20 - Wednesday, January 25, 1989 - North Shore News

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Films explore the bright and dark sides

Mississippi Burning *** (Orion)
Rated 14 years (at the Granville,
Coquitlam, Station Square, Park
& Tilford and Clearbrook
cinemas) —

“WHAT'S GOT four eyes
and can’t see?”

The year is 1964 and the answer
is Mississippi. FBi agent, Rupert
Anderson (Gene Hackman) is try-
ing to humor his idealistic boss,
Allan Ward (Willem Dafoe) as they
enter the Magnolia State. Three
freedom fighters have mysteriously
vanished and, since two of them
are white, the Bureau has been
forced to investigate.

Although Ward and Anderson
work for the same agency, the

around town

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similarity ends there.

Ward is a procedures man with
a northern education unable to
comprehend southern ways.
When the locals’ hatred and fear
blocks his enquiry, he over-reacts
by bringing in a hundred men to
drag the swamp and buying a
motel to house the agents. He is
grimly determined to shed some
light on a town that seems to
prefer the dark.

On the other hand, the middle-
aged Anderson was raised ‘‘just a
spit from Tennessee” and the

NOW,

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and club performances. Running every Wednesday, Around Town lists
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Fe it eres ay

Cathe:
Riese Ss

Eyes. Two one-acts featuring Stuart
‘Margolin. Mon.-Fri. at 8 p.m.; Sat. at 6
and 9 p.m.; Weds. mat. 2 for Nats
p.m. 687-1644,

Arts Club, Seymour Street: On The
Vous 3 Victorian agen explore the

future. Res.: 687-1644,

Arts Club Review Theatre: Only In
B.C. Musical eaare Mon. to Fri. Yt 8:30
p.m.; Sats. at 6:30 and 9:30 p.m.;
Weds. mat. at 5:30 p.m. VICICBO or
687-1644,
vancouver | 2 The Glass Me-

. 4, Mon.-Fri. at 8 p.m.
Weds. a and Sat mats. at 2:30 pom. lafo:
873-3314.
Vancouver Little Theatre: Cook. The
last man to hang in Alberta. To Feb. 11.
Res.: 876-4165.
GLE. Theatre: Cabaret, joel Grey in
person. Jan. 31-Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. Plus 2
p.m. Sat/Sun.
RJ. Christie's: The Basement. A pro-
vocative, new comedy from the new
Metropolitan Gas Theatre Company.
Jan. 21-Feb. 11, Weds.-Sat. at 8 p.m.
Plus 10 p.m. Fri/Sat. $6. Res.: 737-

Dundarave Cafe a good

neighbour to have Enjoy the
relaxing atmosphere and a
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North Shore

’ Centennial Theatre: Toronto Dance

Theatre. 2 different programs from
choreographers Patricia Beatty, David

Earle and Christopher House. Jan. 27,

28 at 8 p- -m. Res: 280-4444 or 987-

former small town sheriff knows
the situation demands special tac-
tics. Ajter all, these folks learned
hate at an early age, and now the
worst of them express their view-
points with firebombs or a noose.

Their best bet in cracking the
local KKK is Mrs. Pell (Frances
McDormand), the wife of the town
deputy (Brad Dourif), a sadistic
variation of Barney Fife. Anderson
senses her wavering loyalty and
begins courting her with a handful
of flowers and his natural good of’
boy charm.

Hackman shines, as does
McDormand, in their scenes
together. The tranquility of their
meetings is a much needed con-
trast to the rampant brutality of -
cross burnings and raw hatred that

North Shore

N.S. Museum: Flying High. An histori-

eal took at model aviation. 209 W. 4th
t. 987-5678. Weds. to Sun. from 1 to 4

et m. Free.

MARTIN
MILLERCHIP

listings coordinator

Seymour Art Gallery: Ted ing. Land-

sca in colored graphics, air brush
India ink.

H ? Robin Morum. Carvings from Zim-

babwe. Mon. to Fri. from 9 to 4 p.m.

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The movie isn’t without its pro-
blems. it’s a bit long and is occa-
sionally preachy but director Alan

TIM
BELL

film reviewer

Parker has created a slick film that
captures a dark chapter of
America’s history.
Biloxi Slues ** (MCA) Rated M
Once again, Neil Simcr tromps
down memory lane. This latest in-
stalment takes his alter-ego,
Eugene (Matthew Broderick) to
bootcamp in swetering Biloxi,
Mississippi at the tail end of the
Second World War.
The usual collection of misfits

are pounded into shape by an ec-
centric sergeant (Christopher
Walken) whose reactions may be
the result of a steel plate in his
head turning rusty.

Eugene logs all the funny and
bitter events around him, in-
cluding his dream of getting some
action at the local bordello before
s€eing some action in the Pacific.

Christopher ‘Valken is good and
there are some laughs, but it’s
nothing special.

NORTH SHORE VIEWS
West Van Odeor.: Without 2 Clue;
Twins; Another Woman
Park Royal: The Naked Gun;
Oliver & Co.; The Accidental
Tourist; Beaches
Park & Tilford: Twins; Dirty Rot-
ten Scoundrels; Land Before Time;
Mississippi Burning; Working Girl;
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