obsession
      and
      promotion.
     
    

    
     
      Though
      not
      for
      everyone,
     
     
      Bowling
      For
      Columbine
      is
      highly
      rec-
     
     
      ommended
      for
      those
      who
      don't
      mind
     
     
      being
      challenged
      while
      being
      enter-
     
     
      tained.
      Here's
      hoping
      for
      a
      wide
      distri-
     
     
      bution
      in
      the
      future.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Jonathan
      SMITH
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Movie
      Not
      Seen:
      Bowling
      For
     
     
      Columbine
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      review
      of
      a
      movie
      that
      I
     
     
      have
      yet
      to
      see.
      It's
      a
      strange
      concept,
     
     
      and
      I've
      been
      asked
      what
      purpose
      it
     
     
      serves.
      Well,
      for
      a
      movie
      as
      popular
      as
     
     
      Bowling
      as
      Columbine
      one
      thing
      I
     
     
      hope
      to
      accomplish
      is
      to
      return
      you
     
     
      (the
      reader)
      to
      a
      point
      in
      time
      when
     
     
      you
      too
      had
      not
      seen
      the
      movie.
     
     
      Nostalgia.
     
    

    
     
      Having
      not
      seen
      the
      movie,
      I
     
     
      think
      it
      is
      going
      to
      be
      a
      stab
      at
      the
     
     
      NRA.
      I
      hope
      Michael
      Moore
      tears
     
     
      apart
      the
      NRA,
      even
      though
      he
      is
      a
     
     
      lifetime
      member
      of
      that
      organization
     
     
      which
      I
      think
      he
      is
      going
      to
      vilify.
     
    

    
     
      From
      seeing
      only
      clips
      of
      the
     
     
      movie,
      I
      wonder
      if
      it
      is
      going
      to
      be
      a
     
     
      movie
      formed
      from
      a
      compilation
      of
     
     
      skits
      like
      the
      cartoon
      I
      saw
      on
      the
     
     
      internet;
      and
      then
      another
      five
      minute
     
     
      trip
      to
      Toronto;
      complete
      with
      shots
     
     
      Michael
      Moore
      opening
      doors
      that
     
     
      aren't
      locked.
     
    

    
     
      I
      bet
      this
      movie
      is
      going
      to
      be
     
     
      full
      of
      statistics
      that
      prove
      Americans
     
     
      like
      using
      guns.
      I
      heard
      one
      statistic
     
     
      from
      the
      movie
      that
      per
      capita,
      Canada
     
     
      has
      just
      as
      many
      guns
      as
      the
      US,
      but
     
     
      we
      shot
      each
      other
      much
      much
      less.
      I
     
     
      hope
      there
      are
      a
      lot
      more
      stats
      in
      this
     
     
      movie.
     
    

    
     
      Also
      I
      heard
      that
      Michael
     
     
      Moore
      goes
      to
      Charleton
      Heston
      with
      a
     
     
      cardboard
      cut-out
      of
      some
      girl
      shot
      in
     
     
      states.
      And
      Charleton
      Heston
      acts
      like
     
     
      a
      dork.
      But
      in
      fact
      he
      has
      Alzheimer's
     
     
      Disease,
      but
      does
      the
      audience
      know
     
     
      that?
      I
      think
      it's
      a
      pretty
      low
      stunt
      to
     
     
      interrogate
      an
      old
      man
      with
     
     
      Alzheimer's
      to
      portray
      him
      as
      the
     
     
      stereotypical
      NRA
      member.
     
    

    
     
      For
      those
      of
      you
      who
      have
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Choice
      Cuts
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Page
      2
      of
      3
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “From
      my
      cold,
      dead
      hands”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      seen
      the
      movie,
      I
      hope
      I
      have
      succeed-
     
     
      ed
      in
      bringing
      you
      back
      to
      a
      time
     
     
      before
      you
      saw
      Bowling
      for
     
     
      Columbine.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Thomas
      LLOYD
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Review
      of
      Reviews:
      Bowling
      for
     
     
      Columbine
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      swear
      to
      Dog,
      in
      the
      last
     
     
      Cadre
      meeting
      (Mondays
      4:30
      Student
     
     
      Centre
      213)
      we
      did
      not
      put
      out
      an
      open
     
     
      call
      for
      all
      contributors
      to
      see
      and
     
     
      review
      this
      movie.
      We
      got
      four
      any-
     
     
      way.
      Four
      well-written,
      creative,
      well-
     
     
      constructed
      reviews
      that
      display
      not
     
     
      only
      the
      writing
      skill
      but
      also
      the
      var-
     
     
      ied
      styles
      of
      the
      writers.
     
    

    
     
      Jonathan
      Smith,
      a
      loyal
      volun-
     
     
      teer
      for
      the
      Cadre
      donated
      a
      concise
     
     
      review.
      He
      acknowledges
      that
      when
     
     
      this
      Cadre
      hits
      the
      streets
      (or
      bird-
     
     
      cages),
      the
      movie
      will
      no
      longer
      be
     
     
      showing
      but
      still
      encourages
      us
      to
      go
     
     
      rent
      it.
      He
      also
      warns
      us
      of
      the
      dis-
     
     
      turbing
      content,
      but
      doesn't
      go
      into
     
     
      detail,
      avoiding
      a
      fatal
      mistake
      for
     
     
      many
      reviewers.
      Well
      done.
     
    

    
     
      Brad
      Dieghan,
      the
      Cadre's
     
     
      faithful
      photographer,
      contributed
      a
     
     
      beautifully
      written,
      if
      not
      long-winded
     
     
      review.
      He
      taps
      into
      the
      audience's
     
     
      emotions
      more
      than
      the
      other
      three
     
     
      reviews.
      He
      also
      gets
      a
      couple
      of
      polit-
     
     
      ical
      digs
      in
      that
      should
      get
      the
      right-
     
     
      wing
      Bush-lovers
      mad
      enough
      to
      spit.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It's
      not
      as
      objective
      as
      the
      other
      pieces,
     
     
      but
      a
      little
      personal
      reaction
      is
      good,
     
     
      too.
     
    

    
     
      In
      her
      first
      time
      contributing
      to
     
     
      the
      Cadre,
      Kelly
      Butler
      presents
      us
     
     
      with
      some
      professional-sounding
      feed-
     
     
      back
      on
      this
      film.
      She
      starts
      with
     
     
      some
      engaging
      writing
      and
      even
      did
     
     
      some
      research
      into
      the
      studio
      that
     
     
      backed
      this
      little
      picture.
      Like
      the
      two
     
     
      reviewers
      before
      her,
      she
      recommends
     
     
      this
      movie,
      but
      tempers
      it
      with
      a
     
     
      reminder
      that
      some
      of
      the
      footage
      is
     
     
      disturbing
      and
      all
      too
      real.
     
    

    
     
      Um.
      Thom
      Lloyd
      wrote
      a
     
     
      review
      of
      Bowling
      For
      Columbine:and
     
     
      he
      hasn't
      even
      seen
      it
      yet.
      He
      does
     
     
      bring
      a
      nice
      spin
      on
      it,
      though.
      He
     
     
      reminds
      us
      that
      this
      film
      has
      an
      agen-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _.
      da,
      and
      we
      should
      watch
      with
      a
      grain
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      salt.
      Although
      Michael
      Moore
      con-
     
     
      structs
      a
      film
      with
      a
      very
      striking
      mes-
     
     
      sage,
      we
      must
      remember
      that
      he's
      out
     
     
      there
      to
      convince
      us
      of
      something
      and
     
     
      doesn't
      tell
      us
      all
      sides
      of
      the
      debate.
     
    

    
     
      Me,
      I
      haven't
      seen
      this
      movie
     
     
      either,
      but
      I
      think
      the
      fact
      that
      I
     
     
      received
      four
      reviews
      for
      it
      this
      week
     
     
      shows
      that
      it's
      more
      than
      a
      Dude,
     
     
      Where’s
      my
      Car?.
      A
      stark
      social
      com-
     
     
      mentary
      is
      what
      North
      America
      needs
     
     
      tight
      now,
      a
      swift
      kick
      in
      the
      kiester
      to
     
     
      clear
      its
      blurred
      vision.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Catherine
      SWEET
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Artist:
      Matthew
      Good
      Band
     
     
      CD:
      Beautiful
      Midnight
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Although
      it
      is
      a
      few
      years
      old
     
     
      now,
      and
      probably
      everyone
      who
     
     
      wanted
      to
      hear
      it
      has
      heard
      it
      by
      now,
     
     
      this
      album
      is
      definitely
      one
      worth
     
     
      checking
      out.
     
    

    
     
      The
      third
      full-length
      album
     
     
      from
      the
      now
      broken-up
      Canadian
     
     
      quartet,
      one
      of
      Beautiful
      Midnight’s
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘most
      engaging
      aspects
      is
      the
      way
      in
     
    
   
   
    
     
      which
      the
      songs
      are
      arranged
      to
      repre-
     
     
      sent
      the
      time
      span
      of
      a
      single
      night,
     
     
      going
      from
      early
      evening
      to
      sunrise.
     
    

    
     
      As
      the
      album
      progresses,
      the
     
     
      mood
      of
      the
      songs
      seems
      to
      reflect
      the
     
     
      hours
      that
      they
      represent.
      It
      starts
      out
     
     
      with
      a
      mix
      of
      mid-tempo
      rock,
      and
     
     
      slowly
      progresses
      into
      darker
      and
      more
     
     
      abstract
      works.
      It
      finally
      culminates
      in
     
     
      a
      core
      of
      lyrical
      cynicism
      and
      bleak
     
     
      musical
      landscapes
      before
      mellowing
     
     
      out
      with
      a
      final
      track
      consisting
      of
     
     
      nothing
      more
      than
      a
      piano,
      simple
     
     
      orchestration,
      and
      vocals.
     
    

    
     
      Definitely
      an
      album
      that
     
     
      should
      be
      listened
      to
      all
      the
      way
      -
     
     
      through
      in
      one
      sitting.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -Jonathan
      SMITH
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Album:
      Up!
     
     
      By:
      Shania
      Twain
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Canadian
      singer
      Shania
      Twain
     
     
      received
      more
      publicity
      for
      her
      new
     
     
      album
      than
      you
      can
      shake
      a
      stick
      at,