if the scent

Al Pacino fabulous in otherwise lacklustre effort

Scent of aWoman & * (Uni-
versal) Rated Mature (at the
Park & Tilford, Granville,

Oakridge, Coquitlam, Clear-
brook, Station Square, Rich-
mond, Scott 72 and Harris
Road cinemas)

OO-AH! HA! That's

the battle cry of Lt.

Col: Frank Slade (Al
Pacino) — lusty, loud, fero-
ciously opinionated and
totally blind (the result of a
hand grenade “‘trick’’ gone

awry).
Bitter? You bet. Self-pitying? Oh
_ yeah, that too. Even his own fami-
ly find it difficult to deal with him.
". “But-Slade’s caustic wit and way
with women (wait’ll you see him
~ tango) make him the perfect men-
tor for a timic preppy named
Charles Sims (Chris O'Donell).
Charles/Charlie/Chuck needs a‘
part-time job and agrees to take
care of the crude ex-army officer
“for a weekend.
His instructions are to keep the
. Colonel off the bottle (he’s a tad
artial to Jack Daniels) and take

im out for a Sittle fresh air. Frank
has other ideas. Like taking off to
~ New York, first class no less,

‘and whooping’ it up all weekend.

* While Pacino is fun to watch,
drawling commands like “Come
on son’ perambulate.” and
“I’ve got a gun. You've gol pim-

les ,"’ ata padded 2% hours, this

im loses its fresh scent. |.

- Flirting **& *% (Alliance) Rated ©
Mature (at the Royal Centre)

“This second of a planned trilogy. §

isa sweet Australian import that
continues the adventures of :-Dan-

ny Ebling (Noah Taylor), last seen :
“inthe acclaimed The Year My

. Voice Broke.

‘It's 1965 and. Danny is an in-
telligent, sensitive ‘student at a
boys’ school, ostracised by a gag-

~ Arts Counci
holds forum.
at NV. cafe

“THE “NORTH , Vancouver Com.
munity , Arts Council is inviting
local artists to attend an evening of

““commiunity dialogue’. tomor-
row night at Spirals Cafe.

“There are many artisis “in
‘North Vancouver working in their
“garages or.at the back of autobady
stores with no appropriate working
space. We're asking those feonle
‘tocome tothe forum and we'll

-*see what.we can do for them,’
“ said: arts council president Irwin,
Oostindie.

“He said dicussion will also focus
on. how the North Shore Arts
Commission‘s: controversial . facili-
ties’ study, which recommends
three new arts centres for the

“North Shore, will affect local ar--: §

tists.

. The arts ‘council is concerned

“that: Phase.1. of the government-

"funded report ignored such crucial

structures as storage, rehearsal and

“studio space — the kind of facili-
ties Oostindie ‘says artists are in

most need of. ;

“The need for these kind of fa-
cilities was clearly noted in the

“ study’s research. We want. to

make sure Phase 2 of the report |

‘focuses on that research and not
+ Jon: far-fetched ‘plans: to develop
larg e cultural centres.” .

pirals is located at 15 Lonsdale
Ave. The artist's forum begins a7
“Pp. m, ‘

characteristic straight hair) is one
of many who offer natural perfor-
mances under the astute direction
of John Ouigan. He fills this comic
coming-of-age story with three:
dimensional’ characters who, al-
though they start out as cartoons
{the dweeb, the ice queen, “etc.),
are soon revealed as likable origi-
nals (if slightly idiosyncratic).

There’s a hilarious, wildly sultry
dance scene with the girls in their
school uniforms that ... well, you
just have to see it.

Hats off to John Duigan who has
the knack, along with Scottish
director Bill Forsythe (That Sinking
Feeling, Local Hero) for capturing
the real essence of adolescence.

FILM REVIEW

gle of acned youths who make fun
of his slight stutter.

But salvation is a short row
across the tranquil lake where lies
Cirencester Ladies College and the
outspoken African student Than-
dine Adjewa (Thandine Newton)
who captures his heart with her
fiery oratory.

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