FEATURE
Where's the 'Hearts' plot?
Once in a while a movie will family’s Manhattan brownstone
come along with a certain twist and into the run-down Bronx slum.
that saves its boring, predictable Despite his wife’s (Joanna Cas
plot: a twist presented by a certain sidy) weak, neurotic protests to
character, a certain location, or in boot them out, he keeps his word
the case of Where The Heart Is, a (and the door shut.)
The children are given $750
certain form of art.
Thisartisticstyle involves us each to live off of and when that
ing famous works of art as back runs out, they’ll -gasp!- have to
grounds and - here’s the kicker -
paints live humans into the scenes.
So one can barely see they’re there.
A Reel View
In short, it’s illusion.
by
It is unfortunate that the basic
plot didn’t have an illusion of
Roseann Wentworth
excitement, or provide the audi
ence with something new.
Directed by John Boorman,
Where The Heart Is leaves its get a real job. The son (David
audience asking where the beef is. Hewlett) is a computer whiz, who
Dabney Coleman stars as a is on the brink of perfecting his
New York Trump-like business Nintendo-like video game. Suzy
mogul who has built up his for Amis (Chloe) plays the daughter
tune by tearing down buildings. who is an up’n’coming artist who
His personal and financial crisis must “prostitute” her work land
starts when a building his com ing a job providing the art for an
pany is scheduled to tear down, in insurance company’s calendar.
lieu of a skyscraper, is ordered Uma Thurman (Dangerous Liai
saved by the city housing depart sons) plays the youngest daughter
ment as a cultural landmark. To who is an “emotional nomad” and
get his money’s worth, Coleman has a future dream of helping the
boots his three spoiled children, homeless. She finds her niche as a
now in their mid-20s, out of the magician’s assistant and as a new
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age pseudo-channeler.
When they realize that $2250
is not nearly enough, they each
recruit one friend to move in with
them to help pay rent. Crispin
Glover, who is best known as the
eldest McFly in Back to the Fu
ture, plays Chloe’s friend and a
young fashion designer who is
labeled as an “original.” Christo
pher Plummer has the best role as
the skid-row magician taken in by
Thurman.
Cassidy adds some flavor to
this eclectic cast of characters as
the uptight, right-winged mother
who becomes comically hysteri
cal; unfortunately, this doesn’t
occur until the film is almost over.
Although the ending is far
too sappy and the parents’ suffer
ing (as well as the children’s)
doesn’t last as long as it should for
the incredible changes that hap
pen, unbelievably, overnight.
If not for the visual effects of
the outstanding artwork, or the
continual but subtle upbeat tempo
of the soundtrack, Where The
Heart Is would be less than zero.
The name of this Boorman flick
should be “Where The Art Is.”
February 28,1990
ELC holds auction
by Lane Scheideman
Staff Writer
“Next up for auction is this
lovely Swedish commode, not only
is it elegant, but it’s useful too.
Who will start the bidding?”
This will be a familiar phrase
March 10 at the first annual En
vironmental Learning Center auc
tion.
Not only a Swedish commode
is for auction, there is a Tiffany
lamp and also five days accom
modation at Ilikai Ocean Front
Resort in Waikiki.
“We hope to raise $15,000
through the auction to help fund
the ELC,” said Joyce Sanders,
one of the organizers of the auc
tion.
The auction will begin ap
proximately at 7 p.m. at the Mil
waukie Elks Lodge on McLough
lin Blvd.
The ticket prices are $12 pre
sale or $15 at the door. The tick
ets are available at the ELC. for
more information call 657-6958,
ext. 351.
Live music, dancing, and a
snack bar will also be provided
for the enjoyment of the bidders.
14,000 enjoy music of Crue
tion to show off to the crowd, as he
by Mark A. Borrelli
fans disappointed, as he showed
had his drumset attached to beams that a full moon was in fact pos
Sports Editor
Seattle, Washington was the in the coliseum that went forward sible indoors. •
setting for some hard-core rock into the crowd, and were raised
Crue played two encores,
and roll, as Motley Crue and and lowered, allowing Lee to be saving “Dr. Feel Good” for the
Faster Pussycat rocked an ener close to his screaming fans.
first encore, and the crowd was
“You know that I always
getic crowd of about 14,000 Sat
delighted to see Brett Michaels
urday, Feb. 24.
of Poison come out during the
Motley Crue opened the "Lee got off his drums second encore to sing “Jail House
show with “Kick Start My Heart”
by jumping down a Rock” with Vince and the boys.
off of their new album “Dr. Feel
Faster Pussycat opened, a
Good,” which has became num rope, and he didn't local Seattle band, and they didn’t
ber one. Crue had the crowd leave
his
many disappoint their home-crowd au
going wild for about 2-1/2 hours
dience. Playing songs from “Wake
as they played songs from their women fans disap Me When It’s Over,” the band
“Shout At The Devil,” “Girls, pointed, as he showed delighted their fans with such
Girls, Girls,”and “Too Fast For
that a full moon was in songs as “Where There’s A Will.”
Love” albums.
Both groups had a well-
The band got the show fact possible indoors." planned show, and the concert,
started with a bang, as Vince
which started at 8 p.m. lasted
Neil, Nikki Six, and Mick Mars,
wanted to get close to you crazy f- until 11:20 p.m. The lights and
entered the stage from under ----- ! This is great, you guys are pyrotechnics for Crue was very,
neath by popping up, while a 14,000 of my best friends,” said very exciting. Traveling to Se
loud explosion greeted the band. Lee while floating over the crowd. attle seemed like a long way to
Tommy Lee once again out did
Lee then got off his aerial go for a concert, but Crue and
himself as he put his drums air drums set by jumping down a rope, Faster Pussycat made the trip
borne. Lee had another contrap- and he didn’t leave his many women worthwhile.
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For those bidders who love
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and are very intricate.
One house looks like a old
school house; it is a replica of a
real school house that Clark had
visited.
Donations of items to be
auctioned are still coming in and
will continue until the day be
fore the auction.
Jean Auel’s “Clan of the Cave
Bear” trilogy will also be auc
tioned off.
Orthodonture work will also
be auctioned off for anyone that
needs it and is brave enough.
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out of respect
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