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Features I Wednesday, March 23, 1988 THE GAMECOCK 5 _ Almighty Trc # of Benedict C tr\ narfnrm A/ VKJ JJV11\J1111 XV. From staff reports pcrformin The McKissick Midday series of and influ( Thursday afternoon concerts entertain changes its tune tomorrow when a nationally local rap group performs at 12:30 Cool J h p.m. on the Russell House Patio. pop char The Almighty Troopers are Rob- and The by Bridges, Randy Gibson, Saleem premier Mohammad and Derrick remarkab Snrattlinc. "License* Rapping is an African-American The M art form combining funk and disco co-sponsc music with clever "raps" about the gram L Jfc trials of urban life and the joys of Sounds c dancing. Museum. Rappers use rhyming patterns the Rus: and poetic devices to catch the Thursda> listener's car. They usually describe Blues j a scene, tell a story or comment on perform current issues. Each brags about his py Sher own abilities in a session that is April 7; I essentially a poetic contest of vcr- Bradum bal skills. The put-down rhymes storytelk and challenges of rapping relate to Pcnn G .? 11 _ t* i*i A mc oiaer practice 01 styling, wnicn /\prw ^1 involves an exchange of ritualized, p.m., A rhymed insults. Museum The street dancing and rapping feature 1 of urban black youths demonstrate For m how traditional African-American McKissic ^ Action, camera work go> k di nni f1 NjIIWi iU M By STEPHEN GUILFOYLE Managing editor Action films have two problems. They are either dominated too much by just or who has no backup from a supporting cast. Or there are too many characters for a c character or characters to stand out. Shoot to Kill achieves the perfect balance betw two problems and is one of the better action film; out in a long while. It has a definite leading man ? Sidney Poitie commands the screen most of the time, but who up by an excellent supporting cast. Poitier is an FBI agent on the tra - kidnapper/murderer. W Clancy Brown plays the crook, and he plays h vengeance. Brown escapes to the moun Washington and joins up with a tour group lead Alley. He murders the rest of the members of ( except for Alley and commands she take him How to ' msBf m rv -M^cpr Jb^5E: # WHHhHBH ^ j. ML :? M gBlfc'^lll ig arts continue to evolve i v :nce mainstream popular ' The '-known rap artist L. L. 1 ~ as on occasion made the ts and Music Television, !' Beastie Boys, America's white rappers, had a >ly successful first album, J to 111." L"_- _> ckissick Midday series is >red by the Carolina Pro- i - ^ Inion's Contemporary :ommittee and McKissick f :: : Concerts will be held on t r ~ sell House Patio every ^ _ guitarist Drink Small will March 31; musicians Papill and Snuffy Jenkins, [ traditional folk players Bo and Group, April 14 and :r Janie Hunter of the enter Lowcountry Tour, . The finale will be 12:30 pril 28 at the McKissick Plaza. The concert will rhe Left Bank Jazz Band, ore information call Benedict :k Museum at 777-7251. the McKiss od OF finds fi mountains to Canada. On the criminal's trail, Poiti Berenger, who plays Alley's le figure, Berenger plays a hardened moi for civilization and for the batt lominant that Poitier brings up to the tr Berenger and Poitier are im een these saries ? Berenger wanting to s to come fast as he can to save Alley but city-slicker FBI agent. Poitiei r ? who civilian into his case, but kno> is backed mountain fast enough without As the dual heroes, Berenge il of a other remarkably. Poitier slo mountains. But when they get im with a Canada, Berenger becomes th tains of And when was the last tim< by Kirstie they were vulnerable? Both he group frostbitten in the mountains, a over the and again throughout the filrr i eta nH ' U W4JL lVt n a crx The American Express* Ca i/irtiiillu oniaujioro uaii chnn f iiiuailj (Uijnnviv Jiiup, or a leather-bound cl a bookstore or a bead and after, it's the | ":; y \ '.gBt College is the first - 1L believe in you - - - _ i Wk to get the Ai SSSSSiSiS* wliet' , >~"~T- - gradstude WL appro Or c; t Dot i. x^rMBb f ; V '4^-C^.'-r:^- ^- ' j-r^-'x s ^i^^^'SVv-t?Ar>;r* . -' v^: ?v ^ / V / 1 < I 'mggm\ t >7 v^ i N "-Bi' 'BSiSEH ^?VVSirHBB^^HBflnH^9^t ^^ ^^ T. JVffSnAiwVw S IS ' ' _ ' - ^- ? ? '- Wm Bi^ HI, ^***^1 College's The Almighty Troopers will perform at 12:30 p.m. on t Ick Midday series of concerts. lalance between I " er must take up with Tom gm? v.. partner and boyfriend. fMfl|P H0^ intain man who has no use . . . .. ery-powered, heated socks ail. Poitier gets the major amount ol mediately set up as adver- dominate even when he has to pa go up to the mountains as mountains and act like a wimp. Hi being slowed down by the able to play a hard-edged cop or a doesn't want to bring a hiking through the mountains. ns he can't get up into the Berenger is good as well, playing him. mirably. He has contempt for all tli r and Poitier nlav off each lv r<*?li/p<; hp hn< an pniinl in the m( >ws down Berengcr in the Even Alley does a great job. Sli to the city of Vancouver in this role than she is on the NBC c e slow one. She is also a victim, but she isn' - that leading men showed does attempt the required escape t! Berenger and Poitier get she doesn't whimper or scream li nd they are both hurt again would. i. 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For details, pick up an application on campus all 1-800-THE-CAR1) and ask for a student application. he American Express Card. ^ xt i t teave School Without It8" QUALITIES: Good - Lo Good - Cc Athletic i Were you a pop but now lost am like to be one oi students at U.S. a program that the best? If so, 1 You provide th< TRYOUT CLINIC: Start Tuesday, April 5th 4:00 pm at Booker T. Wo (This clinic will teach yo t-i -v r t r tor More into: BB SERVICES he Russell House Patio. The Troopers are be lead role, si to escape. In one s wood; Brown, her she's trying to sign But then she say bite out of a raw, u F screen time and does looking uncomfort int and wheeze in the But it is Brown v e is an excellent actor, behind Poitier. H< man who shouldn't be trayal as the insar gotten him a bed ii the mountain man ad- to be insane. And lings modern but final- sane. He kills peof )dern world ? Poitier. he also pushes fou te's actually funnier in A little versatilii omedy show Cheers. The only thing t t a helpless victim. She is understandable, hat of course fails, but of this movie are : ke most leading ladies And the acting worth the exorbil :r when she isn't trying these days. ORMATION \TIONAL STUDENTS lance to get accurate inform* - THIS COULD SAVE YOl , 1988 From 3:0< lilding Auditoriui onal Services is sponsoring a fre udents and scholars at U.S.C. 1 nformation you need to underst< ?r will be Mr. Otis Nelson, who )r for over ten years. urther Information ice Of International i n-i^o 1 nHnBBBnnMHHBMHnn WANTE I \RSITY CHEERLEA Moles & Females plus Mic - man & Mascot okin& Enthusiastic BENEFITS: ndition Outfcoinfc \bility 2.0 G.P.A. iular athlete or leader in ion& Thousands of studei F the most visible and re< C.? Would you like to b< is recognized around the .1 tt r? m m __i i!?a tnen v^neerieaainj 3 basics and we will teac TI - Sat, April 9th Su ishinfcton Gym on Blossom St. Be u nil the tryout material.) rmation. or HOW TO GET Call Bill Bo&fcs 772-853 Itt p|r|d . v ** **>&'& feplp ing brought to campus as part of rr^ ipporters I cene, she builds a smoky fire with wet I $ captor, stomps it out because he thinks I lal Berenger and Poitier. Pm s they'll have to eat sushi and takes a Kf inskinned fish. Brown is the one who is I,-';?: able at that point. p? vho is the leading supporting character j|g ; plays an incredible villain. His por- pi le Kurgan in Highlander should have I? n an asylum, because he really seemed his villain in this film is almost as in)lc by shooting their left eyes out, and ir guys off a cliff. iy in a villain is interesting. hat doesn't work is the humor, but that The action, scenery, pace and filming so good that it doesn't need humor, is top-notch. 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