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The Clackamas Print Entertainment?dnesday November18--^ Jennifer 8 leaves audience at edge of their seats by Heidi Branstator Feature Editor Jennifer 8 is a psychologi cal suspense thriller, starring Andy Garcia and Uma Thurman, that keeps the audience on the edge of its seat, clear up to the very end. Sgt. John Berlin, played by Andy Garcia (Dead Again, The Godfather Part 3, Stand and Deliver and Hero), is a burnt out L.A. cop who has a compulsion for tracking down killers. He moves to a small Northern Cali fornia town, Eureka, to join his best friend on the police force. Shortly after his arrival, Berlin finds himself helping the force search for a murder weapon near a recently discovered body. Soon he is thrust into the middle of a hunt for a dangerous serial killer who has just claimed the life of an eighth victim, code name Jennifer. The clues lead Berlin to a beautiful blind woman named Helena Robertson, played by Uma Thurman (Final Analysis, Where The Heart Is and Dangerous Liaisons) may be his only wit ness and link to solving the mur ders. Robertson may also be the next intended victim. Berlin finds himself fighting the police force for help and answers, but no one seems to want to get involved. When he discovers contradictory evidence, Berlin realizes how involved and dangerous this mystery is really becoming. Soon everyone is a suspect, including Berlin_He is given a very short time to prove himself innocent and find the murderer before he is put in jail. Things become even more complicated when Berlin real izes that he is falling in love with Robertson. Protecting her from the killer grows to be an obses sion for him. What he doesn’t realize is that his growing attrac tion for her is plunging them both deeper into danger than he may be able to handle. The actors are well chosen. “Berlin is a product of the city and an actor was required with a sophistication appropriate to that,” said Director Bruce Robinson. “Andy has a very potent star quality and I thought he would be part. She was extremely con very interesting in this country vincing. environment,’’ he said. Many of the scenes that in For the part of the blind clude Robertson are filmed with woman, an actress was required less light than the other scenes. who was beautiful without make (Much of the movie is dark and up, since the blind don’t use make dismal. This technique is used to up. Thurman was perfect for the give the impression of the daik- What is Hot ness that she lives in everyday, but those who don’t like dark films may be bothered by this. Jennifer 8, which also stars Lance Henriksen, Kathy Baker Graham Beckel, Kevin Conway and John Malkovich, is filmed in and around the coastal city of Eureka; in its neighboring vil lage of Trinidad; Vancouver, Brit ish Columbia; and on the sound stages of Paramount Pictures in L.A. It is rated *^R” and has a running time of approximately 118 minutes. ? . > ' - - ' , ",h ' y...... .......................................................... - - frt a world of changes like thecae we hvem, Itis aImmtimp(^sibIeloXw»P with the latest Ranges m what’ sccn ^ and what’snot so cooVinordcrtokceptlungsstraight, it 1$ importan ttd understand that the best things in life always riandthetestoftime. As wdh fashion, popular music - al ways comes back to the forefront of‘coolness.’ Boyz II Men have gone platinum with their new rendition of,“MTheStril of the Night,” ibtatalieCole took a grammy home wriha remakeof her father's hit “Unforgettable,” and Martah Carey went to the top of the charts with her new version of the JaeksotiFiveX'TH Be There” fry Jeff Kemp If yQüaicconfused hkcmwyothers wheng&nglQ^musicsío^lprQpQstasiinplestáifooii: lock at the music everyoneelse is looking at Cháncesete, j^uare^¿bably like the rest of us, and io busy tofry to k^ up with alithe new frm«5 of today» Besada hear there is a tot of other interesting and 'hot* music that your eats deserve achance^toenjoy, , Everyone is different, especially when it comes to music. Some like heavy metal, others like country. S£mwdatteetotheciamixoftedinb,and<nhersgtoovetothesounds<reggae> Andeven others get mellow from altemañveorjust relax with easy listening. 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