The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, January 20, 1995 Page: 11 of 16
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
THE RICE THRESHER FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1995 11
FRIDAY, JAN. 20
Flyln' West, a drama by Pearl Cleage,
centers on four women who share the
same dreams of freedom for their people
during the settlement of Kansas at the
turn of the century. At the Ensemble
Theatre until March 5, with shows on
Thursday at 7:30 p.m., Friday and
Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.
353S Main St., 5204)055. $10-$17.
"Cornered, " a video Installation by Adrian
Piper, opened yesterday in Sewail Art
Gallery and runs through March 3.
Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.;
Thursday until 9 p.m. Free.
The story of the trouble-ridden Singing
Fertle Family from Dumpster, Texas is
back at Radio Music Theatre In a new
comedy, ton Tells a Big One. A sure no-
misser. Through April 29. Radio Music
Theatre, 2623 Colquitt, 522-7722. $12.
Sophocles' Oedipus the King opens at
Main Street Theater and runs through
Feb. 12. 2540 Times Blvd., 524-6706.
SATURDAY, JAN. 21
If..., an Insurrectionary tale of a boarding
school rebel who leads an armed revolt
against the administration, and TMs
Sporting Ufe, about a brutal bastard of
a rugby player who is unable to reconcile
his violent temperament with his desire
to be loved, show in a double feature at
7:30 and 9:30 p.m. In the Media Center.
527-4853. $4.50; Rice students now
$1 off general admission ($3.50).
The first annual Rice Jewish Rim Festival,
sponsored by Hillel, features Hester
Street, The Pawnbroker, Disputation (a
renactment of a famous theological
debate in 1263 Spain), Fires In the
Mirror (a one-woman play about black-
Jewish tensions) and Atalla, a klbutz
love story. One film each night, tonight
through Tuesday; call 743-JEWS for
times and more info. In the Kyle Morrow
Room in Fondren Library. Free.
Houston Opera's presentation of Harvey
Milk, a story of the life and assassination
of San Francisco's first openly gay
elected public official, opens tonight at
7:30, with further shows on Jan. 25,28,
31, Feb. 3 and Feb. 5. Brown Theater,
Wortham Center, at Smith and Texas
downtown. 227-ARTS. $20 student rush.
Taxi Driver, featuring De Nlro and Jodie
Foster in a character study of a Vietnam
vet, and three shorts by Scorcese show
at 9:30 and 7:30 p.m. respectively at
the Media Center. 527-4853. $4.50,
students $3.50.
Dallas artist Kathy Lovas presents her
exhibition "M Train," a photo exhibit
which uses such objects as rocking
chairs to invite the visitor to experience
the rhythms of memory and motion. A
sound track adds a background
consistent with train travel. In the Small
Gallery at Lawndale Art & Performance
Center, 4912 Main St. 528-5858.
Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Saturday 12 to 5 p.m. Free.
SUNDAY, JAN. 22
The Media Center opens "The Silents
Roar," its series of (rarely seen) silent
films, with He Who Gets Slapped, a
1924 story of a failed scientist turned
circus clown, and The Unholy Three, a
1925 flick about a neurotic
ventriloquist who
teams with a
strongman and a
midget to attempt
a burglary. 7:30
and 8:45 p.m. 527-
4853. $4.50,
students $3.50.
TUESDAY,
JAN. 24
Best-selling author
E. Annie Proulx,
author of the
Pulitzer prize-
winning The
Shipping News,
appears with
Marilyn Hacker, a
leading feminist
poet, in a reading
in Brown Audltorim of the Museum of
Fine Arts, 1001 Blssonnet. 743-3014.
$5 donation requested.
Demon
FROM PAGE 9
f-
that the episodes are trash art, distinguished by
a spectral disconnection from "our world," which
makes them into tunny and cool adult ghost
stories.
It is the unadulterated thrill of watching su-
pernatural events, cold-hearted scheming and
macabre vengeance which provides the plea-
sure of the series.
The list of executive producers of both film
and series is a long line of "entertainment"—as
opposed to "arty" — filmmakers, including Joel
Silver (Commando, Action Jackson), Richard
Donner (theLethal Weapon series), and Robert
Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump).
The fact that Demon Knight isn't as much fun
as the series is not incredibly surprising; few
films could be. But the movie is still a pretty solid
horror piece.
If you're interested in this sort of humorous
Night of the Living Dead-meeis-Blood Feast genre,
it's worth checking out for a matinee or student-
ticket price.
Women
FROM PAGE 10
she says, "I'm not afraid to die," and you 11 be
reminded of the old axiom that courage is mas-
tery of fear rather than its absence.
If the film has a flaw, it's in changing Mrs.
March from Transcendentalist spirit guide to
prefeminist heroine in an attempt to make her
more believable than in the book. Sarandon
labors to make her real, but it seems that Swicord
has exchanged one rhetoric for another.
Little Women doesn't do anything radically
new. It has strong female characters, which is
unusual, but not novel. It does, however, present
its people with extreme honesty. The movie sets
everything before us, yet its impact still sneaks
up on us because the characters' discoveries
about themselves are as surprising to them as
they are to us.
Little Women is about finding one's way in life
and overcoming obstacles. The best adjective I
can think of to describe this film is "human," and
that's more than we can truly say about most of
1994's films.
Only $2,110. Or about $40. a month.'
Power Macintosh' 6100/60 w/CD^
8MB RAM/250MB hard drive, CD-ROM drive,
color display, keyboard and mouse.
Before you make a single payment, you'll
have read a zillion pages for 4 different
classes, another Super Bowl wil I have
passed with commercials better
than the game and you'll be making
your quarterly visit to the Laundromat.
Only $3,220. Or about $57. a month.'
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For more information visit the Rice Campus Store,
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Power Macintosh' 7100/66 w/CD
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