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Page 12 ? November 14, 1984 E ntertainment THE GAMECOCK Femal conce By Marisa Porto An adventurous ne visiting Columbia in C Beat. O Boy, an all-girl ] refreshing attitude, r look. In the vein of the r ? O Boy is a dance b; a mechanically synthc ALTHOUGH THI wave band, they reje tain that their look i thing. The three members Shebelskie and Julie make-up, and dress a 1 Cyndi Lauper put tog Shebelskie, once a ecutive for avante-gai mond, Va., joined Ju some synthesizer musi< LaFrance and a foui croun to nlav snme fourth member left th beginning of the band "WE'D LIKE to ea music.' New wave renii the-wall, colored wig; and stuff. We just like or 'modern music.' Ai question that," LaFrai "Stage presentation see two bands withoi could still put a label o is so different, I don't who is doing our kind will look at us and something I've never s? or modern.' Being in a to have anyone label ) the stigma. And wher it's also something different." As far as the band plains it away. 'The Littli Film 1 JBM?m International Intrigue Diane Keaton gives a sup By Andy Duncan "The Little Drumin resemblance to James yVi'm, based onthcnov \ ?asrr's world of quiet ^' petween the good gu; .jijeyohd recognition. * " The movie, directed by Loring Mandel, sm some very good perfc ladaotation as "The S 1965 film, but it's a fi The plot is incredibh fan will get confused basically it's the story c actress and Palestinian agents to infiltrate a P In the process, she named Joseph (Yorgo e trio 1 rt at T :w-music band will be J December to play at The c c group, is a trio with a \ lew sound and a fun v c IPW InnV onHrnnntui " V/V/I\ UliUlV/^VIIJ1 and without drums and c :sized harmony. ( r.Y appear to be a new i ct this label and main- i s a naturally acquired j i , Fiona LaFrance, Zoe Jumper wear a lot of 2 3it like Boy George and 1 ether. li modeling agency ex- b xie fashions in Rich- I niper to put together tl : for a fashion show, th member joined the local clubs until the s< c band. That was the u that became O Boy. P 11 our music 'modern a inds me of un-aeainst- w leather and chains to call it 'new music* g nd a lot of people do tl nee said. r; is a lot. If you could A it hearing them, you n them. And our stuff le know of anyone else T of thing. And people b say 'It's definitely c; een before, so it's new band, you don't want a fou and that's a lot of \ you hear the sound, new and something E u name, Shebelskie ex- b 5 Drummer G produc Jjr : -V U7? \ , ,? w ? I ? n, u l> j? v erb performance in "The Little Di ier Girl" is a spy movie, bi Bond's breakneck screen ex cl by John Le Carre, is set I treachery and ugly death, /s and the bad guys is -b{Ki .V it ?';V 1 t ( by George'Roy Hill fr6m < :ceeds in capturing this moc finances. It's not as good py Who Came in From tli ne picture nonetheless. 1 cuiupitrx - even inc iiiom ar unless familiar with the >f Charlie (Diane Keaton), a i sympathizer who's recruitc 'alestinian terrorist network falls in love with her recr Voyagis). As she gets drawn to perft he Beal "WE USED to be called umpers. Then one day I j rnght to be called O Boy, sine veryone was saying whenev valking down the street. W vould say 'oh, my God,' t :lose enough," she said. The fashion trends set by t ]ue and not just for shows, ! "We don't really dress up Iress like this all the time. 1 natter to us. I think you can s just doing it as a part of ; uid music have always gone li is," she said. "I don't think we're tr tnybody," LaFrance said. " ike this and to the grocery s ike to dress like this and I hock anybody. I like color iaggy clothes, 1 love having n t just appeals to me, and it j liat it appeals to Julie and Z THE GROUP has product ongs including "Goo Goo pbeat dance tunc with elect #/-v < ? f< -? 'J ? * 1 uuuv^v, IU L1IC L-j 1 IU UI II1CT olitical anthem about yout nd "Va Va Voom," a p. omen are portrayed in rock "Poverty makes us work h reat music," said LaFranci lat the band listens to a va inging from classical to Trican tribal music. "There are so many bands it's sound like U2' and they hey sound like something een done. 1 believe in creativi an get out new things," she The group relys on three syr mps, no guitars, no drummc 4 TriAiinf i. t i,i\ i uixr> lnuuviiii England, since most English I s," said Shebelskie, describir and had in the Bahamas. "We never started out \vi iirl* :es strc ly into the pla seems, and the rest of us that Keaton has I the niave Charl read a novel, b oeuer jod. uni with a Palest in! semetic; we ar "Tell me anotli climax is equal The two mai a definite mov young Omar SI mastermind of surprisingly res He manages especially in a s immediately af enemy agents. Special ment Hill, who has i an astonishing rummer Girl." "Hutch Cassid Five" and "Th an unmistakat it it has no Spielberg, bu ploits. This unsurpassed, firpily in Le If Hill js.one litre the line unobtrusive'}'h most his actors and' He never mi McVbe'ri^lay In this )d, aided by whether to h a Le Carre Keaton's tortu ie Cold," a the room as t director unite dent thriller "The Little novel - but and those lool n American matter is toug ;u oy isreaii But despite niter, eode- thought-provo more deep- ^ie chance it c irm t Julie and the ust decided we :e that was what er they saw us ell, they really >ut O Boy was he girls are u Shebelskie saia. to perform; we ^his is a serious tell if someone an act. Fashion and in hand for ying to shock A I go to K-Mart ll tore like this. 1 fl don't do it to S fulness. 1 love ly hair like this. ust so happens oe too." Jis ?d three studio * . . Ga Ga," an ric percussion, Universe," a h and apathy, arody of how videos. ard to produce admits iriety of music country and i that say, 4Oh sound like U2. that's already ty and that you g Boy!!! said- This trio is a itViar.-in" She Belsky, Jul ' we were from anything, and sands look like we didn't sta lg a concert the anybody but o "All of our i th a plan for very colorful. / ing reali n, however, she realizes that n< film's brutal climax proves to CI espionage is a very dirty business ~~ i .*? *? ? ^ Jttii ^1UIC1/.CU UN IHMIlg lOO Old II ie. I can't pass judgement on that ut it's hard to imagine any other ; ; of her finest moments comes di ian terroritst leader in Beirut. "W e anti-Zionist," he said and CI icr." Her explosion of hysteria sui ly effective and almost unbearab n supporting players are also fine ie-star presence and looks remii tiarif; we'll see more of him. And the Israeli operation, Klaus Kin itrained performance. to be fatherly and sinister at tli icene in which he telephones his v\ ter ordering and observing the tr (inn Hp mnHn W . . V- v. . v. vv IllUUV W1 Ull VVIV/I riadc quality movies for the past range of subject matter: from "T! y and the Sundance Kid" to "SI e World According to Gar p." He >le cinematic style like that of t his skill with actors and of our best .directors, he's also or te modest ly.'l^his all th^',audience unfolding story. VJ s^an oppj^^unity to ^iiplify a s KllVtV asks nVnrlic tn m'AbVAVr fir ??? '"T'T ""T " elp the Israelis. Hill's camera red and weary face to the faces oi hey patiently await her responsi to create a memorable scene. Drummer Girl" is no easy, light c king for one may look elsewhere ;h and uncompromising, and tht ving and depressing to some, these flaws, it's one of the most 1 king films of the year. Audiences leserves. jsgm * HPTT fmJW* . WB3 j cQI.M ^ -*-r:-^fc: if JK^^P 1 v^p?^ unique band with a unique sound. From left to ie Jumper and Fiona MacPherson. 1 think that's good. That way People rt out trying to sound like ominou: urselves. Now it's navine off music is zany and fun. We are Dec. 1, \ lot of bands are so ominous. terestinj Two USC pi basics to ek ism From Staff Reports Two USC professors h bia school designed to imj jthng is as it jng s|<j||s by teaching the: narlie and the jjie C0ursC) Philosoph ; indeed. jn one or two grades," sa or the role of Education. , having never "But Heathwood Hall actrss doing^a Q|- jts advantages, we in ni.iga lacuu riculum at once, from t e are not anti- cessful," he said. larlie retorts, ring the film's "DEVELOPING REA le to watch. js w|ia( this course is all ; . Voyagis has curriculum to all student: liscent of the "America needs more as Kurtz, the aj,|e to meel t|lc c\ ski delivers a Philosophy for Childrei reasoning powers to cope le same time, jn sc}100i an(j jn adult lift ife 'OI a c^at Though philosophy oft mrder ol two elitist discipline, USC phi said this is a false percep George Roy "Small children can 20 yeais over sophistication if they're i he Sting" and ,u?. ? j:_~ i iHen ir> ui n i cauiiig level aughterhouse complex language," he s< ? doesn't have Hitchcock or . THE slJBji-X TS covci dialogue is every human being raises including questions abc ic of our most ^ sibilities, right and wropj s attention to ' ciasscs reatj book >'> *'>: V ' wirtch deal with the conc icene, though. areas to stimulate the sji lal dfr&Wion'ohi * dis^s&^iWts thatKn teres moves from thoughts and actions, each agent in "We make every effort - Actors aiu' dialogue, without too mi said. "At times the le1 ntcrtainment, startling " The subject \ third grader recently e picture may so jlow can you think ab well-acted and AN1) A sixth grader sa should give it pje were slaves. White pe< |E - f right are Zoe (pronounced like Snowy) don't want to be entertained by s things," she said. you're ready for a good, fun time on stop by The Beat. It should be an in\ visit. ofessors teach imentary students ave introduced a course in a Columirove children's thinking and reason m philosophy. y for Children, "usually is tried out lid James Ward of USC's College of Episcopal School was so convinced lplemented all 10 years of the curhe start and it has been very sucSONINCi and critical thinking skills about. That's the great value of this 5," ward said. people with better thinking skills to lallenges of a modern world and n provides the students with the with the questions they'll face both i\" en has been regarded as an esoteric, losophy professor Robert Mulvaney tion. handle questions of considerable presented to them in a proper way, I appropriate to them, without any aid. red are down-to-earth questions that some time in his life, Mulvaney said, >ut human nature, moral respon> and incjivi.dual destiny. r specially ^written for tijie course, epts of iitstice* iYionHchnti ^ , y WIIIWI iidfffSt?'' think iijg; The Students then t tlitiivabout the fch'aractere and their to have the class operate as an open ich dictation by the teacher," Ward yel of operation is exciting, even asked, "Your thoughts are thinking, out thoughts?" id, "A hundred years ago black peoople just won't live in the same place See "Philosophy," page 15