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November 30 2007
MX OFFICE STATS
Newly released movies and gross
rates (or Nov 23-Nov 25
Bictoifed (PG)
$35 3 Million
7nfeCrirs&nas(PG-13)
$18 6 Million
Seowuff(PG-13)
$16.2 Million
Mtman(R)
$13 Million
8eeMov(PG)
$12 Million
COMING SOON
Movies opening Friday.
The Ooldtn Compass (PG-13)
starring Nicole Kidman Dakota
Blue Richards Daniel Craig
and Sam Elliot Based on the
award-winning novel by Phillip
Pullman The Goden Compass
is a fascinating fantasy set In an
alternate world where people's
souls manifest themselves
into animals of all kinds Lyra
(Richards) Is a 12-year-old girl
who is trying to rescue a friend
who has been kidnapped by a
mysterious organization known as
the Gobblers Her rescue mission
ends up as a quest to save her
world and ours
Aw$k (RJ starring Hayden
Christensen Jessica Alba
Terrenes Howard and Lena Olln.
'A psychological thriller about
'anesthetic awareness to a
patient A patient's (Christensen)
failed anesthesia leaves him
completely conscious during
surgery but physically paralyzed
His wife (Alba) is struggling with
her own demons and the Intense
drama unfolds around them
th Savage (R) starring Laura
Unney Philip Seymous Hoffman
Philip Bosco and Peter Friedman
The Savage siblings Wendy and
Jon have done everything they
can to move away from home and
escape their dysfunctional family
legacy When they find out their
father has become crazy and
must both return home to help
Mm they both leave their own
personal dysfunctional lives In
order to help their father. Once
under the same roof again they
discover why they never got along
as children and drive each other
crazy. But soon they art forced
to grow up and realize what family
and each other are really about.
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'No Country' shows no remorse relentless
By Sara Sntlioo
Ants Editor j
"No Country for Old Men" J
Is suspenscful psychotic and
violent The plot casts the
theater on a constant roller- I
coaster leaving your body ei-
ther tense and lacking breath i
or re cooperating from the
fear and awaiting the next
breathless scene.
Anton Chigurh (Javier Bar-
dem) w ho pla s a ps cho killer
and looks as scary as he acts
is out for what belongs to him
or more like what he killed for.
His actions are relentless and
merciless so much that he
i kills an) one or anything that
1 gets in his way. This killing
machine shows no remorse or
emotion of any kind after bru-
tally going above and beyond
getting rid of someone.
"No Country" takes place in
West Texas where the land is
vast quiet and bleak.
Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolln)
is a welder who lives with his
wife (Kelly MacDonald) in a
trailer park. He is the guy you
root for the entire movie. One
day Moss happens to stumble
upon a drug bust gone bad
and a rter of murdered men.
While snooping around the
scene he finds a truckload of
cocaine and a satchel of $2
million. Moss' first mistake
was walking away from the
scene with the money which
ultimately asked for an end-
less hide-and seek game that
would not end righteously.
The only comic relief
brought to the screen is an ag-
ing disillusioned third gen-
eration Sheriff Bell (Tommy
Lee Jones) whose sarcastic
wisdom provides a chuckle or
.
the nerve to coll.
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NOCOUNTHYFOROLDMEN
Diected by Ethan and Joel Coon
starting Tommy Lee Jones Javier
BardemJoshBrolia
Based on the novel by Cormac
McCarthy
Running time 122 minutes.
Rated R for violence lots of telling
Playing at Century Abilene 12
located at 3818 John Knox Drive
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two in the midst of the hor-
rific bloodshed
The three who arc never on
the screen at the same time
provide as much intensity as
a single character as a whole
arm can at the climax of a
battle scene Plenty of guns
fire cars arc blown up and
a new killing contraption is
brought to attention by An-
ton: a needle air gun which
shoots a thin strip of metal
into your head and is then
sucked back into the machine.
The machine's strength is so
great he uses it to blow open
dead locks on doors.
But that insane machine
is not what makes the movie
most intense and Jaw drop
ping. The breathless scenes
are ones of silent conflict be-
tween the characters. In one
scene Moss is hiding out in a
hotel roomwiththemone) and
discovers a tracker has been
hidden in the bag the entire
time While trying to sleep he
hears footsteps coming down
the hall and a tracking device
that's beep Is getting faster as
he nears his door. The two
characters sit on either side
of the door in anticipation
both knowing who is on each
side of the door. Anton shoots
open the lock; Moss shoots a
shell and then Jumps out the
window with the money.
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Phone e-mail and address
information for students faculty
and staff
Departmental listings
Map of Abilene and of the ACU
(ompus
Campus Calendar
List of important deadlines
Phone numbers & addresses for
many local businesses
Coupons and discounts
Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) walks along a stnp of motel rooms In
anything for in "No Country for Old Men "
This pattern of hide and
seek is plaed out the entire
movie Since the characters
are alwas on the screen by
themselves I found it hard to
get to know them. All I know
is one was running and fear-
less and the other could care
less about what he had to do
to get what he wanted
Anton believed in fate and
that nothing was to be decid-
ed b) him He practiced his
theory during the movie us-
ing a coin toss as an example
En erything ends up somew here
as fate "it took this coin 25
'Grey's' builds community at UP
By Luke Sims
SnuEvr RrroRrER
Student groups around
campus offer various ac-
tivities including praying
studying and even watching
prime time television
A group of students meet
every Thursday to watch the
popular TV show "Grey's
Anatomy." Meg Shearon a
graduate student from At-
lanta is one of the founders
of the group and has used
the show to help bring differ-
ent students together. As an
RA at University Park Apart-
ments one of her tasks is to
design an ongoing program
for residents to help build
community and she chose
meeting to watch "Grey's "
"Some do ultimate Fris-
bee some w atch 'The Office'
we chose 'Grey's' Anatomy"
Shearon said "The goal is
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Anton said when practicing his
theory on a small gas station
owner The fact that he killed
all of those people according
to him was fate and had noth
ing to do with him.
The back and forth thrills of
this movie will leave you want-
ing more However sometimes
the movie was dull and predict-
able. Anton's lack of morals
and killing spree became old
to watch and the norm of the
movie it lost its touch In the
end don't be surprised if the
movie docs not satisfy your
to bring students together
so why not start with some-
thing they already enjoy? If
you enjoy sitting alone at
night watching the show
why not enjoy it with peo
pic? That's the Idea "
The small group which
typically consists of two to
six people meets in the UP
Lobby to enjoy the program
Amy Snyder a graduate stu-
dent from San Antonio and
a founding member said
she enjoys the personal in-
teraction the most "It's less
about the show and more
about creating bonds with
others" Snyder said.
While most of the attend-
ees are from UP's building
9 one student from McMur-
ry University comes to the
event as well as an off-cam
pus student.
As for the inspiration for
the group Shearon points
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need for Justice.
The movie was definitely
suspenscful and fun to watch.
It may not satisfy y our mind set
for a happy go lucky ending
but it brings about thrills and
gasps that will have you walk-
ing out of the theater with a
sore Jaw that has been clinched
for tw o hours "No Country for
Old Men" ends positively and
negatively stunning
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to her RA from last year.
"The only reason 1 watch
'Grey's' is because my fa-
xorltcRA last year did it To
be honest I think that's the
reason I keep watching It
When I'm done being an RA
I might not keep up with it"
Shearon said
While the group is small
now both Shearon and Sny-
der have hopes it will grow
larger. "We're always happy
to hae new people and
anything beats watching TV
b yourself on a Thursday
night" Snyder said
The group can usually be
found each Thursday at 8
p ra in the UP Lobby or at
Snyder and Shearon's apart-
ment. Contact a lobby atten-
dant for details
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