PANORAMA
		Entertainment Magazine	For Northwest Indiana

Dodgeball Rated R
By Audrey Baggs

     Pete (Vince Vaughn- Old School, Starsky and Hutch) is about to lose his gym, the comfy hang-out
"Average Joe's," to White (Ben Stiller- Meet the Parents, Zoolander), the owner of the exercise
facility known as Globo Gym. To save the gym, he needs $50,000 in 30 days. And that just happens
to be the purse for the winner of the big dodgeball tournament that one of Average Joe's regulars finds
 in the pages of his Obscure Sports Quarterly magazine.
So Pete and his gang of misfits decide to take their shot. The group includes Justin Long-(television's
"Ed"), Stephen Root (Office Space), and Steve the Pirate (Alan Tudyk. After winning the qualifying
regional title on a technicality, they are approached by the world's greatest dodgeball coach (Rip
Torn), who reminds them "dodgeball is a sport of violence, exclusion, and degradation" and in just
three weeks turns them into a lean, mean, fighting machine. Or at least into a group that can duck when
a wrench is thrown their way. And they pick up a new team member who can throw very, very hard.
     Then it's off to the big game, with preliminary skirmishes before facing the Globo team,
men-mountains who all have names like "Laser" and "Taser" plus a unibrowed woman with very
bad teeth. All of this is just an excuse for pure silliness.This is film is for a very mature audience
due to the language. No need to rush out to see this one.

Fahrenheit 9/11 Rated PG-13
By Audrey Baggs

      Fahrenheit 9/11 is a documentary film written, produced and directed by Michael Moore (Bowling
for Columbine). He targets President George W. Bush accusing him of doing very little while terrorists
plotted to attack America. Moore charges that the White House allowed Saudi royals and members of the
 bin Laden family to flee the country after 9/11, when all other flights had been grounded.
     Moore asserts that Bush-family finances prompted the invasion of Iraq. Bush attacked Saddam Hussein
when Osama Bin Laden was running around Afghanistan free. He used 9/11 as an excuse to go to war with
Iraq. Moore portrays Bush and his cabinet at their worst moments during this crisis. With the election
coming up in November, this film can affect the way the votes may go (in favor of john Kerry). The White
 House has responded to this film, simply, that it is not worth dignifying with a response. Moore definitely
 is trying to start his own war with the conservative group.
     I think this film needs to be seen by the American people. It shows and tells facts of the past couple of
years and may clarify questions that you might have with the War in Iraq. This is one of the most
controversial films that have been made since the JFK film. A must see!