An Exotic Land Movie Reviews

MAINSTREAM THE BUZZ 5 M A R C H 2 3, 2 0 0 6 T H E B U Z Z @ D A I LY T I TA N . C O M SHOW SENDS AUDIENCE TO AN EXOTIC LAND

By Laura Burrows/ For The Daily Titan Cal State Fullerton’s India International Club hosted a performance show themed “What Will The Generation Think?” Over 25 people participated in the dance show which included tradional as well as modern indian dance forms.

By Laura Burrows/ For The Daily Titan

By Laura Burrows For The Daily Titan

A river of warm fabrics of gold and ruby, combined with the coolness of sapphire and emer ald, flowed over a steady stream of rhythmic dancing on Saturday, as the India International club took more than 750 people on an exotic tour of India at the annual Culture Show.

A cast of more than 25 per formers clad in traditional Indian garb fused with a modern touch of American and Indian style danced the night away to some of India’s most beloved melodies.

The theme of the show “What Will the Generation Think?” was interlaced into many of the 16 acts. Over the course of the three-hour show, new and old Indian traditions were integrated into the production.

At the show’s opening, India International Club’s President, Heme Paliway, 21, invited the performers to lead the audi ence in singing India’s national anthem.

The audience cried out with cheers during the anthem, and the steady murmur of satisfac tion continued on throughout the night.

Bilal Kazmi, club member, read the popular Indian poem “Saare Jahan Se Achcha” in its original Hindi to introduce the show’s theme.

Sir Allama Muhammad Iqbal wrote the poem in 1904.

It praises the Indian culture and preaches harmony between people of different backgrounds and beliefs.

Kazmi indicated that the poem represented the Indian youth’s desire to hold on to traditional Indian culture.

The first act of the Culture Show was prefaced with a brief skit where board members Zehra Syed and Purva Thakore inter viewed a panel of three men as to how a woman could steal a man’s heart.

The three men were dismissed when Syed reasoned that dance was the only way to capture a man.

The remainder of the show resembled a sequence from the battle of the sexes with each gender attempting to win over the other with eccentric dance.

The “Titan Banghra Crew,” an obvious crowd favorite, prepared a dance dedicated to Titan pride.

They were preceded by an act entitled “Hip-Hop: We’re in Control” where seven women dressed in contempo rary American clothing, dyed to match the Titan colors, per formed an ode to the university.

They danced with a collec tion of props such as newspapers and basketballs, but the main attraction was the sequence of provocative dance moves with chairs marked up with the letters T-I-T-A-N-S on the underside.

After a brief slide show of pic tures and the typical thank you’s were offered up to sponsors, the night closed with a final dance where a crew of eight women danced to the song “Zamana Kya Kahega.”This song was the fea tured single from the Hindi film “Paying Guest.”

This title song of the event closed the night by integrating all of the new and old ideas of fashion and dance presented throughout the courses of the show.

It closed a night fully dedicated to an awakening of an ancient culture fused with a new perspective.

THE BUZZ MISC. M A R C H 2 3, 2 0 0 6 T H E B U Z Z @ D A I LY T I TA N . C O M ‘ALF’ WAS APART OF EVERY FAMILY

By Andy Stowers Daily Titan Staff Writer

magine this: You are an average American family living your life in the suburbs.

Your life is a little boring but you are generally happy.

Then one day a spacecraft crashes into your garage and out of it comes a strange furry creature and your life changes forever.

This sets up the plot for the late 1980’s hit ALF.

Shortly after the crash landing, the alien, whose original name is Gordon Shumway but named ALF (alien life form) by the Tanner fam- ily, learns that his planet Melmac has blown up and his spacecraft is unfixable.

A military officer shows up and the family convinces him that they are not hiding an alien.

The Tanner family then has no I

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other choice but to make him apart of their family, and into the living rooms of almost every American.

The show lasted from 1986- 1990. The Tanner family must have thought it lasted forever though.

During the four years Alf man- aged to blow up the kitchen, destroy the living room and almost ruin a wedding that was held at the house.

Not to mention, Alf had a thing for cats, and he was always trying to get after the Tanner’s cat, Lucky.

Alf also had an ongoing struggle with Willie Tanner, the father, played by Max Wright. The fight between them and the annoyance Alf gave Tanner brought in cheesy one-liners that you couldn’t help but laugh at, even if you were laughing inside.

The other characters never got too much involvement but the development between Willie Tanner and Alf was enough to keep the show entertaining.

The first few seasons Alf was hidden from all other human con- tact.

It wasn’t until the third season that their neighbors the Ochmonics and the Tanner’s mother in law discovered him.

Then Alf developed a softer side.

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The House Party (the BYOB kind): We have all been to one; they are the typical college party. They are very animated, with all kinds of people. It is basically you’re a classroom stuffed in a house and a little belligerent. You definitely don’t want to try to hard. Aim for a step above school attire. It is more like hanging out, even a sweatshirt and jeans can work

He did such phenomenal things as deliver a baby, stop an old man from jumping off a bridge and help a girl fight leukemia by becoming her friend.

He also gave the Tanner family life advice including work and love.

His strange, furry, big feet and long-nosed appearance along with his sarcastic and arrogant attitude made Alf a cultural phenomenon.

Alf was all over the stores.

He made a commerical for almost ever product.

In 1996 there was a TV movie titled “Project Alf” to try to bring the show back into the main- stream.

Needless to say, the movie did not do so well.

Alf still makes a living today through merchandise and com- mercials.

The show only lasted for four years, but Alf’s character will live on forever.

(with the right hair and accesso ries.) You definitely don’t want to sport you new marc Jacobs dress. Parties of this sort tend to get a little rowdy and you will most likely not escape without being spilled on. The Club:

Now is the time for Diva. Go all out; believe me no matter how much make-up you pack on, you will not stand out. Get the biggest earrings and your sexiest top. A club is the one place you can dress a bit Christina Aguilera and not be called a tramp. Where that short body-clinging dress, or some skin tight pants. It fun to get sexy and a club is perfect place to let it show. Make sure that your attire allows enough movement to dance. A club is all about danc ing, and what good is a nice outfit if you can’t move?

THE BUZZ 7 M A R C H 2 3, 2 0 0 6 T H E B U Z Z @ D A I LY T I TA N . C O M ‘V FOR VENDETTA’ PUTS UP A GOOD FIGHT

By Jessica Horn Daily Titan Staff Writer

eople should not be afraid of their govern ments. Governments should be afraid of their people. This is the basis of belief in the new film, V for Vendetta.

In a time full of unstoppable governmental control, including strict curfews, monitored phone calls and the use of scare tactics to make citizens conform, only one citizen has the courage to reclaim the freedom that society once held.

This citizen goes by the name V (Hugo Weaving), the masked “terrorist,” as the government of Great Britain labels him.

V makes his message clear to his oppressors when he blows P

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up the Old Bailey Structure of Integrity, creating a spectacle of lights accompanied by a sound system blaring symphony music to set the mood as the public looks on in shock.

One onlooker in particular, Evey (Natalie Portman), has several run-ins with V, and through a series of events, befriends him.

We soon learn that Evey’s parents were political activ ists, as Evey soon learns herself that she too, has a fire burning inside, a fire fueled by V.

As V spouts, “Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot,” referring to the unsuccessful plan of Guy Fawkes in 1605 to blow up the House of Parliament, V warns government officials that in exactly one year, on this date, he will blow up Parliament and urges his fellow citizens to stand with him against dictator ship, and watch the fall of this symbolic structure.

As V says very eloquently, “Symbols are given power by people.”

Chief Inspector Finch (Stephan Rea), a detective determined to figure out who V really is and is soon consumed by the case, and begins to unravel stories and finds that the people in which he is surrounded by everyday, may not be as they seem. The films story is of living in fear and terror amd losing yourself to conformity in soci ety.

The film is big in action and will the audience will not leave the theater disappointed.

The actors in V for Vendetta will pull you in, perhaps making you think more about your own government in return.

Some of the visuals are great as well, including the cata strophic bombing of two his torical London buildings.

However, be warned that if you have a queasy stomach, there are a few scenes you may have to turn your head for.

Some people are slightly hes itant with this being the first movie targeting a terrorist since the Sept. 11 attacks, although to many, V is far from a terrorist as we see one today.

He is simply helping the citi zens of a supposed “just” coun try to question the system and uncover the hidden truths that government officials had hoped to keep behind closed doors.

If you are to walk away with anything from this movie, it should be the concept of fight ing for what you believe in and taking back what is rightfully yours.