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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 1, 1986)
T H Tests of time: films on transitions E S E N T E R C o u n selin g S e rv ices • • • • ing remarks about each others mothers. In truth, each of these boys has had real prob lems with their fathers, who have battered, reviled, and/or rejected them. Only 12 or 13, they are already steadfastly fixed on their paths in life, as surely and geometrically as the train tracks are fixed. Wil Wheaton, the narrator, is just beginning to realize how badly they have been messed up, and how slim their chances for happiness a la American dream really are. They have been treated badly by their fathers, apparently ignored by their mothers, and regularly beaten down by older, meaner sib lings. The adventures they encounter, their methods of coping, and a heroic showdown in the climax of the film make a good story. Good acting by all the boys, including Kiefer Sutherland in a smaller role as an older hood. But it is the director, Rob Reiner, who brings out the fragile story in a most memor able way. The landscape makes a fifth voice. When the movie is over, you feel as though you really have been somewhere and really have found something. Issues of Gay Men Self-Esteem Relationship Counseling Men's Groups by Eleanor M alln STAND BY ME Starring: Wil Wheaton River Phoenix Corey Feldman Jerry O'Connor Directed by: Rob Reiner From a novella by: Steven King riou) playing at: Music Box (Second top draw at the box office nationw ide last week) sl i di ng scale 235-3433 2036 S.E. Morrison ^ Or« g o * ' PORTLAND S MOST COMPLETE COFFEE. TEA. HERB AND SPICE STORE. Y a m I i í II M a r I íe t How refreshing. A film from a work by Stephen King with a little substance, about which we need not have to make up a bunch of trendy, sardonic slurs. We went to see this film because it was made in Oregon, expecting a pleasant, though innocuous hour and a half. But the small story, artfully entwined with the land scape, and the four boys working their way fitfully towards manhood, works. The boys set out to “discover" the body of another young boy, who has been missing for days. Rumors are flying in their small rural community. By a quirk of fate, one of the set of four boys overheard an older brother dis cussing the body with a friend. He and his friend can't announce their find, as it would, they think, implicate them in a crime. So the boy tells his three young friends, and they set out to find the body — out of curiosity, for a lark, and to get some publicity. On the trip, really an allegory of passage into manhood, the boys tell stories, sing songs, play tag with the train, and let off a lot of steam. They talk boy stuff, which is they spend a lot of time insulting each other, com paring old wives tales, and making disparag THE TURTLE DIARY Screenplay by: Harold Pinter Starring: Ben Kingsley Glenda Jackson Eleanor Bron Playing a t Not currently showing, but it’s played steadily for most of the year, and will show up again. Watch for it (N ew ly released in video stores last week) Another allegory — this time a tale of en trapment and attempts to escape. A man and woman hang around so often at the sea turtle exhibit they finally strike up an acquaintance. The turtles have been swimming around in a tiny little tank for 30 years. They've grown huge and glide passively around the tank, healthy enough, but pathetic, nonetheless. From thinking what a shame it is, the man and woman begin to plot to free the turtles. At O '1* Bridgetown Realty ( vjs V' rte W ith author G ail Sausser 5-7 pm October 10,1986 at A W om an's Place Reed College Gay & Lesbian Student Union presents 45 . 900.00 Fantastic Southwest Location Country Atmosphere yet close to Bus & Downtown. 2 Bdrm, 1 Bath. Lovely Deck. Large Yard. Jennaire. Storms, Newer Cas Furnace and Hot Water Heater. Potential Daylight Basement. 75 , 000.00 Qreat Solid Investment Mt. Tabor Duplex — Back on Market. FHA Appraised! All Brick. View of Downtown. Each unit has: Full Basement. Carage. Fireplace. 2 Bdrm. 1 Bath. Ter raced yard. 87 . 500.00 Exceptional Floor Plan Bank Repo Just Reduced — Excellent Condition. 3 Bdrm . 2 -2 /3 Baths, 2 Fireplaces. Creat Southeast Neighborhood. Easy Access to 205. just 20 min to Downtown. Scott Bottaro 230-0429 2305 N.E. Broadway Portland. Oregon 97232 287-9370 1S first Kingsley doesn’t want to go along with it It’s Jackson’s character, although even more unassuming than Kingsley’s, who pushes for the plan. She asks him what they would need. It’s not so much really — three crates, a van, and the cooperation of the keeper. He says he thinks he’s got the cooperation of the keeper. That understatement is part of his persona as a spectator in life. Actually, the keeper has already outlined exactly how to do the job, and all but offered a signed contract pledging support Reluctant at first he finally consents to the plan, makes the crates, rents the van — they go get the turtles — you can guess the rest This is another simple story about simple folk trapped in little lives, performing a simple enough chore, but one which symbolically encourages them to make small but mean ingful changes in their own lives. By setting free the turtles, they are allowing themselves thoughts and actions that lead to furthering their own self-fulfillment. The Turtle Diary is a funny and heart warming film. The test for Kingsley is to get himself to do something that is different from his regular little routine. The test for Jackson is to get herself to reach out for attention and affection. Eleanor Bron has a small, but pivotal part as an overly-sensitive spinster neighbor of Kingsley’s. A tragic figure, she loses her fragile grasp on life, and is the one who finally makes Kingsley stop and take assessment of his life. Although they don’t really appear to gether, Glenda Jackson and Eleanor Bron both also appeared in Wives and Lovers many years ago. The roles they play her couldn’t be more different from the ones they played in Wives and Lovers. The Turtle Diary has enjoyed a long run in neighborhood theaters since its first release last year. The straightforward but entertaining dialogue and the skillful characterizations make this an easy watching film. The strides! code we live by is not to expose anyone else's sexual identity to the straight world. Lesbian Etiquette is collection of humorous essays by Gail Sausser talking about everything from her fantasies as a baby dyke to making dates through classified ads. Also this month: Author Rebecca Gordon, writer of Letters from Nicaragua, will be autographing her book October 12, from 1 -3 pm. A Woman's Place Bookstore 1431 NE Broadway Portland, OR 97232 284-1110 Open 11 -7 Monday-Saturday and 12-5 Sunday Rom anovsky and Phillips and L y n n La vn e r in the Leather & L a ce Tour Saturday, O ctober 4 th, 8 PM Sliding scale S 4 - S 7 at the door Reed College Commons 3203 SE Woodstock Just O ut O c to b e r 1986 f t f O 1S U L