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Page B3 JULY 29,1998 Uj? JlortUtiá tfHwrm A 'A r t i * (Eljc |J n r t k : n ó © b s e r u c r ■A ENTERTAINMENT Police choppers circle the 20th floor o f the Chicago Internal Affairs division’s downtown headquarters. SWAT marksmen stand ready on nearby rooftops, their high-powered w eapons targeted on Danny Roman (Samuel L. Jackson), who is holding thechiefofthe L. A.D. and his staffat gunpoint. Roman's desperate gambit has been triggered by an equally desper ate situation: his world has been de stroyed by false charges of murder and embezzlement brought against him. Roman knows that people lis ten when lives are at stake; he knows that he has a chance to prove his innocence if he can just buy a little time-time that he urgently needs to find out who’s behind the fr.,me up. He u n derstands all o f this implicity-because Danny Roman is a Chicago Police officer-and the best hostage negotiator in thedepartment. But right now, Roman is a hostage taker-and he needs someone who will listen to him. So he asks that Chris Sabian (Kevin Spacey), a re spected negotiator from another pre cinct, be brought in to mediate. The cool, cerebral Sabian squares offwith his formidableand furious opponent, a man he knows only by reputation, as he attempts to understand and defuse the explosive situation. Although he begins his task con vinced that Roman has had a com plete breakdown, Sabian starts to wonder whether this hostage taker is indeed a man gone mad or, instead, what Roman claims to be-an honest cop who must break the law to find justice forhimself. Ultimately, Sabian is driven to answer the same ques- 1QQ8 Symphony Parh ______ Warner Bors. ’ taut psychological drama. "The Negotiator." sta J.T. Walsh. This film also stars Kevin Spacey (pictured right). » ? p » • ' » li 9 . 1 F Friday F’teewiuj B t o from 4-6 p.m. erc-iil Friday... eaay Friday... w iy Friday REALLY! MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE • GRESHAM KEVIN One of them is holding hostages. The other is demanding surrender. And everyone's holding their breath. ■ X POUCE r a u n N E G O T IA T O R Rachid tre W \ r < y iOOuaw;-' HEGFNCY ÍNTERPRISES si » MANDEVILLE III MS/NEW REGENCY «, F GARY GRAY ihm SAMUEL L JACKSON KEVIN SfACEV "IHE NEGOTIATOR” DAVID MORSE RON BIEKIN HUI JOHN SPENCER J.T VMLSH’ SGHAEMEREVELL S . . O . UnaUrtWlU . A . . V . . IO . . . . I NICKSAY . VU» Il RODERE nnrn , . STONE r „ . „ , WEBSTER SIONE nom» win LIAMES DiMONACO K KIVIN EOX uv ! DAVID HOBERMAN ami ARNON MOCHAN W i ■ S E GARY ORA» ni* *•«* p m n is p b o o u c iim iiu u ttCNAl 5THt£T, ÎÔUAÀNA W « . ax 0ÉACH OR ■ ■ • CANCON l ii , v iu h v w w w .B f w r f q e n c y .c o m OPENS JOLY 31 r 4- } M •- . * « : , ,»• ■ * . WARNTR IWOR a . I t ’ • A' • *< ; 1 • . • c-'. ! V- . JACKSON SPACEY • ' '• M» • * M with SAMUEL L urées XV / 6* The JAZZ Station “I have a natural instinct toward being unpredictable,” says Rachid, and thus his groundbreaking debut resonates w ith unusual depth and h 6 PM Thursday, July 30 - Pioneer Square in Downtown Portland Sunday, August 9 - Laurelhurst Park in Southeast Portland Sunday, August 16 - Grant Park in Northeast Portland (with Portland Community Bal let) W ashington Park Series - All Concerts Begin at 6 PM. Sunday, August 2 - Washington Park Rose Gardens in Southwest Portland 9 with Michael A llen Harrison) Tuesday, August 11 - Pacific C rest Wind Ensemble Wednesday, August 12 - Dee Wiggins Wind Ensemble For More Information Contact - Lajos Balogh - 636-8769 LÀaÊkjâiL Sacljid diversity. The album is called P rototype, and it is in m any w ays a blueprint for what lies in the future for popu lar music. The album courageously blends trip-hop, punk, hip-hop, am bient art-rock, Indian m usic, British drum and bass and jun g le sounds with R achid’s own gospel laced vocals and classical music inclinations. L yrically, it is a co l lection o f stories that take you on the inner jou rn ey o f a highly cre ative 24 year old trying to find his place in a w orld m arred by con flict. Struggling w ith his own is sues o f race, religion, and iden tity, Prototype is a pow erful in quiry, for anyone w illing to go there. To achieve the unique sound o f P r o to ty pe. Rachid w ent to pro duces that he knew w ere both ad venturous and flexible enough to collaborate w ith him in fulfilling his vision. He says o fth e eight up and coming talents, “T here’s som e thing to be said about new people and seeing how far you can go with them .” Ghostcalling, a poignant auto biographical track, addresses a childhood with som ething m iss ing. R achid’s father was often absent, due to his w ork, which meant a lot o f tim e on the road and in the studio. As the narrator in the songs sings, “ W hen I needed you most/1 'd call upon your ghost .” B ein g c a u g h t b e tw e e n tw o w orlds is a constant thread that runs throughout Rachid’s life. Ref erences to religion, prem arital sex and race are woven tightly into P ro to ty p e , relentlessly ch allen g ing, questioning and railing against societal confines. P r o to * type, is a profound and daring offering. It is an album that will give courage to others to be them selves and go back to the sanctu ary that is in all o f us. Through R achid’s m usical and lyrical u n dertaking, his soul is bared and his messages o f truth, exam ination and adventure are conveyed. C o n c e r t S c h e d u le 8 tions that are obsessing Danny Roman. Who’s behind the frame-up? And where does Roman fit into the scheme? Academy Award nominee Samuel L. Jackson and Academy Award winner Kevin Spacey star in a taut drama about a battle o f wits wills that has human lives hanging in the balance. F. Gary Gray, who drew critical and audience attention with his dramatic action-thriller “Set It O ff,” directs “The N egotiator," w h ic h is w ritte n by Jam es DeMonaco and Kevin Fox. Arnon Milchan and David Hoberman are the producers and David Nicksay, Robert Stone and W ebster Stone are executive producers. “The Ne gotiator" will be distributed world wide by W arner Bros. X?. P o r tla n d f e s t iv a l Here come your free summer clas sical concerts in the parks! Bring your picnic basket, lawn chairs or blanket. The USWEST Portland Fes tival Symphony is bringing a full schedule of classical music to Port land Parks again this summer. The USWEST Portland Festival Symphony, under the leadership of maestro Lajos Balogh, established the first regular free outdoor sym phony concerts in the Portland area in 1981. We have continued these concerts every year since. The orchestra is comprised of musicians from the Oregon Sym phony, Portland Opera Orchestra and musicians Local 99. Comejoin us forarelaxingevening in the park with beautiful music! City Park Series - All concerts at t Xjy** -y .-r.- .
