APRIL
      5,
      2005
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      a
      ae
      (CADRE
      e
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      ARTS
      &
      ENTERTAINMENT
     
     
      ;
      What’s
      to
      come:
      |
     
     
      Movies
      to
      see
      this
      summer
     
     
      Tim
      Wakelin
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A&E
      Editor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Ahh
      yes,
      summertime
      is
     
     
      coming,
      and
      you
      know
      what
      that
     
     
      means,
      hot
      days,
      hot
      sand,
      hot
      first-
     
     
      years...and
      of
      course
      hot
      movies.
      Sorry
     
     
      to
      all
      the
      girls
      for
      the
      sexist
      humor,
      and
     
     
      to
      all
      the
      guys
      this
      is
      not
      an
      article
      about
     
     
      hot
      sand.
      Well,
      I
      have
      been
      busying
     
     
      myself
      with
      checking
      out
      all
      the
     
     
      upcoming
      summer
      movie
      trailers,
      and
      I
     
     
      have
      to
      say
      that
      it
      is
      looking
      positive
     
     
      for
      some
      summer
      blockbusters.
      I
      chose
     
     
      a
      few
      that
      I
      thought
      had
      the
      most
     
     
      potential,
      but
      that
      is
      not
      to
      say
      that
      I
     
     
      didn’t
      leave
      out
      a
      number
      of
      others
      that
     
     
      caught
      my
      attention
      as
      well.
     
    

    
     
      I’ll
      start
      with
      a
      film
      from
     
     
      Touchstone
      Pictures
      called
      “The
     
     
      Hitchhiker’s
      Guide
      to
      the
      Galaxy.”
      Iam
     
     
      not
      sure
      how
      many
      of
      you
      will
      be
     
     
      familiar
      with
      this
      title,
      but
      for
      those
      who
     
     
      are
      you
      will
      understand
      why
      the
      release
     
     
      of
      this
      movie
      is
      causing
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      excitement.
      Douglas
      Adams
      is
      the
     
     
      creator
      of
      the
      story,
      and
      I
      must
      say
      that
     
     
      the
      time
      and
      work
      that
      went
      into
     
     
      creating
      this
      story
      is
      phenomenal.
      This
     
     
      story
      started
      its
      life
      as
      a
      BBC
      Radio
     
     
      series
      which
      aired
      for
      the
      first
      time
      in
     
     
      1978.
      It
      then
      turned
      into
      a
      series
      of
     
     
      best-selling
      novels,
      then
      a
      television
     
     
      series,
      and
      lastly,
      a
      popular
      record
     
     
      album.
      So
      to
      people
      who
      have
      followed
     
     
      any
      of
      these,
      the
      idea
      that
      the
      story
      is
     
     
      being
      made
      into
      a
      Hollywood
      movie
      is
     
     
      quite
      exciting.
      In
      the
      story,
      the
      main
     
     
      character
      Arthur
      Dent
      awakens
      one
      day
     
     
      and
      soon
      hears
      from
      his
      friend
      Ford
     
     
      Prefect
      that
      the
      earth
      is
      going
      to
      be
     
     
      destroyed.
      Ford
      Prefect
      is
      an
      alien
      who
     
     
      has
      been
      stuck
      on
      earth
      for
      15
      years
     
     
      and
      is
      working
      ona
      book
      which
      is
      called
     
     
      “The
      Hitchhiker’s
      Guide
      to
      the
      Galaxy.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      book
      is
      supposed
      to
      contain
     
     
      commentary
      on
      every
      single
      thing
      in
      the
     
     
      galaxy,
      commentary
      that
      has.all
      been
     
     
      collected
      by
      Ford
      Prefect.
      So
      we
      see
     
     
      that
      Ford
      saves
      himself
      and
      Arthur
      from
     
     
      being
      destroyed
      along
      with
      the
      earth,
     
     
      and
      so
      starts
      their
      great
      adventure
     
     
      through
      the
      universe.
      The
      story
      contains
     
     
      awesome
      characters
      and
      ideas,
      many
     
     
      of
      which
      are
      clever
      and
      very
      comical.
      I
     
     
      could
      talk
      about
      the
      story
      line
      for
      days,
     
     
      but
      you
      should
      really
      try
      to
      read
      the
     
     
      book
      or
      get
      your
      hands
      on
      the
      radio
     
     
      series
      if
      you
      can...by
      totally
      legal
      means
     
     
      of
      course...
      cough
      cough.
      But
      honestly
     
     
      folks,
      the
      movie
      will
      be
      one
      to
      see
      and
     
     
      has
      something
      that
      everyone
      will
      enjoy.
     
     
      It
      comes
      out
      April
      29",
      and
      I
      highly
     
     
      recommend
      seeing
      it,
      because
      if
      it
      is
     
     
      even
      half
      as
      good
      as
      the
      book
      or
      radio
     
     
      series
      then
      it
      won’t
      be
      a
      disappointment.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Next,
      I
      want
      to
      talk
      about
      a
     
     
      movie
      that
      is
      based
      on
      a
      true
      story.
     
     
      Anyone
      who
      knows
      anything
      about
      the
     
     
      history
      of
      sports
      or
      popular
      culture
      will
     
     
      know
      what
      I
      am
      talking
      about
      when
      I
     
     
      say
      Dogtown
      or
      the
      Z-Boys.
      The
     
     
      movie
      is
      from
      Tri-Star
      Pictures
      and
      is
     
     
      called
      “Lords
      of
      Dogtown”
      and
      takes
     
     
      place
      in
      the
      70’s
      in
      “Dogtown,”
      located
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      Venice,
      California.
      The
      story
      is
      based
     
     
      ona
      surf
      team
      that
      was
      sponsored
      by
      a
     
     
      local
      surf
      shop
      called
      “Zephyr’s”.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Zephyr’s
      surf
      team,
      who
      were
      known
     
     
      locally
      as
      the
      “Z-Boys,”
      took
      their
     
    
   
   
    
     
      profound
      surfing
      skills
      and
      applied
     
     
      skateboarding
      scene
      which
      was
     
     
      relatively
      new
      at
      the
      time.
      The
      movie
     
    
   
   
    
     
      follows
      the
      lives
      of
      the
      team
      members
     
    
   
   
    
     
      and
      tells
      how
      a
      group
      of
      so
      called
     
     
      “punk”
      kids
      gave
      rise
      to
      the
      exploding
     
     
      scene
      of
      extreme
      sports
      and
     
     
      transformed
      popular
      culture
      in
      a
      way
     
     
      that
      would
      never
      be
      forgotten.
      But
      the
     
     
      fame
      that
      the
      team
      comes
      across
     
     
      overnight
      tests
      their
      friendships
      and
     
     
      pushes
      them
      to
      the
      edge.
      The
      movie
      is
     
     
      co-written
      by
      Stacy
      Peralta
      who
      was
     
     
      one
      of
      the
      Z-Boys
      during
      their
      time
      of
     
     
      fame.
      The
      cast
      includes
      Heath
      Ledger
     
     
      who
      plays
      a
      member
      of
      the
      Zephyr
     
     
      team,
      Skip
      Engblom.
      I
      think
      that
      this
     
     
      movie
      has
      a
      great
      deal
      of
      potential,
      and
     
     
      it
      will
      be
      refreshing
      to
      see
      a
      true
      story
     
     
      that
      is
      relevant
      to
      much
      of
      toady’s
      pop-
     
     
      culture.
      Also,
      if
      you
      haven’t
      already
     
     
      seen
      it,
      go
      and
      rent
      “Dogtown
      and
      Z-
     
     
      Boys,”
      which
      is
      a
      documentary
      of
      the
     
     
      Zephyr
      surf
      team
      that
      was
      released
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      18
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mark
      Cameron
     
     
      Contributor
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      Family
     
     
      Guy
      debuted
      as
      a
      mid-
     
     
      season
      replacement
      on
     
     
      Fox
      in
      the
      spring
      of
      2000,
     
     
      I
      didn’t
      like
      it.
      I
      thought
      it
     
     
      was
      a
      low-brow
      Simpsons
     
     
      rip-off,
      that
      wasn’t
      nearly
     
     
      as
      funny,
      and
      wouldn’t
      last
     
     
      a
      full
      season.
      But
      what
      the
     
     
      hell
      did
      I
      know?
      (Not
     
     
      much
      really!)
      The
      show
     
     
      grew
      to
      have
      a
      loyal
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Lucky
      There’s
      A
      Family
      Guy!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      following
      before
      the
      Fox
     
     
      Network
      pulled
      it
      after
     
     
      three
      seasons.
      However,
     
     
      last
      year
      Family
      Guy
     
     
      reappeared
      in
      syndication
     
     
      on
      TBS
      and
      The
      Cartoon
     
     
      Network,and
     
     
      experienced
      a
      resurgence
     
     
      in
      popularity.
      The
      show’s
     
     
      DVD’s
      have
      been
      selling
     
     
      off
      the
      shelves
      and
      there
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      on
      page
      18