‘Wall-E’ to be next Miller movie

Caroline Lampinen
Western Herald

WALL-E’s pet roach, his only companion on a wasted Earth, lives in a Twinkie, loves to give tickles, survives innumerable squishings and waits patiently for WALL-E to return from outer space.

Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class.

What?

It’s the formal name for “Wall-E,” the blockbuster hit showing at Miller Auditorium Oct. 8 at 9 p.m., presented by Campus Activities Board (CAB). Cost is $1.00 for WMU students with ID, and $2.00 for anyone else.

“Wall-E” is a Pixar animated film written by Andrew Stanton (“Finding Nemo”) about a steadfast robot, as the lonely but familiar work he had been doing on Earth for hundreds of years is interrupted by a search robot, Eve.

Eve arrives from servicing leisure-obsessed humans in the space station they have been occupying thanks to fictitious conglomerate Buy N Large. The film chronicles their romantic adventures in the future while commenting on the potential dangers in modern capitalism, all in a comedic, G-rated way.

Released to theaters on June 27 and scheduled to hit stores on Nov. 18, CAB’s Miller Movie night is the only way to get the “Wall-E” fix seemingly everyone has been craving. When “Wall-E” was announced and the trailer was shown at the last Miller Movie, “Iron Man” on Sept. 24, the preview was met with enthusiastic approval from the approximately 1,800-member audience.

“Everyone is so excited,” said 2008-09 Miller Movie coordinator Joe Stando. “It’s a really awesome movie.”
Stando expects similar, if not better, attendance for “Wall-E.”

“The fact that it’s a dollar just makes it easier for me to lure in friends who haven’t seen it yet, and thereby spread ‘Wall-E’ love,” said Western Michigan alumni Greg Flynn. “Wall-E is amazing.”

In the five years Flynn was at WMU before graduating, he can’t recall ever attending a Miller Movie. “Wall-E” isn’t only drawing Flynn back to campus, but motivating him to bring more friends along, too.
Upperclassmen students may be pleasantly surprised as of late, in regards to the increased frequency and appealing choices in Miller Movies.

While last year CAB managed to host four Miller Movies spread through two semesters, this year they plan to host five before winter break hits.

“It’s definitely a good example of SAF dollars going to the good of the whole school,” Stando said about the improvement.

SAF stands for Student Assessment Fee, which was increased in spring of 2008 as part of the Western Student Association election. The fee, which all students pay as part of their tuition, is allocated through various student organizations to help fund activities and events on campus.

CAB’s next event is comedian Lynne Koplitz, Oct. 15 at 9 p.m. in the Bernhard Center Ballroom.

The next Miller Movie has yet to be announced, but is scheduled to take place on Oct. 29, 9 p.m. at Miller with the same pricing. Check out CAB on-line at http://www.cab.wmich.edu.

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