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WORLD RENOWNED guitarist Pierre Bensusan will be appearing at North Vancouver’s Centennial
Theatre this Saturday, Dec. 9, as part of a U.S.-8.C. tour. His style, a jazz-folk fusion, combines tradi-

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tional Celtic, Latin, French, Far Eastern and African music. At age 17, Bensusan, who was raised in Paris,
won the Montreaux Jazz Festival Grand Prix du Disc for his delsut album, Pres de Paris. The concert
begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18, obtainable from Ticket Master, Black Swan, Highlife or at Centennial

Theatre.

Baby, it’s time for formula

Look Who's Talking °¥ (Tristar) Rated M (at the Capitol 6, Park Royal,
Richmond, Lougheed, Guildford, Station Sq., Eagle Ridge and

Willowhrosk Cinemas)

aybe it’s because a
baby is irresistible
or maybe it’s

because there’s so little
competition right about
now, but, whatever it is, this
hokey comedy is a surprise
hit.

The operative word here is sur-

prise.

Right off the top, the person we
are supposed to identify with,
Mollie (Kirstie Alley), has a strike
against her head and it’s not just
because she’s an accountant. She
has become involved with Albert
(George Segal), a client who's
married with children. Then she
gets even more careless.

After some rernarkable footage
of fertilization and the growing
observations of Mikey (courtesy of
Bruce Willis’ voice-over), we have
(what else) a car chase. Single
mother-to-be Mollie is being
whisked to the hospital by panic-
stricken cabbie fames (john
Travolta) like it’s a demolition
derby.

Of course, nothing happens.

They get to the hospital intact and
James finds himself in the delivery
room for the birth of the junior
bean-counter.

James offers to babysit and soon
it’s obvious to everyone but Mollie

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that, not only will he be a fine fa-
ther, but that romance is in-
escapable.

OK, so the baby’s cute, and
there are some funny one-liners.
For the most part, though, writer/
director Amy Heckerling offers
contrivances, stereotypes and yet
another car chase to wrap things
up.
Somehow, instead of Mikey get-
ting the formula, we do.
Malpractice: Every Mother’s
Nightmare *** 2 (Film Australia)

Rated Mi (at the Vancouver East
Cinema, Dec. 8 to 14)

The subtitle says it all. The Davis
family is plunged into a crisis
when Carol (Caz Lederman) has
the misfortune to go into labor on
a Saturday when the only doctor
on duty is Frank Harrison (ian
Gilmour). The immature obstetri-
cian makes a series of blunders
during the delivery, and when
Carol tries to find out what hap-
pened, she is stonewalled. it’s only
when the attending nurses speak
up that a medical tribunal reviews
the case.

Shot like a documentary, with
one hand-held camera, the drama
has the added authentic touch of
using real lawyers and nurses
along with the fine actors. It’s a
daring movie by director Bill Ben-
nett and it makes the drama posi-
tively harrowing.

NORTH SHORE VIEWS
West Van Odeon: Closed tem-
porarily due to labor dispute

Park Ruyal: The Bear, Look Who's

Talking, Steel Magnclias

Park & Tilford: Old Gringo,
Prancer, Best of the Best, Dad, Erik
the Viking, Back to the Future Il
Showtime Hotline: Famous
Players 681-4255; Cineplex 687-
1515

“Fond Farewell”

by

Helen Downing-Hunter

Ambleside Gallery Jub

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Open 6 days a week

922-3626

4339 Marine Drive, West Vancouver

PIERRE
BENSUSAN

CONCERT

Saturday, Dec. 9 8:00 p.m.

North Vancouver
Centennia! Tiieatre

2300 Lonsdale Ave.,
North Vancouver

Tickets $18 at Black Swan Records,

Highlife Records, and

Ticket Master Charge by Phone

280-4444

GUITAR WORKSHOP |

Wednesday, Dec. 6 8:00 p.m.
Scandalous Folk Club ©

127 Lonsdale Avenue,
North Vancouver
Tickets $35

926-2663

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