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This is a listing of the events
open to the public in the Columbia
area the weekend of
Nov. 9 ? 11.
Cockpit ? 922 Main St.
Friday night will feature Johnny
Talcp anH Vkinn Rliifv On Satnr
day, The Whereabouts will perform.
All shows start at 10 p.m.
with a cover charge of $3 for
those 21 years and over and $5
for those under 21.
Columbia College ? On
Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m.,
there will be The Fall Dance
Concert in Cottingham Theatre.
Call 786-3778 for ticket
information.
Drayton Hall ? USC
campus. Threepenny Opera, a
musical of crime, punishment
and social justice, will perform
Friday at 8 p.m. and Saturday
at 3 p.m. Tickets are $12 for the
public, $10 for faculty and $6
for students. Performances are
also slated for Nov. 13-18.
# Golden Spur ? Russell
House. Friday and Saturday is
Club Spur from 8 p.m. to midnight.
There is no cover charge.
# Greenstreets ? 1101
Harden St. New Potatoe Caboose
will perform Friday, and
Captain Cook and the Coconuts
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shows start at 10 p.m.
Koger Center ? Assembly
Street. Amahl and the
Night Visitors, a one-act opera,
will be performed by the USC
Opera Workshop. Performances
are 8 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m.
Saturday. Tickets are $6 for
adults and $4 for students.
McKissick Museum ?
USC campus. Faculty artists in
the USC art department will
show off their talents in an exhibit
opening Sunday from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m.
Nickelodeon Theatre ?
937 South Main On Saturday
the Columbia Film Society
will show Labryinth of Passion,
a Spanish comedy. Show times
are 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
The Punchline ? 634
Harden St. On Friday and Saturday
nights, Fred Greenlee
will headline. Performing with
Greenlee are Chris Pendleton
and Rob Pyle. Performances begin
at 8 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.
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Rockafellas ? 2112 Devine
St. The Other People will
perform on Friday and Saturday
will feature the Waxing Poetics.
Performances begin at 10 p.m.
South Carolina State
Museum ? 301 Gervais St.
Gervais Street Extension, a wall
size mural of the Captal City's
sky line at dusk, will open for
public viewing in the Vista
Room. The mural, painted by
Columbia artist Blue Sky, will
be shown from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday.
Veterans Day Memorial
and Parade ? The memorial
will be at 10:30 a.m. at Main
and Washington streets. The parade
will begin at 11 a.m. at
Main and Laurel streets and
will continue to Gervais street.
Columbia Marionette
Theatre ? 1124 Huger St. Treasure
Island will be presented
this month. Performances are at
1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday.
Thank you for giving.
Again and again.
GIVE BLOOD, PLEASE
'Warlock'
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At Extraordinary; Masterpiece
A Very Good
B Entertaining; Worth the Money
C Flawed; Lots of Reservations
D Seriously Flawed; Not Recommended
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By BRIAN SHELTON
Staff Writer
After reviewing five movies
without rating a single one higher
than a "C," I have finally found
one, The Warlock, that merits a
better grade.
I know how it's been the last
five weeks. Every Friday, readers
have rushed to my review with
speed like that of Madonna taking
off her clothes, only to see one
mpvie or another being dogged by
yours truly and being given a
grade that mirrors the most important
vitamins for the human body,
"C" and "D."
Well, my faithful readership can
return to the movie theater. I have
seen the movie Warlock, and I recommend
it.
Although it has awful acting and
plot holes you can drive the Goodyear
Blimp through, if you can
suspend your disbelief for a couple
of hours, Warlock is like a roller
coaster ride that you probably will
want to go on again.
The movie begins in the year
1691 when the title character.
played by Julian Sands, is imprisoned
for being a witch. The audience
can tell he's a bad dude from
the start because 1) he wears an
earring in the 17th century, 2) he's
got a Steven Segal haircut, which
kind of makes you wonder where
he got mousse back then, and 3)
he makes deals with Satan, who
claims he will save the Warlock
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the 20th century. The Warlock
ends up flying through Kassandra's
(Lori Singer) window.
Thinking him just a drunk who
makes a habit of flying through
people's windows, Kassandra tells
him to get some rest at her apartment
and goes to work.
The police later visit Kassandra
at work and say that the guy she
has been living with has been
found dead, his tongue being forcefully
yanked from his mouth.
The Warlock, fresh off of killing
Kassandra's roommate, heads to a
seer because he needs to make a
collect call to Satan. Apparently,
he doesn't have AT&T. The seer
channels Satan, who tells Warlock j
that he has to find three parts of a
book that can cause all of creation
to be reversed. Warlock, full of
gratitude for the seer's help, rips
her eyeballs out.
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house, Redfurn, who is Warlock's
nemesis, arrives to tell her that he '
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hack to Kassandra's anartment and
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finds the first of the three parts of
the Satanic Bible which, by an absolute
incredible coincidence, just
happens to be located there. As he
leaves, he puts a hex on Kassandra
so that every day, she will age 20
years. Not wanting to resemble a
prune, she enlists Redfum's help
to hunt down the Warlock to reverse
the spell.
From here on out, the movie becomes
an exciting mouse chase.
Kassandra and Redfum drive
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a variety of twists and turns, such
as* putting nails iff foot tracks to
hurt Warlock's feet and Redfurn's
encounter with his own ^00-vp.ar
old corpse.
It's quite obvious the makers of
this film wanted to make more
than just an average horror flick.
They producers of Warlock strived
for creativity, and they are often
successful in showing scenes unlike
anything ever seen before.
The filmmakers also avoided the
familiar trappings of the "love
angle," which is typical of these
kind of "girl meets guy from outer
space or another dimension" movies.
A relationship between Kassandra
and Redfurn is hinted about
but is never carried through, showing
a slight variation on The Terminator
and Slarman.
The conclusion is exciting and is
a well-conceived resolution to the
film. The climactic battle scene between
good and evil is also impressive
and makes Kassandra the
hero.
Whatever you do, don't leave
before the final scene, which is a
brilliant twist of irony whose only
fault is that it virtually prevents
Warlock 2.
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Bands to battle
KATHY HEBERGER
sistant Carolina Life Editor
Hying guitar strings, microphones and drumsticks normally aren't war
apons, but five bands will wield these tools tonight.
The bands will be performing as part of the Carolina Program Union's
e Battle of the Bands ... "An Out of This World Experience." Each of
! bands has at least two USC students in it. These bands were chosen
m among nine bands that submitted tapes to the CPU office.
'We're really excited about this. It's a chance for USC students to
ut their stuff," Contemporary Sounds Chairman John Cunningham
d.
Marine science sophomore Cheryl Caupp, a member of the Contemrary
Sounds Committee, said The Battle of the Bands promises to have
>at diversity. "There's everything from thrash to classical rock 'n' roll
rap," she said.
fudges from FOX 102, WUSC and the USC student body will rate the
nds on overall sound. Audience response to each band will also deterne
which band wins.
The First place winner will receive eight hours of recording time in the
!C Technical Services studio. Second place winners will receive four
e recording hours, and two recording hours will be given to the third
ice winners.
The Battle of the Bands is from 8 p.m. to midnight in the Russell
>use Ballroom. Admission is $2 for USC students and $3 for nondents.
Each of the following bands will perform for 20 minutes on the ball>m
stage:
Bed Rock ? This band plays college alternative music.
The Deboning Method ? This band's sound is a mixture of thrash,
rdcore, experimental and speed metal. They are currently working on
igs for a new demo in early 1990.
Maximum Effect ? This group is a rap band.
Channel Zero ? This band describes itself as "everyday rock 'n' roll"
1 plays a blend of hard rock, funk and REM-influenced sound.
Current Address ? This progressive rock group's music is characterd
by complex, intricate instrumental passages as well as melodic vocal
ces. Influenced by Rush and Steve Morris, the band is currently writ5
music of its own.
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KELLY C. THOMAS They've opened for several bands
iwpoint Editor this year at Rockafellas' and are
Columbia's local music scene scheduled to headline Nov.13.
s expanded rapidly this year, and Phillips, who (along with
doesn't look like it's going to Hauenstein) used to be a member
>p anytime soon. of local band the Glam Dogs, said
One of the area's newest origi- Imitation of Life was what his or1
bands is Imitation of Life, a iginal concept of a band was. "The
3up that blends a fine mixture of Glam Dogs started out to be like
jtal, blues, punk and good ol' this band is now. That's what me
:k 'n' roll. and Mike wanted. But working
Eric Phillips, the band's guitar- with the other two (singer Ray
t, commented on the band's Jicha and whoever happened to be
und. "It's feel music. We're in- playing drums at any given time)
lenced by everything from Aer- made it impossible," he said,
mith to the Sex Pistols, old jazz, Both Phillips and Hauenstein
ues, whatever. It's just feel- said they are glad to be out of the
ck." he said. Glam Dogs and making the music
Frontman Dean (simply Dean, they want to make,
ith no last name to speak of) Hauenstein said the band's goals
reed, adding, "It's kind of tradi- for the near future are to play as
rnal rock 'n' roll with a twist, much as possible and hopefully
n a blues-based singer, but our play outside of Columbia,
usic is not blues." Everyone in the band agrees that
"It sounds like what it sounds they don't have a contrived stage
x, we really don't compare it to presence,
lything," bassist Michael Hauens- "We just get into the music so
in said. much that it seems like we try to
Robbie (also last-nameless), plan what we do," Hauenstein said,
ho plays drums and is the quiet "But even when me and Eric jam
le in the band, grinned and added together on stage, it's just someat
they were also influenced by thing that happens. Sometimes we
[otley Crue. do and sometimes we don't"
Imitation of Life has been per- Phillips agreed, saying, "We're
irming together since late March not like Winger or anything. We
id has recently recorded a demo don't have someone do all that
pe to send to clubs in hopes of choreography and stuff. We just do
aoking more performances, what we feel like doing."