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CAHAPUW, HBWLL CO. TEXAS
THURSDAY 6 JUNE 1991
Gail Reagan
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DON 'T WASTE MONEY
ONLY THE LONELY: Starring
John Candy, Ally Sheedy, Maureen
O'Hara and Anthony Quinn.
This is a modest, but completely
charming comedy/love story about
a kindhearted Irish Chicago
policeman (John Candy), his
domineering mother (Maureen
O’Hara) and the Sicilian woman he
loves (Ally Sheedy). The story is
saved from boring redundancy by
excellent production values,
wonderful character actors, first-
rate acting, and a little eccentricity.
Filmed on location, the authenticity
of the Irish neighborhood (with the
requisite Irish bar), and the
gorgeous Chicago skyline are
beautifully photographed.
John lives at home, having devoted
his life to his widowed mother and
to educating his selfish lawyer
brother. Now, he has found the love
of his life, and he wants to have a
life of his own. Maureen O'Hara
thinks otherwise; she is an
outspoken (doesn't like the
girlfriend), insulting (apparently
she doesn't like anyone), old
battlehorse who prides herself in
being 'less than lovable." Anthony
Quinn contributes a lot of the charm
as the Greek (yep, mom's a bit of a
bigot) neighbor who tries (and tries)
to woo and win mom. Most of the
humor comes in gentle chuckles, the
pacing is as mild mannered as the
script, and the contrived ending is
saved by going full tilt, with
shameless slapstick, for the only big
laughs the movie delivers. It’s not a
bad evening out with the family.
Rated PG-13.
Three Boxes
NEW VIDEO RELEASES
MERMAIDS: (1990) Starring
Cher and Winona Ryder.
A different kind of mother this time,
Cher is Mrs. Flax, a genuine kook
who probably has the first Jewish
daughter to ever want to become a
nun. Mrs. Flax packs up her
daughters, Charlotte and Kate, and
moves them to the seaside village of
East Port, Massachusetts.
Naturally, if the mother is a liberal,
at least one daughter (Charlotte) is
an ultra conservative. The trouble
is, Mrs. Flax's liberated attitudes
startle the locals and embarrass the
daughter. However, most of the
story centers on Charlotte's love
problems and the film turns into a
mild comedy (with lots of wise-
cracking) about the serious business
of growing up. The film did not
fare well when first released, but it's
not a bad at-home piece of
entertainment. Rated PG-13. It's
still a family film.
Two Boxes
JACOB'S LADDER: (1990)
Starring Tim Robbins.
Doing some of his finest dramatic
work, Tim Robbins is a Vietnam
War veteran who lands in a hellish
dream during which his life
streams before him with terrifying
and often surrealistic atmospheric
touches.
The film is slick, riveting and
viscerally scary. The audience is
rushed from a high fever to an icy
bath as the story careens through a
rapid succession of mood swings. If
you can stay tuned, you'll stay
hooked. Rated R. Not for the
young.
Three Boxes
THE FILMS OF MAUREEN
O'HARA
Although Maureen O'Hara (Only
the Lonely) hasn't made a film in 20
years, a number of the Dublin born,
Technicolor beauty's (red hair and
hazel eyes) are available on video.
All are G and the best are:
HOW GREEN WAS MY
VALLEY: (1941) Best Oscar film
about family love in a Welsh mining
town.
MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET:
(1947) With Natalie Wood and
Edmund Gwenn. A Christmas
story.
SINBAD THE SAILOR: (1947)
With Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
Tongue-in-cheek action/adventure.
RIO GRANDE: (1950) With John
Wayne. The last entry of John
Ford's cavalry trilogy (Fort Apache
and She Wore A Yellow Ribbon).
AT SWORD'S POINT: (1951)
With Cornel Wilde. Swashbuckler
witH Maureen doing a lot of the
swordplay.
THE QUIET MAN: (1951) With
John Wayne. One of the finest
films ever made. An Irish love-
story - a tribute to the people and
the land.
AGAINST ALL ODDS: (1951)
With Errol Flynn. Swashbuckler.
THE WINGS OF EAGLES:
(1957) With John Wayne. Bio of
navy-flyer-turned screenwriter,
Frank "Spig" Wead.
THE PARENT TRAP: (1961)
With Hayley Mills and Brian Keith.
Comedy about twins who reunite
their divorced parents.
MR. HOBBS TAKES A
VACATION: (1962) With James
Stewart. A comedy about a family
on vacation.
THE RARE BREED: (1966) With
James Stewart. A western (and, an
original one) about an
Englishwoman's attempt to
introduce short-horned cattle to
Texas.
JUNE VIDEO RELEASES
KINDERGARTEN COP
TO SLEEP WITH ANGER
METROPOLITAN
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
COME SEE THE PARADISE
THE LONG WALK HOME
POSTCARDS FROM THE
EDGE
I have always tried to keep away from flash photog-
raphy as far as I could, but I had to learn to live with it
anyway. I can remember all the hot bulbs and burnt
fingers from years ago. The younger photographers
probably don't know what I am talking about there.
And sometimes the bulb would not only partially melt,
it could even explode.
I never did like to get too close to a person’s face with
a flash. Since it is very hard to take baby portraits
under photo lamps (too many baby movements) I
decided to try them with a flash. I knew better than to
shoot directly at the baby with a direct flash, so I
would bounce the flash from the ceiling. Not too bad,
but not really dependable. By the way, don't ever let
anyone point a flash directly at your baby—you can
cause eye damage to their tender little eyes.
The Micro Apollo is a diffusion attachment that fits
over your flash and softens the light. It cuts two
camera stops on your exposure, but I am sure their
eyes would say thanks. You can buy one for about
$40.00, or I will tell you how to make a very good flash
diffuser. I built one that does the same thing. By using
a milky plastic such as from a milk jug or other plastic
jugs. Be sure it is white-toned and no other color. Cut
a piece of it large enough to more than cover the
flash. Figure out how to make it a portable mount (I
did) and it will work well.
I have tested it and cannot tell any difference between
it and the Apollo. By the way, the Apollo looks like the
diffusion material on it is made from a white dress
shirt. The main reason in not using the Apollo was that
it was large enough to cover the sensor on the SB-24
flash and the camera lens could not always adjust
properly.
If you do very much flash photography, a good flash
meter is nice. A light meter is not a flash meter. With a
flash meter you set the sync speed of the camera and
the ASA of the film. With a test fire of the flash, the
meter will tell you where to set the aperture. You can’t
go wrong. With a good TTL flash made for your
camera a meter isn’t needed. It will automatically ad-
just itself.
One other thing on flashes: The flash always should
be over the lens, not to one side. It also needs to be
high enough to prevent those red eyes in your picture.
A side flash creates those bad side shadows. So I
have sort of learned how to put up with a flash, but I
still don’t really like to use them.
1 he first picture was
nothing hut a line which
surrounded the shadow
of a man by the sun upon
a wall.
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