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60 Seconds on Campus ~_ S. A. SMUIIft, Interview with a Vampire By Aden Moges The Vampire Chronicles Why does Ernie Ogle call in the is in delivering the one-liners tumes, but the screenplay middle of the night (4a.m.)? By SUSAN A. SOMMERS shoved unceremoniously into eliminates what made the Whenever movies are made his mouth by the script. book a best selling drama. from books, people are going to Tom Cruise. conversely, There should be nothing in "My only guess is be disappointed. This 'goer who plays the selfish and overly this film which sends the that he gets .some was among them "Interview gleeful mentor, Lestat, has no audienceinto uproarious laughter, but there is. trouble with the one-liners. with the Vampire" as a big kind of pleasure .out screen production loses the Rather, he cannot bring to life Louis is effectively denied of it." power and soul of Anne Rice's his dire need for Louis as a the humanity essential to bis novel. companion. character. It is difficult to accept that Kristin Dunst totally misses The audience will not for- Jason Lyall '97 Rice, critically acclaimed as the demon-child Claudia. get the special effects anytime Business Queen of the Damned, would She lacks the childishness her soon, especially the fires, allow her brilliant novel about character demands. which were magnificent. the vampire with a human soul The only other "star" who If you loved the book, be to be turned into what can only shines besides Pitt is Christian prepared to be disappointed. be called a dark comedy. Slater, though his role is almost If you have not read it, be pre- "After sex. " Louis, our poor vamptnc incidental. Slater was perfectly pared to be entertained. Igive anti-hero, is played as bril- cast as the reporter. He and Pitt "Interview with the Vampire" liantly as the screenplay will al- playoff each otber beautifully. a B+, a good try, but it should Nazhin Beiramee low by up and coming star Brad Overall, the movie has gor- have followed the book more Pitt. The only problem Pitt has geous sets and sumptious cos- closely. '98 Psychology Question The Knovvledge "To inform us things that are hap- pening on campus. " AfilM ~YJ~HN~IN~lH~N Scott King '98 ~m~[~ Business UA~NIN~ "It's the only time the phone lines aren't busy. " C~WMmA~IC1Uif~rmfNlS ANfW~[AlriooucIiON Jennifer Moore !fIlM BYJ~HNmNSlfmN '98 ·HIGHfRlfAiNINS· Biology SlAiilNSJfNNIHi C~NNfIIY ICfCUUf ~MAi f~~~ MICHAHmA~~il Kilm ~WAN~~N ANOIAUifNCffmHUUiNf "To prevent phone 'IlmNlfYCIAiKf '''''liDWISHl AI~Nm WllllAM~ mailfrom being tied "UHN ~INSlH~NAND~AUIHAll up. ~lli'::lI J~HN~INSlfmN ~~ Ernie Ogle IR§-_-=.~ ~lL~W At Theatres Soon