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Movie to begin filming Monday
By Frank Byers
Emerald Features Editor
Preliminary work began Mon
day on "The Finish Line," a film
to be made partially in Eugene
for the Turner Network Televi
sion. Filming begins Monday
James Brolin of ABC-TV's
"Hotel" will appear in a starring
role, along with his son Josh, in a
story about a young athlete's de
termination to succeed in track
and his eventual downfall
brought about by steroid use,
said Allison Liddi, promotions
director.
"He uses steroids after col
lapsing under the pressure" of
competing against runners who
are of superior ability, Liddi
said.
Liddi said the movie, directed
by John Nicolella, focuses on the
relationship between the runner
and his father.
She drew comparisons to an
anti-nuclear weapons film cur
rently in the works with Martin
and Charlie Sheen.
'Interesting things happen
when you have children. You
look beyond yourself," Liddi
said.
Liddi also spoke of the mov
ie's strong anti-drug message,
supported by Josh Brolin's feel
ings on the subject and Norman
Morrill's "exceptionally well
written" screenplay.
Liddi said about 100 people
from Eugene auditioned for var
ious parts, but the main draw
from the campus area will be the
thousands of extras needed at
Hayward Field from 7 a.m. to
dusk on Oct. 8.
The extras will not be paid,
but raffle prizes will be given
away all day long, including a
color television, a compact disc
player and a mountain bike. Free
donuts and coffee will be avail
able, and the first 500 partici
pants will receive "The Finish
Line T-shirts. A secret prize
also will be given away during
the final hour of shooting.
"When you do a movie in
New York City or Los Angeles
you don't get treated this way,"
and the company wants local
residents to know their help is
appreciated and the town is a
great place to film, Liddi said.
Phoenix Television Produc
tions Inc., the production com
pany, also will be filming build
ing interiors at Oregon State
University. Fifty members of the
cast and crew already have ar
rived in Eugene, Liddi said.
Liddi was enthusiastic about
her experiences in Eugene. 'It's
like finding innocence again,"
she said.
'The Finish Line" is produced
by Stan Brooks, and executive
producer Ccraid Abrams. Film
ing will continue in Eugene until
sometime in the middle of Octo
ber, and the finished product
will air on KOZY-TV.
Jones’ new album connects emotions
By Rick Heyman
Emerald Contributor
Marti Jones — Used Guitars
Jones ami producer Don Dix
on (RJ5.M,, Smithereens, Mar
shall Crenshaw) have crafted
the perfect showcase for Jones'
talents. Used Guitars is a vehi
cle for Jones' singing and Dix
on's exquisitely rich production
sense. The songs are mostly
from outside writers, but Jones'
singing has matured consider
ably — before she sang prettily,
now she connects emotionally
in a way that claims these songs
as her own. Without that abili
ty, cover singers are superflu
ous. Dixon's arrangements
streamline the music without
sacrificing his signature produc
tion style. All this adds up to
one of my favorite albums of
the year.
Crowded House — The Tem
ple of Low Men
I'm trying as hard as I can to
keep the critical overkill in
check, but I can't think of a re
cord demonstrating such as
tounding melodic and lyrical
talents since (dare I say it?) the
Beatles. With not one weak
song on either side, and with
equal adeptness at up-tempo
songs and ballads, brignt melo
dies and haunting ones, it's
hard to call this record anything
but a masterpiece.
Paul Kelly — Under the Sun
l still stand by my statement
from last spring that this guy is
the new Elvis Costello. His pro
lific writing, wit and ability to
write remarkably interesting
lyrics make that comparison
equally apt for Under the Sun.
It's well worth checking out.
Graham Parker — The Mona
Lisa's Sister
Parker's releases get such lit
tle notice that with each new
one, it's easy to say he's writing
better than ever. Hey, he's been
writing better than ever for
years, but he seems to have
reached his peak with critics
around 1979 and he has never
really sold many records. Park
er and longtime sidekick
Brinsley Schwarz took over the
production reins with excellent
results —• the record is warm
and bright, especially playing
up Parker's acoustic guitar and
his voice. The writing is uni
formly superb and the perform
ances (unlike a couple of his
early '80s records) are inspired.
Bob Dylan — Down in the
Groove
I'll admit my bias — I love al
most everything Bob Dylan has
recorded. Musically, his career
ebbed with Saved, but since
then, in my humble opinion, he's
produced some really terrific
records. Down in the Croovc is a
bit quizzical in that about half of
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