THURSDAY, JAN. 31, 2002
ENTERTAINMENT
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3B
'I am Sam' plays with your heart
By Nicole Roché Movie reviewer
At first, the repeated sniffling sounded like the final remnants of a cold.
But as 1 Am Sam, which opened nationwide last Friday, drug into its second hour, the enthralled audience member beside me began outright bawling.
Eventually, the crying spread like wildfire, consuming almost everyone in sight.
Sean Penn stars as Sam Dawson, an abandoned father trying to raise a small child alone.
Dawson faces all the same challenges as any single father, with one extra problem. Sam has the IQ of a 7-year-old and his bright daughter Lucy (Dakota Fanning) is about to surpass him intellectually.
Soon the issue is raised: Can Sam provide the kind of care and support that Lucy will need not only in childhood, but also as his daughter approaches adulthood?
COMMENTARY
Nicole Roche
nroche@kansan.com
Sam enlists the help of Rita (Michelle Pfeiffer), a
pricey, self-serving lawyer who only agrees to work pro bono in an attempt to impress her colleagues.
But Sam's plight is so convincing that he becomes endearing to Pfeiffer's character and to the audience as well.
This movie not only tugs at your heart strings, it manipulatively rips them from your chest and stomps on them.
Contact Roche at nrroche@kansan.com.
Photographs show students' passion
By Meghan Brune Jayplay writer
Smail-scale exhibits put on by the Fine Arts Committee are tucked into the Kansas Union gallery on the fourth floor, tempting passersby to enter.
Paul Vancleave, Lawrence freshman and transfer student, was intrigued by the colorful photographs currently on display.
"I just noticed the gallery and had some time between classes," he said.
Italy Exhibit runs through today and contains photographs of 14 students from last summer's Design Study Abroad program in Italy.
Many of the students in the show are Industrial and Interior Design majors, but several pursue different areas of study.
Twenty students and two professors one of photography and one of Industrial Design participated in the program.
Tom Brantman, Overland Park junior in Industrial Design, wanted to capture the mood of the city.
"The people are as colorful as the buildings." Brantman said.
Contact Brune at mbrune@kansan.com. This story was edited by Gillian Titus.
Tom Brantum, Overland Park senior,
shows pictures of italian landmarks.
JILLIAN THORPE/KANSAM
HEARD ON THE STREET LOCATION: WESCOE TERRACE What's the grossest thing you've ever eaten?
"I work at Petworld, and my manager bet
Leanna Henning Manhattanjunior
me $20 to eat a spoonful of frozen fishfood, which had plankton, algae, and beef heart in it, so I
did."
"I ate a worm, and washed it down with a beer."
Jason Seetin
Minneapolis, Minn. sophomore
"Cow tongue and cow intestines. My uncle cooked it and didn't tell me what it was until I ate it."
Christina Lawrence sophomore Compiled by Louise Stauffer
Chris Hix
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Lled Center of Kansas Acclaimed for its mix of humor and invention, this amazing ensemble pushes the boundaries of the human body and its relationship to physical space.
This performance contains some nudity.
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