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Miracle of Five
by Eleni Mandell
6th & FLORIDA
Elen Mandell plays the type of music you expect to hear in a dark after-hours club full of misunderstood poets, jazz pianists and acoustic solo artists.
On her latest miracle, Miocel
of Five. Maddell plays soft music
mixed with jazz fourtimes and
soul-baring vocals
"Mnowglow, Lamp Low" opens the curtain on Miracle of Five with percussive acoustic guitar and emotional saxophone by Ryan Feves. "Girls" features jazzy drumings, vibes and Mandolin intimate vocals "Winks in His Eyes" is another
jazzy track this time with viola and upright bass anchoring the song on "Somebody Eile." Maddell picks things up with a busy drum part, a wavy organ and subtle acoustic guitar.
Miracle of Five has several great tracks, but how many sleepy lounges songs can you hear before you wish something different would happen? Like a lot of albums. Miracle of Five would've been better with a little more variety.
300
★★★ Chris Reeves
MOVIE
Comic books have been turned into feature-length films for almost 30 years now, but rarely have they been as innovative or entrashing as the work of Frank Miler. In 2005, Miler helped bring his Sin City comic to life, producing one of the most exciting films in years. He also helped resurrect the Dark Knight by inspiring Bornian Begins. Miller's work is brought to the screen once again, this time with lesser results, with the release of 1986.
The film tells the story of the Battle of Thermopylae, in which a band of
only 300 Spartans fought off at least
20,000 Persians entangled on taking
Greenbe. But the truth is just too boring.
They never incurcares are woven
down.
300 has a distinct color pattern and countless men and women in peak physical condition, so there is no doubt that it's nice to look at. The film also proves that action sequences can be performed even if they are all on slow motion.
Unfortunately, the moments between action scenes bog the movie down. When the characters aren't fighting, they're talking, is where the problem lies. Much of the dialogue is taken verbatim from Miller's comic. While Miller can craft a great story, he doesn't have much of a penchant for the way people talk. The audience is not sure what to do for the noir-driven Sin City but here it cheapens the characters and the thrills they supposed to produce.
Ultimately, 300 can be exciting,
but it seems that when it gets going,
it slows itself down, along with the audience's interest.
Rated:R
Running time:120 minutes
★★★★★ ALL RATINGS ARE OUT OF A POSSIBLE FIVE STARS ★★★★
★★
Jared Duncan
18 $\rightarrow$ JAYPLAY 03.15.2007
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