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^w'"-'- :^r}~~-- 13 j.' ^ ~'~jr^^~^~~J~^L UHmb9\ ' ;':V IB ? v. :mMmKatKHHm& **F Lloyd BoekRir iiid Pit Zadora As Thornton and JeriLee in The Lonely Udy. am a m mm - Lonely Lady yieli By Robert O'Connor Having been hyped as the movie to salvage Pia Zadora's laughable film career, "The Lonely Lady" only proves to emphasize that Zadora is an incompetent and untalented actress. Harold Robbins' best-selling novel has been adapted into a film that has no plot, mouvauon or meaning, /vs tne nuoue cnuawoman JcriLee Randall, Zadora's acting abilities remain mechanical and emotionless. The main premise involves JeriL.ee as a writer, vowing to make her mark on the world. Her rise to the top involves an unbelievable marriage to a mentor twice her age, a series of bizarre sexual relationships, an overdone nervous breakdown and her strange ability to withstand constant abuse from everyone around her. nrcinirc 7 nno a 'C oHomntc uuivuiuud aiiviu^io to make the character a believable one, the whole cast makes no effort to save the dead movie. Bibi Besch and Lloyd Bochner appear embarrassed or bored in their supporting roles. Scenes are strewn together with no connection to each other and the time and Mllll |.j CAROUNA PROGRAM UNION IMIIH mill IIIBIIIIiriTBTmilTfir'IMMMggMMMMMMMHMHM SPRING BREAK CRIIISI Let gasrsel! gsl On ihe playground oi the C on THE iH&M | The World's Largest Cruise l j Sail 7 nights, 8 days to St. T I Nassau, and an exclusive, private - i mahuh 10 - mahum i I lONLY $630.00 / PE I Installment plan av/ I lUmited Space so REGISTEF I IUSC Travel Center, 2nd Flo jj I For More Information Call * i ds plotless film age sequences seem non-existent. The movie is a catastrophe in every sense of the word, because instead of "The Lonely Lady" being the expected powerful story of a young woman's rise to success, it comes off as being a tired joke. The movie was treated as a comedy by the audience. Most of the movie is tasteless and cheap. Zadora's character allows herself to be abused beyond the limits of nomality. The principal people in her life discard her after she has served her purpose, but she never ltldllUl-CS ag?UU&l LI112> I11UV1C 5> VCISlOIl UI Hollywood until the last scene. JeriLee deserves to be a lonely lady because she is unable to escape from the situations she builds herself. Hollywood is portrayed as a cruel and cold world where the only real price to success is to give up decency and happiness. The movie's atmosphere is bitter and negative, leaving the viewer depressed and angry. Zadora may never make a serious niche in the acting world if her career continues along this same downward slide. It is obvious that there are no vehicles available to push the actress into the real spotlight. PRESENTS :im Mbean ^ ^ HEAD FOR THE CAMPING TRI sf] " F*l Scenic Piseah Na Ship A DAVIDSON RIVEI ? Showers ? Hiking homas, ? Mountai outtatand. ONLY $25.( TRIP INf I I I nQAM Round Trip T en able Camping E MLABLE presh Ajr & C(. * NOW in Agister Now in U pU, 1.1 2nd Floo or nnuu por pur^her Informat 7-7130 777-'i . i ., i . t . i HflMHanM HMMMMMMMnMMOTNmMKKMra ' i ? ' i ,! * 1 ' ' Detectives uncove By Kalley Braithwaita A large Golden Spur crowd rocked tQ the sounds of the Detectives Friday night. The Charleston-based Detectives, a familiar band to many at Carolina, often ap pear at other clubs in Columbia, such as Greenstreets, and throughout the Carolinas, centering on college towns such as Durham and Winston-Salem, N.C.. The band is geared mainly toward the younger crowd, and finds college students" most receptive to its kind of music. "We like the new music," said bass player and singer, Whit Pitcher. "We're moving toward New Wave." THE DETECTIVES showed interest in New Wave by playing songs from the Police and Tommy Tutone to an enthusiastic crowd. Judging by the applause, one of the audience's favorite selection was the Kink's "Who'll be the Next in Line." The dancers in the crowd enjoyed the music, as they moved about the floor in a variety oi interesting ways. A few audience members thought the side show ? the dance floor ? was the best part of the night. But New Wave wasn't the only type of mmHivi] Listen to the Detectives. They performed at the >: Dor [ MOUNTAINS! P OCT. 14-16 EXPRES tionai Forest. NC 'OF ^ T 3 rdMD/!DAiiKir\ Leav n wnrii vnwvnu f Available ? Trails ? Returi n River ? DO/PERSON i DLUDES ONLY ransportation Substantial Equipment lange of Pace STOPS Raleigh, I Richmonc ISC Travel Center Baltimore RHUU Washingt ion Call CPU Office and ri30 New Yorl . i . i ? i1 .* r popular sound music the Detectives could put out. The band played several popular pieces by the Stray Cats and Elvis Costello, as well as Billy Idol's "White Wedding." The popular tunes were interspersed with occasional beach songs, mostly original. ACCORDING TO Pitcher, the group's original music is important. Currently, the band has about 20 original tunes, but plans to eventually play all original music. 4iI like to write politically oriented songs. I like the songs I write to have a theme or a meaning," Pitcher said. The Detectives showed this attitude to the public when its original song "Neutral Zone" was recorded on Miller's Rock to Riches 95SX Home-grown Album. '"Neutral Zone' is a political song about nuclear war. I think we're moving toward a nuclear war, and the song basically says 'Look you fools, wake-up, see what's happening,"' Pitcher said. The band, despite its diversity, is actually a young group. The Detectives have only been together since January, and are already looking forward to possibly opening a small recording studio in the future. The band also plans to release an EP sometime soon. Si I I J Photo by JwwWf Woot?n Golden Spur Thursday and Friday. T I'T MISS IT! 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