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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.
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A collection of more
presented by Americ
Sept. 15,1980, at th
Moving South Dam
direction of Mary Mai
with a special perform
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Fuller delivered a four
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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
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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.
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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
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By James Rokosny
With the release of ]
second album, Hold <
Carolyne Mas h
strengthened her reputat
as a dynamic you
musician with a cnlr
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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
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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
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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
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The cast of 'The Big Red Ont
limitations of its small
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uuugei ? many 01 me oailie
sequences seem grossly
underpopulated - but with so
many truly wretched movies
riovative
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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.
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in town, it's still one of the j . }
classiest offerings around.
War movie buffs, especially, H
will have a field day wat- j ]
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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
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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
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by almost everyone. The
music is well crafted, and
the lyrics give insight into
the world of a young I
prospering musician.