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[PEOPLE PLACE CAROLINA n The Low V ?? % \ * espdte its small-town reputation, an Beaufort has become some kind an W0 of hot spot in recent years ? sur- is prise, surprise. In the late, great '80s, wl 'The Great Santini" and The Big Chill" Hi used Beaufort for their backdrops. Lov- sh able idiot Forrest Gump found a home nr in Beaufort, as did the recent "Jungle la] Book" movie. se Yet, there's more to Beaufort than B< movie sets and Pat Conroy novels. 71 Maybe... Places you could go: b Fripp Island: It's a resort, so let's just assume the average student can't drop a load to go here. The island, prior to ^ its recent dwelling developments, was hi acquired in Colonial times by Capt. I Johannes Fripp, a hero in battles w< against the Spanish. Now the island ^s' offers lodging, golf, tennis, unspoiled ^ beaches, a marina and the highly reputable Shrimp Shack restaurant Guess ^ what? Pat Conrov's movie version of "The Prince of Tides" was filmed here. ^ h ? Daufuskie Island: Daufuskie by tra- tr dition has been rural, remote and self- H sufficient, home to former slaves and so their descendants who have made their living from the proverbial land and Hi sea. Now, like every other beautiful h1 place in the world, Daufuskie is un- se der resort development. You can on- st ly get to Daufuskie via boat. And hey, the island is the setting of "The Water is Wide," a book by a little-known a* author named Plat Conroy. YouVe prob- st ably never heard of him in this arti- ar cle. Ik Golf courses: Try the courses at the Tj Country Club of Beaufort, (800) 845- yo 8500; Cat Island GC, (800) 221-9582; til or the Uoli troiessionais uiud unam- e\ pions' Course (803) 524-3635. of fo Beaufort Museum: This houses relics ar of nature, war and industry of Beau- ro fort origin. The museum was once an Cock-a-doodle, you. Re 30 tanning fkjff VI A IV I Pink Jpding behind Eckerd rnftrmi Go out with fi ^B each other. name, addres mk others. On a first d public place. L Safety y0U pjan t0 be that others kno NETWC I 1 - - j S WHATNOT] [OADTRIP | country i f RYAN SIMS The Gamecock 1 I senal, which was constructed in 1798 id made of brick and tabby. Tabby a cement first made by Spaniards, I tio burned oyster shells to extract ne, then mixed it with sand and ells and shaped it in great wooden I olds to form durable walls and pil- | rs. If for nothing else, go to the mu- _ um to be in the heart of downtown jaufort. The museum is located at | .3 Craven St. . aces you won't go, but that could | > Interesting... - - A K C ll ims isiana museum, mure iur uie smper Fi and ROTC participants in e world, this museum displays the I story of Parris Island from 1564 to e present. Marine uniforms and sapons are featured. Also at Parris land are famous monuments to 1564 | uguenot pioneer Jean Ribuat, the ig-raising on Iwo Jima and the Iron ike monument. Hey, it's free. | atlonal Cemetary: In 1863, Abraim Lincoln created this cemetary for | ie victims of battles in the South. ere lie the remains of 9,000 Union ldiers and 122 Confederates. jilting Island State Park: Long the inting ground of both Indian and 1 ttler, the island now is home to a | ate park, a place with cool beaches, _ rest trails and marshes made acssible by boardwalk. You can see it | 1 from an abandoned 140-foot (181 , airstep) lighthouse. Watch your step, td don't fall. I >w to get to these places... ike 1-26 East out of Columbia until u come to 1-95 South. Take this un- I you reach U.S. 21 South, which will entually end up in the great town Beaufort. Hey, it was cool enough I r Barbara Streisand, Kevin Kline | id Tom Hanks. Oh, yeah, Pat Cony grew up here. ? Stephanie Sonnenfeld | ad The Gamecock* ID 1AM\1 >2 SUPER I E 9 TANS | ium S when purchased by 2-8-95 519 Meeting St P West Columbia W* Across from McDonalds |< 794-9100 fc riends and keep track of C Don't broadcast your m s or plans in front of Sj ate, plan to meet in a C .et people know where E and let your date know g< w. Stick to your plans. g Telephone 1&9V 252-8393 1*111 24 Hours ,Jlk, '1: If it #:# . HFTFPT Break out the fedoras and magnl Town Theatre presents 'Prescrip the original Columbo my; CHRIS DIXON Staff Writer der" to the Town Theatre will present "Pre- rehearsing scription: Murder," the play that seven days spawned the television series "Colum- "Samuel bo," tonight through Feb. 18. said- "B The play is directed by Emmalee a lot of laug Robbins, and stars, among others, strict and r Joe Cobb as Columbo and Michelle fun with it. Lee as Claire. The cast was chosen Even th> through extensive auditions in ear- since he waj ly December, and the director had at vous about least three call backs. live audien "There were s.o many wonderful "Everybi people, I probably could have double is through or triple cast," Robbins said. body associa Some of the cast members have bo." experience, while others are new to Mystery the theater. This blending of expe- audience s riences combined with pliability is scription: ft what makes this cast special. "When t "Talent is nothing compared to a have it all good attitude in theater," Robbins change theii said. time a dooi According to the cast, a lot of hours pect someth went into bringing "Prescription: Mur- It's very er 'Before Sunris< LIGHTSC AM ER ARE ACTION STEPHEN BROWN Staff Writer BEFORE SUNRISE kkkk (out of four stars) Midway through "Before Sunrise," a character asks, "Isn't everything we're doing in life a way to be loved a little more?" Leading to discussions, revelations and lingering thoughts, this question is but one thread in a tapestry of character study. "Sunrise" is a celebration of human language that reveals more about its loquacious characters than any film targeted to the 20-somethings in recent memory. Strangers on a European train, an American man and a French woman, make an immediate connection. He proposes that she spend the evening with him walking through the streets of Vienna, and she obliges. The film observes their monumental discourse during a time when the clock stops and two people explore each other through conversation. "Sunrise" is an intellectual film that deserves comparison to "My Dinner With Andre," the classic study of fascinating talk. Written by Richard Lanklater and Km Krizan, "Sunrise" presents seemingly random dialogue so brilliant that it upstages the European scenery. The film hinges on the young leads, Ethan Hawke ("Reality Bites") as Jesse and Julie Delpy ("Three Musketeers ) as Celine. Hawke demonstrates a surprising degree of tenderness as Jesse. Swaggering like a stud but proving just as screwed up as everyone else, he says he feels like a 13-yearold trapped in a grown-up body. Celine, on the other hand, muses about becoming old and is initially attracted to Jesse when he tells a story about the ghost of his grandmother. Delpy keeps wity pace with Hawke's zaniness. The variety of human language presented in "Sunrise" is intoxicating. Whether debating, laughing or holding mock Q & A sessions with imaginary friends, the characters cover a wide range of human emotions. Throughout their nocturnal journey, the burgeoning lovers encounter quirky characters ranging from a wild-eyed palm reader to a homeless poet. Jesse is often cynical, and Celine is very open to strangers. Through the evening's odyssey, the nomadic American learns that true love involves looking straight into someone's eyes and learning to see through them. From an awkward moment in a listening booth where they stare in different directions as if aboard an elevator, to a sequence in which their kiss makes the heart of the city skip a beat, "Sunrise" gushes with romance and truth. Despite their differences, Jesse and Celine lure the audience into eavesdropping on their lives. Jesse avoids speaking French or revealing too much What's an 8-letterw R U GOi Corduroy Pants elsewhere $35 Wool Pants elsewhere $30 - 40... $ Sweaters our regular $24.95 our regular $34.95 Long Sleeve Shirts elsewhere $18 - $30 Overcoats from Franc Sweden, England and else AllMY/NAVY 1621 MAIN STREET 2 mTiTi'mmmTi'iT tion: Murder,' story. J rm x i_ v _ stage. j.ne castnas Deen / w two to three hours a day, k% a week, since Jan. 3. l goes into a performance" I lood, sweat, and tears,and hter. Sometimes, it's very igid, but we have a lot of ough he has been acting ^ jfl 3 8, Cobb admits he is nerperforming in front of a Bunnl Hart, Jeff Sn ce, star In Town Theatre ody knows who Columbo little nuances and inn TV," Cobb said. "Every- Performing the sa tes Peter Falk with Colum- after night can be redi actors involved, and intrigue are what the "Every single pers hould expect from "Pre- c ferent performance ev lurder." way the actors portra; he audience thinks they that makes it differer solved, one line might Town Theatre trie minds," Cobb said. "Every etyof shows to draw r opens, they should ex- alongside the regular: ing different. Bottom line: "It's always impoi itertaining, down to the new people to the thea fihodfi liefht n ^ k/Axv/v*w --y ~ *11 * ?*mmm'm*m"'m f ^ m liMli JH||^Mftk jHK Julio Delpy and Ethan Hawke roam around about his hapless love life, and Celine explains wh her ambitions have been tempered by society's e> pectations. By her final "Au revoir" and his "Lai er!," the audience realizes its absorbing partnei ship with the characters. Director Richard Linklater ("Slacker," "Daze and Confused") continually strives to captur verisimilitude. His personality surfaces, especia ly when Jesse dreams up a television show ths spotlights 365 countries and follows a character i each for 24 hours. Linklater's "Slacker" doci mentaiy style combines with the comic packagin of his 70s drug culture comedy "Dazed" splendic ly"Before Sunrise" is a thoughtful ode to love an life that communicates volumes through a stor about what happened one night. HIGHLANDER: THE FINAL DIMENSION 1/2 (out of four stars) "Highlander: The Final Dimension" emphasize the power of illusion to add new twists to the sc fi trilogy and to make "Highlander II" disappea Unfortunately, no film, especially "Highlande TFD," possesses that kind of magic. The original "Highlander" chronicles the life < Conner Macleod (Christopher Lambert), a See who should have died in 1536, but he belongs to race of immortals who can only be killed when kx headed by a sword. He is doomed to duel throug history until the Gathering, when the remainin few battle for supremacy. Immortality has its pri< ord for "Newspaper1 UTTTTTTTfl IB M H Serving $19.95 L| 16.95-$26.95 II A $10.00 11 W $20.00 H $10.00 H e Li ISM a" Parts al where Li Rl a H Kg Mounta roKij. cj if m a M 510 S. Beltlir 552-1350 Li |9 Comer of Devii Li IDB & Beltline riTiTi'i'ia m x ' " >> - ?l'" <-~~ | !! J . Esgfli |: ;|> MPlKli ' ' ;l I"' ~" I I S ?.* I Town Thaatr* dlth and Joe Cobb as the legendary Columbo t's "Prescription: Murder" this weekend. luendos." a wonderful part of the life experime play night ence," Lee said. "It's fun, it's exciting, undant for the and it can be moving at times." An added bonus is the mystery on gives a dif- within a mystery. Each audience ery night. The member will have the chance to solve y the emotion, a mystery that will be revealed at the it," Cobb said. play. s to do,a vari- Shows begin at 8 p.m., and Sunin new people day matinees begin at 3 p.m. Tickets 3. are $9 for adults, $8 for students and rtant to bring $6 for youths under 18. Town Theter because ifs atre is located at 1012 Sumter St. ii love and Me ?, *<* w w mr Sy* " |V^m] M - M *" mL * ? 4/hn/iw aHHnu i^H Ji / I -tm WM. \ Wl? ^ Cacti* Reck EntertaliNnent Vienna In Richard Llnklater'a "Before Sunrise." y as Conner witnesses the death of countless lovers i- and his mentor (Sean Connery). Worst of all, Cont ner endures the sequel, a film that slurped the life out of the legend by proposing that the immortals are space aliens, d "Highlander: TFD" ignores the previous ine stallment, forging a new yam that introduces in1 triguing elements, but it ultimately fizzles by overit compensating with a preposterous story, n Lambert reprises his signature role as the angstfilled immortal. Mario Van Peebles ("Posse") coif stars as the sorcerer Kane, one more villain for Conner to conquer. Chasing each other through 16th century Japan and modem America, the two d wage a final war. y Van Peebles is smooth as Kane, pulling tricks out of his sorcerer sleeve, hissing his lines and mor? phing with reckless abandon. Director Andy Morahan runs around with his ? head cut off as he juggles a trapeze swordfight, a sentimental visit to Scotland and love affairs in !S separate time frames. Other sequences involving r" a rowing, running, cheering, "Rocky"-style trainr ing and a final showdown amidst arbitrary molten metal and fiery furnaces of an abandoned factory could have been more original. Important elements from the original "High a lander, including music Dy v^ueen and wit oy sean a. Connery, are sorely missing. This first post-Bob-H h bitt "Highlander" film is a most unkind cut. !g But after part two, even "Highlander: Men infl :e Kilts" would have been a vast improvement! '? (Crossword, p.4) I ob & Sons HI Bici\c\es PI ; Columbia for over 55 years! t _jp* h (gP? mm i run i rl 10% OFF n id accessories for the first 30 days fter purchase of any bike [? in bikes starting at $209 |fl ie Hours: M le 782-3932 Tue-FH9-6 LI Sat 9-5 it