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‘Leningrad Cowboys’ take a different road
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Film Leningrad Cowboys Go America is
currently showing at the Bijou Art Cine
mas PG 13
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Are v< hi tired of the same old
buddy road movies that have
polluted mir movie screens for
umpteen vears'f ()t course you
itre U'ningrari Cow/nhs Co
\mrrii,i does what should lie
done with such a cliche It lurtis
it on its ear. This is pfiitiarilv
due to tfie (iecideilh Tin Amen
t anized viewpoint from whu h
the stiirv is told
The plot is as simple as they
get The leader of a Finnish
polk,i hand dec.ides that the
on Iv w a v for I he ha ml Io
ai hieve tame and fortune is to
go to Anieric a a i ountrv the\
onlv know ol through TV So
they're well-prepared
They go to a cousin in New
York City in hopes ot landing a
gig Initially, he has plans that
they w ill play at Madison Square
Carden and Yankee Stadium Af
ter hearing them, he tells them
that he has a cousin in Mexico
whose wedding they can play at
The\ realize that the tii ket lu
suc< ess lies m the ability In pi,is
nx k'n'roll Imitating the great
11111“. off thev go !(i Mrsil o in
search of fame f< >rinin- .uni per
Imps some American beer along
tin' was 'it's, tins is thi' hrnmila
sou si* grown lip with hut with
a gt x id deal tit charm ami wit
the jokes arc (juIIihI off
art'll t yourtspical guv. fit mi
w hit h hulks as niiuli Ilk.- an
enormous raven s heatl as anv
thing else Then siloes It ink
like le|ire( liiiun s iMiuties gum
nuts llies 're a hunt l feet long
At its heart, this is very Mint ii
an absurdist i omeils After all it
features a dead band memlier
who is frozen at thi' Ix'ginrung tit
the film and thawed out once
they reai h Mevii o so hi' ran plas
in the Ixmd again
The camera often remains sta
tionarv for long periods of time
simply recording events as they
happen This serves to bring the
audience i loser to the acton and
more involved It's interesting
how these techniques usually
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\r.it hairdos and < otil shors .in■ fust ft*o rrasons to i;n srr thr nrw Unt'i^n
him I ( nubuys (*<> \mi*rt< tin
ftnplovi'd tu I'xprfss rualism plav
against tin1 tant.istii anil impossi
lilt- situations boing filmi'tl
I hi* muvit' is i onsistrntly «n
gaging and insightfully fnnnv in
its I's.immatinn ot \mrricnn so
i it-t\ As with many fort'tgn films
si*t in this country it brings a
siMisf of w idr i,vi*d inniKi’iii r
and imchantmunt of tin' I’niti'd
Stall's that is lost in many of our
domi'stn films
Although only (to minuti's
lolly; ttlf movie does U>ypn In re
peal itw;lf. .mil the ImiiiI mem
(tors are virtually iiui'istmgui.sh
able from eai li other making any
spti ilu i .ha rut ter development
impossible Hut this t hanr.iiiy;
him deserves to lie seen it only to
take money avvav from the sum
laris plotted Hollywood flu ks
ss hu h seem to lie i hurued out
like sheets of $ JO hills
By Lucas J Gutman
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MUSIC
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Years of playing together
have earned them .1 loyal fol
lowing m the Northwest and
beyond. Their fan base mini
hers over 100.000 and the rest
of the country has started to
catch on. as their latest album
spent time in the College Radio
Top 20
Thu group records tor their
own label. Red Rum "When
we started out in college, no
one knew or < a red about us So
we borrowed some money and
started our own company
We've done quite well." trom
bomst Tim Tubb said
because their musu is so
et let tit . anti bet ause the band
refuses to compromise their art
to tit into certain expectations,
the (Ira/v Its have set to sign a
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with .1 polished st.ige routine of
g.igs <1 mi t he.itrii s Hull lie
hand would rather have people
( onie to the show and see for
themselves what their antes
.in' all about
It s going to he a great
show espei lath when laigene
hasn't heard what our two new
members have to offer said
Smith
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MARIA
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st.mth roving anil highh dan
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Monona Wall and Pamela < o
lion follow her on a visit to lli'i
hometown Anatao vvlncli l»• ■
i unit's a journey into the past
that allows us to see how a
farmer's wife was transformed
into a rebel
We hope to raise i ampus
awareness ot the situation 01 I I
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The EMU Cultural Forum proudly presents
a stand-up comedienne
BERTICE BERRY
Bertice Berry is:
(a) A Kent State Ph D. graduate in
sociology who happens to be funny
(b) A comedienne who happens to be
scholarly.
(c) A former teacher with a humorous
approach in the classroom.
(d) A comic with a serious message on
stage.
(e) ALL OF THE ABOVE AND MORE
Bertice has a Ph D m sociology from
Kent State and is a former professor
who happens to be funny and schol
arly Her comedy routines reflect her
academic background She keeps
her audiences howling with jokes
that convey positive images about
living happily together and loving
each other
University of Oregon
EMU Fir Room
Monday, May 20th
7 p.m.
Tickets are S3 student and $4
general and are available at the
EMU
MAIN DESK. (346-4363)
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