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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
KANSAN PUZZLES
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014
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ACROSS
1 Burn some-
what
5 Bonfire residue
8 Lecher-
ous look
12 Zero, in
tennis
13 Luau side
dish
14 Rind
15 Portent
16 Biz letter-
head abbr.
17 Tiny bit
18 Mother
—, nee
Agnes
Bojaxhiu
20 Caffeine-
laced nut
22 Browse
from the
street
26 "Speed-
the-Plow"
play-
wright
29 Before
30 — out a
living
31 Yankee
nickname
32 Aviate
33 Expose
34 Hostel
35 Reaction to fireworks
36 Speed demon's nemesis
37 Rewards at a raffle
40 Deposits
41 Go too far
45 Viscous stuff
47 Grecian vessel
49 Barrel component
50 Wan
51 Potential caviar
52 Capri, for one
53 Terrier type
54 Conclusion
55 Prepared to drive
DOWN
1 Coagulate
2 Dorothy's last word
3 State with conviction
4 Ordered more magazines
5 Related to bees
6 Junior
7 Type of tree
8 October stones
9 Succeed
10 Zodiac feline
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11 Shade provider
19 Perch
21 Have bills
23 Indian metropolis
24 Gumbo ingredient
25 Juror, in theory
26 Hotel employee
27 Florentine river
28 Popular board game
32 "Abso-lutely"
33 Single
35 Choose
36 Gun the engine
38 Money of 23-Down
39 Like city areas
42 Got up
43 Bob or Elizabeth of politics
44 News-paper pg.
45 Navig. aic
46 Erstwhile acom
48 Director Howard
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Neeson stars in gritty crime tale
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"A Walk Among the Tombstones" feels decidedly old-school, and that's mostly a good thing. Liam Neeson plays another cool, tough guy with a special set of skills for tracking down bad men, but this time, it's as a private investigator in an engrossing mystery thriller.
off the force, goes to AA everyday and works as a private investigator. A drug trafficker (Dan Stevens from "Downton Abbey"), whose wife was kidnapped and killed, despite a paid ransom, contacts Scudder to track down and bring him the men responsible. The suspenseful recounting of what happened unsettles Scudder enough to take the job, and he quickly ties it to two similar murders.
As an NYPD officer, Matt Scudder (Neeson) shoots three bar robbers in the charged opening sequence, but eight years later he's
While Scudder pieces together clues, getting occasional help, comic relief and an emotional connection from smart street kid TJ (Brian "Astro" Bradley), we're drawn deeper into the case by the disturbing details and depraved killers (David Harbour and Adam David
SUDOKU
FOLLOW USON
Thompson). As we get glimpses of them stalking their next victim, Scudder works to find them before they've killed again.
The film is appropriately moody throughout, right from the opening title sequence that glows with light and the closely framed beauty of a woman, until a startling reveal switches the imagery to something sublimely creepy. The TJ thread unfocuses the story at times, but ultimately adds to Scudder's characterization. The movie's best sequence incorporates a narration of the 12 steps over an electrifying confrontation with the killers in a dark graveyard.
Taking place in 1999, "A Walk Among the Tombstones" incorporates the Y2K scare, providing several moments of humor for us. However, writer/director Scott Frank shrewdly transposes Y2K concerns in the world of the film to an impending bad feeling thematically associated with the killers. He also shoots the daytime scenes with a cold bleakness and the nighttime scenes with grim shadows, so you never completely relax.
Frank's directorial style is less pronounced than in his excellent debut "The Lookout", but his longer takes, fewer cuts and occasional stylistic flourishes draw in viewers like movies of an older era.
even though the pacing runs kind of slow sometimes. This isn't an action thriller like "Jack Reacher" where the protagonist cleverly gains the upper hand at every turn, fights frequently and never loses. "A Walk Among the Tombstones" feels more realistic, as Scudder doesn't always get it right. He gets beat up, and events play out on a normal-sized scale, not a big one.
In turn, Neeson's performance reflects that. He's got a hardened New York accent and the charisma of a flawed, more relatable protagonist than an upright action hero. Harbour and Thompson make for great villains, unnerving in the menacing pleasure they take in their awful acts. Harbour especially stands out as the main voice of the pair, a threatening presence over the ransom phone calls who toys with those on the other end.
Neeson's enjoyable in nearly anything, but it's far more rewarding watching him pursue the bad guys in thrillers of substance than in overblown action blockbusters.
— Edited by Alyssa Scott
News from the U
TAILGATE AT THE U!
Music, Fellow Jayhawks, Free fan pack. A $5.00 buffet. It was awesome--Picture the Kansas Union Patio, right across from Memorial Stadium, packed with students getting ready for the first home game.
THERE'S A PARTY ON THE PATIO AND YOU'RE INVITED
If you missed the Kansas Union Tailgate Party when the Jayhawks played SE Missouri on Sept. 7, put a reminder on your phone for this Saturday, Sept. 20. The party starts at 11:30 a.m., with kickoff scheduled for 2:30 p.m.
Seating is available for students to gather and enjoy pre-game festivities with friends and fellow Jayhawks while the KU Band and Cheerleaders circulate. The Union will once again put out it's $5.00 garneted spread—BBQ brisket, BBQ chicken, potato salad, chips, cookies, brownies and ice-cold Coke products.
Come cheer the Jayhawks on to victory this Saturday--we've got the best seat in the house saved for you!
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