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2A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY,OCTOBER 21.2005
GET READY FOR THE BEAKEND
BY MATT LINDBERG
editor@kansan.com
KANSAN CORRESPONDENT
The first full week back from fall break is nearly finished, and now everyone is getting ready for their fun-filled weekends. If you find yourself looking for something to do, you may consider checking out the "Doom," which hits theaters today.
"Doom" is one of several video-games-turned-films, and stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson ("Be Cool," "The Rundown"). The Rock plays a character referred to only as "Sarge," a sergeant of the Rapid Response Tactical Squad. Sarge and his crew are researching the planet Mars on an important mission.
When their communication system with Earth shuts down, the crew thinks it's only a minor problem, only to discover the planet is full of mutant creatures out to destroy humans.
Sarge and his crew are out to kill all of the creatures before the mutants get the opportunity to kill them. But killing the mutants is not their only problem. Tensions grows among the
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crew members as they argue about the best way to destroy the mutants.
"Doom" is not the greatest picture to come out in 2005 by any means, but it is some good entertainment. If you are looking for a good shoot-'em-up action movie, "Doom" is definitely for you.
The Rock once again delivers a solid performance and hints this is the beginning of his promising acting career. While the plot isn't the most creative, it stays true to the video game series, which helps make this movie successful. The Motion Picture Association of America gave "Doom" an R rating for violence and gore.
The Rock has said in interviews he his extremely proud of the film, and rumors are now swirling in Hollywood we can expect at least two more sequels. "Doom" is now showing at South Wind 12 theaters, 3433 Iowa St.
PEOPLE
Actor did more than alter voice for 'Capote'
WASHINGTON — It took more than a high-pitched voice for Philip Seymour Hoffman to impersonateTruman Capote in the new movie, "Capote."
"It was a certain way his mouth functioned, the way his tongue functioned, the way his head was that all fed into the way he sounded," Hoffman told AP Radio in a recent interview.
"And then there was a rhythm to the way he talked."
Hoffman said he lost weight and wore certain clothes to make himself appear smaller, "but then the way he stands, the way he walks, all these things are going to affect all that stuff."
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"I don't think that that's really important," said Hoffman, whose screen credits also include roles in "The Talented Mr. Ripley," "Magnolia" and "Almost Famous."
Playing Capote is Hoffman's biggest role yet, but the 38-year-old actor said he doesn't care if the film fails to land him other lead roles.
ing role if you're not the one thats supposed to be playing it. I'm perfectly satisfied with the career I've had."
Gibson gives $1 million for hurricane relief
"You don't want a lead act-
MEXICO CITY — Mel Gibson, sporting a long beard and no socks, met with Mexican President Vicente Fox and donated $1 million to help Mexico recover from Hurricane Stan.
Fox's office said Wednesday that Gibson had asked to meet with Fox because he wanted to help after the hurricane hit the Gulf state of Veracruz, where he is filming the movie "Apocalypto."
Hurricane Stan and related storms left more than 1,500 people dead or missing in Central America and Mexico. Another storm, Hurricane Wilma, was expected to come close to hitting Mexico's Yucatan peninsula late this week.
Dialogue in "Apocalypto," set 500 years ago in Central America, will be spoken in an obscure Mayan dialect, in the same way Gibson used Aramaic and Latin for his religious blockbuster, "The Passion of the Christ"
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
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Topeka Police Chief Elk Klumps sits in his office as he reads over issues contained in the 125 page report released on Thursday in Topeka by district attorney Robert Hecht. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is reviewing the conduct of Chief Klumpp and the department's narcotics unit.
BY JOHN HANNA
Report shows misconduct
— The Associated Press
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOPEKA — Narcotics officers regularly tampered with drug evidence and falsified records, and Topeka's police chief knew about the problems when he sought prosecution of flawed criminal cases, Shawnee County's top prosecutor said Thursday.
District Attorney Robert Hecht said top Topeka police officials, including Chief Ed Klumpp, knew about problems in the narcotics unit by 2003, yet no officers were disciplined. Hecht also said his office was forced to dismiss 25 criminal cases filed since 1999 because of questions about officers' conduct.
"It is clear that the chain of command, including the chief of police, were aware that there were serious factual flaws in these cases and that they contained false statements and allegations," Hecht said in a report on the narcotics unit.
Hecht's 125-page report resulted from an 18-month investigation of the narcotics unit his office conducted with the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. Its release came only two days after Klumpp, 56, announced he would retire in December for personal and financial reasons after 35 years with the department — including four years as chief.
District Attorney Robert Hecht said top Topeka police officials, including Chief Ed Klumpp knew about problems in the narcotics unit by 2003, yet no officers were disciplined. Hecht also said his office was forced to dismiss 25 criminal cases filed since 1999 because of questions about officers' conduct.
Klumpp told The Associated Press that while the report details problems within the 11-member narcotics unit, it may leave a misleading picture of the entire police department of 285 officers.
"I don't think there's any false information in this report," Klumpp said. "But I think what it does is paint with too broad a brush over the entire narcotics unit and perhaps the entire department and command structure."
As for his retirement being prompted by the investigation, Klumpp said, "Certainly this is a huge issue. It's weighed heavily on me. It's taken its toll on me and worn me out. But the fact is I would have retired in December anyway."
One former Topeka narcotics officer has been sentenced to prison for misconduct and his ex-partner faces 144 criminal charges.
Mayor Bill Bunten said he hadn't read the report and wanted to talk to Klumpp about it, adding, "We'll see what his
side of the story is." The City Council scheduled a meeting for Saturday morning to discuss the report.
In his report, Hecht said Klumpp's department had "a blind eye to best police practices" and that his investigation raised questions about the integrity of department records and its handling of evidence.
The report said that between November 2003 and February 2004, the narcotics unit's supervisors had numerous discussions with their superiors, including Klumpp, about problems within the unit. There were no case reports on how $20,000 in money set aside for undercover drug buys had been used, even after eight or 10 months. Hecht said.
He said drug evidence was taken for personal use; officers gambled and drank alcohol while they were on duty; they falsified records about their activities; and the department failed to properly oversee the use of money for drug buys.
Hecht's office already had concluded that former narcotics officer Thomas Pfortmiller stole the police drug-buy money to support a gambling habit and falsified reports about undercover drug buys.
"This narcotics unit has a history of falsifying and/or deliberately misleading the court to secure search warrants," Hecht wrote.
Last month, Portmiller pleaded no contest in Shawnee County District Court to 50 counts of misconduct, perjury, forgery and theft and was sentenced to 16 months in prison.
A week later, his former partner, Bruce Voight, was charged with 61 felonies and 83 misdemeanors and placed on paid leave. He is accused of promoting obscenity, falsifying evidence, perjury and official misconduct.
Hecht's report Thursday didn't identify any other officers as being part of the misconduct within the unit. But, he said other officers participated in evidence tampering, such as verifying false weights for drug evidence.
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