retroactive uea - club night Yet another chance to get on your Sixties and Seventies gear and strut your stuff on the dancefloor. it's also worth going to Union Bar first to check out what everyone else is wearing in a better light, believe me they won't look any better in a few hours! classic anthems and dance floor fillers time - club night After a stint in a long queue be prepared to dance and drink the night away to your hearts content.

Become a member and your costs will be cut by a whole British pound. What a bonus! · re:fuish ikon - club night Fresh mixes of the latest chart hits for the boob tube and Ben Sherman shirt wearing crowd who pass the time by getting refreshed at Ikon. saturday rewind mojos - club night Fast forwa rd yourself on down to rewind , play all night then stop when you finally drop. dance club ricks place - club night If dancing in a club is what you like then the title of this club night is very promising indeed . meltdown and wraith waterfront - club night More top flight independent style music, though inexplicably they always play that Josh Wink thing.

Oh well, got to keep the town dwellers happy.

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style fm allnighter fat paulys - club night Yet again Fat Paulys has another good evening of music to offer us this time provided by Norwich's most cutti ng edge radio station . This evening even lets you do it all night.

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march 27 sunday service manhattans - club night I don't know much about the religious content of this night but the dancing's certa inly good.

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march 27 madam butterfly theatre royal - play A well-staged version of the traditional opera may make this fantastic story more accessible to less well refined of us. Definitely looks well worth it.

Run ning from 27 - 29 march carwash liquid - club night Free entry to UEA students with ID, this is the best 70's night in town, and indeed the best place to get all your glad rags stained with the cheapest beer in town too. sanctuary ikon - club night Sanctuary from the Monday blues? the underground mojos - club night Or do we just want to go underground? Head up above Boss Hogs to the chilled beats at Mojo's. furry box student night york tavern - club night Trip hop, funk and house. Cheap drink and chi lled tunes. souls of mischief waterfront - club night £8 for a 10 till 2am night of dancing with DJ Apollo and, the interestingly named, Greedy Fingers. Just make sure he doesn't get near your beer!

Alternative indie night fat paulys - club night DJ Mayhem is back for a great night of those old fa vourite indie tunes caffine + sphincter norwich arts centre - gig Whether you' re calling it punk or hardcore, this is a night of aural delight guaranteed to singe your eardrums and scorch your sphincter!

Tickets £3.50 in advance or £4 on the door

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march-28 Andrew Davies uea - gig Another famous author gracing lecture theatre 1 with their presence, and answering our questions at the end. Author of Getting Hurt, and A Very Peculiar Practice. He has also written television adaptations of Middlemarch, Pride and Prejudice, and Wives and Daughters . asian dub foundation uea- gig Fans of this band will have a great night at only £8 (plus drinks of course) revival time - club night it's student night again. Doesn't it make you feel special? Time will guarantee you drinks at £1 £1.50 and a thumping hangover in the morning. slinky hys - club night ... another student night, this time in a place with a glass dancefloor. showtime karaoke fat paulys - club night A chance to show off you r singing talent in a place where there will be fewer UEA students to mock your efforts. You can also buy beer here too, which is a bonus. Free entry.

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directory: wednesday march 29 superfly mojos • club night More sevent1es music, this time with a funk edge.

Remember to bring your surgical soap to remove the lovely stamp you will receive upon entry to the club. Hurrah! rammed ikon • club night I wonder what they mean by rammed exactly? Are we only talking drink here? pure swing manhattans • club night Silky smooth grooves to move to. You might bump 1nto some locals but don't worry they don't bite, they're very nice. beaver fever punk and ska night fat paulys • club night Entry only £3 to what sound like an intriguing evening.

thursday march 30 the complete millennium musical theatre royal - play The much heralded Reduced Shakespeare Company brings you abbreviated American history, and a comically condensed bible. it's 1000 years in 100 minutes and well worth the crack! Running from 30 March - 1 April, ticl<ets from £3.50 - £14 lcr uea - club night This night will always speak for itself. Last one before the Easter Break and four weeks of

abstinence, can you cope? Mmm. the monastry of sound ricks place · club night If the LCR doesn't tickle your fancy this Thursday, go and see whether th1s place compares with the London venue of a similar title. While you're there you might as well there have a beer or two? essential time - club night Weekly clubbing, entry £5 with your NUS card, and a chance to check out the local talent. charty handbaggy the loft • club night The well established and long running, popular gpy n1ght. For all those who like dancing the night away to some disco-type tunes! student night liquid • club night According to the title of this club night there will be students there tonight, probably drinking copiously, and probably dancing on the dance floor. access to music night fat paulys - club night They obviously think we are short of music being students and have kindly offered some sort of access to it. Let's hope it's vehicular.

friday march 31 elegant mojos - club night They obviously named this club night "elegant" in an attempt to inject a bit of glamour into Norwich.

Isn't Norwich glamorous enough then?

souls of mischief and dj apollo the waterfront, monday, march 27 The Souls of Mischief come from South California to grace the stage at the Waterfront. Together with Del tha Funky Homosapien and some other fine emcees, they form the Heiroglypics crew. Delivering a classic Hip Hop set. They will be joined by Dj Apollo, from the world class lnvisibl Skratch Piklz crew (the same one as Q-Bert the best HH DJ in the world), a three man deck show from Greedy Rngz of Belgium, and MSI, a group of nine roughneck emcees from Birmingham. Not one to be missed.

gorgeous manhattans - club night Go out Friday night clubbing with some beautiful people. e!ite 1kon - club night ... or you could hang out with the elite! commercial dance and party time - club night Hopefully the beer will roll off the tongue slightly better than the title of this evening. the kitchen allnighter waterfront - club night Presented by offyerface, th1s night offers you drum and bass, house, techno and a room to chill out in between songs. £1lJ£9 NUS adv I more on the door.

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