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Mental misadventu New 'Ed G a 'toon wot By KYM SMITH Staff writer Saturday morning programs were a bit lacking this summer, I must say, A T Al 'a 1 T 1 1 anu i was su uisappuimcu 1 naa sworn off 'toons altogether. But by a strange chance (actually by the order of my editor), I tuned into NBC this past Saturday, and my eyes were opened to the wonders of animation mixed with live action in the rebirth of Ed Grimley as a cartoon; Fans of oddball comedian Martin Short may recall his debut of the Grimley character on SCTV in 1977 or later on Saturday Night Live. Sadly, Ed has not been with us for three years, three long and comically vacant years. But life has taken a happy turn, and Ed is back! Live, in color, in animation, Ed is lighting up minds everywhere on Saturday mornings at 11:30 a.m. The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley is a celebration of the Grimley loved by millions of true comedy fans. Short lends his voice to his cartoon counterpart; he is also the live model for the artists who draw the cartoon. The animation recreates the alfafasprout hair and the too-trendy highwaisted slacks that are Grimley's trademarks. I must say that this cartoon is fresh, witty and just about the best thing to come to Saturday mornings since Bugs Bunny. A wide range of characters round out Ed's program. Joe Flaherty appears as Count Floyd, washed-up star of Count Floyd's Scary Stories, and Grimley's hero. This has-been vampire makes even Mr. Knozit look professional. Living upstairs from "Ed-ie" is a leggy, beetle-brained blond named Ms. Malone. She is the object of Grimley's sexual fantasies iv^iawug) niuui IU my utspan , uic lovely Vanna White." In moments of scientific revelation, the Amazing Gostaf Brothers clumsily and effectively explain prinGore-mas By SCOTT PRUDEN i Staff writer fnOQUlJ5& 32UO Dead Ringers, the new film by sh Cronenberg,ds: not ^-movicitobe-spbl But I'll do my best. For those of you not familiar with tl of the film world, I'll fill you in on exa< David Cronenberg is the same directo film-going public the exploding heads < teractive television of Videodrome ai Jeff Goldblum slowly but surely bee largest household insect in The Fly. Unless you've got an Uncle Fester, f these ain't. In fact, Cronenberg may be one of t ly graphic directors in Hollywood whe unorthodox stuff as mind-controllinj women giving birth to maggots. In the manage to drip and ooze something ir scenes, Cronenberg has become the Even so, among the body fluids and d: there has always remained a story. Yoi through some gross stuff to find it, bi Having evolved as a filmmaker and s Fly, Cronenberg has decided to make the gore (sort of) with his new film, i SCHWINN flNC EftRTH CRUISER A Schwinn classic, in stvlina and ridina < Men's or women's //Q cantilever frame f(t^~ Single speed coaster brake lipj Comfortable anatomic saddle Assembled and life time warranties X $169.95 Tri*Ci GIVE BLOOD, PLEA Tlje Sui OPEN MON.-THURS. 5 FRI. 5:30 AM-11:00 I SAT. 8:00 AM-7:00 P SUN. 11:00 AM-7:00 * USC TANNING 1 Month Uniimi Renew Next Mo OR 3 Months Unlim 'Only 3 minute *Pienty of Park 794-; 103-A 12th Street* 12th St res rimley' show: th watching i.n NiIBelijew.:!! ~T. * ciples of jet propulsion and rainfall. At last, a cartoon that educates! My personal favorite is a rodent named Sheldon. Sarcastically reminding us of the realities of life which Grimley just does not grasp, Sheldon is reminiscent of the fat old birds of Shoe comic fame. A work of genius, Sheldon is sure to be appreciated by all who possess sarcastic leanings. This past Saturday, our hero Grimley was mistaken for an Air Force general and ended up testing the newest rocket. A fine example of military intelligence, I must say. After crashing on an uncharted alien planet, Grimley is unshaken by foureyed purple beings who are bent on destroying the earth. The reason: Julia Childs, via satelite, caused an interplanetary case of indigestion when the aliens made her famous tuna casserole. Realizing the impact that this is going to have on life on earth, Grimley looks for a solution. It is found! Much to the wonder of the aliens, paprika can make even the disasterous recipes of Julia Childs works of art. Only on Grimley can a simple spice save the planet. An optimistic misfit, Grimley is untainted by reality. The cartoon is pointedly the reflection of Short's writing. He does not "write down" to children so the material is as fresh as that of SNL. This is quality television. ter Cronen iock master David I f*Sll (en abodt lightly. le slimy underbelly movie focuses on tl :tly who this guy is. twin gynecologists ( r who brought the decline into drug a 3f Scanners, the in- what? Why, a won nd, most recently, Having shared e1 oming the world's Beverly Mantle m they've got quite ? ilms for the family boys, their latest pi Genevieve Bujold he most shameless- loopy ? or at least :n it comes to such ting Beverly, the kii I video tapes and various funky phai realm of films that head out of town f< i a majority of the Beverly decides th undisputed king. feel like sharing an ismembered limbs, film trying to < i might have to dig psychologically, fro it it is there. this separation is i toryteller with The hoped, a departure from Jeremy Irons, wl Dead Ringers. The Brideshead Revisite ) JflMIS | ity Bicycle/513 12th Street 794-2363 American L9C Red Cross ] Salop :30 AM-12:00 MID ted for $50.00 r*tK fDO ? Lited for $39.00 s from campus ing 3461 Bai* reel Plaza, West Columbia Laid back Dorene Boltz, government and international relations s '42nd St.' come for 70th Town 1 From staff reports A rookie dancer in a major musical is plucked from the chorus to substitute for an ailing lead actress. With only 36 hours left to rehearse, can the director turn her into a star? The answer can be found in Town Theatre's production of Forty-second Street, which opens Friday, kicking off the group's 70th consecutive season. Forty-second Street's score is drawn from the works of composers Harry Warren and A1 Dubin, who wrote songs to bring cheer into the years of the Great Depression. A novel by Bradford Ropes provides the plot of the show and was made into a hit Busby Berkeley musical starring Ruby Keeler in 1933. The film version of the show left room for only four musical numbers, but Broadway producer David Merrick wanted to showcase many more of the Warren-Dubin tunes so he pared down the storyline. The resulting Broadway hit ran for seven years, won a Tony award for Best Musical in 1981 and was hailed as the ultimate "backstage" musical show. Roy Mitchell plays the desperate director in Town Theatre's production of the Broadway version. Rhonda Ralston plays the rookie with the success of the show, Pretty Lady, on her shoulders. Leigh Ann Cantey makes iberg gets serioi portraying both Ell ihN* ] | new techniques in s BrIvrVw H 4^'mjitwwwiilflHiiWW his on-screen alter vincingly create twc le Mantle brothers, a pair of identical on the surface, yet 1 no, I'm not kidding) and their gradual If Irons' acting had buse and eventual madness. All over have failed, lan, of course. As the actress w verything since childhood, Elliot and Genevieve Bujold < iturally share women as well, and tively between Iron i scam going. Unfortunately for the confusing conditior aymate is Claire Niveau ? played by both twins at dinne ? who's an actress and a bit on the thought she was sl< kinky ? side herself. She ends up get- brothers switching nder of the twins, hooked on her and humor in this movi< rmaceuticals simultaneously, only to small bit of much-i 3r a film shoot not long after. But now you're v lat he's in love with Claire and doesn't that I really want t( y more, so he spends the rest of the to the 'burbs and $4 separate himself, physically and IV and know exact m Elliot. Therein lies the rub, because Well, kids, my not as easy as Beverly would Have long, slow and not about wasting the g 10 some folks might remember from movie on a two-fo d on PBS-TV, has the challenge of March. But that's 1 Gli JACKETS?CAPS "Anything Textile" . . Just The National Studen Exchange Program is accepting applications for the Spring of 1989 1989-90 academic year. Students may exchant of over 75 colleges and universities across the States, while paying USC tuition and fees. For information on how you can take advantage of t opportunity, call 777-6142 or visit Room 206 i Russell House. f UNIUFRSITV RAGKSTnRF ;j RUSSELL HOUSE jj CAROLINA GAMECOCKS Fleece Jams { Black or White ; $17.95 I i 1 USC Fashion Tops 100% Cott ! tlx Aqua, Peach, or White I ||| I $16.95 ? ||f |1 University of South |L_ lb. 1 ^tone Washed Cotton S i ' $21.95 thWWWWVWWtfWtfWWWWWVWWVW. JpyH JOH.AW SCHMO\SEES The Gamn itek enior, crams between classes. :s to Columbia Theatre season her Town Theatre debut as the ailing lead. Director is Town Theatre's Emmalee Robbins, with musical direction by Louella Gibson, choreography by Pam Bailey, costumes by Searle Rowland and sets and lighting by Patrick Faulds. Forty-second Street runs through Oct. 22. Curtain time is 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays with Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Oct. 2 and 16. Ticket prices are $10 for adults and $7 for students. Box office hours are 12 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and until 8 p.m. on performance nights. For reservations, call 799-2510. Opening night audience members will be invited to a free post-show champagne reception with the cast and crew in the garden of the South Caroliniana Library on the Horseshoe, one block south of the theater on Sumter Street. Black tie is optional. Also in the works at Town Theatre is the next production, A Bad Year for Tomatoes. Auditions will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Town Theatre. The comedy calls for seven characters: a famous TV actress in her middle years, a handsome man greying at the temples, three gossipy village women of indeterminate age, a tall bearded man and a sheriff. us with 'Dead iot and Beverly. With the help of some I, of course, di plit-scre'en fechndlogy, Irons is able to With Dead Rin Ptf'tuidr ^swurauiHes, dituallrttmcti mmserr fSTSCTW ego. Thankfullyl#Irons is able to con-^ of t}ie .psych? rati > characters that are distincly different erupt from one b undeniably connected psychologically. ticular movie is st been inferior, the whole movie would suggest it for a ni< tic interest (he or ho manages to start the whole mess, heavy psychology does quite well, differentiating effec- ALSO NEW IN < s' two characters under even the most Yes, you read is. At one point, Claire must confront former teen queei :r, only to discover that the schizo she 15 that most cons ;eping with has actually been the two 20 and has turned off every so often. There isn't much Earth, the latest f ;, but moments such as these provide a is a remake of Co teeded comic relief. in her first less-tl wondering to yourself, "Is this a movie that Lords can ac ) see? 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Eurail and Eurail Youth Pi WHOLE WOl Carolina J, Part of the worldwide Iheeting Tops ij 17 E. 45th St., Suite 80 (212) 9 wvwwwA GA musicfest sets example for Columbia By VINCENT CRAIG WRIGHT Staff writer This past Sunday, the Athens, Ga., Fairground was hot. The sun was hot enough to burn your skin; the music hot enough to burn your soul. Bands such as Black Market Babies and The Chickesaw Mud Pup pies did their two-man, down home, punk-a-billy, stompin' thing. It felt good. That's what makes most of these Athens bands seem so authentic; they don't pretend to be from some big city in some foreign country. That's not to say they aren't musical. The Squalls delivered their tongue-in-cheek dance music complete with a rap/disco version of the Grateful Dead's "Truckin."' And speaking of the Dead, Widespread Panic, a band who made a name for itself playing Dead tunes, delivered an all-original set of psychedelia that even brought a little rain. Love Tractor did great instrumental jams mixed in with some really nice new and old songs with their gospelly-yodel sound. Of course, everyone's highlight was Michael Stipe of R.E.M. fronting the Indigo Girls. They did tunes like "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone," "Midnight Train to Georgia" and "All Along the Watchtower." Columbia, take note. This thing was pulled off peacefully and produced a wonderful feeling. The crowd was great, and all the money went to charities. Surely, there are people and organizations here who need support from the rock'n'roll community, and the rock'n'roll community needs support from the peoi * :* 1 pic. lci s gci 11 tugcinci anu grow out of Athens' shadow. Ringers' isagree. gers, Cronenberg has finally established ti? mMffiareFTfooking to explore realms her than just how much fake blood can ody. Be warned, however, that this parill not for the squeamish, and I wouldn't :e evening out with your favorite romanshe might think you're kinda odd). 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