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< > Friday, February 25, 1994 Variety, chai . By College Press Service WASHINGTON ? Wesley Snipes - came to talk about "Sugar Hill," his film opening Feb. 25, but dressed for a future role: wearing a button down green shirt, much like the ones jazz trumpet innovator Miles Davis is remembered for wearing on the cover of his 1958 album "Milestones." The shift from playing Romello, a savvy drug dealer struggling to get out t of Harlem in "Sugar Hill", to Black Panther, a comic book super hero he will portray soon, to a deep, biographical portrait of Miles Davis marks the versatility Snipes wants to main' tain during his Hollywood ride. "I would never want to be just one kind of character," he says. "That 's not acting." With perhaps a little too much swagger, Snipes professes to be the . "brother of my complexion" other than Sidney Poitier who has starred in action, comedy and drama roles with. out having to play any parts that * stereotype African Americans. At 31, Snipes has indeed overcome ?; some barriers in Hollywood, molding himself into one of the most sought,J after actors of any complexion. In "White Men Can't Jump," Snipes V i ? |gP ^L. \1 > ^*^RS ' ^H Find out more about how drug use anc Call the National AIDS hotline at 1The hotline for the hearing impaired i k "J w r" ? 4 * ? t ? l *>} ' Picl Your artwor 1994-95 US seen by even out a yellow TIPS man. Fu with a selfStudent Med include your open to all s Slides must t get out the have you anc risma mark created his most memorable chara< ter, basketball hustler extraordinair Sidney Deane. As architect Flipper Pi rify in "Jungle Fever," Snipes mad waves engaging in inter-racial rc mance on screen, although the film' controversy was not quite as stirrin as Poitier's "Guess Who's Coming t Dinner?," which tackles similar theme in 1967. But Snipes' brilliant druglord Nin Brown in "New jack City" landed hir solidly among the film elite, garnei ing him co-starring spots with Seai Connery in "Rising Sun" ad Sylveste Stallone in "Demolition Man." His roles, while often entertaining always have depth. Snipes instills wi< dom into his character, no matte how evil, cornball or sympathetic the may be. He says he hopes people, especia ly young people, "Don't just look up but look in" to his character. And 01 being a role model for black youth, h adds, "I hope they get into what I'r talking about and not just how I'r steppin'." As a young man, Snipes looked t< Malcolm X and Adam Clayton Powel as heroes. He turns to them still among others, for inspiration. wmjttj i AIDS are related. flDQXSXSS 800-342-AIDS, s 1-800-AIDS-TTY. t i ..tf tureth k could be on the ci C phone book. Have /one who looks for a n ' page coupon or tries II color slides should b addressed stamped e lia, Russell House room telephone number! TP tudents, faculty, and s ie received by March 1 ol' paintbrushes, came I get to work. to Snipes' style "Studying their lives helps me sha e mine," Snipes says. "I don't want i- let them down." e Snipes grew up in the South Broi )- and was raised by a single mother s ter his parents' divorce. After he to g to hustling in pool halls as a tee o auer. his mother moved the familv :s Orlando, Fla. Later, he returned to New Yoi o earning a Victor Borge scholarship n the State University at Purchas r- There, he became a Muslim, and I; n er left the Islamic faith, and met 1 r wife, who he has since divorced. Snipes says his mother was a cc ?, stant source of inspiration in his 1L >- She is consistently reminded hii r "Wherever you're gonna to be, be t y best at it." His relationship with his father w 1- never as solid. In "Sugar Hill," Rom >, lo has a tight bond with his father, c n spite the trouble he has imposed < e family. In one particularly movii n scene, Romello feeds soup to his 1 n ther, who is strung out on drugs. Snipes says that on-screen bond 3 nothing like real life, but he wants 11 be there if his father ever needs hii I, "I hope I mature into that kind man in the picture," he said. You Don't Have to be An Einstein mr - mm ^I To Understand the Benefits of Cooperative Education. "-Wil is,,, over of the 1 your work umber, pulls ; to call the e submitted envelope to i 323. Please ie contest is taff of USC. 18, 1994, so ira, or what c 6amccock . ' The Dance Theater of Columbia, under the direction of Pam Bailey, T< pe will present "Alice in Wonderland" ti< to as a benefit for the Children's Hospital of Richland Memorial Hospital ca nx March 4-6 at the Town Theater, af- The original dance will feature charok acters from the Lewis Carroll classic, bl n- performed by some of Columbia's sc to hnest dancers and a cast or more than h< 80 young dancers. Call 788-7517 for T1 k, tickets. to ce e. "Bull Bait Gaucho," an original ex- ic at- perimental theater performance by lo- ve lis cal musicians One3Four, is an abstract T1 interpretation of Sir Richard Francis ic ?n- Burton's journey to Mecca. fit fe. One3Four has assembled members m, of USC's Puppet Regime along with w he local actors to implement the show, ht Featured performers will include bl ras Maria Melekos, Peter Thomason and el- Monica Wyche. le- The show will be held from Feb. th 3n 23-March 2 at Benson Theater. Tick- St ig ets are $3 for students and $5 for e> fa- everyone else. at For additional information, call is James Carmine at 252-3385. m to te m. If you're into swing and dancing, th of join Tony Torre and the Tony Torre tic Orchestra at the following monthly events. hi The orchestra performs the second 45 I TnpsHav of parh month from ^ n m to 6 p.m. at the Big Apple, 1000 Hampton Street, behind the Richland Pt County Library. Tickets are $4 for se- Ea nior citizens and $5 for everyone else, et The orchestra performs live on WSCQ Morning Show the second Sat- wi urday of each month from 9 a.m. to m; 11 a.m. at the Western Steer on St. en Andrews Road. 'Ranch Romana By College Press Service k.< If you miss the days when country music was something other than rock $1 'n' roll with a Southern accent, then Pl Ranch Romance is just the band for Pe ra you. Of course, in addition to your han- mi kerin' for vintage Western swing rhythms and classic desert yodeling, i( you'll need to pack along a certain na open-mindedness about women who ba sing love songs directed at both pa women and men. BC Head singer and songwriter Jo ce Miller has flipped back and forth with ga ease in the past (hence the disc title fu "Flip City"), but now seems to be set- be tling into the sort of coyly androgynous narrative voice that was once mi 1 HHHHI FEB. 251 use SHOR SELECTED USC COCA-COI FRITO-UI Give the gii Give bli + America: South Car< Blood At each performance, the Tony :>rre Orchestra accepts food donaans for Harvest Hope Food Bank. For more information or tickets, ill 699-1957 or 252-7742. In the midst of a critical nationwide ood shortage, USC is offering to ipport the Midlands community by 3Sting monthly blood drives at tiomson Student Health Center. Beginning Thursday, the health :nter in conjunction with the Amerin Red Cross will sponsor blood dri:s from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the last lursday of each month in the physal therapy center on the second >or. Students, who must be 17 and eigh at least 100 pounds to meet ;alth criteria, are avowed to donate ood every 56-days. The many spectacular waterfowl lat can be found in the Palmetto ate are the subjects of an exciting diibition of original duck stamp art the State Museum. The paintings were donate.d to the useum by the S.C. Migratory Warfowls Committee and are part of e exhibit "South Carolina Connec )ns: Art, nne ana uecorauve. For more infonnation about the exbition, call the museum at 737? >21. A new poetry magazine, the Poet's ;n, will soon appear in Columbia, ich issue will feature about 160 pos. Poet's Pen is looking for amateur riters to contribute. However, the agazine can't afford to pay for pons. Anyone who would like more inr return of ol< i lang's stock in trade. With her oversized, creamy white etson and her absolutely honeyire 1940s singing style, Miller is a :rfect heart throb for the romantilly ambidextrous and easily the ost exciting female country singer emerge in the last couple of years. The opening track, "Wheatfield Ane," is a perfect example of this dyimic. Featuring an update of the nd's "Buckaroo" riff and a lyrical .U? I. A I 1 "Q.-? \Jk UJt IV.U. 1<U1^ Dig >ned Gal," the song is an exuberant lebration of a cornfed Midwestern 1 who got the townfolks a bit consed by her, presumably gendernt, ways. Other new tunes tread equally faliar ground. "Sweet Comfort in the lay :ia dt u-ik ! CLOTHING 5 LA 12 PAC lY BIG BA< Mm liSM ?i ft of life, I ood! I n Red Cross ft 3lina Regional L Services 5 I formation should contact Poet's Pen, P.O. Box 3430 Station C., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1Y 4J6. Please enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope to help cover the mailing and correspondence costs. Riverbanks Zoo will continue to offer free admission Fridays through the end of February. Special zoo features such as the birdhouse rainstorm, penguin and sea lion feedings and the milking demonstration at Riverbanks Farm are held daily on schedule regardless of the weather. Riverbanks Zoo is open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily. The admissions gate closes at 4 p.m. For more information, call the zoo at 779-8730 or 779-8717. The National Library of Poetry has announced that 512,000 in prizes will be awarded this year to more than 250 poets in the North American Open Poetry Contest. The deadline for the contest is March 31 There is no entry fee for the contest, which is open to anyone. Any poet, whether published or not, can be a winner. Every poem entered has a chance to be published in a deluxe, hardbound anthology. To enter, send one original poen any subject and style, to The Nation al Library of Poetry, 11419 Cronridge Dr., P.O. Box 704-YD, Owings Mills, MD 21117. The poem should be no more than 20 lines, and the poet's name and address should appear at the top of the page. Entries must be postmarked by March 31. A new contest opens April 1. d-time country Blues" and "Baby's Gonna Come Back Home" represent a roadsick amplification of last album's "Arizona Moon," while "She Who Must Be Obeyed" is a sort of empowered feminization of "Trouble." These tunes aren't retreads, mind you, but their basicpremises are just as familiar as those rv\ i r*i? p/Mirttrsr U/i rt r\ juu vi vApvv_i 11 win aily LUU^LUy wauu. Accordionist Nova Devonie, guitarist David Keenan and fiddler Barbara Lamb all take their turns at the lead local spot for a tune apiece, which is fun and effective each time. But Miller's voice is the main attraction here, and you won't be able to get enough of it. You'll also want to check out the band's earlier offerings: "Blue Blazes" and "Western Dream." IV CH 5TH AU$999 0-75% OFF KS $299 99 TTV |