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Kary Andrews and Amanda King are always smil- Dolly Petel and Melissa Lindie munch on the mouth watering salads served
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Toni Lynn Grimaldi and Swanson McElven get to- I n E A ~ I
gether for good food and drinks and great conver- At the M ovies with Jason Alessi
sation at the Tapper Pub in the Britton Plaza.
 Underdog Crashes Oscar Party
 The 78th Annual Academy in Brokeback Mountain kept it iets us know that we cannot
 Awards were going almost per- from receiving the Academy's always predict with certainty
 fectly as planned last Sunday top award, that's probably what will win.
 1N AV 1L evening before undergoing a not the case. Hollywood has While I was pleased to see
 o Hitcockian-like twist. All the proven to be very liberal and Philip Semour Hoffman walk
 major awards went to those accepting for quite some time. away with a statuette for his
 whom many experts predicted. Just the fact that a film like hauntingly brilliant work in
 But one needed only to see the Brokeback received so many Capote, I was a little disap-
 shocked look on Jack Nichol- Oscar nominations shows that pointed that Felicity Huffman
 son's face when he opened the the popular movie industry is didn't win Best Actress for her
 envelope and read the winner more than willing to embrace role as a transsexual in Trans-
 SBE R N IN MI ; for Best Picture. diversity. Crash was a film that america. Reese Withersppon
 Crash dealt with another important was wonderful as June Carter
 That's right, not Brokeback topic racism and the major- in Walk The Line, but I just felt
 INNOVATIVE ITALIAN CUISINE Mountain, which was the hands- ity of the Oscar voters no doubt like Huffman's was a more dif-
 down favorite going in. Even after found it immensely powerful. ficult performance to pull off.
 Serving lunch Ang Lee was awarded the Osce: The Academy Awards have Overall, I deem the most
 Monday thru Fridy, forBest Director for Brokeback, at times been predictable recent Academy Awards a
 the movie about two cowboys in through the years. Often times, success. Jon Stewart was a
 Dinner 7 nghts a week love that captured all the critics' many could successfully pre- worthy host, and veteran film-
 hearts, it was Paul Haggis' tale dict going into an awards show maker Robert Altman gave a
 1that got the gold. While I really loved Brokeback the honorary Oscar. Kudos to
 n "_ ,- 248-0099 While some may suspect Mountain, I'm overjoyed to see the great unpredictability of
 that the homosexual theme an upset like this occur. It motion pictures.


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