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•HAMLET - directed by and starring Laurence Olivier; Campbell Hall, 4 and 8 p.m.

•VENUS WRECKS — this up-and- coming band from Los Angeles will perform in Storke Plaza at noon s a tu r d a y •SANTA BARBARA RAPE CRISIS CENTER BENEFIT - a rocking fund-raiser for a Spanish hotline featuring Jacob1 s Brother, Dirt, ¡Santa Mierda!, Appel Kore, Agent 9 4 and Evil Farmer; Anisq 'Oyo Park

•VALENTINE'S DAY ¥¥¥¥¥▼¥▼ - be with the one you love or love the one you're with, whichever works best

•CONSOLIDATED - check out this performance at the Roxy in Hollywood t u e s d a y •VIOLINIST GIL SHAHAM - 21-year-old virtuoso will perform the works of Dvorak, Brahms, Debussy, Korngold and Sarasate at the Lobero Theatre, 8 p.m. W e d n e s d a y •SHE MUST BE SEEING THINGS - a film exploring women's sexuality followed by a discussion; UCSB Women1s Center, 7 to 9 p .m . 2 A Thursday, February 11,1993 ARTSWEEK Daily Nexus

Paid Advertisement music reviews Nubian No Dope Brand Nubian In God We Trust Elektra ☆ ☆ It is amazing sometimes just how prophetic some things are. Back in 1988, Public Enemy released a single entitled “Don’t Believe The Hype.” It was intended as words of wisdom to the hip-hop nation concerning the main­ stream media’s portrayal of the band as militant racists "Trust in the Lord... hell-bent on the violent upheaval of our present political apparatus. What is ironic is that the same song could be and he shall direct applied today in reference to hip-hop media itself. For thy paths." various reasons, a situation has arisen in which many of today’s artists are subject to so much hype from maga­ -Proverbs 3:5-6 zines (The Source, for example) that when the album is released officially to the public, it immediately blows up by virtue of its glowing review in a respected magazine. The reasons for this hype can be numerous; one is that the reviewer is friends with the group and wants to give them as many props as possible. Also, the reviewer knows that a record is weak, but still hypes it out of fear Jesus Jones of negative response from the group (verbal and/or physical). Why am I writing about this? Mainly cuz we all read W e're Alternative the review of Brand Nubian’s new record, In God We Honolulu So Trust in The Source a few months back, right? And we Jesus Jones is most reminiscent of the groups most all know that they gave it more props than Universal Stu­ Perverse notorious for their use of technology: dios. So why was I so disappointed when I heard it? $129* EMI Records Nine Inch Nails and the Pet Shop Boys. Straight up, you may think these brothers are on the po­ Their first track, destined for Billboard, sitive, knowledge-kickin’ tip and all that, butyo, most of ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ “Zeroes And Ones” is aptly an ode to the this record needs help. If you heard All for One (their first release), and listen to In God We Trust back to back, Vnf> ly (¡o r your-FREE This lyrical avalanche bombards us binary influence. Their tracks “From with such efficiency and precision that Love to War” and ‘The Devil You Know” /ou have to ask, “What happened?” OK, so Grand Puba M» the album is over almost right after it be­ will probably also receive undesired acco­ eft the group, that’s one thing. His skill is definitely Denver $ 89* gins. Not because it is shorter in terms of lades, such as Rolling Stone’s “Best missed here. But the production is poor, and the samples New York $159* seconds and minutes, but because the Single of 1993,” etc. and loops are weak and sometimes just plain unimagina­ London $149* techno beat and poppy words flow fast In other words, this album is actually tive. Tracks like “Allah U Akbar,” “Punks Jump Up To Paris $199* like fluid. quite good. Tiy very good. The beats of Get Beat Down” and even “Meaning of the 5%” work Guatemala $220* Jesus Jones have the same problem house and techno often bore those jaded well here, but yo, that shit is negated by tracks like Sydney $349* Jane’s Addiction and the Seattle contin­ skeptics that have not been initiated yet “Black Star Line,” “Allah And Justice” and “Steal Ya Ho.” If you’re a hardcore Nubian fan, you’ll probably • Fares from Los Angeles and are gents have: How can I remain as alterna­ into the new sounds. But the maturity of each way based on a rcundtrip tive as I think I am while Rolling Stone Jesus Jones is obvious as this new album’s like this record, but I don’t think they’ll be making any purchase. Restrictions apply and new fens this time. _P.E.A.C.E. taxes not inducted. Student sta­ and MTV are lavishing the establish­ eclecticity offers little deemed redundant tus mav be reouired. ment’s finest honors on me? “Yellow Brown” is a particularly good Their answer seems to be, I am so alter­ song about what Jesus Jones sees all na­ Cound fraud native that I am going to make up my own tions having in common, namely pollu­ 903 Embacadero Del Norte I sound — and thus “Virtual Reality in tion. While we would like to see nations Europhiles Unite Isla Vista, CA 93117 music form” is bom. But they really aren’t sharing peace, ideals and unity we just in­ The Jennifers 805-562-8080 the only band using computers, key­ stead see “every other color blended into Just Got Back Today boards, sequencers, drum machines, midi yellow brown.” Nude Records guitars and samplers. In fact, their sound —Martin Boer ☆ ☆ ☆ THE Maybe the best way to describe The Jennifers is Anaconda Sweet Suzy “surprising.” Anybody up for a ride through the English counbys- 2/12 Fri PUNK NITE This Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, Su­ ide? One way to do it (without stepping on an airplane) zanne Vega will be at the Ventura Thea­ is to pop this CD in the player, close your eyes and let Die ter. Maybe it’s fitting because, while Jennifers take you there. The band’s mixture of guitar, Vega is the virtual antithesis of a pop- drums and harmonica melodies creates catchy tunes that star or publicity-monger (i.e. Ma­ exemplify the alternative style of music which the British donna), she still remains eveiyone’s “Manchester sound” is based on. sweetheart. Their first EP, Just Got Back Today, features four Indeed, without mass marketing or a tracks that hone a unique acoustic sound, ranging from production line of videos swarming the the slow, mellow rhythms of the song “Tomorrow’s airwaves, Vega’s reputation holds Rain” to the fest-paced spinning sound of “Danny’s strong — always attracting solely by Song.” The four-man band of Nick, Danny, Andy and word of mouth more young’ns who Gareth perfectly cater to the tastes of those who love to missed the boat in the '80s. listen to bands like Ride, Blur and Teenage Fanclub. sprin She rocks with words and that quiet, The Jennifers keep their tracks simple. There are no bemused smile of hers that blows away + 3 OTHER BANDS annoying 15-minute Led Zeppelin-style guitar solos. As £ flashy stage-sets, smoke and even pointy a matter of feet, they have made sure mat all of their /13 Sat. bras; Vega is the rock star for people" tracks do not exceed four minutes. No frills, but a great BLACKLIST, who like to dress comfortably and think acoustic guitar sound. about what they listen to. And no matter What makes The Jennifers unique is that it is hard to INDICA how many hopefuls rise up in her image, Suzanne Vega categorize them. Their music is not the type you can slam 2/15 Mon. Vega remains the definitive folkster tor to, and it’s not the type you can dance to, either. Yet it is a KING MISSILE those of us who know Bob Dylan only little more than music to simply listen to. I guess it’s the Sunday’s performance promises to be monk/ of Doom as a funny-looking old dude who was in kind of music that makes you stand in the middle of the that Wilbuty band a few years ago. anything but what you are expecting. As P0PS1CK0 Vega says in thetitlesongofherlatestal- living room and pretend to be playing the guitar. 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PROGRAMMAR d TTONIGHT! A I k l l ^ U T I I WËÊ «Hill /««H

There's plenty of room to groove at Noise Chamber II, an alternative club at Zelo (downtown) on Mon. nights. Put on your red shoes. Let's Dance

Generally, when you head into a Santa but its music selection is a far cry from Barbara club looking for some good that of the alternative clubs in Los music to dance to, you’re bombarded by Angeles. Local industrialites have had to the same Top-40 “hits” you hear on 97.5 drive down to L.A. or Ventura to hear the when you’re stuck in traffic on the 101 likes of Nitzer Ebb, Front 242 and Mini­ and kicking yourself in the head for not stry. But now Noise Chamber II has bro­ 2 m o v ie s investing in the model with a tape deck. ken through with a selection that matches So, hoping to get away from the same-old the L.A. scene. It’s also a chance for Santa for $ 2 .5 0 same-old, you try a club that promotes it­ Barbarans who aren’t typically drawn to self under the “alternative” banner, only this type of music to finally get some expo­ to be greeted with an “innovative” remix sure to bands like the Sisters of Mercy and of Duran Duran’s “Reflex.” Doesn’t quite Bauhaus and learn that there are gothic cut it, does it? bands outside of The Cure that are good. Now there’s a bright spot among the And, unlike most of the downtown clubs, downtown strip of Santa Barbara clubs at you can get into Noise Chamber if you’re Zelo on Monday nights. This new club, 18. Noise Chamber II, is a night of music that “A nuclear meltdown!” said UCSB stu­ takes the term “alternative” one step dent Steve Watkins, describing his exper­ further, presenting the best variety of ience at Noise Chamber II. “Psychedelic gothic and high-eneigy industrial dance lights flashing in your face, the music just A .S. PROGRAM BOARD wishes to thank UCEN DINING mixes you’ll find in these parts. makes me go crazy. No more Thompson Santa Barbara has never had a great al­ Twins style of music. It’s great!” SERVICES fc f their donation of FREE CANDY a l LOVE ternative club scene. Zelo’s Thursday SUCKS and LOVE ROCKS ‘93. night club, Channel Zero, comes close, —Tom Santos

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Dirty Dancing? » I Dancers Honor the ■ IMMK ÌKÈMH Father of American ¡É m m , Dance With a Performance Tour That Has Sparked Controversy Over Its Provocative Content by Aaron Santell

n honor of Ted Shawn — the man many refer to as the hither of American modem dance — I the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festi­ val has organized an international tour in which some tof the nation’s finest male dancers will perform a selection of works by Shawn and those influenced by him. “Men Dancers: The Ted Shawn Le­ The chief dancers of the internationally-known Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival will bare all in Campbell Hall next week. gacy” will be presented on campus next week by UCSB Arts and Lectures and will be accompanied by a photography exhibition, “Images homosexuality. hide it It’s part of our performance— and a part of the on Common Ground: Dance Photographs by John Lind­ Tour director and dancer Gary L. Lund said in an in­ male experience.” quist and Philip Trager — 1938-1991.” terview that the show “gives a wide current perspective” With a high number of artists in the high-risk group of Founded by Shawn in the early 1930s with the convic­ as well as “a broad historical perspective of how men in homosexuality, the field of men’s dancing has under­ tion that “something drastic should be done to restore dance have been portrayed.” Lund explained that the gone a crisis with AIDS which has been responsible fora masculine dancing to its ancient and rightful prestige show focuses on masculinity as “the movement of man devastating loss of talent “Men’s dancing has been hit and legitimate dignity,” Jacob’s Pillow is perhaps the and his choices,” and notas a confrontation or exclusion fairly hard. We all have friends who have passed away. world’s most important dance festival. Located in the of feminism. He also said the women’s movement has To see another human being die and not reach their po­ Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts, Jacob’s Pil­ helped men to understand different aspects of their own tential is hard to deal with,” Lund said. low has supported accomplished masters in the field of sexuality. Coming to Santa Barbara between stops in Carmel dance as well as new artists throughout its 60-year his­ On an early leg of their tour currently underway, their and San Francisco, the tour will later travel to Amster­ tory. It is the site of this country’s oldest dance festival mildly provocative publicity generated a controversy dam, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Siberia, Estonia and end and die first theater ever built specifically for perfor­ which almost blocked their performance in Duluth, up in Florida. mance dance in America. Minnesota. When scheduled to perform for students of The show itself will feature an eclectic chronology of grade school and high school age, the principal of the modem dance including works such as Shawn’s “Kine­ school received pressure to cancel the program. After at­ “Men Dancers” will be performed in UCSB’s Camp­ tic Molpai” and “Dervish,” José Limôn’s “The Unsung,” tracting attention from the local news and the Asso­ bell Hall on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 16 and 17, Garth Fagan’s “Oatka Trail,” Pilobolus’ “Ocellus” and ciated Press, it was reinstalled by a number of parents at 8 p.m. The photographic exhibition is currently dances by Rick Darnell, Stephen Petronio, Demetrius and students who were determined to see the show. open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. through next week in the Klein and Ann Carlson. The repertoire contains some On the subject of homosexuality, Lund, who has ta­ College of Creative Studies Gallery. On the two nights nudity and deals with various aspects of the masculine ken time off from his teaching at the New World School of the performance, the Gallery will stay open until experience within the artistic realm, including of the Arts to perform, explains: “As an issue we don’t 7:45 p.m. New Journal Breaks Ground allies and rhetoric — this is the ity, we know how we’re not in the news­ crutch that many culturally papers and other publications.” based campus organizations Although this quarter’s issue happens R lean on. Speeches and protests to include only Latino artists and writers are the meat of campus politicking, which (that’s who submitted the poems, Salazar aims to eliminate cultural oppression by explained), future editions are open for enlightening the people who can make anyone willing to give it a try. changes about the changes that need to be “It’s not exclusively for Latinos. It’s for made. The line between culture and poli­ anybody who can eat tortillas and appre­ tics has blurred as political means are ciate our culture.” She added that the used to achieve culture-advancing ends. quality of the final product is what’s im­ But the fact is there’s more to culture portant, not the identity of the artist than rallies and rhetoric. Sometimes cer­ The first issue of Tortilla includes tain facets of culture are obfuscated by the poems, short stories and drawings by 12 political issues which, while hugely im­ literaiy contributors and three artists. If portant, hog the spotlight on college cam­ Salazar can keep it up, it will continue to puses. Take, for example, art Literature, come out every quarter, at least for a poetry and visual art are all definitive cul­ while. tural elements. But while students, espe­ Salazar, a busy junior Chicano cially minority students, have various Studies/sociology major, is paying for outlets for political expression, the means this first venture out of her own pocket- for artistic expression on campus are few book. “I don’t want to have to succumb to and far between. anybody’s political pressures or monetary This is part of the reason why UCSB pressures to say and do what they w an t... student Aida Salazar has put together a I want to keep it alternative, not involved publication of Latino writers and artists. with any group or institution. I want the The magazine, debuting this week, is writers to create their own image of this.” called Tortilla: Machinations of the To be sure, Tortilla will probably of­ Mind, and it gives the campus Latino po­ fend someone. The poems and stories run pulation the chance to express them­ the gamut of potentially offensive topics, selves outside of the rallying rink. from homosexuality to erotic love to the Salazar said that student groups like El violence of rape. It’s not as Salazar puts Congreso, a UCSB Chicano/Latino orga­ it, “safe.” This is the language that breaks nization, often get so wrapped up in their rhetorical bonds; it is obtrusive, harsh politics that they forget about other as­ comes personal. It is then turned into a want to chew on it It’s a substitute for and quite often very beautiful. pects of their culture. representation of an individual mind, your mainstream magazine,” Salazar Salazar hopes she can give Tortilla “El Congreso speaks for everyone. rather than the mind of the group. said. enough momentum to keep it going after They're the voice of the Latino commun­ Latino art reinforces the community it The fact that Latino writings and art­ she graduates next year, but it won’t be ity. I’m glad they're there and I applaud is bom in while at the same time educat­ work have not been highlighted on cam­ easy to find a replacement— even she ad­ their efforts. But what they do is hold rall­ ing outsiders. “I think art has a way of en­ pus in the past made it difficult for Salazar mits her shoes will be hard to fill. ies,” Salazar said. “Creative products can hancing the culture,” Salazar said. “But to recruit artists for her publication. It’s “I don’t know anybody who’s willing catch the attention of the people as well, we know about our culture. Art lets other not that the talent wasn’t there, it’s just to do this,” she said. either for aesthetic or intellectual people know about our culture.... Look that she didn’t know where to look for it. An opening reception for Tortilla will reasons.” what we’re doing, we’re not just bussing “I don’t know who writes, because take place at the Green Room in Isla Not that Tortilla is devoid of politics. your tables and cleaning your houses.” there’s never been any publication like Vista on Friday at 8 p.m. The event will But when political thought is taken out of Hence the name, Tortilla. “Mexicans this on campus,” she said. “If we’re not include poetry and prose reading from Storke Plaza and transferred onto paper use it for white bread. This magazine is getting published, we have to publish Tortilla contributors as well as live via typewriters and drawing ink, it be­ like a tortilla; you can decide now you ourselves. The Latinos, we know our real­ music. — Bonnie Bills Daily Nexus Cover Story Thursday, February 11,1993 5 A Waxing You Too Vocalist John Hall Calls His Band King Missile Because His Friends Told Him To by Austin Sincock ccasionally a band will come money to tour. There is a lot more creative along that challenges the idea control on Atlantic, a lot more options for that mainstream music is con­ the band. O ventional, unchallenging, nor­ A W: Where did the idea for “Detachable mal. King Missile is one of those wacky Penis” come from? bands who defies the mainstream label Hall: Um ... I don’t really know. It just because their music is so downright sounded like a funny idea. The first part of weird. Yet lately, a single off their latest the song was not really about a detach­ release, called — of all filings— “Detach­ able penis, but about something that got able Penis,” has been broadcast all over lost. Then, after that part about taking a the airwaves of major radio stations. leak, I didn’t know what to do. Then I was Combining bizarre forms of rock eating breakfast at this restaurant and af­ music, spoken atrocities and outrageous ter I finished I walked down second av­ lyrics, King Missile puts out a truly origi­ enue and I thought that was a good en­ nal product, til though they’ve only recen­ ding for the song— to have it be found on tly been discovered by the masses. After the street where these people sell what­ they released their first album, Fluting on ever stuff they’ve stolen. the Hump, in 1987, they rose to cult po­ AW: How does it feel to get something pularity m underground circles. Then out that becomes that popular? came two albums on the Shimmy Disc Hall: If s good, it makes it easier next time label, followed by an Atlantic release, The around for them to just trust us to do what Way to Salvation, which turned out to be we want to do. At the time when we re­ successful, proving that the band could corded it there wasn’t a problem at all. handle the corporate music industry But no one thought it was going to be a thing. Their latest album, Happy Hour is single. It was just sort of thrown onto this a hit too. advance EP; we figured that college radio King Missile is John Hall (vocals and would take it, and do whatever they were lyricist), Dave Rick (guitars), Chris Xefos going to do with it But instead if s be­ (bass, keyboards), and Roger Murdock come sort of this cult classic, I don’t (drums). Artsweek caught up with Hall know. and asked him about his band, their suc­ AW: Where do you see the future of King cess, Sigmund Freud and U2. Missile? AW: How do you think Happy Hour Hall: I’d like to be recording more often. compares with some of your previous We used to do an album a year, but we albums? didn’t get one out last year. I would just Hall: It’s better, a lot better. This is the like us to be more focused about our writ­ first record where everybody had ideas ing. I’m sitting on a whole load of stuff they were able to pursue. right now that I’d like to have recorded. I Looking forward to Monday... King Missile's John S. Hall, David Rick, Chris Xefos AW: What is it like being on Atlantic Re­ would like to step up the pace of our and Roger Murdock (clodwise from bottom). cords, as opposed to Shimmy Disc? recording. Hall: It makes it a lot easier. AW: Where did the name King Missile AW: You haven’t found any creative re­ come from? Hall: Possibly... missiles are phallic sym­ A WiWhat is the most experimental song strictions by being part of a major label? Hall: I was asking a bunch of friends of bols. That’s just first-level Freud. on your new album? Hall: There were creative restrictions on mine what the name of my new band AW: What do your relatives think about Hall: The last song, “Happy Hour,” is the Shimmy Disc, not nearly as much on At­ should be and they said, “King Missile.” your band and your music? most experimental. We worked a long lantic. On Shimmy Disc you had to use AW: It doesn’t have any phallic Hall: 'ITiey’re like everybody. Hie people time to get those sounds and to get that the same producer and you didn’t get any representations? who like what I do tell me, and the people mix. If s more a spirit of improvisation, I who don’t usually don’t say anything. My think, and just willingness to try things at mom likes what I do. the drop of a hat If s not so much the re­ AW: Where do the inspirations for your sults, but the process thaf s important to music come from? us. That we’re willing to consider any idea Hall: Well, not really from any bands, be­ for inclusion on the album. cause I don’t write the music, I write all AW: What were you saying in the song the lyrics. My influences come from litera­ “Martin Scorsese?” Do you like him? ture. I read a lot of non-fiction and I read a Hall: What do you think? lot of philosophy, religious stuff. Then AW: I got the impression that you do like there’s just day-to-day living. what he does. AW: Do you like sushi? Hall: Yeah, it’s a tricky thing. People Hall: Yeah, I love sushi. I’m basically a don’t understand the sincerity behind hu­ vegetarian, but I eat fish. I like soy pro­ mor and satire. I don’t know what to do ducts and I eat a lot of grains and fruit about that, except I just keep doing what I AW: How do you and other band mem­ do and hope if s not being misinterpreted. bers get along? A W:Do you like any other experimental Hall: Um ...(ha-ha) nobody has ever music? asked me that. I would call it mostly a bus­ Hall: I like Negativeland. I think they’re iness relationship. We don’t really hang great out, outside of band activities, but there A W: Yeah, the parody of U2 they did was "... I love sushi. I'm basically a vegetarian, but I eat fish. I like soy products and I eat a lot of grains and fruit..."

— King Missile's John Hall

are a lot of band activities. I think that really cool, except now they’re being things go smoothly because we respect sued. each other. Hall: What U2 is doing to them is really AW: What is important to you person­ fucked up. I completely blame [U2]. Any ally as a part of King Missile? band has the power to get their lawyers to Hall: Most people point out that from do what they want, their lawyers work for song to song the music is veiy diverse. If s them. And if they didn’t know, then they just something thaf s always been impor­ are irresponsible, and certainly once they tant to me. And you can’t tell from a previ­ found out they could have undone it ous album what the next one is going to They can still undo it, but they refuse to. sound tike. We don’t know either, only in So, they suck. I kind of thought U2 was a a general way. I hope we make some more cool band; I think they makegood music. commercial-sounding music and some I thought their last record was a good re­ more out-there, more experimental, type cord for them. At least they’re hying to do music. I want to make albums that can interesting things musically. But they’re have a “Revolution 9” on them and a fucked. I hate them. “Martha My Dear.” To me the White Al­ bum is the perfect model of what an al­ King Missile will perform with Monks Why are the Monks of Doom smiling? Because they'll be performing with wacky bum should be, with that kind of of Doom at the Anaconda in Isla Vista guys King Missile at the Anaconda on Monday. diversity. on Feb. 15. 6A Thursday, February 11,1993 ARTSWEEK Daily Nexus

film reviews 'Used People’ Is Useless § fc M M “You know what my kid did, Doris? Right there and then! My boy! My boy, Not today. Last week. You know what he the animal trainer!” did? He ran across the subway tracks — “Really?" I k £ f W this is for real—ran across them, thinking “I heard that my mother once told my he was Superman — Doris, you awake? sister that just because my mother was —thinking he was Superman, he touched brought up during the Great Depression, f c j S P T j n the subway rail. You know, the one that’s that that was excuse enough to treat my ■ f 30,000 volts. Guess what happened? sister like shit, saying she smelled, and to Æ He’s okay, not fried chicken, like you’d treat me like an angel. My sister’s a fat Æ expect. Oh, and there was this business whore, and, well, you already know, I’m a ■ B tt; ¿¡¡pig about him seeing a psychiatrist behind my beautiful whore. I used to dress up and act back on the money he made from his le­ like movie stars to attract loads of gor­ monade stand. You know, thinking he geous men, one of which I took to my was crazy because he thought he had his father’s funeral. He wanted me in one of dead grandfather’s spirit in him and con­ the mausoleums, but I had a hard time try­ sequently was invincible to every pain. ing to push him away. He had a hard time, Either that or he thought he needed to see too. But anyway, like my mother, I used to a shrink because no subway could run if make fun of myfetsister, butnowbecause there’s no electricity to run it” of a magic wand I pulled out of my ass, I Jr 0 W f ' 1 1 H “Really?” we’re the best of friends. And I don’t even “Well, maybe not the lemonade stand. dress up like Marilyn Monroe any morel Maybe he wasn’t charging anything. “Want to know something else about Maybe this psychiatrist was one of those my family? My father was once named kinds of people. If you know what I Schulman, but for some pointless reason mean.” changed it to Berman. What a fathead! i è. ^ ' f # M “Really?” It’s hard to believe that the whole point of “Oh, and did you hear about the time this stupid movie was to show that old Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock leave us with a bad aftertaste. Swee’ Pea (that’s his real name, Doris—I Jews, played by old WASPs like Shirley love Popeye’s strong, strong arms I) Maclaine, and old, desperate Italians climbed over a fence, still thinking he was could get married. This is, mind you, be­ Superman, mind you, while an attack fore the big familial aiguments and long A Wretched Re-make German shepherd was heading straight divorce cases. Doris? Doris? Are you for his delicious neck? Well do you know there, Doris?” what happened? He tamed him. Yes! The Dutch cult film The Vanishing is us from empathizing with him. —Bill Mathieson et another example of Hollywood’s ina- Bridges takes a serious role, the one the ility to keep interesting movies just that. movie entirely depends upon, and hams it The original film was an intentionally up with an inexplicable European accent 'Loaded’ Shoots Blanks Though he doesn’t go so far as hang a slow-paced psychological thriller about a Willis, Erik Estrada and “CHiPs” partner neon sign around his neck saying “EVIL,” When is a film spoof not a good idea? man whose girlfriend is kidnapped. He Larry Wilcox, Whoopi Goldberg and he might as well have. Add to this a dread­ • When the genre being spoofed has al­ then becomes somewhat crazed after ready become a parody of itself. Such is Charlie Sheen are wasted. Quintano and knowing nothing of her whereabouts for fully mawkish and silly score by Jerry Goldsmith (somebody please keep him the case with the buddy-cop movies, co-writer Don Holley haven’t come up three years. When a new girlfriend finds with any good reason for these people to away from movies— make him write ele­ which have degenerated into such fluff his obsession so disgusting that she leaves that even Gene Hackman and Dan Ay- be in this film, so they wander on and off vator music or something), and The Van­ him, he is met by the kidnapper himself. ckroyd were once paired as partners. But the screen expecting laughs based solely ishing becomes a textbook case of every­ The original movie’s script had well- the makers of have de­ on their appearance. Look, it’s Charlie thing that can go wrong once an original Loaded Weapon 1 written characters that didn’t fit into the cided that enough was not enough, and Sheen, acting with his brother Emilio! typical good guy/bad guy paradigm; the idea falls into the cesspit of mainstream they needed to make a comedy out this How fantastically funny! film was so good that for a while we even moviemaking. genre, overlooking the fact that nothing What makes this movie worse than began to understand the kidnapper’s they could possibly come up with could • When the film has the gall to attempt point of view. other boring “thrillers" is that both the or­ be funnier than some of the failed at­ iginal director and the screenwriter took Airplane!- style humor with none of its The remake stars Kiefer Sutherland as tempts at copying the 48 Hours formula. part in the remake. Whether they made panache. The gags come every couple of the obsessive Jeff Jeff Bridges as Barney • When the film isn’t funny. Director Seconds, but few of them hit. Estevez’s co- the changes voluntarily or with a gun to the kidnapper, Sandra Bullock as Diane and co-writer Gene Quintano didn’t even their heads is unknown, but writer Todd star, the requisite African-American part­ the kidnappee and Nancy Travis as Rita have the good sense to make Loaded ner, is played by Samuel L. Jackson, who Graff’s once solid script now has plot the girlfriend. It tries to squeeze the origi­ Weapon 1 particularly hilarious, a dra­ has a few good moments. But the cast nal’s two-hour storyline into an hour, so holes big enough to drive a tractor-trailer matic fault considering there is nothing loaded with dung through them. Director seems to be laboring through tired mater­ that a truly awful confrontation and else in this film to keep the audience’s at­ ial, trying to revive jokes when they aré “happy ending” can be tacked on. To do George Sluizeris subtlety is replaced by a tention outside the potential for laughs. D.O.A. so, all initial character depth had to be re­ depressing obviousness usually reserved Few are delivered, but what can we expect placed: It’s a psychological thriller with­ for action movies. from the man that brought us two of the • When the masters of the film spoof— out the psychology. Giving Bullock’s For a good night at the movies, rent the Police Academy sequels? Jerry and David Zucker, Jim Abrahams Diane a total of about seven minutes original to watch at home; don’t waste • When Emilio Estevez replaces Mel and Mel Brooks — are still working. screentime means that when she disap­ your money on this disemboweled Gibson as the romantic-comedic lead. Please, leave the hard stuff to the pears it is insignificant to us. It’s only five carcass. This pretty much speaks for itself. professionals. minutes later, with an edit of three years, • When cameos from the likes of Bruce —Brian Banks that Jeff meets Rita: Thank you for saving —Ted Mills He's Looney The world premiere of 'Falling Down' will be held at the Arlington Theater to benefit the Access Theatre and Heath House. The premiere will take place on Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. Actors Michael Douglas and Robert Duvall will be on hand. Douglas stars in this film about one man's odyssey Into madness.

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book review She Can Write, Happy V.D. Too, Thank You from Stuff It by Martin Boer Next door to the Six Pack. ight after Erica Jong first tasted literaiy success with her 1974 novel Parachutes & Kisses, she found a few scribbled lines from Henry Miller in R the mail. Jong only vaguely recalled patches from undergradu­ ate readings in his Tropics novels and Remember to Re­ member, and began to brood “about how to respond to a living legend.” l GET CASH That was how, in April of that year, their relationship began via the U.S. Postal Service. This is also the same FOR USED COMPACT DISCSI point at which her new book, The Devil at Large: Erica • Highest prices paid! Jong on Henry Miller, begins. • We’ll give you instant cash! According to Jong’s account of how things went, she • You’ll get unlimited 10% discounts forever! quickly amassed a stock of Miller’s works and set out to • Large collection? We ’ll come to you ! read him before responding to his initial letter. But when a second letter arrived, she responded right away: “I love yourwriting—love its wonderful energy and life and I’ve morningjory always felt a deep kinship with it.” It's not exactly poetry, and in the book Jong admits she made it look like she had !J read more of his books than she really had. “W e’ll R ecycle Your M u s lc ” From such austere beginnings comes a warm ex­ V * change of lyrical letters on any number of subjects, re­ Downtown *1218 State Street • 966-0266 gardless of now banal, including their simian dislike for Isla Vista *910 Embarcadero del Norte • 968-4665 Nabokov. Writer’s talk — The publicity the NAL are % giving you is fabulous. Good for you! The bastards won’t even reprint my books — is often rejoined with a Milleresque question: Did you know that the Japanese are not allowed to show the pubic hair? Within a dozen letters, the two meet at Miller’s Pacific Palisades home and, owing to circumstance that truly are i unrelated to Miller, Jong moves to nearby Malibu. This closeness, however, has an undesirable side effect: the letters stop. It’s simply more personal for Jong to take the Thursday, Feb. 11 Free Juke Box 20 minute drive down the coast (Miller is an invalid at this point). Therefore, little written, untampered evi­ Friday, Feb. 12 Mitch & Pat 9*12pm dence of their relationship remains. So early in the book Jong is caught in somewhat of a Saturday, Feb. 13 Liquid Sunshine 9-12pm bind. How can she wnte about the Miller she knows when the letters, which started as the basis for the book, Sunday, Feb. 14 Late Night Happy Hour merely touch upon the formal part of their relationship? Easy. Her response is to handily banish the bulk of let­ Monday, Feb. 15 Late Night Happy Hour ters to an appendix. Because, in a sense, the post has be­ come incidental. Tuesday, Feb. 16 Jeff Pine 9-12pm She then continues writing about Miller in somewhat CnH 17 llami ^roon Q.IOnm of a memoir-ish, biographic fashion, though at first she isn’t not entirely comfortable with this position. “Normally a fluent writer, I couldn’t write,” Jong re­ lays to us. Why? “I was furious at Henry.” It was when a friend asked what was stopping her that she admitted, “I Henry Miller don’t really like Henry Miller.” Given Miller's renown for his sexism, narcissism and Her qualm is valid and she compensates for it by rea­ jibes at Jews (Miller was never one to let his own Jewish lizing that Miller is a friend, making the task more bear­ heritage get in the way), this might look like a fair reac­ able, and acknowledging that Miller is a seminal and tion. But in a way this reading is shallow— a point Jong necessary mind not to be swept aside. quickly concedes — because Miller remains as impor­ Jong writes: “Miller remains among the most mis­ tant to this still deeply repressed society as he was in the understood of writers — seen either as a nomographer, '40s, ’50s and ’60s. In fact his works Tropic of Cancer, or a guru, a sexual enslaver or a sexual liberator, a pro­ □□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□□ Tropic of Capricorn and Black Spring — as well as the phet or a pervert All the questions his life and oeuvre efforts of Anais Nin and James Joyce— cleared a way for raise about the role of the writer in society, the impact of the artistic freedoms that today’s Germaine Greers, books on sexual politics, the impact of sexual politics on Philip Roths, Kathy Ackers, Alan Ginsbergs and Erica books, the threat of censorship to free speech and writ­ Jong so strongly depend upon. ten expression are, unfortunately, as fresh today as they In short, the movements of sexual liberation and fe­ ever were.” HEY UCSB! minist consciousness that came alive in the ’60s are Besides, her literaiy output has been nearly as prolific much in debt to a man who writes about sexual con­ as Miller’s; she has already written 15 books and poetry quests with die sensitivity of a regent handing down a fee compendiums prior to Devil at Large — hardly con­ hike. In fact he respects no one, man or woman, except­ stricting her into the cookie-cutter mold of just another ing perhaps Rabelais and Lawrence. Miller biographer. Jong, for her part, questions her role as historian, Erica Jong will be signing her new book at the Earth­ knowing full well that women are often marginalized ling Bookstore, 1137 State Street, Sunday, Feb. 14 from into upholding the names of famous men rather than en­ 3-Sp.m. Noel Young owner of Capra Press, which has couraged to write the classics themselves. published other Jong books, will be introducing her. Five Reasons ROCK N'SOIVL To See the Light THURSDAY MIGHTS

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