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V Page B2 J A N . 7 /1 9 9 8 ¿Tb e } J n r I la ith <0b s e t w r (The |J n rtla n h O b serv er e r/z /j ENTERTAINMENT HARD RAIN Paramount Pictures Tom (Christian Slater) is a young man who has taken a job as an ar mored ear courier along side his Uncle Charlie (Ld Asneri, a veteran ol the money delivery business Come hell or high wafer. Tom is determined fo deliver safely the $3 million that have been entrusted to him. High walei comes - plenty of it w hen his at tnored ear is caught in the rising waters of an immense Midwestern river Hood. Jim (Morgan Freeman) is equally determined to get his hands on those $3 million. Aeareer thief who’s grow ing weary of the criminal life, he seizes on the flood as his chance to pull off one last daring job-an ar mored ear robbery that will bag him Tim (Christian Slater, left) and Jim (Morgan Freeman, right) hid behind gravestones to avoid the sheriff's searchlight in the high-action crime thriller “Hard Rain." “Hard Rain," a Paramount Pictures presentation in association with Mutual Film Company, is directed by Mikael Salomon. Photo by: Richard Foreman Karen (Minnie Driver, left) is questioned by the sheriff (Randy Quaid, right) in the high-action crime thriller "Hard Rain." Hard Rain," a Paramount Pictures presentation in association with Mutual Film Company, is Directed by Mikael Salomon. enough cash to retire to a tropical island forever. Hispían goes terribly com m ents on the distinctive q u al ity of the film: "So many films that depict disaster - w hich this is not," says G ordon, "are stories about how the natural elem ents like the tw ister, like the flood, like the vol cano, are the antagonist. In our picture. M organ Freem an is the antagonist, C hristian Slater is the protagonist, and we play the action out against the flood." Describing his experience with "H ard R a in ," p ro d u c e r G ary Levinsohn notes, “T here’s an enor mously experienced technical crew Portland Art Museum Northwest Filin Center Annual Reel Music Series Celebrates Music On Film Portland Premier - Visiting Artist Friday & Saturday, January 9 & 10 Don McGlynn takes a riveting look at the tortured musical life of the great composer and bass player Charles Mingus. Featuring wide ranging interviews with ; musicians and critics who were close to Mirgus. along • with the insights of his wives Celia and Susan, an ex traordinary portrait emerges of an artist of unparalleled talent and complex, paradoxical temperament. Over the course of nine years of digging. McGlynn has also surfaced treasured film and television clips from the 1960s and 1970s, radio broadcasts, interviews and vintage photographs, many unkown. to capture the joy and rage of his life, and the legacy of musical genius that he left behind. (78 mins.) Portland Art Museum Northwest Film Center is lo cated at 1219 S. W. Park Avenue Portland, Oregon. For more information call 503-221-1156 or fax 503-294-0874. awry when Tom. stubbornly deter mined to protect the cash, refuses to do the easy thing and give up the money. With a miffed, overburdened sher iff t Randy Quaid) trying to patrol the town with a handful ofdeputies. Tom relies on help from a courageous young woman (Minnie Driver) to protect the money and his life from the very determined and gun-wield ing thieves. Nothing-not the rising flood, nor a ruthless pursuit, nor a spectacular jet-ski battle in the hall way so fa half- submerged high school-will stopTom from fighting to save the fortune that' s been placed in his charge. Jim and his gang are equally determined to make sure they gel what they came lor Ultimately, they all face a sheriff who has plans of his own. What fol lows is a desperate chase amid the rising waters, and a struggle that shows people are not always who they seem to be Producer M ark G ordon, who also produced the blockbusters 'S p ee d " and "B roken A rrow ". involved in bringing this film to the sc re e n . O ur d ire c to r. M ikael Salomon, pioneered some of the major effects we see in the movie when he was working on "B ackdralf and The A byss.' In addition, people like John Frazier, oui special effects supervisor, did the special effects for Twister' and Speed. " Producer Ian Bryce emphasizes that "Hard Rain" is not just a big stunt movie hut actually “a great thriller that keeps the audience guess ing, with a good deal of terrific ac tion throughout." Search For A Host Contest Ends W ith A Bang! Detroit resident Mattie Majot s will become the first African-American woman ever to host a game show after being named winner of Game Show Network's "Coast-To-Coasl Search For A Host." A single mother, whose hobbies include sewing and gardening. Majors is about to em bark on a slightly more adventurous activity as host of Game Show Network's hit interactive program. Trivia Track. After surviving a rigorous series of auditions, celebrity voting revealed Mattie a clear winner. Contestants were judged on five different at tributes including hosting potential, stage presence, command of the game, contestant interaction and en ergy level. Mattie wowed the panel of celebrity judges that included Wink Martindale. Casey Kasem, Joshua Morrow (Young & The Rest less), Marc Summers (Hollywood Squares/Doublc Dare), and "Ms Universe” Brook Lee. and was thrilled to discover that she beat out the other five finalists from more than R(X) hopefuls that auditioned across the country over the past year. Majors, a media relations director at Detroit Medical Center, is still amazed that she won the opportunity to host Game Show Network s inter active program. Tri\ta Track "When I first heard about the auditions. I figured I would just give it a try for fun." majors said. "I never imagined that I would actually win!" A long lime Ian ol game shows, especially The Price Is Right and its "smooth" host Bob Barker. 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