PERPETUAL TRICK-or-treaters Lock, Shock and Barrel prepare to

Nightmare Before Christmas.

The Nightmare Before Christmas

“* % (Touchstone) Rated
Mature (at the Esplanade, Capitol
and other Famous Players
cinemas)

HIS HALLOWEEN

treat from Tim Bur-

ton’s bag of tricks is a
strange brew of Charles Ad-
dams and Andrew Lloyd
Webber. _

Jack Skellington, a skeleton
whose round skull resembles a
blanched pumpkin, has a bone to
pick with Halloween. ‘

It seems the Pumpkin King has
grown weary with scaring folks.

- Christmas Town.

Vane

oe

Tim Bell

FILM REVIEW
But a lucky stumble leads him to

Delighted by the color and lack
of monsters, he plots to kidnap
“Sandy Claws’’ on Christmas Eve
and deliver his own set of pres-

Photo Bo Henry

‘“‘bag" Santa in Tim Burton’s The

feels stretched

Poor Jack-o doesn’t know that
hats.made of bats and shrunken
heads are not the traditional
stocking stuffers.

With state-of-the-art stop-
motion effects and Danny
E}finan’s thudding score, director
Henry Sellick and producer Tim
Burton redefine puppet animation.
The fantasy drips with Burton’s
unique vision.

Halloween Town’s monochrome
tones are livened only with a
fountain spewing green toxin in
the city centre.

Although the gallows humor
works, the brief 75-minute run-
ning time still feels stretched. The
serviceable music lacks memorable

See Orpheum page 44

ouver Trade & Convention Centre
November 3-7 '93

y far the iargest event of its kind on the West Coast, Circle Craft
= Christmas Market is Western Canada's premiere craft market.
This five day shopping extravaganza features the work of

over 200 artisan's from across Canada.

A traditional ard magical Christmas setting will greet all visitors to this
years event. Christmas carollers—Willie and the Wassaillers and the
| Charles Dickens Singers will entertain. Complete your Christmas shopping

early this year~all under one roof.

Visit the "SHARING TREE", Win a fabulous trip for two to Mexice.
Tickets $1. "Together we can make a child's Christmas a little brighter".
Proceeds raised benefit the CKNW Orphans’ Fund.

Sharing Tree \
sponsored by:

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Wed., Thur., Fri: 11 am to 10 pm / Sat., Sun: 10 am to 6 pm

20th ANNIVERSARY

Show Decor sponsored by:

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Adults 36,

Seniors and Students sé,

Shaw Pass $8
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Children
under [2 free,

Wednesday, Oct

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Presents

GEORGE BATES

ory

THE AXMINSTER ROAD
A New Exhibition of Paintings from
England, Paris and British Columbia

October 28 to November 6
926-2615

22" X 28”

REMEMBRANCE

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6
9:00-5:00 |

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items 7

SALVATION ARMY THRIFT STORE

241 Lonsdale Ave., N.Van.

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