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Arts ©Entertainment Tuesday, April 16, 1996 Page 12 . _ i _ ■ '' : • • J' r \Yi i J YkfrHfirp Gerry Beltz Restaurants displayed on Internet Even the Internet isn’t completely safe from the big conglomerates. Oh, we can try to wrap ourselves up in a blanket of false security, tell ing ourselves that there’s enough room on the net for everybody. But, when we get right down to it, there’s nowhere to be completely safe. Granted, things right now arc fairly calm, but things could get explosive at any moment. Why does Burger King have a website? Do we care? Actually, one funny website found during a “Burger King” web search t (http:// www.qualcomm.com/people/jhough/ woody.html) shows the differences between the old BK bags and the new ones with the “Toy Story” character Woody on the front. (Hint: check for Woody’s woody.) To be fair, some of the websites out there arc not “official” websites “offi cially” connected with the companies, but are maintained by outsiders who seem to have their fingers on the pulse of the big companies. For example, for anyone who wants to make a run for the border, Taco Bell has no official website, but at http:// www.csh.rit.edu/~gcntry/tbnet.html, there is a collection of really neat stuff. Apparently, there has been a really big move lately to bring back the origi nal seven-layer burrito (film at 11!), and “The $2 Bill” story is an absolute scream of just how stupid humans can be at times. Thankfully, the website does give an official address to mail comments and complaints to, and there’s also a petition to sign for Taco Bell to get an official website. (Some people have WAY TOO MUCH time on their hands.) Also, for the cuisine-oriented, post your thoughts for new food ideas! One guy suggested beans instead of meat in a taco shell. (Ooooo!) I threw in a desire to bring back the Bellbeefer (taco burger, for you heathens). Also, I’d like to see the Taco Bell restaurants in this area actually open during the hours they have posted. (But that’s another story...) Interested in Subway? Look no fur ther than the Subway website (http:// www.afn.org/~afn26472/subway/ subway.html) for the complete lowdown on everything you wanted to know about Subway Restaurants but were afraid to ask. (Sorry, no answer as to why our Subway has a pizza oven covered with more dust than the mummy’s tomb.) Also featured at the website is a way to order Subway sandwiches over the net, but only to certain locations in the United States. (Sorry, but we Nebraskans have to do it the old-fashioned way and actu ally go to the restaurants.) For the person who REALLY doesn't like to deal with the public, Pizza Hut also has the order-on-the net feature in the works (http:// www.pizzahut.com/), complete with requests for pop and breadsticks. Ah, screw it. Who wants pie? Beltz Is a senior English edncadon major and a Dally Nebraskan senior reporter. Student’s art echoes classical masters By Patrick Hambrecht Senior Reporter UNL student Jerry Sumpter’s painting “Youth’s End" is now be ing displayed at the Elder Gallery, 50th and Huntington streets, as the winner of the Fred Wells gallery competition until April 17. “Youth’s End" has several clas sical and Renaissance references, from the dead crow at the painting’s bottom to the stars above the model’s head, said Donald Paoletta, director of the Elder Gallery. But Sumpter said no classical commentary was intended. James’ film adventure is a peach By Brian Priesman Film Critic Simply put, Roald Dahl is one of the greatest children’s authors ever. [Movie Review And Tim Bur ton is one of the greatest film makers of the late 20th cen tury. Don’t believe me? Go see “James and the Giant Peach.” A true peach of a film (par don the pun), James and the Giant Peach is an incredible adaptation of the incred ible children’s book. Directed by Henry Selick and produced by Tim Burton, the same team behind the awesome “Night mare Before Christmas,” “James” is a delightful film that will capture your imagination in an entirely new way. Part live-action and part stop-mo tion animation, the film tells the story of a young English boy, James, who accidentally creates a giant peach that opens a door to a whole new world. Inside the peach, James meets a group of brave and friendly insects who, like James, dream of more in “I assumed he was working from material he’d had in art history class,” Paoletta said. “But he said he wasn’t aware of any of it. I don’t think he’s taking any art classes.” Paoletta said he awarded the Director’s Choice Award to Sumpter for the arresting classical references and distortions of the human form used in the painting. It was surprising how much Sumpter’s piece had in common with the work of Renaissance paint ers, particularly Michelangelo, Paoletta said. “Specifically in the Medici tomb in Florence,” Paoletta said, Sumpter’s painting had powerful echoes of the Renaissance master. But although Paolctta said he was surprised that Sumpter disavowed his work from the Renaissance, he said it wasn't strange that represen tational painting made a strong showing in the contest. Several other pieces, notably Timothy Tracz’s “Venus De Milo Renude,” directly pay tribute to classical art in the style of the Renaissance. “It’s well documented,” Paoletta said. “Representation has become infinitely more popular recently.” Paoletta said artists had become more pragmatic recently, sacrificing self-expression to communicate with a larger audience. “Probably, I think one of the rea sons is that self-expression at its ba sic form has a very limited audi ence,” he said. “Ever since Reagan, people have been much more prac tical.” Paoletta said he also wondered if advertising’s very basic approach to meaning might have filtered into the public consciousness. “I do like the return to an interest in the human form,” Paoletta said. “Youth’s End” and many more paintings will be on display at the Elder Gallery until Wednesday. Gal lery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Ad mission is free. Photo courtesy of the Walt Disney Company Miss Spider puts James to bed in the new Disney film “James and the Giant Peach.” their lives. So James and his friends take their peach and begin the treacherous journey to New York City, the place where all of their dreams can come true. On the course of their voyage, they face dangers and adventures of all sorts until they finally reach their destination of New York. Yeah, it’s a simple plot, but it’s a beautiful story. It is probably one of Dahl’s best known books. Dahl thought the story was too complex to adapt to film, but his daughter thought otherwise after seeing Burton’s “Nightmare Before Christ mas.” The cast Burton and Selick gath ered is simply amazing. Susan Sarandon, Richard Dreyfuss and Simon Calloway lead the group of intrepid insects that accompany James on his voyage to New York City. But the real star is newcomer Paul Terry, who plays James. Terry is delightful in the role of See PEACH on 13 Film: “James and the Giant Peach” Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Paul Terry Director: Henry Sclick Rating: PG Grade: B+ Five Words: A peachy keen family film Photo courtesy of Universal City Studios Inc. Marie Wahlberg lets off some menacing vibrations in “Fear,” a suspense thriller that has been called a “teen-age ‘Fatal Attraction.’” ‘Fear’presents new side ofMarkyMark / By Cherie Krueger Film Critic fc It’s just an innocent first romance with an intriguing and charismatic young man. That’s what Nicole Walker (Reese Witherspoon) thinks she is in Movie for when she gets involved with David McCall (Mark Wahlberg) in James Foley’s “Fear.” He is polite to her family. He sweeps her off her feet: He wants to know all about her and her family, but he has a mysterious past. After meeting him at a rave party with her wild best friend, Margo (Alyssa Milano), she quickly falls in love. But the dream is short-lived be cause soon she sees David’s dark side. He attacks her friend, Gary, who has given her a hug while she waits for David to pick her up from school. To compound the problems cre ated by David’s outburst, Nicole’s father doesn’t trust David. The rela tionship escalates into a scries of jealous fits and competitive angst between the two men. When Nicole’s father discovers the truth about David’s past, he refuses to let the relationship continue. Of course, this only makes Nicole want to be with him more. That is, until she finds him with her best friend. Now David has lost her forever and will do anything it takes to regain control of her, even if it means wreaking total havoc. The performances are surpris ingly good in this teen-age “Fatal At traction.” The chemistry between Wahlbcrg and Witherspoon seems real. Wahlberg’s good looks make him appealing to Witherspoon’s charac ter. He appears to be sweet, but he also has a terrifying quality in his See FEAR on 13