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Entertainment
Spacemen
The Klizabeth Keen Dance Company will perform
around town next week. On Monday, April 12, they'll
be at Standard Savings on Main; at :i p.m., on the
Russell House I'atio; 4 p.m., give a lecturedemonstration
on the patio. An 11:45 a.m. per
tormance will be conducted at the State Capitol,
Tuesday, April 13; with an 8 p.m. performance at the
USC reflection pool. And a 1 p.m. performance is
scheduled at the law center. In case of rain, locations
will be announced where the program will be held.
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By Sam L. Irvin Jr. know Knight
He is most
Famed journalist-historian-critic Arthur writing the "
Knight visited USC Thursday, to lecture on "Playboy" s
"Sex In The Cinema." There is m
The event was sponsored by the Ideas (he even I
and Issues Committee of the Russell House University ol
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film clips, Knight outlined his subject^for ture that he ?
three very tedious hours. and grueling
Knight writes a weekly column in the covered the
popular daily film-trade journal "The Cinema."
Hollywood Reporter" and is also one of Instead, K
their staff film critics. But, because this In The Cinei
newspaper basically goes to persons in the various form
film industry, the general public does not seemed to n
, Pat Conroy, aut
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for this aspect of his career,
famous among the masses for
Sex In The Cinema" series in
ince iyt>3.
a doubt this man is a scholar
:eaches a film course at
Southern California), and he
nside out. However, the lec*ave
at USC was not only long
, but it was shallow. He never
topic at hand, "Sex In the
night discussed "Censorship
na." He covered lightly the
s of censorship, but somehow
urible on about the least imhor
of "The Water is Wide," \
1 at 8:30 p.m., April 13.
Wide" gained a measure of r
lovie "Conrack," starring Jon V
saufort, S.C., the story chronic
young, idealistic school teach
f educating the all-black popi
w Island in the book). Beset
nd was, and is, reachable by bo;
ities who were openly critic
, Conroy worked for two years
ool officials resulted in his dis
marked by the movie and the b
/ers. The plight of the island'
:or state politicians anxious to
nditions documented by Conro
enturies. Talk of turning Dauf,
owed by reports of open hos
n the part of the island inhabi
to their lifestyle. In addition,
[inning accused him of blatant
uskie Island for furthering his o1
once and for all his image as "<
nother novel about his experien
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of the Russell Hous<
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& American Theatre
National Music Cai
American Shakesf
Julliard School.
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portant items.
His profound conclusion was that what is
censored today will be accepted tomorrow.
Everyone knows that the "Frankly, my
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With the Wind, caused a huge uproar in
1939, but by today's standards is completely
permissible.
Ihe turn clips were also highly disappointing.
Knight's lengthy introductions
were unnecessary, and the clips seemed to
drag on and on for no purpose.
He offered a multitude of pre-1960
footage, but only two films after 1960 were
represented. This is so absurd since the
boom of "Sex In The Cinema" began in the
vill speak at the Law
lotoriety when it was
roight. Set on an island
les the difficulties enter
handed the nearulatinn
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by obvious logistical
*t only) and hampered
al of his unorthodox
before irreconcilable ,
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rpsiHpiifs hpcamp n M
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express their concern Jj|
y, which had changed
auskie into an "island Sfir
tility and resentment
itants for drawing un- ILL
critics of Conroy had
opportunism for using
wn ends.
Conrack," Conroy has
ces in South Carolina,
/hat it is like growing
See CONKOY, Page 9
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ars at USC
opn Danpp Pnmnanv will rvf>rfnrm iri an nntHr?r?r
isday, April 13.
performance will be at the reflection pool in front
>er Library on campus (corner Green and Sumter
Deing sponsored by the Cultural Series Committee
; University Union, with support from the S.C. Arts
e National Endowment for the Arts Dance Touring
er company appear regularly at the Manhattan
the Theatre of the Riverside Church and the
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L.auurcUory.
een has instructed dance and movement at the
mp in Interlochen, Mich.; the Pratt Institute; the
eare Festival and the Drama Division of the
crowd
1960s. The first of the modern clips was
from some forgettable Russ Meyer film
showing several nude girls walking
around. The second and final piece of film
was from Deep Throat. Here Knight saw
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minutes.
While talking about old films, Knight
pointed out that no male nudity was
allowed. He never followed this up by
informing and-or showing clips that this is
not the case today. Members of the
audience who had never seen a hard-core
pornograpny 111m oeiore Knignts speech,
are no better educated on the subject now.
See KNIGHT. Page 9
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