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Trumpet soloist Vladislav Kozd
piece by Haydn Monday night.
'First Blot
By Duuy Bell
The title is from the phrase us
drew first blood." That is to say:
In "First Blood," his latest fi
Ilambo. a shaeev-hnired Vi
r ? "00?/ " "
through the scenic, smoky North
When a malicious sheriff spic
town, he personally escorts the i
the county line. He matter-of-fa<
clean, quiet town with no pla
vagrant.
THE SHERIFF'S insult has
drawn "first blood." And, accc
sheriff must pay for it. Rambo is
principled) in his pursuit of ri
Jr. in "Ragtime." Their struggl
massively violent revolt in rea
seless, stupid bigotry.
After wrecking the local policc
i? *? * ?
eiuaing me enraged sneritt in
Rambo takes to the woods. Her
habitat, thanks to extensive gui
Vietnam, Rambo acquires a "no
His martial resilience and in
superhuman. He breathes, or ra
fury. The woods gradually i
homemade weapons, as well as
conquers ferocious dogs, hoveri
police squad.
The chances of peaceful recoi
until Rambo's old commander ii
appears on the scene/ As coolj
blindly ignorant, Crenna's chai
subdue the Goliath he helped ere
OBVIOUSLY, THE emphasis i
In this respect, the film excels
iment.
laTled by conductor Vladimir Valek, acknowledges an
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positions, yet there
chestra's full capabi
THE FIRST pie<
Smetana's "Bartei
I predominant theme*
the strings section
dercurrent throughc
climax of full tvmpa
1 - - '
tarings provided ti
smattering of woodv
it had begun, with a
thi^ denouement tyi
tered Bride Overture
A more familiar s
Haydn's "Trumpet C
featured trumpet so
difficult sections of t
mmwesmam
Photo by Uavkl Grimley > .
, . . . . andante movement
lorka performs during a most and his thril|,
flawless and totally c
dcS* emphasizes
B
ed by the Green Berets: "He j
"Hestarted it."
lm, Sylvester Stallone plays *"*
etnam veteran wandering adept at conveying
iwest. Andrew Laszlo's cai
;s Ilambo on the edge of his calling attention to
laconic, brawny ex-soldier to surface helns to d
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ctly tells Rambo that his is a predictable narrativ
ce for a dirty, long-haired Performances ar
colonel the poorest <
than a verbal perfc
, in Rambo's terminology, expression of his sec
>rding to Rambo's code, the into a fake snarl, his
> as persistent (though not as Stallone utters onl
avenge as Coalhouse Walker ? until, like Peter L
les are similar; both stage a impassioned plea f<
ction to a single act of sen- psychological disor
Vietnam experience,
i station single-handedly and Meant to be a sun
an obligatory chase scene, the speech register
e, apparently in his natural pathetic. In any casi
erilla warfare experience in near-apocalvpse thai
ble savage" quality.
itrepid instinctiveness seem SOME INTEKES1
ither, pants with animalistic on or near campus th
j. L: 'iL. .IT a.* uni-i - . ??
>uppiy iuiii wmi enecuve claire s ivnee, a
medieval costume. He soon director Eric Rohme
ng helicopters and an entire and delightful movie
"Save the Tiger," i
nciliation are practically nil Jack Lemmon's 1971
i Vietnam (Richard Crenna) about the crises of mi
i arrogant as the sheriff is "Chariots of Fire'
racter believes only he can Winner of last year'
ate. undeserved, I think "The
Last Waltz,"
n "First Blood" is on action. Scorcese's splendid c
j. Director Ted Kotcheff is performance.
uppiobiuiivD boi uiina wuiisuum nflu
ovides it
phony Orchestra provided the s
B3 Carolina Concerts series in an
eniovable Derformanop MnnHav ni
veil-known as other internation,
the London Philharmonic, the P
iditions of Bohemian classics are m
e music world today.
m emphasized such Bohemian
was sufficient diversity to show t
lities.
:e performed was the overture
red Bride." One of the over
> was a bittersweet allegro strain It
This theme was an approprial
>ut the overture, even with the po\
rii and brass.
le joining element in the overture,1
/inds and percussion. The piece enc
soft segment of violins and violas
ng off the number so neatly, the
was a lovely start for the evening
election followed the Smetana ovei
'oncerto in E Flat Major." This cor
loist Vladislav Kozderka, who mat
lie piece refeonant and smooth,
of the concerto contrasted sharply
lg allegro and the second andante.
Kozderka's performance stood 01
; and wide range of notes were n
ingrossing.
violent act
film review
fast, clean, brisk exposition. Lik<
nera work is solid and admirable,
itself. The movie's fluid, tightly
isguise its commonplace concep
e.
e generally adequate, with Crt
)f the lot. Stallone's is a physical i
HNTiance. That hlank insolent he
;ms suited to Rambo, but when it b
credibility vanishes.
y a few lines through most of the i
.orre at the end of "M," he spews <
or mercy on the grounds of pei
der, implanted, in this case, b
imation of the problems veterans
s somewhere between persuasiv<
3, it's not eloquent enough to justii
t precedes it.
1NG and entertaining films are pi
i i_
is weeK.
it Nickelodeon tonight, is one of Fi
;r's "moral tales." It is a witty, se
. Nickelodeon is at 937 Main St.
at Russell House Theater tonight, b
i Oscar-winning performance in a
iddleage.
' plays this weekend at Russell H
s Academy Award for Best Pictu
- the film remains worth seeing,
at Nickelodeon this weekend, is M
concert-documentary of The Band'
n day n in lit.
n inmrtl n
iudii#ap c
THE CONCERTO'S 1;
econd the three. Allegro is tl
often tempo, and the orchesti
ght at piece certainly made it
truly fine ensemble is tl
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ai vi- me r-rague sympnony
rague whelming, as it showec
aking tremes with equal facilil
Stravinsky's "Firebir
com- the program. Undoubti
he or- century compositions,
malevolent way with 4
and brass.
from The main problem in 1
lure s tne odd shreds of tympa
;ad by Many composers use tl
e un- sounded as if he was si
verful that the kettle drums an
and brass.
with a
led as ONCE THE suite en
, With enchanting, showing J
"Bar- works uniquely his own 1
preceded him, especially
'ture: In some parts, unfo
icerto uninhibited expression (
ie the composers utilize in thei
"The Firebird Suite"
, with could almost picture Str
In the podium crying, "Emote,
it the "The Firebird Suite"
learly presented selection, nc
tion, little
never m?*
paced
t and iJM
[artin Sylvester Stallone is R
s last veteran set on revenqe 1
Blood."
njoyment
m
ist section, allegro, was the finest of
le musical term for a brisk, lively
:a's enthusiastic performance of the
just that. One of the hallmarks of a
he ability to be subtle when needed;
' can be both delicate and overI
il- ! - ' ? -
t in una concerio, reacning both ex y
d Suite" concluded the first half of
edly one of the most famous 20ththe
suite begins in a slightly
'conversation" between woodwinds
he initial portion of the selection was
ni and piano in rather strange places,
lis for effect, but with Stravinsky it
mply trying to remind the audience
d piano existed behind all the violins
tered its central phase, it became
Stravinsky's talent for composing
3ut suggesting the great masters who
/Tchaikovsky.
rtlinatplv fhp cllifo
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)f emotion that a number of modern
r works.
was frequently so demanding one
avinsky standing by the conductor's
damn you!" to the audience,
was overall a sincerely, beautifully
^withstanding the overwhelmingly
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eloquence
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ambo, a shaggy-haired Vietnam
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