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About What's happening. (Eugene, OR) 1982-1993 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 17, 1987)
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Although me heme emis to ger udomked * fems uhr eqences. poor me =es an in okay jubplot nivm Clark Ken and ins new N Wurei Henway this is ymmniy he ma meiligent pre uOn I he ITTN me this tete Even waft he pictwe’s mmne ant nstemny it fmam wh i arimgiy per zun*e zciusn ami an overall mrn main front the last two fims n me iernes. Gardens of Slant Francs Coppola does John Ford m one of the more interesting films about Vietnam, this one from the homefront. Set in Ari H.I.D. GROWLIGHTS Year end clearance on LIGHTS, TIMERS, HYDROPONIC SYS TEMS, ACCESSORIES, ETC. Absolutely Unbeatable Deals. Finally an Affordable High Quali ty Sodium Bulb for your Mercury r Halide Ballast. AGRILITE CO. 93829 River Road Junction City, OR 998-3218 "Serving Horticulturists —— Since 1979” 9 market & delicatessen You're invited to our Open House Saturday, Jan. 2 6-Q pm Wine Tasting and Hors d’oeuores with works by artist Ashley Foster Now Featuring • Holiday Catering • Gift Baskets • Entrees on a Regular Basis • Holiday Storewide SALE 4 Open 9-8 daily J6 2757 Friendly Street 485-7422 ington, Virginia, in the late 60s, James Caan and James Earl Jones are war weary vets teaching cadets what they call the “show business” side of the military. They are the Arlington Cemetery Honor Guard, burying the war dead with preci sion cadence in perfectly pressed uniforms and spit polished shoes. Though some war issues are touched upon, Gardens of Stone is really about the military family, a theme right out of Ford’s cavalry films. Caan is a career officer who's made the army his home and built his life around it, leaving little personal life to speak of. He carouses with buddy Jones, adopts young cadet D. B. Sweeney and, in the few opportunities he has, leaches his charges a few things he hopes might keep them alive over seas. Caan can’t have an opinion on the war; it exists and therefore he must teach his men the best he can before they leave to fight. That's all well and good, but the subplot built around Caan’s rela tionship with liberal newspaper woman Anjelica Huston pokes at a host of issues that never really get dealt with. It’s well done drama, well acted and handsomely staged with some marvelous moments of camaraderie that nicely illustrate Coppola’s family theme, but more is promised than the film is will ing to deliver. Clay Fantasies From the man who brought us the dancing raisins come two wonderful works: The Festival of Claymat ion, a collection of short films from the Will Vinton studios, including the Oscar winning Clos ed Mondays and the recent California Raisins commercial, and The Adventures of Mark Twain, an hilarious full length feature made two years ago but little seen because of a poor release. Both prove Vinton and his crew to be the most imaginative animators in the country. The writing is witty, the timing impeccable and the at tention to detail and gesture rich, making these the most expressive animated works to come from an American studio in years. The Vinton charm can be en joyed by all ages. The Festival may be the most accessible with its col lection of diverse short features, but Mark Twain is my favorite. Fashioned largely from excerpts of Twain’s work, this fantasy com bines adolescent adventure (star ring the likes of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn) with the insight and subtle humor of the master satirist. These are two perfect family treats for the upcoming holidays. Tough Guys Don’t Think When Walter Hill made Extreme Prejudice I don’t think he meant it to be a parody. Alex Cox, however, hoped Straight to Hell would send up Sergio Leone’s late 60s spaghetti westerns in grand fashion. Neither film has a par ticularly strong sense of logic to hold it together. Extreme Prejudice (a lousy title, and it has nothing to do with racism) suffers from an overdose of machismo and carnage, hinting at Peckinpah (the ending is a verit able remake of The Wild Bunch) but missing the point altogether. Though expertly choreographed, Nick Nolte walks through the pic ture like a robot and Powers Booth can’t keep his character straight. The ending is ludicrous, a parody of itself and its ilk which is all the more funny because it takes itself so seriously. Straight to Hell has no such delusions, but in its chaos it neglects to tell a story. A collec tion of gags centered around three bumbling hit men holed up in a town controlled by a gunslinging family, it is full of references to Leone films and humorous little scenes, but for the most part it is rampant silliness. Cox and friends (which include Joe Strummer, Elvis Costello, Dennis Hopper, Grace Jones, Jim Jarmusch and the Poagues) have concocted a private joke which they’ve neglected to let us in on. STARTING 1 OVER... I For Men’s and Women’s J Contemporary & Vintage g Apparel J Winter Clothing I and Accessories | Arriving Daily f Consignments—Trades—Buying by appointment i 1077 Willamette 343-1413 10-6 Mon.-Sat. 12-5 Sun. 1 J I......" eeggge QC Ft. AS Oregon's #1 Topless Club! LUNCHES NOW AVAILABLE! 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