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Features ^ 2 Friday, March 27, 1987 ' GAMECOCKnHHHHMnHHWHHHHmMMMMWWl Review i I L David Byrne, who co-wrote and directed "Tru 'True Stories' By ANDY BECHTEL Assistant copy desk chlcf David Byrne of the acclaimed band Talking Heads is one of the few people who could cowrite, direct and appear in the same movit without coming off as arrogant or selfindulgent. His film, "True Stories," while not a complete triumph, is a charming look at small-town America. Byrne's film is set in the fictional town of Virgil, Texas, which serves as a microcosm for all American small towns. The town is celebrating Texas' sesquicentennial with a parade and talent show called "A Celebration of Specialness." The bizarre characters that populate Virgil make up the magic of the movie. First, there's the Culver couple, played by Spalding Gray and Annie McEnroe, who haven't spoken to each other directly in years but are completely content. Then there's the Lying Woman, played by Jo Harvey Allen, who claims to have met the real Rambo and I "A DIVINE COMEDY FOR THE '80s IT'S HARD NOT TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN WATCHING THIS MOVIE." <8 ?TIME. Richard Corliss "The year's most original movie!" ?NEWSWEEK Jack Kroll JWU?mim r hit i STUDENT *** MEDIA *AT IS CURRENTLY j* ACCEPTING ? APPLICATIONS * IT' FOR: M Ul * Summer 198? ^ "Gamecock'" Editor ^ Fall 198? At "Gamecock" Editor ^ 1987-88 "Garnet & Black " ? Ath Editor WMmXFJ/ ^ 7 Station Manager r 1987-88 "Portfolio" ^ Editor * Pick Op Applications ^ For In Room 313 ^ Russell House L MORT/ Wishes To Congratuk ! Glonna Dean Ackerrnan Cassandra Marie Atkinson Christine Belissary Lorj A Blakeman S Maria Ivnne Blue f James F. Brehm ; Susan Christina Burgess Cathy Caldwell Barbara Faile ; Susan Amelia Ferrara Michael F. Gillen | Tracey Colton Green Suasn Helms John Cabot Herron T. Heather Herdman Raphael E V. Ffer/ Amy lea Hoffman ic Stories," also appears in the film as its oddbal weird portrait < been propositioned by Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes. The Lazy Woman, played by Swoosie Kurtz, never gets out of bed, because she's so rich, she doesn't have to. And Ramon, played by Humberto Larriva, is a factory worker who can pick up radio broadcasts in his head. But wait, the most interesting character hncn't hppn mpntinnpH v/pf Up'c T mile played by John Goodman. All Louis wants is a wife, and he'll do anything to get one, including advertising on television and placing a big trailer-hitch sign in his front yard that says, "Wife Wanted." As the narrator, Byrne serves as a sort of tour guide, driving around Texas in a shiny Plymouth convertible and making observations about the area. His deadpan commentary, including a hilarious discourse on the beauty of metal buildings, resembles the weird liner notes on the Talking Heads' album, Stop Making Sense. Byrne could have easily fallen into smug Z*\\ $ EAI ridsmci UUJlurs up to $160.00 m of yOUr tlme' Bff/7//2fy^| more in format! N? qq , ^ Serologfcals udent s?!0^'^ 6 8 ?o I 'TENTION STUDEN JOIN THE OFFICIAL cn T)T?r,nTTn,iMn A A 4 (? I\L^I\Ui JL UNO i J^AIVI ^ j Help Your hletic Department idOmQ Recruit the Best p> letes in the Country Saturdays to Work 1 W *. v *,7 Good Benefits | ^lf Good Pay '^ p Interview: Call Dale Davis University of SC Football Offic Rosewood Drive - ROUNDHO 777-6657 : + IR BOARD ite The Following New Members Michael Woodrow Hogue Bonnie Jaffe Katherine Lewis Nicole lewis Jeanne Marie Mason Mary Ann Pinner Susan Rawls Cynthia Lee R/epkowski Sara L. Spell Elizabeth C. Strickland Cindy Sutton Michael R. Thigpen Christopher Thompson Susan L. Tindall TaIK/ v/1 v^\. v y i v/ i i j i 11 i jv/i ? Tracey D Wotkms Melaino A. Willtams Christine I YatoJ I I - <K * I narrator. of small town cynicism in characterizing Virgil's strange denizens, but instead, he treats his characters with good humor and tenderness. He draws highly detailed portraits of them, making their ludicrous personalities believable. Byrne admires these people, and "True Stories" is, l?l^r? t Kn tll/imn /A C #Uai*> r\ n r n <-1 /\ n urvv nil. lllLlllv. Ul 111CII |JdlilUt, it LtlDUl ttl IUI1 of their specialness. Byrne has previously worked on music videos, which by definition arc high on images and low on transitions. Byrne's one gaffe in "True Stories" is lack of continuity. The movie often jumps roughly from scene to scene, but the choppiness never detracts from the charm of individual scenes. "True Stories" shows Byrne to have the potential for directorial greatness. He has a fine eye for visuals and draws great performances from his cast; in fact, Goodman's performance is one of the best by an unknown in years. 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A/T/ivturhntinn Longstreet pla By KATHRYN JEFFRIES t Senior reporter A controversial German play involving teenage reform school, abortion, suicide, homosexuality and masturbation opens at 8 p.m. today at Longstreet Theatre. Spring A wakening was written in 1891, but director Ann Drcher said it is relevant to today's society. 'i think it will appeal to college students, because they're not that far removed from adolescence, and some of the : problems are still the same," 1 she said. I "It's about the hypocrisy of adults in dealing with teenage 1 sexuality." : The play was written by Franz Wedekind and 1 translated by Edward Bond. ; The main characters are two i teenage boys and a girl in the < German school system. 1 Theatre and speech junior Gene Aimone plays Melchior | Gabor, and Jimmy Flannery, < a theatre and speech senior, i plays Moritz Stiefel. Graduate I student Sally Groth plays the < girl, Wcndla Bergmann. : Flannery said he considers i OPEN TOD/ I'1 ^ U-, 11AM TILL It > sON&N tfc, S % V '< > > / / i COCONUT X SUNC -LOTS' OF RICH COC< WITH JUST A LITTLE Ch A LITTLE PINEAPPL FEW WALNUTS AND T A WHIPPED CREAM & A W $ *f OUTRAGEOUSLY GOOD! al Center il Training Its First Annual 'ompetition lips to be awarded: larship worth over $3,000. )00 scholarships. )() word essay on one of PT. rd day or evening sessions mmer Session, and Spnng Session. 14, 1987. Essay topics and >btainod from The ;al Training. and contacted by or Paralegal Training id, N.E., Suite 528 IA 303 2 6 ieorgin) (404)266-1060 : ARE TWO SID jANURSEINT And they're both represented by the insignia you wear s a member of the Army Nurse ^orps. The caducous on the left ienns you're part of a health care /stem in which educational and i i areer advancement are the rule, iot the exception. The gold bar you command respect as an An te: Army Nurse Opportunities >c;ill toll free 1-800-USA-AR E CORPS. BE ALL Y< suicide, sex: y has it all he play healthfully offensive. 'It's a mirror of our society. People are going to be offend:d, but they usually are if they fiave to look at themselves." Paul Hinson, an Airport High School senior, plays Robert. He said he also believes the play's plot has timely interest. "I think people who are against sex education in school should come see this and reconsider their position," he said. Journalism/theatre and speech sophomore Bruce Littlefield plays Otto. "Youth are the same today as they were in 19th century Germany ? they ^ have sex on their minds," he said. "This play confronts the tragedies sex can cause and, yes, even the positive things it :an lead to. Or, come to think of it, are there any positive things?" Spring Awakening, presented by the department of theatre and speech, runs through Sunday and April 1 through 5 at 8 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Tickets :i?ui? c? : : aic ctvctiutuic iui vdiiuui puica wfp I] at the box office. COUPON. - \ : / * / On ^ x ?4P\M \ CRUISER | m AE! DNUT ICE CREAM IOCOLATE SYRUP, E TOPPING, A D| OPPED OFF WITH PLUMP CHERRY. oq 1 J Per Coupon COUPON EXPIRES e tA TOMORROW NIGHT # AT 10PM'. 9 3-28-87 # The Gamecock THE GAMECOCK is the atudent new*paper of the University of South Carolina and in published three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during the fall and spring semesters and weekly on Wednesdays during both summer sessions, with the exception of university holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in THE GAMECOCK are those of the editors and not those of the University of South Carolina. The Hoard of Student Publications and Communications is the publisher of THE GAMECOCK. 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