THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013
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excess HOLLYWOOD review
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This film image released by Relativity Media shows Miles Teller, center left, and Skylar Astin in a scene from "21 & Over."
Festivals release lineups
McCartney and Mumford & Sons are among the headliners for the 2013 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. The four-day festival, held on a rural 700-acre farm, will be held June 13-16, 2013.
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LYNDSEY HAVENS
lhavens@kansan.com
There are countless festivals aside from these two, of course, but they have yet to release any information regarding their lineups.
Music festival season is right around the corner. The snow on the ground will soon be replaced with green grass, which will bring warm summer nights filled with music blaring from several stages.
Many bands that have seemed to fade away for the past few years are also making a comeback this coming summer, and they are ready to impress fans with new material. Bands like The Postal Service—who recently announced their reunion—along with Tegan and Sara, Phoenix, Local Natives and Youth Lagoon to name a few, all have recently put out a new album that they will include in their summer sets.
Some festivals have already started releasing the lineup for 2013, and many bands appear on more than one schedule. Bonnaroo and Coachella are two of the most well known festivals that have already posted their official lineups - and the rest will soon follow. A common theme seen among 2013 line-ups is the appearance of more vintage artists such as Paul McCartney, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Wu-Tang Clan.
One festival that stands in the ranks with Bonnaroo and Coachella is Lollapalooza. Hanna
Simpson, a freshman from Chicago, has attended Lollapalooza multiple times.
"Lollapalooa is a place where you can enjoy a variety of music." she said. "It's something I look forward to every summer and the best part is that it takes place in my hometown. I've heard that Bonnaroo and Coachella have great lineups for this summer though, so it would be fun to go and experience another festival other than Lolla."
This will be the 11th summer for Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, and it will be June 13-16 in Manchester, Tenn.
Coachella had a rocky beginning, starting first in 1999, then
taking the year off in 2000, before starting up again in 2001 then continuing through 2013. This festival extends over two weekends due to popular demand. Attendees can choose either the weekend of April 12-14 or 19-21 in Indio, Calif.
'21 and Over' has surprising depth for a college party film
While the experience will be undeniably worth it, festivals can be pricey, so it's best to buy tickets as soon as they are available. For festivals that involve camping like Bonnaroo and Coachella, it is definitely necessary to plan ahead.
With all the recent snow days, the thought of a warm environment encompassed in music sounds couldn't sound more appealing.
Edited by Megan Hinman
The most surprising element of "21 and Over" has noth-
I of "21 and Over" has nothing to do with all the ridiculous drunken shenanigans and misadventures of three buddies after a celebratory night of binge drinking. Instead, the real surprise in this college comedy is that it actually features meaningful character relationships and explores poignant themes of friendship. Who woulda thought?
But that's all wrapped up within a rolllicking narrative of crazy partying, so rest assured, you're still getting your money's worth here for hilarious debauchery.
What starts out as a relatively calm night out for three best friends from high school, drinking for the 21st birthday of Jeff Chang (Justin Chon) before his big medical school exam the next morning, quickly escalates and gets seriously out of hand. After Jeff passes out following hours of barhopping, Miller (Miles Teller) and Casey (Skylar Austin), in from out of town, have no idea where they are or how to get their incapacitated friend home.
So begins an arduous journey across the campus trying to locate Jeff's residence, which includes infiltrating a vindictive Latina sorority house, unleashing an angry buffalo at a pep rally and conquering eight floors of party games at a Tower of Power rager.
Along the way they also get help from Casey's dream girl, Nicole (Sarah Wright), and run into the cops and other people pissed about their trail of destruction.
If that sounds like "The Hangover" in a college setting rather than Las Vegas, it's because co-writers and first-time directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore wrote that movie, too. But "21 and Over," while certainly outrageous, isn't nearly as over-the-top as the Wolf Pack's trip or last year's "Project X".
This is a good thing. The film works better on its (slightly) smaller scale, dialing back the wackiness a bit so as to build Miller, Casey and Jeff into relatable characters. Everyone has had close friends from high school whom they've grown apart from after going to different universities, while also struggling to balance academic demands and simultaneously make college "the best years of your life."
It's refreshing to see these topics implemented thoughtfully into such a wild mainstream movie. But more prominently, Lucas and Moore have a great sensibility for snappy dialogue, big comical gags (like jeff running around inebriated wearing only a woman's bra, tennis shoes and a teddy bear taped to his crotch) and the visuals of progressive party montages—which are much more organic and fluid here than in many other films.
Even though he's smashed for much of the runtime, Chon steals the spotlight with many of the funniest scenes—like eating a tampon as if it's cotton candy. Astin has a lot of charisma, especially with love interest Wright, although Teller most successfully continues his rise towards breakout status following impressive turns in "Rabbit Hole" and "Footloose." His reckless, witty energy and absurdly hysterical improvised lines really liven the narrative.
As a college student, you owe it to yourself to see a comedy about living it up on your 21st birthday. Just know there's more depth to it than that.
Edited by Sarah McCabe
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