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At the movies 'Hanoi Hilton' pinpoints suffering Vietnam War movies seem to be the genre these days. That's not necessarily had; each one seems to pinpoint a piece of an era chocked full of societal impact. Review by Jackie Barry "Hanoi Hilton” pinpoints the suffering of war prisoners. Although not a new Vietnam War treatment, the makers of "Hanoi Hilton" added a new twist when they chose to il lustrate the suffering of a group of American prisoners, rather than an individual. The story follows a chronological line, beginning when Air Force flyer Patrick Williamson, played by Michael Moriarty. crash lands, gets cap tured by Viet Cong and is taken to a prison in Hanoi. William son's fear of being stuck in this rat-infested hell hole until he dies is established right away and becomes a common thread throughout the film. I his common thread bonds hundreds of prisoners alluded to in the film, as well as a cast of about a dozen other American soldiers. These characters band together and attempt to fight a battle of wills against their cap tors. They wish to be honest about the horrors they ex perience in captivity, and they don't want to provide informa tion to the enemy. Their captors wish just the opposite, and pro mise early release to any prisoner who will succumb. This is not a movie for the squeamish. Graphic portrayal of and allusion to torture makes this film gruesome throughout. The players deliver stagger ing performances in most cases, with Moriarty topping the list as a man trying to grasp control in an emotionally overwhelming situation. Near the start of the film, Moriarty makes his first contact with another American prisoner after 14 months in solitary’ con finement. While taking his first bath at the public sink, he finds a recent message scrawled on a brick. After returning to his cell. Moriarty shows new resolve Washed and wearing clean prison garb, the message has relit a nearly extinguished light in his heart Moriarty picks up a bowl of food left for him by his captors, picks unwanted creatures from the gruel and slowly downs the unappetizing meal, gagging, fighting back tears, and whimpering all the while. But while these performances and the treatment to which the prisoners are subjected create riveting statements in this film, other things detract from the total impact. Because of the characters' ordeals, we want to can? about them, but don't know enough to care. Tidbits thrown in by scriptwriter and director Lionel ^ROSES J] 2 FOR *6" M Dandelions Flowers ■I iMCChamMrf «M2«t Orix'.on Wi s i No initiation through lha month ol May. 485-1624 C 0 P 1 E S 3* All Day Every Day Mon.-Fri. 8:30 8:00pm Sat. 10 6pm Print America 519 E. 13th 485-1940 uu>*~ NOW SERVING Pizza by the Slice Dancing and Music every Wed., Fri., and Sat. 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It pays. | Movimwnto Estudiantil Chicano da Aztldn AIEGhA Chicano/Latino Student Union Second Annual Conference migra Immigration WORKING TOWARDS AN IMPACT MEChA, the Chicano/Latino Student Union, is formally inviting you to attend our Second Annual Chicano Conference: Chicane Issues: La Migra, La Escuela, y El Campo: Working Towards an Impact. The conference will be held at the U of O campus on Thursday & Friday, May 21st and 22nd. We invite you to share our culture and our ideas. This year's conference is directed to the Univer stty, the administrators, the professors and the students of the U of O who can offer support to the success of the Chicano/Latino students on campus Through our conference, we want to create awareness and bring attention to: 1) the discrimination by color and ancestry that the new immigration law will create. 2) the high drop out rate of Chicano/Latino students creating the consequent under representation of this seg ment of the population in higher education. 3) the health conditions and labor problems that our Chicano/Latino population encounter in the fields Our obiective is to work towards seeking solutions The workshops we have organized are the follow ing La Migra and its repercussions with the Chicano/Latino population, La Eacuela and how to recruit and retain Chicano/Latino students: high school and college issues El Campo health, labor, and environmental issues We have chosen several reputable leaders and scholars in our Chicano/Latino community to speak and lead workshops at the conference and assist us in meeting our objectives Our keynote speaker is Dolores Huerta, the Vice President of the United Farm Workers, a fiery leader of farm working causes She has worked with Cesar Chaves since 196b Huerta is one of the main negotiators for tho UFW and has spent considerable time in Sacramento, California and Washington D C , helping push through legisla lion favorable to farm workers. Antonia Castaneda is active In the Chicano movement and has spoken at many conferences Casteneda Is the co-editor of one of the first an thologies of Chicano literature, Lileratura Chlcana. She is completing her Ph D in history at Stanford University, with a specialty in labor history in the Southwest. Currently, Casteneda works at the Office of Affirmative Action at California State University. Sacramento Jose Montoya IS one ot the outstanding and bet ter known Chicano poets who has been invited to read in Europe Presently, Montoya is a pro lessor ol Art at California Slate University, Sacramento, where he has taught lor 20 years In addition to teaching art, Montoya is a musician and an artist Last yeai, Montoya took his slide presentation, ‘'Chicanos the Endangered Species” to Pans and received a standing ova tion He has published a book of Chicano poetry, Los de Aba/a. and is currently working on another book Thursday, May 21st 5:00-6:30 pm Registration of participants • Guest speakers and social mixer reception with music 6:30 Spanish Choir 7:00 Mariachi 8:00 Introduction of guest speakers by MEChA director. Poetry reading by Jose Montoya 8:30 Folkoric Dance Group • Location: Room 167, EMU Friday, May 22nd 8:30-9:00 am Registration of participants 9:00-9:20 General Session (Introduction) WORKSHOPS 9:20-10:00 Chicano/Latino Education: Manuel Pacheco 10.00-10:30 Gerard Mosley, Vice-Provost for Student Affairs 10:30-11:30 Chicano History: Antonia Castaneda 11:30-12:30 pm Immigration: Ramon Ramirez 12:30-1:30 LUNCH 1:30-3:00 Keynote Address: Dolores Huerta 3:00-4:00 Art Show. (Chicanos, the En dangered Species) by Jose Montoya 4:00-4:30 Discussion (Wrap up): Jose Montoya * Location: Room 129, Law School For more information call MEChA 686-3508 University of Oregon Spring of 1987 Admission is Free.
