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GOOD ACTING SAVES COLORS

COLORS ** (Orion) Rated R (at the Granville, West Van, Scott 72

and Coquitlam Cinemas)

STOP ME

if you've heard
this one :.. © :

Deep in the underbelly of
L.A., a close-to-retirement cop

‘(Robert Duvall) faces the im-
possible (ask of cleaning up the
streets of gangs, whose members
outnusnber him by 300 to 1. The
tough- but-compassionate 19-year
veteran uses a laid-back approach
that includes cutting the /
“bangers’’ some slack in OXx-
change for information. —__

In sharp contrast, his over-
zealous new partner (Sean Penn)
prefers a more direct, hands-on

‘method. In between flexing his
pumped-up musctes and combing

f his hair, he falls for a local ,
| woman (Maria Conchita Alonso)

! with gang connections. a
Penn’s hot-shot antics and, no

doubt, his obsessive grooming

‘and macho posing, soon alienate
him from his girlfriend and his’,
partner. His badge is the only
thing that makes him different
from the criminals they pursue.

And pursue them they do.
There are car chases, foot chases
and motorcycle chases. There are
raids, drug dealings and body
bags. There is sex and violence
and rap'n'rall. 4

‘T guess you can stop me now.

_ Why this movie has beea tage-
ed as controversial is baffling. -

‘Real gang members were used,

_ flashing their colors and signs,
which make it more realistic than
West Side Story, but that just .
camouflages a decidedly rickety
old/new cop story. ~° .*

» Colors does, however, boast

Club hosts

open stage

“THE. NORTH Shore Folk. Club-

will host an open stage night May
_ 4 at Le Quena coffee house as part

“ of the . MayWorks - Festival “of ©

‘culture and working life.

“This takes its cue from May;

festivals around the world,
, celebrating May 1,
tional day of workers,” said festi-
* val publicist ‘Teresa Marshall.

’ With the province’s: history and

early growth tied to labor activism,

‘we have. a culture that goes with |

it,”” she noted of the imputus for
the festival.

Performers with songs to sing or
musical tales to tell can join in the
8 p.m. open: stage at L111 Com-
mercial Dr. in Vancouver before
_ an informal audience.

~ Many of the May. 1. to 8 festival : q
"events centre around Commercial .:
Drive venues including the IWA-.

Hall; La Quena and the Vancouver
East Cultural Centre.»

“Local; folk ‘club’ members’ will:

also be performing May 4 in:a

Songs of B.C. show at the ANZA :

Club: at. 3 West Eighth Ave. in
Vancouver. Details: 324-8821.

: the: interna-;

some fine acting. The real-life
pang members are indistinguish-
able from the professional actors
and Sean Penn manages a good
turn in a thin, unlikeable role.
But, the real treat is Robert
Duvall’s performance, which is a
study in brilliance. Rising above
the material, Duvall is comman-

TIM
BELL

film reviewer

ding, touching and humorous
with a Sinal scene that should
earn him an Oscar next year.

The fitm is also much better in
picces than as a whole. Individual
scenes stand oul, such as the
meeting between the concerned

- citizens and the police, that starts

as an attemp! lo discuss the pro-
blem and degenerates into per-
sonal slurs and shouting. An all-.
too-brief moment of tranquility
occurs when Pean meets Duvall's
family and plays with their son
on the monkey bars.

While director Dennis Hopper
has created a technically slick
production, it's about as fresh as
a tchealed episode of Miami
Vice. It's tou bad Duvall's ter-
cific work should be trapped in
such routine fare.

The Dead ***'2 (Vestron Pic-
tures) Rated PG (at the Royal:
Centre Cinema)

(f John Huston’s last film is ap-

“propriately a very personal one.
The story is by his favorite.
author, James Joyce, adapted by

his son, Tony Huston, and ;’

features his daughter, Angelica.
Ona snowy Dublin evening in
1904, friends and relatives gather
to celebrate the Day of Epiphany
over dinner prepared for two
elderly sisters and their niece,
Dancing, recitations and
over-dinner chalter reveal a wide
variety of characters. Some arc
life-affirming, like the niece,
Mary Jane (Ingrid Craigic), and
her suitor with a fine tenor voice

(Frank Patterson), Others, like
Gretta (Angelica Huston) and her |
reserved husband, Gabriel (Donal

McCann) behave as If they
should have been buried years
ayo.
. Just as they are leaving, Gretta
hears a sad haliad that reminds
her of a long-departed boy who
loved hee in her youth. Gabriel
reflects gloomily on their pas-
sionless marriage and life.
Fighty-five minutes of talk
would normally be sleep-induc-
ing, but the emotional impact
shows Huston, although ailing,
could deliver as powerful a mo-
tion picture as he could almast
half a century ago with the classic
Maltese Falcon. The sombre
mood is lightened with hunior,
excellent performances from the
enlire cast, and Alex North’ §
score, ‘
The master may be gone: but
his masterpieces remain to il-
himinate and entertain. You can
check out most of his films on”
video and, to help, here's a short
list: The Maltese Fatcon, The -
Treasures of the Sierra Madre, |

‘The African Queen, Reflections

ina Golden Eye, The Man Who
Would Be King, Moby Dick,
Wise Blood, Fat City, Prizzi’s
Honor and The Life and Times
of Judge Roy ean.

Concert pianist featured

CONCERT PIANIST  Sicholas
Mialoff, 19, af Nonh Vancouver
will be the featured performer at
the Orpheum May ot, playing
Tehaikossky's Piano Concerto #0,

Since his first piane lessons at
age six, he has excelled. At age 10
he gave his first solo performance
and made his concert debut at 16
years old.

To date this double scholarship
student at the University of B.C.
has won more than 50 top prizes in
local, provincial and national
piano competitions. :

For further details on this. Or-
pheum Theatre concert, call 665-
3050.

JUNO AWARD nominee Doug
Cameron — known for his song

Mona — will perform at North
Vancouver's Centennial Cheatre in
local Bahavis Peace of Ant Con-
cert,

With the theme of unity and
diversity as a cornerstone of world
peace, “this ‘concert is just one
way of expressing aur belief in the

-oneness of all people and of our

”

eventual peaceful co-existance,

said organizer Fariba Ferdowsi.
Also included on the roster are

Trinidad band Cinnanion, Japa-

nese dancers, native singer. Rick
“Harry and Persian-Canadian dance

company East-West. +
Tickets to the 7:30 p,m. April 30
event are available at the ree cen-
tre, the Baha'i Bookstore in Van-
couver and the UNICEF office at
439 Hastings St. ;
For more details on the Peace of
Art. Concert, call 921-6262 or
929-5708. ”

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