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* > Patrick Swayze and Demi Mooore are lovers in the movie Ghost. By MICAH PORTER Staff Writer I could only get one complimentary ticket, so I went to see Ghost by myself. This wouldn't have been so bad had Ghost not been so good. I wanted to talk about the pottery wheel love scene, and the death scenes, and how Demi Moore is so cute in this movie. I couldn't then, so I'll tell you about it now. The movie begins with Sam Wheat, played by Patrick Swayze, and Molly Jensen, played by Demi Moore, moving into a Tribecka loft in New York City. Sam is an investment banker, and Molly is an artist, and both are very much in love. However, a great deal of foreshadowing is enough to give the viewer the idea that Sam isn't going to be around much longer. Sure enough, only 20 minutes into the movie, Sam is killed by a mugger on a deserted street. However, Swayze does not make an early exit, because banker Sam Wheat reappears as disembodied spirit Sam Wheat As he wanders around in the ether, passing through things with some great special effects, he discovers that Molly's life is in danger. Vet Sam, being the ghost that he is, has no way to contact Molly until he accidentally discovers Oda Mae Thank you for giving. Again and again. GIVE BLOOD, PLEASE RedCrow I "owi: MoftTltAfRjE < 1000 WATERMARK I For i limited time we ^ PLACE Sv"VS?5??*Ktt>f I "LHUt X 12 month lease / ? 779-2373 ?j 5 BjjH inseparable Brown, played wonderfully by Whoopie Gold berg. Oda Mae is a con artist who claims to b< able to "contact the spirits." The fun staiu when she discovers that she really can heai Sam's ghost. Once this is established, the movie really gets moving; Sam uses Oda Mae tc contact Molly, and later, to exact his revenge. Aside from the plot and excellent writing, one of the strong points of this movie is the casting. Goldberg plays the role of Oda Mae Brown perfectly, giving an otherwise dramatic movie some comical touches. And Demi Moore's Molly is the type of character that girls think is cute and guys fall in love with. One final plaudit goes to Vincent Schiavelli. I've seen Schiavelli many times on film and television, but his performance here made me remember his name. He plays a dark, psychotoic ghost who first attacks Sam's spirit, but later teaches him a valuable lesson. His character is one of the most interesting in the movie. The one weak point in casting is Patrick Swayze as Sam Wheat. For the most part, Swayze does a good job, but there are times when Swayze acts like he is still on the set of Diamond i By DENNIS SHEALY Carolina Life Editor Whenever anyone speaks of classical i names like Bach, Beethovan and Mozart to mind, but the name David Diamond not. Diamond is a contemporary composer works are as rich, powerful and vibrant as of the masters. Anyone who attended the gala concert 1 ing the man and his works this past I evening at the Koger Center will certainly this is not undue praise. The Conductors Institute Orchestra perfi Diamond's Romeo and Juliet C tore,Concerto for Piano and Orchestra an fonietta with fire and brilliance. The piece Sinfonietta was commission the USC Conductors Institute and was formed here by those attending the ins musicians from the South Carolina Ph monic Orchestra, the USC orchestras and music school faculty. ?f jZrm i /f HPf Jkmm[>7#J E} RfcNfTl ILA /u/rtd'5 1 \/3'Ase& * m~1 \H? wo* ^ \L-1KB: t* M \?V. u-xri I ? -<r_W?tenn*rk PI. " ' "I I Ghost' LS an thereal perience Roadhouse and someone has just stolen his > beer. Overall, though, Swayze plays Sam 5 pretty well. r This is a movie with many good scenes, but perhaps the best is the first love scene. Before ' this. Sam and Mollv's relatinnshin Hnp.sn'f seem particularly special, but through good music (The Righteous Brothers' Unchained Melody), a pottery wheel and a jukebox, Sam and Molly's love becomes evident. Another nice touch is what the filmakers refer to as the pass-through effects, which are the special effects, like passing through walls and people, which make Sam really seem like a ghost. Some other great effects are shown in the death scenes. Some people are slated for heavan, and the visualizaion of that is predictable. However, other people are hell-bound when they die, and the scenes of people being dragged that way are pretty intense stuff; they might make an atheist consider religion. Ghost is one of the few movies worth the price of admission. Don't make the mistake I made of going by yourself. Even though the ending is a little sappy, the movie really is date movie material; she'll cry, and you'll pretend not to. gala covers The other pieces performed were from rent stages in the 75-year-old composer's music, ca^careercome Romeo and Juliet was originally perfon would 1947 and later rescored for the Broadwa duction of the play staring Olivia de Havi] whose Concerto for Piano and Orchestra wa tllACO performed in 1966 bv the New York 1 IKIVOW , " monic Orchestra, conducted by Diamond, lonor- Soloist William Black, a faculty mem ?riday the Cincinnati College Conservatory of 1 agree played piano for the piece. Dr. Donald Pornoy, who conducted the certo and Romeo and Juliet and Harold ] armed man> wh? conducted Sinfonietta bot )ver- marvellous jobs of shaping diamond's d Sin- into music. Diamond came out and spoke to the au< ed by f?r a few minutes. He discussed the nan i per- each piece, especially Sinfonietta, and ho titute, music had changed over the years, ilhar- It was a wonderful show, and the i USC proved that Diamond's name belongs a the masters. 321 Don't forget to advertise) bM meetinj OH Call 777-5780 foi NDSHA, //?. \ a*RFt.yf\ ,/A/t,/ , X .5 A.!^OT ]3=^aN7> TH? ^>ok/S L%I JAr ^l/M U Po'?rs oeuv?i I 1 li\^/g^r^ggA , Lip-syncir meaning c Let's be perfectly honest. Mil Vanilli, New Kids On The Bloc and their ilk really suck! I'm sure most of the nation' pre-pubesent teens will be callinj out in their high, screechy, littl voices for my head on a CD, bu hey, girl you know it's true. If it wasn't bad enough that pos sibly Mlli Vanilli didn't sing thos sonps the first time we now fin< - -? "? " ' w " * out they might not be singing then in concert, but are instead lip syncing, as are The New Kids, t< some extent Modonna and cer tainly others. With Madonna it's a little diffe rent because she will tell her audi ence that during particular parts o her show she will not be able t< sing and dance at the same tim< and will therefore be lip-syncing Fair enough. Even artists like Steve Via pla? to recordings in concert, but th< main point is is that he is stil playing part of the music himself. However, a band that woulc come out and perform under the context of actually singing anc playing when they are not destroy; the whole concept of what a live show is supposed to be about. When I go to a concert, I go tc see the the members of a favorite band as the larger than life figures they promote themselves as, yel being flesh and blood at the same UUlts. In concert, the audience are supposed to be able to hear the nuances of the music which comes out when the performers actually play, not the engineered and overly produced album sound. However, I'm really not shocked at the advent of more lip-syncing. The music industry figured out that with videos it could now sell good looks, good hair and good dance steps a lot faster and for more profit than it could go to the trouble to find talent. I have nothing against individucomposo i diffemusi ned in y proHand, is first 5hilarber of Vlusic, I ConFaber h did works iience ire of w his nusic mon? Composer David Diamond . i| four organization's MM M??l - X- ! !! j* ui iu t?veni5 in m r more information | RK! r I J 1 <t t i&lji ! * ite^ i lg corrupts >f concerts li dr^ ** % fS?F: Ixffi? " i k I W ? J I t dennis g f Shealy e * : : t ^ Bass Line mm m-? * e als or bands that get promoted for i looks, hair and dance steps, but a they should have the musical talent to back it up. Even Duran Duran 3 could play their instruments and look good while doing so, so why can't these guys? These bands could could get more respect trying to really perf form than they can lip-syncing, be5 cause they certainly don't get any 3 now. What's realy troubling to me is that these people get signed to maf jor lables and they go on world; wide tours while bands that are out 1 playing the music they love might never get that much success. I Let's face it, someone as ugly as 5 Johnny Winter would never make I in the music world of today. He > would certainly get sign to a small ' label, but he would probably never get a lot of notoriety. Even many ' oi todays neavy meiaiers are just ^ pretty boys, but their fans at least expect them to be able to perform. t Actually, I think Satan is behind this whole lip-syncing thing, because he can't hide any subliminal messages in live performances to corrupt the impressionable youth at the concerts. I don't know if I've really said anything here today, but I hope it [ makes somebody out there who basicly just listens to whatever is on the radio and buys the occational album because the singer is really cute go out buy a blues or classical or jazz album by someone they've never heard of and who is really ugly. I guarantee you'll like it. r's career i mm FREE DELIVERY! "] >1.50 OFF | any MEDIUM ! Sharky's PIZZA j i This coupon good for | livery or carry-out only. I Limited delivery area. Expires 9/15/90. I