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Tension high
in Suspect

Suspect *** (RCA/Columbia Home Video) Rated R

FOR SOME reason, no one can resist a good courtroom

drama and Suspect offers a clever twist to this time-

honored genre.

Kathleen Riley (Cher) is a
dedicated public defender,
desperate ‘or a vacation, In-
stead of going away, however,

she is saddled with Cart Wayne .

Anderson (Liam Neeson), a

homeless deaf-mute with. a

violent streak.
The gutter-dweller becomes
the lead suspect in a brutal

murder when he is caught with
the slain woman’s wallet and a

knife. The strong evidence
against him is only refuted by
his feeble, but stubborn, claim
that he is innocent.

TIM
BELL

film reviewer

An unsympathetic judge
(ohn Mahoney) and a tough
prosecuting attorney (Joe
Mantegna) make the accusad’s
future look grim. Fortunately
for Riley, this is where the
twist comes in.

One of the jurors, a fobbyist
named Eddie Sanger (Dennis
Quaid), plays detective for the
attractive D.A. and begins te
unravel the mystery.

Their furtive meetings to ex-
change information add to the
suspense, as Riley risks disbar-
ment to clear her client.

Meanwhile, the real killer
closes in as she nears the
truth.

The far-fetched premise of
juror and D.A. as a shamus
team is made credible by the
smouldering interaction of the
two sexy feads, Cher and
Quaid.

Sharp-edged dialogue.
courtesy of Eric Roth, and
Michael Kamen’s Psycho-like
score add polish to this
thriller.

The fact that the killer’s
identity is easily deducted
does not Jessen the tension,
which is a tribute to director
Peter Yates (Bullitt).

Anatomy of a Murder ****
(RCA/Columbia) Unrated

A steamy Duke Ellington
score sets the scene as James
Stewart defends a quick-
tempered soldier accused of
murdering his wife’s alleged
rapist. Behind an aw-shucks
country lawyer facade is an in-
cisive legal mind ready to do
battle with a sharp city pro-

- secutor (George C. Scott).

When this was first released
in 1959, it was considered hot
stuff but time has tamed the
reference to ladies’ unmen-
tionables and such. Now it is
simply one of the best court-
room dramas availabie on
tape.

New on Video
“batteries not included (MCA)

Fantasy from the Spielberg
factory about some apartment
tenants who put the kibosh on
a cut-throat realtor with the
help of teeny-weenies from
outer space.

The Milagro Beanfield War
(MCA}

Robert Redford directed this
gentle comedy about land
developers and the locals of a
small New Mexico village tussl-
ing over water rights.

Lady in White (Virgin)

Ghost story about a young
boy (Lukas Haas) and an un-
solved murder, featuring
Katherine Helman as a spooky
oldster.

Agatha Christie's Appointment
with Death (Warner)

Peter Ustinov returns as the
fastidious Belgian detective
Hercule Poirot to solve some
dirty deeds in the Holy Land.
North Shore Views:

West Van: Moon Over
Parador,

Married to the Mob, Young
Guns.

Park. Royal: Tucker, Betrayed,
A Fish Called Wanda.

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**  ~ Average

* - Poor

Seafood emphasized

From page 28

soups (Salmon Chowder $2.95}
and various entrees (Salmon stuff-
ed with Crab Mousse and dressed
with Lobster Sauce), will continue
at Barclay’s to the end of

September.

The completely renovated
Barclay’s is scheduled to open
Oct. 12.

A full Table Hopping critique of

Barclay’s will appear soon. Stay
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DIRECTOR RITA Weakes, actor Barry Duffus (centre) and playwright Peter Raabe..

Friday, September 23, 1988 ~ North Shore News

NEWS photo Nei! Lucente
-the three North Van-

couverites put on a sell-out show with the play Taking Care of Business for the 1988 Fringe Festival.

NV play a hit at Fringe

NOT MANY Fringe Festival productions had to turn
people away, but the North Vancouver-mounted
production Taking Care of Business did.

“There was a lot of controversy, a lot of conversa-
tion,’ playwright Peter Raabe, 38, said of his work,
which concerns a daughter wanting to follow her
mother into the world’s oldest profession. ‘‘That is
what it’s all about.”

With the Fringe Festival naw over, the Tryst Theatre
Company — including North Vancouverites director
Rita Weakes, actor Barry Duffus and producer na
Heather Rimmer ~ will remount the play for the

benetit of Capilano Coltege classes.

“The Fringe gave me as a writer an incredible ex-
perience in what happens in theatre other than what 1
do,”’ said Raabe. “I got a good overview.’

Blizzard Press of Winnipeg is currently looking at
publishing the play.

Next on the agenda for Raabe is Breast Stroke —
which looks at dreams of recreating the past and is
now in the second draft — for Axis Mime Theatre.

His recent play Common Ground, following the
staff of a Vancouver holistic magazine of the same
name through a day, is being looked at for produc-
tion.

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