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Page 10 ? November 7, 1984 E ntertainment THE GAMECOCK
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McClinl
By Marisa Porto
There's a challenge
Quarterly on campus,
7:30 p.m. Monday.
The women of Me
second floor will pr
show, Ladies Quarter
Featuring Dennis
students and vice pres
affairs, the show is a
students involved in h
Julie Eldridge, fir
adviser.
"I WAS looking fc
do for the hall to get
sign that said we coul
show and we could do
she said.
Hit or Miss, a
clothing store, and
Wear will be nrovidi
said Eldridge.
"There are four girl
have had some mod<
so 1 asked them to he
to do something to
together and do sonproud
of. It's been a
experience," she said.
Cheryl P i 11 m a n
manager for the shov
hard work.
"I THOUGHT it u
experience for me bee
'Irreconcile
offers inte
By Robert O'Connor
When oscar nom
it may surprise mov
name competing with
Field.
"Irreconcilable Dii
critical praise, succeet
ritory and situations
Shyer, this contemp<
stereotypical predicam
tense performances.
Drew Barrymore sta
files divorce against tu
parents (Long and Ry
boring, "Irreconcilabl
of the Brodsky proble
ALBERT(0'NEAL
an envious type of lov
hitchiking cross-count
reeks of innocence ai
hopeful writer attracteto
succeed in directing
Marraige and daugh
that become unsolvat
soon dissolves into ten
success transforms hir
accomplishments.
Thp R mHc V \r orri
m ! V W t V V4 .> I\ J IllUi I 1
f'auntcd bimbo Blake C
Chandler is a brainle
ed after the equally lai
this young tramp's mer
in eating and the bittei
MEANWHILE, CA
parent, and leans heav
the only parental supp<
volleyed from parent t
tool for angering one ;
As the divorce trial 1
stock of Hollywood
Long's Lucy once a
complished author wh
The script of "Irrei
Nancy Meyers, is a bil
The viewer may fee
history of the Brodsky
of view is interesting. I*
three main characters,
involved.
SHELLEY LONG c
tinually evolving Lucj
tions, Long blends Dig
tant rum role. Long is
Ryan O'Neal, nevei
less-likeable role, and
child star. Her perfor
Brodsky show a growi
"Irreconcilable Diff
the public and critics a
is what intelligent com
floor girls
tock stages fa
been in the sh<
to Gentleman's been in charge <
and it begins at Pittman, wh
show, is a moc
Clintock dorm's Charleston,
esent a fashion Tickets are $1
ly. hall residents
Pruitt, dean of quad.
ident for student The show, w
n attempt to get the Russell Hoi
all activities, said said.
st floor hall
"WE ARE p
tion following i
>r some things to on the hall," si
together. I saw a The show w
Id have a fashion scenes:"The J
it all ourselves," Act," "Night
Chill," and "R
new Columbia
Sharpes Formal "We've had
ng the clothing, with the models
and girls who
s on the hall who project, and wh
;nng experience, show, pull toge
lp out. I wanted Eldridge said.
get all of us "We've had i
lething we were tices, and we're
definite learning other. I feel ver
ing to look goo
production dience decide tl
v, said it's been said.
THE SCENE!
/ould be a good to put together,
ause I've always 44Rich in Pers
ible Differences'
rnse performance!
inauons are announced early next ye;
ie connoisseurs to find Shelley Loni
such shoe-ins as Jessica Lange and Sa
[Terences," Long's newest vehicle t
is despite covering some well-worn t<
. Directed and co-written by Charl
urary comedy-drama does not avo
lents, but rather imprints them with i
is as Casey Brodsky, a lonely child wl
/o very famous and otherwise occupi<
an O'Neal). In what could be horrib
e Differences" flashbacks to the roo
m and makes the characters very real
) and Lucy(Long) immediately fall in
e when she reluctantly saves him fro
ry. The time is 1973, and the coup
nd happier times. Lucy is a bubbl
d to the sensitivity of Albert, who Ion
ter Casey ensue, as do marital problen
>le as the film progresses. Happine
sion and bitterness as Albert's growii
n into a man consumed with his o\\
tnus wan mt* arrival oi ine ui
rhandler(Sharon Stone) into their live
ss beauty who Shyer obviously patteri
ughable Bo Derek. As Albert becomi
nor, the pitiable Lucy finds consolatic
divorcee.
lSKY gets little attention from eith<
ily on the Brodsky maid, who offere
art in her life. Barrymore's character
o parent, who use their offspring as
another.
begins, Albert has become the laughir
in his bankrupt state, while ShelU
gain transforms herself into an a
o traps herself in success.
concilable Differences," co-written I
t long and melodramatic at times.
?1 sightly bored with the ten-year ca
\s, but the divorce from a child's poi
Beyers and Shyer so delicately study tl
, one cannot help but feel emotional
lefies description in her role as the co
/ Brodsky. Assured of award nomin
ine from "Cheers'Mnto her most impc
radiant, talented and superb in this ro!
r a fine actor, seems comfortable in
Drew Barrymore is more than a cul
mances in "Firestarter" and as Cas
ng talent.
erences" has been basically ignored I
like, and this is truly a shame. The fil
ledy is all about.
I
shion show fc
)ws, and I have never describe
of one," she said. word, si
0 choreographed the The c
lei for Millie Lewis in from ea*
should I
1 and will he sold hv the anH hm
and on the women's Pittman
"The
hich will take place in skit is u:
use Ballroom, Eldridge ding to
"CL/
lanning to have a recep- in dres:
to get to know the girls classmei
he said. be a c<
ill be made up of five models,
eans Scene," "Class "The
- r n: m
ui nz/.az, i ne uig quin sk
.ich in Personality." dividual
model \
a lot of rearranging Pittman
It takes a lot of time, "We1
are committed to the together
0 really want to see the for the ti
rther and look good," very exp
than we
1 lot of fun at the prac- said.
: getting to know each "We
y strongly that it's go- two inc
d, but we'll let the au- somethii
lat this Monday," she to ask tl
other th;
up to us
5 were the hardest nart "We'i
Pittman said. we're pii
onality" is a scene that perience
; Lecture o
? By Maria Baens
Puppetry has always
j ' source of fascination for
and adults alike. Still
Kihachiro Kawamoto was
1925 in the Sendagaya di
j" Tokyo, nc one expected
become a puppet animat
career choice was architec
1946, at 21 and fresh out of
he began work at the Toho
Picture Co.
The shift in gears ha
Kawamoto one of Japan's f
| ' puppet animators. He will
pearing Nov. 9 at th
Auditorium of the Close
buildings to show and disc
. of his many films using pi
' C A ,1 !--! I f
Avuiiussjoii is iree ana att
y' should be time well-spent.
gs Kawamoto's independei
ture into puppet animati
filmmaking began in 19
worked for a major pu
firm, a graphie magazine,
Ashai Beer Corporation.
one of the first to employ
for film animation in Jap
brush with the frothy broth
' his services as puppet
animator and assistant dir
>n
, Modern band
is By Doufl Keith
a A band like XTC deserves be
While a mass of faceless tech
ig the American music scene, )
iy recognition. Of course, you're r
c- A three-piece British group <
Colin Moulding and Dave Gr<
jy their eighth record in the U.S., e
a band known for producing st
se "The Big Express," comes as i
nt umeiy oreaK irom tne I'op-For
ne In 1980, XTC released "Blacl
ly the cutting edge of new wave. (
jors," actually made a minor mi
n- oriented rock) radio stations. T
a- the group's uncanny ability to <
>r- twists and thoughtful, relevant
le. standstill of pop music in the 'J
a candidate for American stardoi
. ,
ey HOWEVER, GREAT succes:
next releases, "English Settlen
by too musically diverse for Ameri
m both rode high on the British ct
work on music with more subs
ir friendship jg
s each girls personity with one
te said.
lothing in the scene is taken
ch of the girls' wardrobes and
lest descrihe thpir nprcr?nalitv
v they feel about themselves, |
Jeans Scene" is one in which a [ "
sed to promote an idea, accorEldridge.
j|g|
^SS ACT" shows the contrast H|
s between upper and lower jlg|
i while "Night of Pizzaz" will
Dcktail party including male figl
Big Chill" will be a manneit
in which the girls will in- |||
lv come to life. The pirk will **135
vinter clothing in this scene, p|S
said. pp
ve had to get all the money p??
to pay for it. It cost us $250 pjf
uchnical services. It's become a
>ensive thing - much more so pig
! had anticipated," Eldridge gg
began planning for the show
nths ago, and we've done
ig with it every week. We had | ic
residence hall director, but [
an that, it's been pretty much |H
she said.
/e had a few setbacks, but A f
itting it toward a learning ex- M
she said. for
n animation
when [
uss four Puppet animator
jppetry. Kihachiro Kawamoto
endence {jie j-jjm "The Histor;
This 35 mm. 11 minut
nt ven- ii :. - j
, v> a wcii-iCl'CIVCU
on and .. .
,, enthusiasts.
50. He
blishing THE D1STINGUI*
and the has worked on a numb
He was tional and children'*
puppets eluding many that dea
an. His tale themes. He has a
inspired hand at advertising and
maker, Shiba Productions, wh
ector in for its Seiko Watch Ad;
XTC releases
choi
rtter. wen
no, metal and pop bands rule N
<TC continues to fight for retu
>robably asking, Who's XTC? simj
insisting of Andy Partridge, tent
:gory, XTC has just released mus
ntitled "The Big Express." As fror
rong LPs, the good quality of O
io surprise; it just comes as a rhyt
ty doldrums. dim
k Sea," an album representing witli
)ne track, "Generals and Ma- bass
ove on American AOR (album man
he song was representative of Cha
:reate pop music with musical tain:
lyrics. And during the virtual Moi
80s, XTC looked like a prime
n. T
rhyt
s did not come to XTC. Their of 1
' nr*rl < * K < . - ? ' '
.vi.i anu mummer, were rom
can radio lo handle, although stan
larts. So as XTC continued to tion
tance than four-minute, two
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ashion statement
issy Harris, a second floor McClintoi
Ihe scene 'Rich in Personality.'
i to be pre
ed from the
C/eehoslavaki
masters of pu)
Kawwamotc
v wm and did sevc
W*\ B children for N
Pg^> seven short am
IJW" M| recently comp
w MB length film c;
Priest and Hi<
|SSH v color film hig
HHK' history.
IN 1983 he
y of Beer." dircf!or ?[,arl
e color film tt;eckl>' ,TV,,.S
by film classical Ch
Romance ot tl
Kawamoto I
?HED artist praise and inte
er of educa- his many proj
i films in- he will feature
It with fairy titive of his be
Iso tried his "Dodoji T<
co-founded woman who
ich is noted monk. The m<
>. He resignrisky,
melodic
us love songs, bands like Duran
; the big winners on MTV and t
ow comes "The Big Express."
rned to the formula they used c
3ly a fusing of the best up-beat
, coyly devised messages. What
ic that, while never sacrificing
11 track to track.
ne of the strongest qualities of
hm section. The bass and dru:
ensions on "The Big Express."
i serving as second vocalist, ke<
; line going, avoiding the typical
u : _ - - ~
ly uassisis use. Alter "Mum
mbers left the band, but non-me
s the quality as he bangs and ]
tiding' bass on "The Big Expres
he corner stone of XTC, howeve
hm guitarist Andy Partridge. P;
yrical and melodic irony, alwa
ance and nuclear war from m;
ce, Partridge's easy going view
in "This World Over."
lajljK ' AjBip5Ili? I
Dknin k.. U. D..L?.
niuiu uy ouc niunci
:k resident, models her outfit
isented
company three years
.1 t r a v e led t o
a.
amoto trained under
3ne of the modern
ppet animation at the
Studio.
> iiiuiniru id japan
ral short films for
HK-TV. He has done
imation films and has
dieted his first fullailed
"Rennyo, The
i Mother," a 35 mm
hlighting 93 minutes
illustrious medieval
was the designer and
t and puppetry for a
viitii ua^tu u 11 LilL*
inese novel "The
ic Three Kingdoms."
lias won recognition,
:rnational awards for
ects. The four films
at USC are represenst
accomplishments,
smple" is about a
falls in love with a
3nk stays true to his
See "Puppet," page 12
: album
i Duran and Motley Crue
ho 1 I c
uv. ks.lJ. IIU1II.S.
In this album XTC has
>n "Black Sea," which is
pop sounds with compccomes
out is consistent
quality, changes in style
XTC music has been the
ms once again add new
Colin Moulding, along
zps a constantly shifting
three-notes-per-song that
mer," drummer Terry
mber Peter Phipps mainpounds
right along with
s".
r, is main writer-vocalistartridge
writes songs full
ys seeing topics such as
iny sides. Take, for inof
mass nuclear destrucSee
"XTC," page 12