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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT HEARD * --------ANY--------- BLASPHEMOUS — RUMORS— — TODAY?— See Page 5A 2 A Thursday, October 25,1964 Daily Nexus Movie Review little Drummer Girt Is Off The Beat Director George Roy Hill ( The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The World According to Garp) faced two major obstacles in making The Little Drummer Vintage. Contemporary • Ethnic Girl — one was the rather unfortunate choice of Diane Costumas Designer Clothing & Accessories Keaton for the leading role of Charlie (Keaton appears a little old and stringy, and looks out-of-place playing Joan 35 East Ortega Street, Santa Barbara of Arc, and getting a come-on from a college-age tourist). 7505) 962 3167 Hill’s other obstacle was the difficulties inherent in trying to fashion John le Carre’s long, complex novel into a workable Him. Too often the opportunities for human characterization or political enlightenment are sacrificed HAHOWEEN SPECIAL to the necessities of the intricate plot. Charlie, the title character, is an American actress W/9 OFF working in England. A Palestinian sympathizer, Charlie ANY PURCHASE unwittingly falls in love (by arrangement) with an w/this coupon Expires 11/1/8« Israeli. Intrigued by the glamour of actually “ doing” something besides attending lectures and protest rallies, Diane Keaton goes for a ride in The Little Charlie allows the Israelis to recruit her for their plot to Drummer Girl. kill a top Palestinian terrorist. But the film has no time to heroes or demons of both the Israelis and the dwell on Charlie’s political fickleness. We are whisked Palestinians. This is one of the reasons it does not fare so back and forth across Europe and the Middle East in a well in arousing our emotions or holding us in suspense. L O R 1 N game attempt to cover all the plot developments. Instead of being impassioned patriots, the Israelis and the The film succeeds in its desire to avoid making either Palestianians are often not much more than parts in the story’s machine. Here Klaus Kinski seems wasted in the HOLLANDER role of the leader of the Israeli operatives; the Him P ia n ist MHow is Central America doesn’t develop this character at all. Director Hill has said that this was meant to be a A Je w ish Issu e? ’* suspense film. As such it does not hold up well. Will Lecture-Recital Mark Epstein, member of New Jewish Charlie return to her political ideals and betray the Music: the Creative Israelis? Will Khalil, the Palestinian leader, discover her Process and the Agenda, will speak and Martha Alicia treachery? Will either of them escape death? By this Path to Rivera, North American representative stage of the game we aren’t holding our breath. More Enlightenment likely we are staring dully at the screen, wondering why of Salvadorian Teachers* Union, will things never shifted into gear. present a slide show and discussion. All told, the film is not a complete failure. It does provide some insight into the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Program will be held in the URC at and it is not wholly uninteresting, though it is lacking in 8:15 PM, FRIDAY, OCTOBER suspense. For die-hard Keaton fans a major potential 2 6 . flaw may be eliminated. The time passes nicely enough. Just don’t expect to be kept on the edge of your seat. — Lynn Purl Tbes., Oct. 30 / UCSB Campbell Hall / 8 PM NEXUS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT In residence October 29-30 Sponsored by Editors: Hugh Haggerty and Shirley Tatum HiUel as part Contributors: Reserved Seats: S12.00/S10.00/S8.00 of “M oral Keyvan Behnia, Gena Bleier, Eric Bums UCSB Students: $10.00/S&00/$&00 Dimensions of Presented by UCSB Arts & Lectures. 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W e feel that all Americans concerned with the vices: medical care, social security, student loans, etc. * * * future of democracy should be alarmed by the striking * •a domestic economic policy that favors the rich and * ♦ * decline in voter participation in recent years. In light of these * has increased hunger and poverty in America, driving ♦ * * facts, we will register the unregistered, support progressive several million more Americans below the poverty line, * * * local candidates and get out the vote. -contributing to the defeat of the ERA. ♦ * ** * W orking together, we can defeat Reagan in *84! •abandoning onr vital natural resources to the likes of * * * * James Watt and Ann Burford. * * * 1. Dave McCombs * 37. Michael Rumpier 68. Doug Woodby 100. John. C. Billigmeier 1 3 2 . D an R o c c o n i 1 6 6 . Juba K o h la s * 2. Jodi Morgan * 38. Anthony Kontick 6 9 . C o in H . S ack s T e a c h e r 133. Karen Nidick 1 6 7 . Z a n B enjam in * 3. Margaret Mayer * 3 9 . 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