26 - Wednesday, July 17, 1991 - North Shore News

A deadpan apocalypse

Schwarzenegger's Terminator 2 runs
on the adrenalin of special effecis

Terminator 2: Judgement Day *** (Tri-Star) Rated R
at the Esplanade, Capitol, Richport, Station Square, Eagle Ridge,
Guildford and Willowbrook Cinemas.

F YOU could rate a movie solely for stunts and special
effects. there'd be four little stars up there. Eye-popping

visuals abound in T2.

First, there’s Arnold
Schwarzenegger. Although he’s
pretty impressive by himself, the
former Mr. Universe and current
Mr. Box Office World Champ is
dwarfed by effects that range from
adrenalin-charged chases to a liq-
uid metal robot magicaily
reassembling itself from droptets.

Oh yes, then there’s the nuclear
holocaust that fries three billion
citizens in a few terrifying seconds.

Fortunately, that last one is a
dream, but a prophetic one. Sarah
Connor (Linda Hamilton) has
spent the years between T1 and T2
teaching fighting skills to her son
(Edward Furlong), body building
and talking her way into an
asylum.

She can’t convince anyone that
a global computer called Skynet
will cause the downfall of humani-
ty one sunny August in 1997 and
that her son is the future leader of
the rebellion.

But the future believes. The
supercomputer sends back in time
a T-1000 Terminator (Robert
Patrick), far more advanced (and
more compact} than the killer an-
droid (Schwarzenegger) that failed
to get Sarah the first time around.
This time its mission is to kill the
kid. John counters by sending a

Presentation
board selects
new director

FOLLOWING AN _ exhaustive
crouss-country-wide search,
Presentation House board has ap-
pointed Brigitte O’Rooney new
administrative director for the arts
centre.

By Evelyn Jacob
News Reporter

O'Rooney, who holds expertise
in the field ef public art, has
worked extensively in arts ad-
ministration and as a lecturer. She
was awarded the 1990 MacLean
Hunter Fellowship in Arts Journal-
ism.

According to Presentation
House, O'Roaney has ‘definite
ideas about arts access’ and is in-
terested in increasing community
involvement in Presentation
House.

The arts centre has yet to fill the
position of theatre director. Ac-
cording to publicist Patricia Sav-
age, Presentation House is pres-
ently negotiating with a Van-
couver-based, professional theatre
company. She said the name of
the company will not be released
until the deal is finalized, but that
the centre hopes to have a resi-
dent theatre company by its fall
‘92 season.

However, gallery director Karen
Love said the resident company is
just one of a number of options
under consideraiion for the theatre

Tim Bell
FILM REVIEW
reprogrammed T-800 model (Ar-
nold, of course) to protect his 13-
year-old self.

Like Arnold‘s sculptured phy-
sique, the sequel is dedicated to

sheer bulk — guns are massive,
killers are unstoppable, whole cit-

ies go up in fireballs.

Of course, director/writer James
Cameron knows a movie #’ more
than a series of pyrotechnic flexes.
To give the story a fittle heart, Ar-
nie starts to pick up human teats
like compassion. (Ordered not to
kill, he instead shoots perceived
threats in the kneecaps. ‘He'll
live,’”” he assures, deadpan).

A surrogate Robodad, a mom
out of Soldier of Fortune, and a kid
who burgles instant tellers for
video game cash — something
tells me your testosterone level
will gauge your enjoyment.

Eye of Destruction * (Orion
Home Video) Rated R

Nothing will help this similar
robot-on-the-rampage movie. Eve,
a nuclear powered robot made in
the image of her creator (both
Renee Soutendjik), will blow up
New York unless Gregory Hines
can find her off-switch.

Put this on and you'll be looking
for the off-switch too.

30%-50%
OFF...

Jeanne dorse

— LINGERIE —
South Park Royal

NATURE’S WINDOW PRESENTS ...

EV DOOLITTLE

IN PERSON

ALAN
MccCLEeLLAND
will speak and
present Native
Ariifacts

complementing
Bev’s work

Former Chief
FRASER
ANDREW

local meaning
of the
“Circle of Life”

Oe

BEV

DOGLITTLE
will speak
about The

Sacred Circle

and conservation
education

LIMITED ISSUE
SHOW POSTER
AVAILABLE

“Sacred Circle” Fine Art Print

AUGUST 10th

NATURE’S WINDOW ORIGINAL GALLERY -— 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

ORPHEUM THEATRE — 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

For an invitation, show information, or to see the "Sacred Circle" print,
call Nature's Window Art Gallery at

432-1661

MAIN GALLERY
2529 Kingsway
Vancouver, B.C.

432-1661 430-4115

New West Quay
218 - 810 Quayside Dr.,
New Westminster, B.C.

$20-5020

Eaton Centre
Metrotown
1176 - 4700 Kingsway
Burnaby, B.C.
430-3200

and “is by no means confirmed.”

Meanwhile, Michael Fera. who
worked with) former manaper
Kathleen Stringer in theatre pro-
duction. has been mamed interim
theatre manager.

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