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By Liza Holtmeder
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I feel sorry for the people
involved with the predictable and
juvenile tripe-on-film, “54.”
At least 1 lost only an hour and a
half of my life seeing this movie.
Those involved with it probably lost
a good six to seven months.
It’s too bad. New York club
Studio 54 seems like a ’70s cultural
symbol ripe with the juices out of
which good drama is made.
Studio 54 sparkled as a jewel in
the crown of ’70s debauchery. After
its opening on April 26, 1977, it
became one of “the” clubs in the
wild days of disco. People would line
up for hours outside its doors hoping
to make it onto the list of the club’s
co-owner Steve Rubell (played by
Mike Myers). Beyond the velvet
ropes lived a world of sex, drugs and
disco - where restraint was the only
crime. ’
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54, one expects die movie to revel in
the same type of depravity. However,
writer/director Mark Christopher
fails'miserably in his attempt to
bring this lusty underworld to the
big screen.
Shane O’Shea (Ryan A
Phillippe) is a poor kid from
New Jersey pining away for
the high life across the river /1
in New York. //'
One night, he and his / f"/ -
friends make the big
three-mile trip to the
front doors of Studio
54. After shedding
his shirt to prove
he’s one of the
“beautiful people,”
Shane, dumps his
friends for a chance
to play a role in the
never-ending party.
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makes some new
friends: a busboy named
Greg (Breckin Meyer) and ^ |
Greg’s wife Anita (Sajma i
Hayek). A slow tumble from
the pseudo-heights of *
revelry follows as j
Shane realizes drugs and lust 1
ain’t all they’re cracked up to be,.
Throw in an infantile crush on a TV
soap star (Neve Campbell), and you
have the formula for one of the most
banal and predictable films of the
year.
For this movie to have succeeded,
the audience needed to be drawn into
the intoxicating lasciviousness of
Studio 54. The audience needed to
become a bunch of sniveling disco
addicts, entranced by the endless
partying and carousing.
Then, Christopher could have
dropped the bomb, tracing Shane’s
disillusion and rebirth.
However, like the wannabes out
side the doors of Studio 54, the
movie never makes it past the velvet
ropes. Despite the garish wigs, gold
confetti, flashing lights and blaring
bass, “54” never expands past its thin
shell of glamour. The biggest excite
ment consists of the possible sight
ing of Olivia
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81m: Ryan PMHppe, Mike Myers,
Sakna Hayek, Neve CampbeN
UradOR Mark Christopher
Rating: R
Grade: D
Hve Words: Disco is lucky its dead.
Newton-John. Please. Hold me back.
In addition to die lackluster atmos
phere, the movie suffers from a serious
void of acting talent. (That may be a
given when you see Campbell’s name
listed in the credits.)
Phillippe’s Shane enters the club
as a shallow, vacant juvenile and
leaves as a shallow, vacant juvenile
(with shorter hair and a better suit, of
course. He had to change in some
aspect).
Myers pops up with a funny line
and a semi-sadistic grin occasional
ly, but his overall performance feels
like a strung-out Austin Powers.
nayeK ana Meyer portray a time
more substance as Anita and Greg,
whose goals appear somewhat
identifiable and viable. However,
r the two never receive enough
screen time to adequately
- k expose their dysfunctional
% relationship. Consequently,
the audience is left with a
gaping hole as to their
history and the dynamics
of their marriage.
Not to mention the
generous offering of
Grade A Hollywood
cliches. From the cor
rupting power of money
to die over-sentimentality
for a bygone era, it reeks of
stale ideas. Even the sound
track fails to inspire. * >■
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over by Phillippe lamenting the
end of the party and the return to
reality. Thank heaven for small mira
cles. Reality was a welcome sight
after the flat illusions of “54.” Even
Pat Robertson is too hip to attend
this party.
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Artist: Wailing Souls
Album: Psychedelic Souls
Label: Pow Wow Records
Grade: C+
The cover song: An easy
refuge to get people to take
notice of a band that they would
have probably ignored.
Examples of this are all over
the place in the rock world. If
you’re a Nine Inch Nails fan,
chances are you were tempted to
buy the “Supercop” soundtrack
just to hear Devo do its cover of
“Head Like a Hole.” For Led
Zeppelin fans, there was an
entire album made up of differ
ent covers of “Stairway to
Heaven.”
Unfortunately, this tactic has
about as much staying power as
the milk in your refrigerator. It
may be a nice diversion, but you
soon reject that song and go back
to the original.
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Souls,” the latest album from the
longtime reggae group, Wailing
Souls, isn’t a complete failure.
Wailing Souls have been
putting out reggae music since
the mid ’60s. Lead singer
Winston “Pipe” Matthews still
has a gripping voice on par with
reggae legends Bob Marley and
Peter Tosh, and he makes most of
the songs on “Psychedelic
Souls” seem like his own.
Every cover, in other words,
every song (with one exception)
on “Psychedelic Souls” is a
mainstay for any typical classic
rock radio station. They include
Bob Dylan’s “Like a Rolling
Stone,” Jimi Hendrix’s “May
This Be Love (Waterfall),” The
Who’s “My Generation,” and
The Doors’ “Love Her Madly”
te just as easily recog
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e^HfUs may be the
heart of this collection, admit
tedly there’s plenty of ’90s blood
in the mix, too.
Sublime members Floyd
“Bud” Gaugh and Eric Wilson
play with the Souls in the sleepy
eyed “War Down at The
Pawnshop.” Fans of Sublime will
no doubt want to check this
release out.
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“Psychedelic Souls” is its all
too-familiar coverage of songs.
Since most of the songs on the
album are songs you’ve heard
dozens of times before, you have
the tendency to isolate the album
to strictly background music.
With six guitarists and eight key
boardists in their current lineup,
the band seems restricted, rely
ing on the hits of the past instead
of focusing on their talents. ;. n0£
Still, not too many people y
beyond buying Bob Marl*yc’$
“Legend” album when it comes
to discovering reggae music.
By offering the audience
covers of 11 tried-and-true
songs, some listeners may take
interest and discover the genre of
reggae.
After listening to this album,
it’s easy to see that the Wailing
Souls are probably hoping their '
name will be the first to come to
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