MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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HOROSCOPES
Because the stars know things we don't.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
Compute expenses before promising the moon. Imagination paints a picture, and sometimes that's enough. Today and tomorrow present tempting offers to blow money. Beauty's in the eye of the beholder, and the price doesn't necessarily reflect true value
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
With both Sun and Moon in your sign, you're the star today and tomorrow. You're in your element, and can shine in public glare. Take charge and increase stability. Your confidence is contagious.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 6
What's your real wealth? Get philosophical over the next two days. Think about life and death and transitions. If you don't feel enough love coming in, give more. Your creative abilities can win fame and fortune.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 6
Set meetings and group events on your calendar today and tomorrow. Friends open doors you weren't even looking for. They have the info and ideas to make positive change. You'll be more analytical for the next few days, with help from a technical friend.
technical friend.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Assume more responsibility over the next few days. Your natural leadership shines (and leads to profit). Provide stability, reliability and a sense of humor. Learn what's missing from any failures, and make corrections. Anticipate
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
Each new step forward presents new challenges. Plan for the future today and tomorrow. Don't travel quite yet. Think, speculate and map out different options. Travel conditions improve. Find new expenses, though.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Deal with financial obligations today and tomorrow, and keep it solid. Deal with paperwork and institutions. You can substitute ingredients to create luxurious experiences at home for less. Prioritize health and good food.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
You're not alone. Support your team, and it comes back to you.
Compromise and work out details respectfully. Your greatest wealth lies in the network of partners, friends and family who love you.
Remind them of how grateful you are. Be there when they need you.
Chores need attention today and tomorrow. Provide great service, while balancing your health and well being. Put the oxygen mask on yourself first, so you can help others if you get tired, take time for rest.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Todav is a 6
Simple gourmet cooking sounds good... pamer yourself and your loved ones. Finish work early today and tomorrow, and share your love with special people. Enjoy art, music and talented performers.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Todav is a 6
Family comes first today and tomorrow. Play in the garden or park, take on a project at home or share some games. Spend time finding out more about what the others like. Include art, beauty, and pleasures of the senses.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
You're sharp as a tack today and tomorrow. Study, write and speak.
With keen concentration, you get to the heart of the matter. Explain the situation in a way that's understandable to the masses and get the message out. Don't push yourself too hard. Enjoy your friends.
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'Brick Mansions' poor tribute to Paul Walker
FILM
By Andrew Hoskins entertain@kansan.com
RELATIVITY MEDIA
If you handed a pack of drunken monkeys $4 million, fancy cameras, guns, fast cars and extra booze,
"Brick Mansions" is probably what would come out the other end. It's bad. If you want to know just how bad, read on.
The term "Brick Mansions" comes from the fictional, futuristic ghetto that exists in 2018 Detroit. In the minds of the screenwriters, Detroit gets so bad in the future that a massive, impenetrable concrete wall must be build around the lower-class neighborhood to separate the riff raff from the rest of society. The area was originally a brick housing project — hence the name "Brick Mansions" — but the crime got so out of control that the Detroit mayor built the wall around the neighborhood. A tough drug dealer named Tremaine (Robert Diggs) leads the toughest gang in Brick Mansions, and seems to have dictatorial jurisdiction over the whole place.
Once it's been established Lino and Tremaine hate each other, another little subplot is introduced. A slick Detroit detective named Damien (Paul Walker) has been assigned to go into Brick Mansions and disarm a powerful government bomb that was captured by some of Tremaine's henchmen. With the bomb in the hands of a maniac like Tremaine, there's no telling what might happen. Oh, also Tremaine killed Damien's dad years ago, so Damien is out for blood. Naturally, Damien and Lino team up at this point because they both hate Tremaine and form a tough, bullet-dodging duo who both seem to instinctively backflip at the first sign of trouble. I won't give away the rest, but highly advise not seeing it unless you're a Paul Walker fan.
At odds with Tremaine is a French parkour master named Lino (David Belle), who is a small-time drug dealer in the neighborhood. Tremaine wants Lino dead for some reason — I had a very hard time paying attention — but the slippery Frenchman escapes the drug lord's henchmen. Tremaine catches Lino's cute girlfriend, Lola (Catalina Denis), in order to lure him into his lair. But somehow Lino rushes in and saves Lola in a flash of bullets and fancy parkour moves.
It's inherently a movie that feeds in the depths of the sappy action genre that we Americans know and love, but I'll be nicer to it than that. To credit it in the only way I can: Paul Walker's character is cool, and he actually seems like he must have been a nice guy in real life.
Aside from honoring
Walker, though, I have nothing good to say about it. The writing seems like an afterthought. The cameramen obviously tried, and failed, to be artsy. The half-hearted editing reveals big gaps in the special effects, and there is not a single real actor in the whole movie.
My first instinct is to go easy on it because the film is clearly not meant to be taken seriously. It has precious few reputable names in its credits, and seems to have been made more for fun than anything else. There is one thing I'm a bit disturbed by: Luc Besson is one of the writers of "Brick Mansions" Besson wrote and directed an excellent novelty in 1994 called "Léon: The Professional." It's not legendary, but it is a pretty famous movie, which is why I'm a bit shocked he'd be willing to stamp his name on "Brick Mansions". Oh well.
To sum it all up: Don't see this movie unless you're doing so to pay tribute to Paul Walker.
Edited by Chelsea Mies
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