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Bizarre filn fe. Kussell Hoi By Robert O'Connor Unorthodox, eccentric and bizat three words that describe John Watt cult filmmaker and author who appe the Russell House Theatre Monday n Proclaiming that "life is nothing you're obsessed," the self-declared filmmaker sketched out his life and tions to a small but curious audience Films as controversial and shock "Pink Flamingos" and "Desperate L pnfllioll In i<!>ikp tlip niirriAcoc it v.! %, wmt V V VMMUV UIV pUI pV/OV J Ul sonality of the creator to be ques However, as peculiar as Waters might agined, it is surprising to discover t persona is straightforward and genuir Waters said his main objective is tc people laugh at his anxiety-pro humor. "Humor is a deadly weapon, but it i to laugh at what makes you uptight." Concerning his low budget and d films Waters said socially redeeming aggravate him. "I make the trashiest possible, but I do not mean that in a ne way. i nave a ionaness tor trasn," ne Waters aspired to his current plateai early age, identifying with villains an< r^r. He said a somewhat stifled chil< and Catholic education steered him to his goal. ,4God Himself gave me this tion," Waters said. Plot twist, a By John Vaughan /\ orunani plot twist ana a tairly sav manage to save a local theater's pi Christie's "Witness for the Prosecutio Britain's grand dame of mystery her from such efforts as "Ten Little India1 a courtroom drama, accenting didwho's-gonna-do-it suspense. And Act I Theatre's production \ stage effort, allowing audience invol typical amateur rough spots. TTIV t a T* r r - r . 1 ? i nr. 01 inis aucnenc especially appropriate here. Because C Acoustic guit By Leslie Dunson Michael Liulezian, considered one of the finest solo accoustical guitarists in the country, will appear in the Golden Spur tomorrow night. Gulezian, who alternates between a six- and 12-string guitar throughout his act, soothes and delights au wr ^8 I - -~L~ r '1' r ' WmA * 1 Michael Gulezian This talented acoustical guitar will ap| R Titer imaker shock: ,.AA use duuiunuu After attending New York Unive re are Waters began to make his dreams real ;rs, the many small and hidden films. "Eat ared in Makeup," a Kennedy family spoof, ight. "Multiple Maniacs," a dignified glor unless tion of violence, began Waters' d I trash career. aspira- Citing William Castle and William roughs as influences, Waters said he ;ing as hoped to make his movies as ugly as pos .iving" "I don't have quality films buried insii id per- me," Waters said. tioned. Ideas for such cult classics as "Fe be im- Trouble" and "Polyester" came hat his Waters' strange hobbies, le. Besides eavesdropping for plot i< > make Waters said he finds murder trials rela; voking "It is interesting that things can be hor in reality but hilarious on screen," he s s good Waters commented on his four notoric repelling national releases. "Pink F leviant ingos" was to attract attention. "I am p films to have appalled two generations," W films said. "Female Trouble" was made to p gative that crime is beautiful, and the film i said. most personal and favorite. Waters desci i at an "Desperate Living" as "a fantasy that i hor- pie could not believe in," He is prou ihood "Polyester." "I wanted to spread my cs wards to a wider group," Waters said. voca- Waters said he will begin productio "Flamingos Forever" in Baltimore, Md ludience involve of its action in a coi vy production decision theatergoers a real chain resentation of Agatha Just before curtain, ar n." ing audience members oi e takes a different tack and third acts. ns." This play works as he-do-it curiosity over This is a fine directo should be credited to dii vorks as a community jured in a car accident v vement to help it over is that the play became cast members shared ad But it really doesn't n e involvement seems annealinii result was an hristie's play sets much Act I's community-thea arist to play at I diences on college campuses fl nationwide. c; His show, marked by a combina- a tion of magical guitar playing and d often ribald humor, is greatly in- c i fluenced by such artists as Leo Kott tke, James Taylor, John F;ahey and P band Pink Floyd. Although these inI; a h . W MMi .. ^8? .: a ' . |j\ H ^HHp |4 i SBm!^^'(3L^:: H v ::^ :'S:-: ":;: i2k i p o p )ear at the Spur tomorrow night at 9 p.m. h tainmenT i 1 * i bh?m rsity, llMfeiiBk with H|HHj|3gfiM& ?H Your | ?gl? Ik*" and ificaaring Bur- | _ - _ ; had I r3i| siblc. IP :1c of gj || |^J ^ male rom BHB^rf|^^B|\ RBSBfl WHKT.J^M 4 m^HII )usiy ^^H|^HkjOMHH^R lii^^HL iam- WmmmM- Yl^^i' i^li^^^iii roud wh r |i - \ iti 8 H **9^^ I., Biff n s his H H^^S^i&tii291l9_!3ft^^j32?^EKE. n of 'I make the trashiest films possible../ John Waters, cult filmmaker and author, addresse ment highlight Ai irtroom, the folks at Act 1 offer THE LIMI ce to play jury. parameters oi \ usher draws ticket stubs to seat will- vious to the a n stage as the jury through the second Unfortunat poohed by per are quite a fe rial decision, and as such apparently Act I suffei ector Jim Quick. But as Quick was in- tv, West Coll veil before the show opened, the word renovated, cir even more of a community effort, as But the setded responsibilities. off as a deli latter who came up with the idea. The friendly intim honest and thoughtful approach to patrons are w ter goals. f^nlrlon Qnur ClaSS UU,Ul"' |0 pi; uences are apparent, Gulezian is areful to ineorporate only certain spects of their music into his act to Johnny Bo( evelop his own carefully or- To call "Tli hestrated musical style. would be an u Some of his song titles are obvious plays today at roof of his clever, but often bizarre films ever ma< ense of humor. In "Killing Me Soft- Directed by y With Kung Fu," he sings of being Ethan Edwart ttacked by a midget who is offended solider who r< >y something that was said about 1868. lim. Two other songs, "Wet Hair, _*1 r, . ... A4??- ~ r ~ .amcr? Kinse ana Repeat" and "If . ** ^ jod Wanted Texans to Ski He Vould Have Made Bullshit White," kidnapped his re actually beautiful songs with ^,n an exce"er leceptive titles. "If God Wanted ^exastoSki . . was the result of a ' " ' . 00-mile trip from Salt Lake City, 0t \f/ c P Jtah, to his home in Tucson, Ariz. , ayne 8!^e Gulezian could go on the college c aract^r so * ircuit by entertaining students with is super as t i is amusing personality alone. His character s na mitations of an elephant and a ? wayne usu; Jebraska cheerleader, and his en- Ford was alwj ounters with his guitar nicknamed Ford milks 1 'Barky" are incredibly entertaining. tures the sava* ^hese antics could overshadow his beauty of spri xquisite guitar solos, but fortunately his is not the case. Ul? <JAMF Gulezian has appeared with such script based o cts as the Roaches, Tim Weisberg, unusual foi Martin Mull, Leo Kottke and Kenny tanke. His club credits include phv- Supporting ng at Los Angeles' Roxy, McCabe's fjne as t^e ~he Troubadour and Chicago's Park muiH n..rf0Pt vvf M1V4 J/VI I V-Vl Vest. Natalie Woi Gulezian, sponsored by Contem- to the one he \ orary Sounds, will be in the Spur at good, p.m. tomorrow with a cover charge But it is W f $2. The doors will open at 8 p.m. He would por In conjunction with Gulezian's several more t erformace, a Leap New Year's Par- "The Searchei / will complete the evening. The film sh for the matim 1 s ? -C/: ;tc.%S. '^R^B^HSBBBBH^BHBBBKHS^BBKi ggg| :r':- 'v;.. g r,-;?:.' - ; :^jr:^;;: ".::' 1 ' - Klip ? / : BSSSsm # I * ' '' '^' ' * bsh' ?mbBLmJL?___ <M!> Photo by David Talon is a curious audience in the Russell House Theatre. ct I production TATIONS of any theater are varied, and the ' a young, local amateur outfit are usually obudiencc. piV thncp narnrnptArc Qrp nflAn nncnon /~?r y l.v/ov i^iuiwvivio X, UUVli UUOVV1I V/ I J^V/Ull" formers and directors whose visions of grandeur w steps ahead of their abilities. s definite physical limitations in its home facililmbia's Heyward Moore Fine Arts Center ? a ider-block school building. up this reviewer encountered last weekend came ghtful, positive approach to the situation. A acy can be Act l's strongest point, and when elcomed, encouraged to participate in the "jury c?n "m? " ?i ocg riny, payb i l ;ic Western film ay at RH Theatre jgs le Searchers" one of the best all-time Westerns nderstatement. The epic motion picture, which the Russell House Theatre, is one of the greatest Je. John Ford, the 1956 movie stars John Wayne as is, a bigoted and callous former Confederate jturns to his brother's ranch in west Texas in manche raid leaves his brother, neohew and ead, Edwards goes after the Indians who have two daughters. He is helped by Jeffrey Hunter it performance) and Harry Carey Jr. QUALITIES lift "The Searchers" above the ilms. s his best performance as Edwards, a complex on occasion, yet violent at the drop of a hat. He e lonpr sinrt th*? Film It- ?i-~ c ' _ ?, ....w. I..., Him 13 umc vji me icw wnere me me is more memorable than Wayne's. ally was his best under Ford's direction, and iys at his best with the Western geinre. he location shots for all they are worth. He eap?ery of summer, the bleakness of winter and the ng. ? 1 RA angles are cyclical like the seasons, and the >n Alan LeMay's novel, is moving and insightful r a Western. performers are also powerful. Ward Bond is /. Capt. Samuel Clayton, a character only Bond I jd, Vera Miles and Ken Curtis (in a role similar ilayed on television's "Gunsmoke") are equally ayne's performance that dominates the n^ovie. 'tniv fhp linhpnHinn -J ? ? ?? ? .v^uti uuuiiicu oy progress imes in his career, but never as effectively as in rs." ows at 2:30, 7 and 9:30 p.m. today. Admission ?e is 50 cents and the evening shows 75 cents. j