Anthony Hopkins

Shadowlands * * *. (Savoy Pic-
tures) Rated Mature (at Cineplex
Odeon cinemas)

Tim Bell
FILM REVIEW

IFE AT Oxford for C.S.

Lewis was as comfort-

able as his worsted
wool cardigan in careful
shades of brown.

Forty years after his mother’s
death, C.S. — or Jack, as he

referred — (Anthony Hopkins)

ad found his comfort zone.

Life on the edge was writing
children’s stories, debating with
his bachelor buddies over cognac
and doing another well-rehearsed
lecture (suffering equals character)
for women’s groups.

He was well into his 50s before
he got some joy into his colorless
life. Joy Gresharn (Debra Winger),
to be precise. And just in time,
too.

The visiting American’s sharp
opinions and straight-forwardness
were a marked contrast to his
tweeds and the quiet country life
which he shared with his tippling
brother, Warnie (Edward Hard-
wicke),

At first, it’s only an awkward tea °
with Joy and her son who lapped
up the stories of the magical land

_ Lewis created. ;

But their mutual respect gained
momentum, until Jack burst out of
his emotional shadowlands, fell in

_..love and discovered that his belief,
“the most intense joy is in the
desire, not the having,’’ was just

‘theory. . 7

Fans of Anthony Hopkins’ last
slice of emotional repression, The .

- Remains of the Day, will be in

four-star heaven. Hopkins is so
zood at these roles, he’s being
dubbed the Duke of Denial.

Yes, sad things happen, and
mostly to Debra Winger who ex-
cels at lingering death (Terms of
Endearment, anyone?). :

. Although she ts miscast, there's
enough chemistry to make the
movie work.

Director Richard Attenborough
favors biographies, but tends to
drown them in length (Gandhi)
and sentiment (Chaplin).

Here, he hits a perfect balance
of intimacy amid beautiful manors
and grand English countryside.

Intelligent and uplifting (hmmm,
sounds like the ingredients for a’
sermon), this is an honest and poi-
gnant love story. :
Terminator 2 - The Special Edition
* & & (Image Laserdisc) Rated R

Sixteen more minutes of footage
adds depth to this bang’ em-up ac-
tion. : ;

‘A special laserdisc version has a
ton of extras including director
James Cameron’s first draft.

In all, it takes about 16-20 hours
to slog through this fabulous-
looking video, but watch the vol-
umetevel — those THX-enhanced
explosions can cause cracks in the
foundation.

‘Grown-ups/Bleak Moments
* * &/& (Connoisseur Video)
Rated Mature

Mike Leigh brings totally
dysfunctional families to the fore,
but with miyec results. His first
film, Bleak Moments, contains
‘about 111 neverending bleak

ee
TREE AGE xs
Photo Keith Hamsphere

FANS OF Anthony Hopkins’ last slice of emotional repression,
The Remains of tha Day, will be in four-star heaven. .

moments, with twitchy, unlikeable
characters.

Grown-ups, however, is more
humorous as a leeching spinster

.intrudes daily on her slouchy sister

‘and her gormless husband. Typi-

yt Woy

_ January 7 - 13

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employed and $286 million was
injected into the economy.
Among the high-profile
Hollywood types hitting our
streets Were Katharine Hep-
burn, Ellen Barkin, Kirstie Alley,
Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio
Estevez, Jean-Claude Van
Damme, Richard Gere, Sharon
Stone and Anthony Quinn.

Bumper year for

LIGHTS AND cameras cun-
tinued to turn on and tum up
all over the North Shore as
1993 clocked in as the most
successtul year to date for the
B.C. film industry.

According to the B.C. Film
Commission, 73 film and televi-
sion productions were shot,
more than 6,000 people were

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