North Shore :

22 ~ Friday, June 17,

1988 -

ry. Fox) Rated Maiure (at the « Granile, 0 Oakridge,

o. aBig *** 4 Oth Cent
aa t m2 and Clea ok Cinemas) ~

est Van, Coquitlam, Se:

a little movie. Little i in he sen e of’ no-car chases, no
of special’ effects and | no stunts Big j is a a simple”

* make a choice. —_ ; .
Hanks gives the best perfor te

mance of his carecr: With minimal .

ialogue, he uses adolescent shrugs -.
and a lot of charm to create. a...
believable 12-year-old. trapped ina
mature body. When he breaks...
‘down in ‘tears on his first night
alone in‘a sleazy hotel, his vulner- ©

bility i is touching. But, most of

Ie Hanks i is Funny. His encounter Y

much as ‘Hanks i is the core of

Elizabeth Perkins who thaws after
"Hanks tcaches her how to have fu
ain. Also; Jared Rushton ics

co-star, particularly when aban :
asingly fickle

ira handle on the joys of.
hildhood. The love scene between
Sue and Josh is perfectly captured

ith a gentleness that defuses a -
potentially, uneasy situation

“ Prato submitted

“out at t the end that makes this seh"

a’ successful vehicle for Tom.”

Anne Spictberg and Gary Rose _

have written some marvellous,

scenes, perhaps the most memora-""

ble being the duct between Hanks

"and Robert Loggia, dancing’ on a

huge piano keyboard. :
The rest of the summer films ©) >

‘An impressive cast and humor-
ous insights make this a delightful
coming-of-age ‘story

“will have a hard time competing :

with the humor and heart that
_ makes this little film so Big. Ee

Hope and Glory * seo V4 (Neivon -
Home Video} Rated R
Director John. Boorman delivers

” terrific film based on his

boyhood memories of growing up
_ during the Blitz. The war is”:
“nothing more than an exhilarating’
= diversion fram the true horrors of
school fer young Bill (Sebastian .

‘Rice-Edwards).:

“The nights are filled with ;
aid sirens and | 0 of flak; a

: During the days, he sousts abo

he rubble of, neighbor’ s houses

“When | his own home is added to-
“the casualtics, he is pent away ‘with,
his. family to his grandfather’s cot:
* tage in the country, But the.
Curious events and eccentric

ves continu despite “the change

“ly.

} “desien and ‘performance’ art ‘will be

‘Arts offered
this summer

THE EVEL vN Roth Festival Arts.

“Company is bringing its costumes

and inflatables to the North Shore.
this summer,
A pioncer of performance art in’

“Canada, Roth will contribute her...
‘teaching « and performing experi-.,
“ence to Summier, Arts: 88- operating

out of Queen Mary School this Ju:

Moving. sculpture, “costume ote

clements ‘in: the multi-media. arts

. “curriculum offered.

“Sponsored. by the. Pacific Centre’
for: ‘the: Arts, a newly formed =
North Shore arts organization, ‘the | a
program is » for children four:to 18 ”
years cld. ‘ ay
» For more information ca! 987. :