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Enter in i i\ea By David Baker Film Critic Samuel Fuller's ju* released treatise on Wor War II, The Big Red Or has been on the drawii boards for more than years, in Fuller's head f almost 35. A pet proje detailing the exploits of tl First Infantry Division ( rrc? rcaiiy wurr; /or Fuller never indication whe ground when rolling up/ which Fuller was a membei between 1942 and 1945, th picture originally was ai nounced as a starrin vehicle for the late Joh Wayne in the mid-1950s, an it's been shelved, unshelve and shelved again every fe^ years since. Two years ago, howevei Fuller finally scrape together $4 million, hire Lee Marvin, Mark Hamil Robert Carradine and handful of assorte unknowns, then took off fc Israel 10 , bring his of postponed vision of war I fruition. i - \ ?& \ ' - /r:' i-'9f, , ^Kpt * " 1 *-" -1 - -~- ^ y:' i &: \ ~s v r_ - % - Vrr,1 - - --} -^H^^::'^;t<-:;i;:-:;:::;: 3BBHtiHBSB/ i.-'T: ":."v : -l;^.r7::r'it-r1^;.^::;r:*:.:;'>;:'<;::: ^ '-rf.7-' ,r 'i:-t .: . t -: v:-/ -/-'v-'/TXiV^'-^.-r;'-.. : : p-."i,-':; T.f-". v:- i V1' -, '* ^ A collection of more presented by Americ Sept. 15,1980, at th Moving South Dam direction of Mary Mai with a special perform Tickets are $2 for st the RHUU Travel C ^? - I - - ? - M. - # uonaiua to rn& mmenc tainmei One' f Fuller delivered a four nour version 01 tne movie to st- its distributor, United Arid tists, late last year and le, editors David Breatherton ng and Morton Tubor were 20 brought in to bring that down or to a more manageable two ct hours, all with Fuller's tie permission. The finished of film was screened in Cannes V about these guys, gives the slightest ther they will be the credits come :) in May and was scheduled to ie be released in June. Because i- of the stiff summer comg petition, however, the movie n was held back until August, d With all this indecision and d shuffling going on, I'm n amazed, but also very happy, to report that The Big r, Red One was worth the long, d hard wait. It's the first war a niuvie smce me ueer 1, Hunter in which I found a1 myself caring whether or not d any of its characters lived or >r died. t- Indeed, the assortment of o characters and their believability is what makes ypHI < ' _. ? ' ' ' A^.-., .rr-^ .? - . W^i?&1^8 i :':-:-::::S::$5S??$:?^B 5:'-'-'. v ": ,V{V%-V * m v ..v.:::::::::: :::y \ mm w ^ - . . ; i ..:.. m'W : 7 ' ?|j _ ' _. ws^MMkw /IfeSKS t than 150 fashions will bo an Directors on Monday, 0 Carolina Coliseum. The :e Company, under the rtin, will start the evening ance. udents and are available at tenter, Proceeds will be en Cencer Society. alls < the film so enjoyable and compelling. In many v movies, bodies are used oi as props, but such is not 1 case here. There isn't single frame in The Big R One where we aren't c? vinced we're watching r< people. Under Fuller's < pert direction, we feel eve character's joy and, mt importantly, eve character's fear. We rea worry about these guys, 1 Fuller never gives t slightest indication whetli or not any of them will si be around when the cred come rolling up. v* Hamill plays an i troverted young man w can't bring himself to ta another life until the ve last day of the wa Carradine is a pulp noveli (and Fuller figure) wl serves both as the filrr most colorful character ai as its narrator, Kelly Wa is a pig . farmer who hemorrhoids dictate that 1 carry a rubber doughnut sit on everywhere he goe and Bobby DiCicco is the k whose street fighting e perience makes him tl better warrior of the bunch The movie itself seems move : along through t sheer . force of Fullei convictions, each see Year's <l f-l J nuiix By James Rokosny With the release of ] second album, Hold < Carolyne Mas h strengthened her reputat as a dynamic you musician with a cnlr ? Ov" future. Released on Merci Records and produced Steve Burgh, Hold On is < of the freshest, crisp albums released thus far t year. It is a splendid blend tightly knitted high enei , rockers and sweet melo ballads. Mas sings w incredible passion-sincer with an air of confidence tl is over-powering. The album opens witn title track, "Hold On'/ wh grabs the listeners attent in the same manner flash police lights in the rear-vi mirror do. ?ide one blessed with an incredi song about the mu business, "Running Fr the High Life". With lyrics "Everybody's something to say/ and it's very different/ Sometime can't believe/ that they seen the same thing/ T1 t... C. I A 1 8 ti y tu cuiuu&c me, uui i me/ somewhere when it g too tight/ I'd probably nuts/ if I thought I coulc sing," Mas displays a k< and unique view derstanding of an ever demanding business. I sincerity rings loud i clear on.this ynastf?rni*?n* a song. The side concludes the most beautiful song the album, "Go Ahead i Cry Now, " a tragic 1< song. Mas' vocal work this song is supreme. Wit well composed piano d the song is most enjoyabic listen to. It also gi\ evidence that Carolyne N. is not just another rock :lassie so far Illy . ?? .. the r, - 0d ea 311 its ' . In > mm mk - i'S < nd rd se tie . i, ....... to *. ^J >: V ' >. Xtie taking the place of the \ J! ? 1 1__ to preceding one Dy simpiy he knocking it off the screen, ''s The Big Red One ne sometimes shows the ! most ini On'frorr roller trying to bang out her songs in order to gain commercial success, a s Side two begins with a ion song that starts out sounding mg v len yHBH iry gjg -??iS?ISi'MlSSiS )ne !mB||5 est M -;. ry;vv\ l his ith 8 ^ h^LM Uy hat the ion ing iSHHHBh^ tew ble B"c .W ix-y- jJ\.^'j::? ||g|p? sic om i the : 1 ;'\:.;:.:r^t^ '^^ ^' C--;...'': got all ! -s 1 jfl 've jflgHH ley F" Jj ose ' 8? ; . ; ' : ::-In't AHHnS sen un- pIP^ "S0 ^ /es Mfe ' -: WWiar r: Singer/musk J*L UiilS . V, 'i^S-W^i HVI^^BHHH^K .4ci-:: JfMk?' * - . ^ : ?: : < v - : y- * . . '< . ' , Sv : \ V The cast of 'The Big Red Ont limitations of its small U I-.-1 ' " ? " uuugei ? many 01 me oailie sequences seem grossly underpopulated - but with so many truly wretched movies riovative i Caroly i very similar to "Street Fighting Man" by the now defunct "Greatest Rock 4n' Roll Band In The World," the Rolling Stones, but as :ian Carolyns Mas. ring I v.-. . g . k;:;:c.?^K\-'?Sy?E*>: ^^oaHflli^^RRiV*::?$ &&&. .-v T; _: ^;:^T *' in town, it's still one of the j . } classiest offerings around. War movie buffs, especially, H will have a field day wat- j ] ching this One. album I neMas f T< ^ soon as the rest of the band 9 joins in the tempo pick& up I and turns into a great rock 1 love song. Crispin Cioe$pves I one of his best performances fl at the conclusion of tfte song. The next song "He's So I j Cool" is one of the catchiest tunes on the album. I Revitalising a familiar beat H common in early rock j music, Mas adds a 'Jittle 9 nostalgia with the lines: Cause then-a-here he comes/ Walking down the street/ Singin' Do-wah-diddy-diddydum-diddy-do. Side two features one of the most interesting songs on the album based on one of the many characters portryed by John Wdyne enumi. Liueu 1 nomas ivunson s nj Revenge." The s<2k $ tarts out sounding fflEe; the H soundtrack of an olOAv^stern with George vGerdes 11 imitating "The v. Duke" saying "ya sholulctyrt-aoughta done thaCkt&J' then quickly breaks ifito high |1 enersv musir u/ffh araof CfJ ^ C>* M guitar work intermingled. 9 The album concludes with 9 another easy listening tune J "Amsterdam,"' which, as usual.displays Carolyne Mas I as an incredible voacalist | with emotion pouring from 3 her voice. Hold On is a must for any 3 album collection. It has 9 plenty of music to dance to as well as music to sit back and relax to. Carolyne Mas 9 and her extremely talented band have a style of music fliof nor* Ka 1^.1 ? LB v>?uv van KTC IUUIIU Clljuyttuie B by almost everyone. The music is well crafted, and the lyrics give insight into the world of a young I prospering musician.