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60 Seconds Movie Review: By Annellse Sullivan on Campus Gilbert Grape? What's Eating By Erich Wagner In the film "What's Eating with Juliet Lewis as his roman- she brought to the character her- Gilbert Grape"," Johnny Depp tic interest. self. She seemed to have no act- plays Gilbert. age 20 or so. who Lewis is wonderful as the If you could change something about bas an obese mother, a retarded flighty deep-thinking woman of ing ability and the. only reason your dorm room, what would it be? brother, and two "normal" sis- the world who flies through she got the part was, I feel, be- It cause she is obese herself. ters. He works at the local gro- town on a trip and gets stuck was too bad that they opted for cery store and does not make with her grandmother in their realism instead of acting ability "Nothing" enough money because no one broken trailer home for a few when they chose her for the part. comes to shop there anymore. days while she and Gilbert get Over all, it was a good Leonardo DiCaprio plays to know each other. Depp's movie. very lighthearted with a Gilbert's younger brother who character was lacking some few serious scenes, but I is retarded. DiCaprio was depth and the viewer felt disap- wouldn't have gone out of my nominated for an Academy pointed after waiting for Depp way to see it except my date Award for bis portrait of the to add his character depth to his wanted to. Entertainment David Hogans '94 young brother, be also won an role. One is constantly re- WeeklygaveitaB- but Iwould Academy Award two years ago minded, while watching this have to say it's more like a C. for his role as the son in "My movie. that one is watching Don't go out of your way to find Life as a Dog," with Jack Johnny Depp. This is not so this one playing in area theaters Nicholson. DiCaprio carries with DiCaprio and Lewis. if you have to. the whole film here in Gilbert The woman who plays "More closet space, Grape, even though seasoned Gilbert's mother had no depth at bigger room, andbet- actor, Depp is featured along all to her part except that which ter lighting. " lE.®IllID CID5) ~ I\yf[ DI.l~f~ lE.~'\Tn~ WfS) ~ Tineka Dyes '95 Chemistry Mazzy Star By Keith Remo "Redothewindowsso Combine the moans and Mazzy Star's wondrously Iyri- moderately-paced "She's My that they don ~leak. " groans of Tori Amos and the cal single, "Fade Into You," one Baby" and "Unreflected." sometimes unintelligible lyrics of the few numbers where the The remaining six selec- and ethereal melodies of band displays the fluidity of the tions on this IO-track CD are Cranes and Cocteau Twins and guitar and percussion. From so monotonous that the record Brad Miller '96 you've got Mazzy Star. With then on, the album becomes one ceases to effect an emotional Biology, Pre-Med. music thai sounds like bor- depressing drone. Lead vocalist, stir from the listening audi- rowed material, it's no surprise Hope Sandoval, virtually sings ence. What ended up as an es- that the band's second album in a monotone fashion through- senuatty boring LP could have on Capitol Records, So Tonight out the record, and the songs been an effective four-song That I Might See, does little but seem to conform to one tempo. EP. disappoint. Exceptions are the meditative The album opens with and melodic "Into Dust" and the "Add ajacuszi and a FANS wet bar. " @ Julie Esher '95 Graphic Design "Addnwrespace!or CHINESE RESTAURANT :clothing and sup- Szechuan· Cantonese » American . plies." 59 West Main St., Westminster, MD 21157 Telephone: Donte' Abron '97 Business Ad. (301) 848·0919 • (301) 876·3166