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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1994)
in film on screen this month Nick Nolle rocruiti ShaquMe O'Neal for Nm bl* time coHoce baakatbaM team bi Hue CNp* Tit mg something .1 little lighter .iltei l.tiirn.'o'i Oil and Iht Prime of liilo, Vick Volte stars in two films this month, playing .1 basket lull math in Blue ( bipi and an actot in James I Krnoks / II Do 1n\thui\i Wo on the plate another television show remake and a thriller that actuallt keeps you guessing Blue (hips (Poromount) \\ ith the recruiting stakes tor lug time college basketball getting higher and higher, Blue (hip< emerges as a nmeh film with 1 strong cast Nick Volte gets top lulling as l’cte Hell, a college basketball coach under pressure liom Ians and alumni to bring in lug name recruits, and Mart McDonnell |/’,mi»i l i b) plats his ev wile Real hie basketball stat Sliatpulle ( ' Veal debuts as one • it Hell’s targeted "blue chips " Blink (New Line) I ollowmg m the footsteps ol thrillers like /ennijei V Blink leatures a vulnera ble lemale protagonist who must late a killer alone. M a il e I e i n e Stowe (Shaft ( tits) headlines .is I mma Bro d\. .1 visu.il h impaired unman hatmtcu u\ mniusin^ images ill -i filler, ami cersatilc Milan (.liiinn (Henn\ " Joan) p 1 a \ s John liallsttom. the detective assigned tu I imna's ease Mncicgocrs un look tor ward to a thriller with surprises W hat a c om ept When a Man Loves a Woman (Touchstone) I his is no tint! piece \nch Marcia and Meg K\an star as Michael and Mice tircen, .1 couple with a toeing marriage, two little girls and an idyllic life in .1 trumpiil San Francisco neighborhood Hut Mice, a tumor high school guidance counselor, has a secret drinking prob lem that explodes one night with tragic results While Marcia and Kean mac seem like an unlikeh couple. both luce the talent and intensitc to make this lllocie a Im>\ ottlce success Shadowlonds (Savov Pictur&s) Oxer i he \ c .1 r s, \ i: xx \ u r k xx r 11 c r I ox ( ■ resha in (1 )ei»r.1 \\ inti e r) h j x I > e c n corresponding with renowned writer ( S I ew is (Anthonv Hopkins). On .1 trip to 1 oinlon. the two meet anil begin .1 love .itt.in I his film ailaptation ot the aw aril winning biographical play is in tlu- able hands ot Richard \ttcni»orough {( baphn). \nd with Hopkins as the Oxford don. Sh,iJn.UnJ> is sure to gar tier critical acclaim. Gunmen (Miramax) Non have to wonder how < hristopher I ambert still finds work, considering that his last few films {Fortress, Hi^bliindei II I he (Jui, kening) have made alwiut .1 buck tiftv tor the studios 1 his latest thriller is about the hunt tor a $400 million fortune I vpect plenty of both guns and men, in keeping with the creative title, as well as testosterone and dubious acting. Denis 1 ears (that angry guv from \1 I V) and Mario \ an Peebles (1‘usse) alsi 1 star I'll Do Anything (Columbia) I 11 U«> 111 \ thing is cv.K 11 % wlut the 111.1L crs of the movie must h .1 w s .11 It was supposed tn he .1 musical comcil\ scheduled tur release last fall. / // Du Anything, sans the musical part, stars Nick Nolle as an actm who can t find work, in 1 loll\ uimkI. On top iif that, he s unevpec teilh responsible for Ills sn tear old daughter whom he hasn't seen in rears. I \|nct [tower lunches and tender father-daughter Itomling. Romeo is Bleeding (Gramercy) v i .1 r \ 'Mil nun (Drdiula), spurning type casting once again, is a voy ennstic cop-on the cii£C in Rwno) h tilvvdtnI he stellar cast should gel your attention \long with Oldman, this film features Lena ( Hm ( The ( nbctjrable I ightncss 1/ Hnnt[), luliette I ewis and \nnahella Seiorra (with Olin playing a gangster in an interesting twist). 1 vemme in this tliek is douhle dealing somelxtdt S nti figure the title out. Angie, I Says (Hollywood Pictures) In . f»g/r. I ( ,eena 1 J.is is revisits the fiinin and unique personalitv she showed in The Iniiltmt.il hmrist. Davis is \ngie Seateiapensieri. who liceonies an unwed mother in her Bensonhurst Italian neighborhood. Lveryone has advice and eritieism tor \ngie. But she goes her own wav searching tor the answers to life's questions In this case, one of them might he finding a word that rhymes with her last name Cor 54, Where Are You? (Orion) I his 111m, inspired !>\ the '60s tclev isiuii series, hopes to i apture the good nalured atmosphere ot the nrigin.il slm" (iunther I'«»ly (David Johansen) is the allahle one, anil rookie 1 raiuis Muldoon (John ( \U( onle\) is struth In the hook Sou ran tell In their Iasi names that this is no hart! Iwiilcd polne thriller, Iki ause straight aetion movies need tough names like I ango and t ash ■ Adam Plantinga, Marquette Iribune. Marquette l . on the set Last time we saw this Los Angeles skyscraper. Bruce Willis was doing his best to blow the damn thing up in Die Hard Today, it’s been taken over by Brendan Fraser (Encmo Man), Adam Sandler (Saturday Night Live) and Steve Buscemi (Reservoir Dogs) The three are atop the building's parking structure to film Fox's Airheads, a movie (to be released in June) about three headbangers who accidentally take over a radio station in order to get their demo played. Ju«l« ocupt* tl UrkiiH me unintentional terrorists ana tneir took groupie extras casually mill about with (aux SWAT team members setting down their M-16s just long enough to grab some cotlee. but ironically there are no doughnuts. These guys must not be method actors This film is not a goofy spoof of rock and roll." claims director Michael Lehmann (Heathers) 'The situation plays itself out as a pretty straightforward hostage drama, but from a humorous perspective. The guys in this band aren't really dangerous, they're just rock n' rollers who want their music played" ■ Paul Heltzel, Editor on Fellowship video calendar Hot Shots Pari Deux (Fox) 1/5, True Romance (Warner) 1/5 Robin Hood: Men in Tights (Fox) 1/12: Menace II Society (New Line) 1/12. Heart and Souls (MCA/Universal) 1/12; Friday the 13th: Jason Goes to Holt (New Line) 1/19; The Coneheads (Paramount) 1/26 The Last Parly (LIVE) 1/26 The Last Action Hero (Columbia/TriStar) 1/26, Hard Target (MCA/Umversal) 1/26. Kalilornia (Polygram) 2/2 Poetic Justice (Columbia/TriStar) 2/2; In the Line of Fire (Columbia/TriStar) 2/9: The Program (Buena Vista) 2/16: Son in Law (Buena Vista) 2/23. Fortress (LIVE) 2/23 quotable “Part of the grand scheme of the movie is to promote discussion on the con cept of tolerance. Even on college campuses, it seems like there is a string of political litmus tests." -Tom Hanks on the message of Ms latest Mm. PIMa/MpMa