Page 4 Retriever entertainment Then..Now is worth matinee ticket price Vartcom exhibit by David Proglasky Ford Coppola. Relriever Contributor very interesting. That Was Then...This is Now falls some- Amazingly enough, Kim Delaney's Cathy fits Those brat packers! Just when you think where in the middle of these movies in terms of the same description of Bryon, but of the oppo- you've got them figured out, they turn around its style of storytelling; it maintains a somewhat site sex. Maybe it's their common backgrounds and write a screenplay. This is the case with even balance between the lighter and darker in soap operas, but neither creates any real That Was Then...This is Now, s adaptation of side that the previous movies had exhibited. sparks on the screen other than looking cute, the S.E. Hinton book of the same name, which Its plot centers around the lives of two close together or apart. Though they never lapse into features Emilio Estevez as both actor and friends—Bryon and Mark, high school kids of the deplorable Ken-and-Barbie stature, they screenwriter. the same age who float in and out of trouble just don't give their respective characters Emilio Estevez is quickly becoming an old while fighting the boredom and pain of adoles- enough depth to elevate the tension of the rela- tale of the silver screen at the ripe age of 23, cent life. A conflict in their friendship arises tionship between them. having appeared in at least a half-dozen films. when Bryon begins dating Cathy, a "nice girl" As Cathy's brother, M&M, Frank Howard His screen credits include The Breakfast Club, who disapproves of Mark's puerile behavior, gives an honorable effort as an undersized loner and St. Elmo's Fire, two films which featured and who is competition to Mark for the atten- who gets involved with drugs. His performance ensemble performances by a group of young tion of Bryon. Mark is jealous of her and is hurt carries a ring of truth and authenticity not seen Matt Craven's "Faces" won best In the show. actors and actresses who have come to be called by the changes in Bryon because of her. This enough in teen-aged roles. the Brat Pack. As well as beinga member of this puts Bryon in a common adolescent dilemma of Another noteworthy performance is by vete- Brat Pack, Estevez is also a veteran of films choosing between his best friend and his girl- ran Barbara Babcock as Bryon's mom who The Visual Arts Council of Majors (Vartcom) is currently displaying an exhibit composed of based on S.E. Hinton books, making this the friend. The rest of the movie revolves around resounds with simple charm and compassion as works by students. Among the works are a series of photographs, paintings, and three dimen- sional sculptures. third time (Tex and The Outsiders being the the decisions he makes in regards to the balanc- the single mother who is oh-so-understanding first two) that he has appeared in a screen adap- ing act he performs between Cathy and Mark, fo the plight of her son and his friend Mark. Students submited works to Vartcom and from all the entries, a compilation of the best ones tation of one of her books. While making Tex, and the consequences that follow from these The movie as a whole, though, suffers from a formed the exhibit. The works were then judged by a group of faculty and Vartcom students who didn't submit work. he became interested in her literature and later decisions, some of which are tragic. lack of unity. The scenes gather no rhythm of secured permission to scribe the screenplay for Estevez delivers quite an appealing portrayal momentum, giving the movie the choppy feel of Matt Craven won best in the show with a wood cut titled "Faces". First place went to Judy That Was Then... This is Now. of Mark, a recalcitrant youth whose extracur- a grade school slide show. The director, Chris- Wolpert with a watercolor titled "Cliff 3," which was part of a series. Second place was won by Previously, S.E. Hinton's novels have ricular activities include joyriding stolen cars, topher Cain, can't seem to decide where the Mark Hodkin with a three dimensional sculpture titled "Jasper's Triple Dilema", and third endured dwindling success when transposed to fighting classmate, hustling pool, harassing movie is going. At first the first is revealing as an place went to Dennis Lages for his pencil drawings titled "Conversation." All the winners the big screen. This latest effort is the book that girls, and just plain hanging out. These traits account of two friends experiencing adoles- recieved monetary awards. Holllywood has laid its grubby little paws on, tend to make most characters despicable, but cence, but then it meanders into a dark fable of This is the first exhibit of its kind, and according to Vartcom president, Ruth Schmuff the and depending upon the box office numbers Estevez endows Mark with an impish quality of frustrated lives and shattered relationships. exhibit was a succes because of quality of the works submitted and the ammount of publicity the that the movie can generate, may well be the high-spiritedness, giving him the appearance of Estevez's script is strong for a debut effort, exhibit recieved. According to Schmuff, more people attended the student exhibit than the last. The first one, Tex enjoyed both critical and' a fun-loving kid who just doesn't know when to but occasionally suffers from trite dialogue and faculty one that took place last month because "more people knew about it." commercial success, and made a big teen maga- quit. inconsistent character development. There are already plans for another exhibit in the spring. "We're hoping it [the spring exhibit] zine idol out of Matt Dillon. The next two, The As Bryon, Craig Sheffer can be best des- Though far from perfect, That Was Then- is even better,"said Schmuff. According to Schmuff, this will be accomplished by organizing the Outsiders and Rumble Fish both showed cribed as competent. Although he is Hollywood ... This is Now is nonetheless sincere in its effort, exhibit earlier in the semester, and not only have more student entries, but also have outside potential but suffered from a self-conscious handsome and sports a pleasant manner, he and Emilio Estevez's performance and screen- entries. pretention that can be attributed to the director never displays enough of an emotional range to play manage to provide enough entertainment The exhibit will run until November 22 in the Fine Arts Gallery. of both films, his royal Artv-fartsiness, Francis give his part any fire. He is very likeable, but not for a matinee ticket price. Barry Manilow is more progressive than any new wave or hardcore punk gressive stuff, blah blah blah, but they pretty depressed at all this and talked it Not only do I like Manilow, but you do Hunter's "Ships" was a hit for Manilow in try to perform "rock." Manilow seems by Tony Sclafani aren't usuallly satisfied with that answer. over with none other than Mike Tkacik, too! Of course you won't admit it, but 1979. Unfortunately that is not included aware of his limitations and makes the Retriever Managing Editor Then I tell them that sometimes, pro- president of the SGA who, according to when you're alone I know you groove to here but lots of other goodies are. most of what he's got. For that alone, the For three years now, friends and gressive music catches on and makes it himself, when he met me, "has been fol- "Copacabana" and weep to "Even Now." What goodies? Well "Could It Be man must be admired. acquaintances have been asking me the big, and that 1 reviewed Prince back in '82, lowing me for years!" Mike was adamant And Barry's stuff isn't as far removed Magic," the classically based hit of 1977, is Another admirable quality of Manil- same question: "Why don't you review when no one knew who he was, and look that I should keep doing what I'm doing. from the mushy ballads of Chicago, Jour- here and sounds just as good now as it did ow's is that he brings lesser known per- something people have heard of?" at him now. But again, that answer isn't But then the confusion made me more ney, or Wham! that you gobble up. then. "Cobacabana (At The Copa)" the formers into the spotlight. As already satisfactory. depressed. Besides, even if you don't like this stuff tragicomedy with a disco beat is here too, mentioned, he covered Ian Hunter's So I tell them that most of the albums So this week I decided to write about now, you will ten years from now when as is "Trying to Get the Feeling," sound- "Ships." In doing this, he took a lost song that I review are mailed tome from record someone that everyone has heard of. He is you're fat and married, so you might as ing just as good as I remember it from the and brought it to millions. In its original companies. The companies mail me a riveting performer, and he has a new well just like it now. sixth grade; Manolow's voice has never version, "Ships" was one of the most nam- albums because I review for a college greatest hits album out.