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entertai 4 " V- ** Vy ' ! . s "<* ? -. ?Js>jal ICARUS Mihai Badica, Romania &is?<sS* l^-ryis "-TCwt ?i-.rrS^T ki? err. L THE LAST CARTOON MAN Jeff Hale and Derek Lamb First Prize, World Festival of Animated Film, Zagreb MOONSHADOW Cat Stevens, England Williams By BILL TINSLEY Gamecock Staff Writer Entertainment in the Golde Spur, featuring Itobin and Lind Williams, excited USC studenl into a "foot-stomping" reactio last Tuesday night. The married couple, along wit accompanist, Peter ()stroshk< picked and sang their way into tli hearts of many Carolina studenl nine lit Film fe By DAVID R. SHINGLER Entertainment Editor It is not often that Columbi. droves to watch cartoons segments of Superman and E However, when the title o Fantastic Animation Festival, The Plaza Theater was seate night for the first showing c terestingly enough was the fea until midnight. "The Fantastic Animation length program of sixteen aw films. The films were chosen one thousand nominees from eluding several award-winnir upening the festival was created by Ian Emes in Engla shots were of a lonely figure window, sheers blowing in the moved through the window engulfed with a light show on music by Pink Floyd, providin as hallucinogenic effect. The mood of the crowd \ pleasure and anticipation afte The fourth short, "Cosmic Cai accompanied with more sut with more vibrant colors. Offering pure entertainmer toon Man," the subject being median standing on stage disn demonstrating each part's al tioning. Particularly humoroi aside in his palm while snee: That sounds bizarre in itself even more hysterical. ; duo del as the group performed Septe fi at the Russell House bar! and then returned* the folk n evening for a gig at the G a Spur. ts The Williams' country ?n performance at the Golden turned the usually calm st h lounge into a foot stomping calling, goodtime, redneck le The house was packed as the 1 ts and Linda Williams group ? ,.v %->l_ . -- ^ vri stival @r Not visua scen< jns flock to theaters in anim , included animated "R iambi. supei if the feature is "The mess " the story line differs. Thi d to capacity Saturday (UCI ?f the festival, and in- Natk iture did not even begin a bar seem Festival" is a feature throi ^ard winning animated nnrp< from among more than "M around the world, in- wate ig commercials. tune "French Windows," grou| nd. The camera's first It i seated beside a french dings ! wind. As the camera that i 's, the audience was eyes, film accompanied with surrc ig a psychedelic as well on a i effec vas nothing less than It i r the five minute film. sount toon" was similar, but derst (tie music contrasting Th; that i it was "The Last Car- most a simple, sultry com- with lembering his body and entei Dility to continue funcis is his nose being held So zing. with , but what is to follow is conc< miss iahts fo< mber formed a variety of jeque country and.folk music, )wing some very satisfyin; olden material. style TIIE WILLIAMS' r Spur highlighted by Linda a udent vocal harmonv and ci , hog along with the "fine musi bar. Peter Ostroshko on th< Kobin and the fiddle. Linda per- voice, which contains a ^MnriflH ' c 5-"-1 <lk. " i -Mi? Bill Bolneau THE itertaini t only does the festival include t il displays on a "left-wing" s< K nf cnmip roliof hut a mnro c ation is also evident. oom and Board" and "Mountain rb pieces of animation that age as well as entertainment \ b former was created by Ra ,A) and won a special awar >nal Student Film Festival. The: ren room with a sparkling door j's only character from childh igh adolescent frustrations, on ! ?t and finally to old age senilit] [ountain Music" is a setting of rfalls made of clay, including a < with a background of birds ar p, an overall feeling of nature is when the musicians lambas ? with harsh sounds from trem< the setting of nature crumbles t with a volcano erupting and >undings. The effect is not just ( grana scaie, dui aiso 01 a pathos t we all have on our environm sounds heavy, but the blend ol i forced the viewers into la anding. at is the most interesting aspec an audience of teen-agers and < of which were only prepared flashy cartoons and loud music tained. go see the festival, even if your subtle meanings or understanc spts. The features are simply t jt-stomp established quality, was very along with Williams' brand g original Williams, whose v much to the grouj filled in often wi nusic was monica work, nd Robin's The Williams' j litar work, such songs as icianship of Blossom Special,' e mandolin Brown," "Shenr Williams' the Stanley Brothi Joan Baez Graveyard," alon good original m "Steppin Out N exceptionally go "Freight Train fi The group did points. The banc ...?n I. 11 Spur. The volun g|||jg? enough to be hear igJggM crowd of studen pjlg? became worse ' caught on to the r< VC, ' country music ar ' aS ^1C m us'c ro"f |j|jll?1 NOT ONLY w; chatter from th |gj||jgp pect ed from t he fi but there was Ii iuiiit'1 iruin Probably meant I spontaneous I Williams' jokes < Kohin and large beer drlr down* and enjc OAMECOCK V ng | he enjoyment of [T . cale as well as n erious aspect of ^ i Music" are two ^ rarrv n cnhtlp ralue. HOC ndy Cartwright Ran d at the West Awa simple setting of Filn knob carries the lood fascination lG young adult's / and confusion, mountains and coyote howling a id finally a folk abounds. t their surrounjndous speakers >efore their very lava ruining all BAF >ne of animation Mai > di i raiuiiig nit; ents. f animation and lighter and un- ||S| t of the festival, college students, |||| for a good time were thoroughly mind can't cope ?pi i mind boggling 7^ no interesting to MOl Will >in' crc fulfilling to the intro of music. Robin the e -ocal solos added seem p's performance, rarel th exciting har- Willi; rule. group performed Ho "Thp Hranoo ... u ?. ~ W1IU2 "Sweet Georgia Caro landoah Moon," Univ ers' "Going to the Comi ig with some very Coun laterial such as occai lancy," and an Carr od blues piece, and h Hues." clubs have their weak year: I's sound system good ! for the Golden form iv wt?? inn iuuu the I dover the excited Kusi ts. The problem Wet as the audience first [>wdy flavor of the Willi id became louder Flas ?d on and the beer a not Lind us there constant rece le audience, ex- mun un-seeking crowd, To also too much Car< the folk band, will lo give the show a Gold feeling, Robin banc ind long selection dyin Linda Williams, along w ikinK crowd of enthusiast >y some good folk music la ? J!IBBI >M ANI) BOARD dy Cartwright, Special rd, West National Student 1 Festival HBI MEETS GODZILLA v Newland UNTAIN MUSIC Vinton, Washington, D.C. " ?mmmmmmimmmmmw?mnav I >wa i * ductions from Linda, made ntire first section of the show i eternal. Good musicians are y good comedians and Robin ams was no exception to the bin and Linda Williams. :e two appearances at lina were sponsored by the ersity Contemporary Sounds mittee, are from Augusta ty, Virginia. The Williams are sionally accompanied by Mike , Dave Hall, or Ostroushka # lave been touring colleges and ? for the last three or four s. The Williams have made a name for themselves pering as a warm-up group for Nitty Gritty Dirt Hand, Tom i, Livingston Taylork and the Willie Band. They cut their album, "Robin and Linda ams," in November 1975 by hlight Records. group of quality musicians, if well organized, Robin and a Williams found a warm ption in The Carolina Com- * ity' put it in the words of one )lina student after the jams' nf?rfnr?r?:in/?r> Hm I .w. ...MIIVV *.? 1 l,iV len Spur," They're a good time 1, nothing fancy, hut one of a g breed." ith Peter Ostroshko, got a s in the (>olden Spur to 'get j ist Wednesday night. ! -J f