TALK RADIO fead Eric Bogosian
all talk, little action.

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RADIO: YOU'VE heard the
talk. Now see the movie.

Barry Champlain (Eric Bogo-
sian), a cocky ex-salesman, has
filled the Dallas night air with con-
iroversial chatter for the last five
years.

His talk show on KGAB Radio is
about to be syndicated and,
because he wasn’t consulted, he is
fuming. But then, when isn’t he?

He’s definitely a Morton
Downey Jr. ““A’’-type. The
“shock jock’’ antagonizes his
callers — the lonely, the psychos,
the rednecks — with a string of
abuse and, in return, gets death
threats, a drug-fiend groupie and

- ratings.

Barry doesn’t limit his anger to
faceless voices either. Everyone at
the station, from the boss on down
to the engineer, is on the receiving
end of his sarcasm. But he saves
his best shots for the women in his
life. He wheedles his estranged
wife, Ellen (Ellen Greene) to fly
from Chicago to isin him for his
national premiere, and then ver-
bally assaults her on the air when
his coast-to-coast debut is delayed.

Eric performs the lead (written
by him for him) with a restless
energy that becomes monotonous.
The movie is based on the book,
“Talked to Death: The Life and
Murder of Alan Berg’ so it’s no
surprise when Barry signs off for

[tis a surprise, though, that
anyone would want to make a
movie about a radio show.

In an attempt to make it visually
interesting, the broadcast booth
looks more like ar: 2xecutive
boardroom, with a huge console
and a spectacular view. The cam-
era is either relentlessly circling
the actors or zooming in for
close-ups. So close, you can tell
who wears contacts and who has

open pores.

Local art
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ALL NORTH Shore, Whistler,
Squamish and Pemberton artists
and craftspeople are invited to
submit up to three of their works
for jurying for acceptance in the
“Images & Objects Vil’ Visual
Arts Show.

Registration forms may be ob-
tained from the North and West
Vancouver Arts Councils.

Jurying will take place on March

8.

Works are being accepted at
Klee Wyck, 200 E. Keith Road,
West Vancouver, on Friday,
March 17 from 12 to 8 p.m. and
Saturday, March 18 from 9 to 10
a.m,

All artists are invited to a recep-
tion and show of works on March
19 from 2 to 4 p.m.

26 - Wednesday, February 8, 1989 - North Shore News

TALKED

TO DEATH

Radio host flick
close to boring

The only highlight to Talk Radio
is also an apt description — it’s
Barry’s signature tune, ‘“Bad to
the Bone’.

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BELL

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One of Clark Gable’s last roles
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