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By Scott Hcrrch
DiUy Nebrtskan Staff Reporter
Just two years ao, an unknown comes the silly single, The War and harmonic vocals. It's one of
British band n:med Culture Club Song" which resembles a polit- the best Culture Club numbers
released a mawkish little ditty ical nursery rhyme. The chorus is evercnd will surely be one of the
titled, "Do You Really Wanna' Hurt a bit inane, but backup vocalist few bisJ hits 0n this disappointing
Me." The song seemed a bit trite Helen Terry and Boy's lyrics give gim
and so it sat at the bottom of the it some intelligence:
charts until MTV released the "Man is far behindIn search of The trouble with this LP is that
video of the tune. People were something newlike a Philistine- it lacks the verve of the band's
shocked by the crooning girl clad We're burning witches, too." previous works and the once out
in a composite of Jamaican, Has- George's experimentation with rageous Boy George has become
sidic and thrift store garb with vintage musical styles, in the past, indolent, relying on hi3 looks rath
pancake makeup o her face. But has been rather inept, but he er than his talent to sell records,
when word got out that this girl docs quite well on the EOs-flavored For every inventive song on Wak
was really a guy named Boy tune, "Crime Time" laden with ing Up With the House On Fire,
George, the song soared up the lots of sax, vivacious vocals and there are two stale ones. Perhaps
charts and the world fell in love catchy hooks. Britan's most infamous androgyne
with the singing transvestite. The Dive" opens side two. It's a should retitle his latest effort
Today, Boy George is not only a quirky, crescendoing dance num- Wake Us When This Album s Over.
'Alamo' ...
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Cowboy is hit especially hard
when Steve, an antagonist, utters,
"What's the matter Cowboy, afraid
you're gonna lose your chance to
be a hero?" This is the one place
where Cowboy is a hero, a notch
above the regulars. He dreams of
an elusive movie career and sees
himself as a rugged, John Wayne
type. Cowboy is a victim of pro
gress, the last of the stereotypical
cowboy genre. The demolition of
The Alamo hits him especially
hard since it Is the only place
where he can justify his sense of
self-importance.
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are Lisa and Ginger, two women
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However, his schtlck is wearing
off and he better start proving
that he's more than a novelty
item if he wants to survive. He'd
better try harder as his group's
latest opus, Waking Up With the
House On Fire, is far from hot.
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The first song, "Dangerous Man,
is a dull tune that sounds like it s
off in some perplexed orbit, not
really sure whether it wants to be
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who would be more comfortable
at the local disco, but probably
just felt like slumming it and
decided to check out the scene
there.
But none of the characters real
ly want to be at The Alamo. Cow
boy would rather be in Hollywood
replacing John Wayne, despite
his bald spot which he covers
with his Stetson; Ichabod would
rather be at the Paradise Motel,
despite the reluctance of his girl
friend; and Claude would rather
be home with his suburban fam
ily, despite hi3 disgust over the
fact that hi? children have their
own telephone listing.
The regulars, except Cowboy,
decide that they will just change
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tic guitar rlflSi .but Boy's vocals
are too flippant to make it now.
The calypso-tinged aura or the
band's first album shows up on
The Medal Song" - but the piece
is too cute to be convincing. The
Moo wahs" of early Motown are
present on "Mannequin, a de-
lightfully redundant tune with
sjckening!y sentimental lyrics. Af-
ter thi3 ced boredom, along
comes -Hello Goodbye" to wake
all up with it3 horrific heavy
metal guitar odysseys, driving Deal
their hangout to the nearest Yan
kee joint, The B&B.
After violence breaks out be
tween Steve and Cowboy, the bar
tender decides it is time to close
earlier than expected. Everyone
except Cowboy deserts the saloon.
The bartender tells him, "Stay if
you want, it's your own funeral"
Life will go on for the other
characters, but a3 the neon fades
from the bar signs and The Alamo
is demolished, a part of Cowboy is
buried also. A victim of change
and poor judgment, his identity
wSl be lost
Steven Matilla, as Ichabod the
scummy regular, is superb. The
best performance though, is given
by Henry Wideman, the resident
wino, who brings heart and soul
to a character with few lines and
limited exposure. Cowboy, played
by Sonny Carl Davis, is disap
pointing. Though his acting is
adequate, he looks more like the
good Humor Man than a pseudo
John Wayne.
The screenplay, written by Kim
Henker, is a definite step above
his only previous script, The
Texas Chainsaw Massacre." The
dialogue is so genuine, and down
to blue-collar earth, that it is easy
to empathize with the troubles
and low-rent dreams of the regu
lar customers of The Alamo.
"Last Night at the Alamo" has
the feel of a play. Because it was
filmed in black and white, the
film has the look of a dimly lit
stage. It focuses on words, char
acters and emotions, rather than
action or special effects.
"Last Night at the Alamo" proves
that excellent movie making is
alive and well, and living between
coasts.
"Last Night at the Alamo" will
be at the Sheldon Film Theatre at
8 p.m. tonight through Saturday.
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