Keaton~s Talent Glows In ' Haunt.ing Story Of IMr. C;oodbar' .

By Judy Theroux depending on your perspective. The film turning fiction into film (Cat on a Hot Looking For Mr. Goodbar, based on the as a whole, however, is as powerful as the Tin Roof, Elmer Gantry, In Cold Blood) best selling novel by Judith Rossn~r, is a book, and Diane Keaton as the tragic has handled the story in a provocative penetrating study of one woman's road to thrill-'seeking Theresa Dunn carries the manner, effectively accenting the moods self-destruction, adapted cleverly and ar­ role beautifully. ' of New York City's fast and haunting tistically by Richard Brooks for the Aside from her role as Kate in The night life of single bars, hustlers, drug screen. If you have read the novel, .you Godfather, Keaton has primarily been traffic with a background of popular dis­ will notice a few minor departures from known as the comic side-kick of Woody co music. The tempo of the film is fast Rossner's story; so~e slight . character Allen. Her performance in Looking for and tense. changes, a' higher degree of decadence, Mr. Goodbar establishes her as anex­ The film takes us in and out of two and other inventive additions that may tremely talented and versatile actress. separate worlds with Theresa Dunn-her either add or detract fram the story, Richard who is a veteran at day life as a teacher of deaf children, and her night life of cr\lising the single bars, drugs and casual empty sex with pick­ ups. We see 'Theresa as an intelligent, caring and dedicated teacher, and we see her as an aJ\gry young woman, scarred and running from emotional commit- , ment and hungry for sexual thrills. Theresa seems to have a great propensity for becoming involved with creeps. She seeks out the empty lays and flees from any involvement beyond pure, simple sex. The sex scenes are almost too plen­ tiful, but because of their significance to the story and the fine performances, their abundance is forgivable. Tuesday Weld, as Theresa's older sister Katharin~, gives another ad­ mirable performance as the very pretty woman who can't seem to take, care of herself. She calls Theresa her "Rock of Gibralter" and turns to her when she gets in a jam. She too leads ,a life full of fran- , tic relationships, aimless sex and drugs. The only pill she seems to have passed over 'is the birth control pill. The irony of Diane Keaton it is that Katherine always seems to pull the other direction, yet he follo~s her througH, where Theresa doesn't. aro~nd looking strangely hurt and Psy­ Richard Gere is ail to convicing as chotic at the same time. Richard Kiley is Tony, the knife-wielding stud who treats powerful as TheI'.esa's overbearing and Theresa to great sex and macho tyrannical father. Looking for Mr. Good­ brutality. William Atherton as James,' bar is ' a; sobering and disturbing story, the social worker who falls in love with based on an actual incident. Richard Theresa, is appropriately anemic looking Brooks' film version is visually stunning, and puppyish. His supportiyeness and with an intensity and impact that will Richard Kiley and Tuesday Weld understanding swiftly send Theresa in haunt you. Lynyrd Skynyrd Saves The B.est for Last By Bernie Russell Smell", the late Steve Gaines' sister Cas­ eye for -stage performance. "You Got Time Man" is given a solo part that is in- ~, "Street 'Survivors" (l\1CA) - Lynyrd sie, was also killed in the crash). The That Right" has -the typical Skynyrd troduced by Van Zant. The final cut, Skynyrd' , next cut, "One More Time," is more sub­ loud delivery and catchy tune. "I Never "Ain't No Good Life," is a jazz-oriented When death strikes rock musicians in - dued, but with a strong beat. A "foot­ Dreamed" is another slower song th~t torchy-sounding song with that distin­ their creative prime, it goes for the very stompin" band like Lynyrd Skynyrd becomes rather tedious until the loud citive Skynyrd driving beat. best. There was Buddy Holly in the Fif- could never be too subdued. Side One jamming-style ending similar to Lynyrd Skynyrd taught country music . ties, Jim Croce in the early Seventies, ,ends with "I Know a Little," a song with Skynyrd's hit of last year, "Free Bird." how to , rock. They were able to , mix and now the two leaders of Lynyrd a Fifties feel. It sounds like a high­ Skynyrd's version of Merle Haggard's heavy-metal theatrics and down-home Skynyrd. Vocalist Ronnie Van Zant and volume version of "Rockin' Robin," done "Honky ·Tonk Night Time Man" has the friendliness to produce music that was . guitarist/vocalist Steve Gaines were kil­ Lynyrd Skynyrd style. same lively, high volume country-rock 'both powerfui'and happy-go-lucky in its led in a plane crash on the way to a per­ Lynyrd Skynyrd -was, first and flavol' that made "Sweet Home high-volume delivery. Street Survivors formance 'in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. foremost, a concert band -and Side Two Alabama" so exciting. Designed was Skynyrd's successful attempt to br­ This show would have been the fifth stop of Street Survivors contains four songs specifically for concert ' performance, in'g this loud happy combination to other ' of a mammoth forty-three city US tour that were written and performed with an ~ach instrument in "Honky Tonk Night musical forms besides country. Had Van that included a December 8 appearance Zartt and Gains lived, there would have at Largo's Capitol Centre. Now, that been no stopping Lynyrd Skynyrd. tour and Lynyrd Skynyrd as everyone , The deaths of recording artists -tend to knew them are gone. In this atmosphere, boost sides of their albums much higher MCA's newest' Lynyrd Skynyrd album, than they would have been had the artist "Street Survivors," becomes more of a , not di.ed (witness Elvis Presley's "Moody sorrowful testament to a great band lost Blue".album). It is 'good to know that all than the rollicking, hard-rock, up beat of the people who are buying Street Sur­ record that it was originally intended to vivors because Ronnie Van Zant and be. Steve Gaines have died will also be get­ In "Street Survivors", Skynyrd does ting some of the best music Lynyrd things a little differently. There are Skynyrd has ever done in the bargain. several high-volume country-pop songs ****P.S. to last week's review of Linda . like "Sweet Home Alabama," but there Ronstadt's Simple Dreams. Ronstadt is also some soul, pop, and Fifties had creative control of this record-a flavored music that Skynyrd makes dis- , first for her. Knowing this makes a great tinctively it own. album even greater. Thanks to Marlene Side one 'begins with "What's Your Amdur of WUMD for this info-,- Name," a pop sounding heavy-metal song with a catchy tune and infectious Advertise beat. The electric guitars here sound with the somewhat like P~ter Frampton's style. "That Smell" is a soul sounding tune Retriever with a perfectly executed guitar ,solo. Leon Wilkeson Ronnie Van Zant Artimus Pyle Billy Powell Call x2224 or x2226 (One of the back-up singers on "That Allen Collins Gary Rossington Steve Gaines