The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, October 17, 1973, Page page 8, Image 8
I Ml III I Will llll I IMMI Ml MIH Tl MM''ilM,'l,WI,',l''''"',Mlk Colli flUdl n n n m m ii i Heavy Traffic of bleak New in the sphere of the popular feature cartoon, Heavy Traffic appears io bn, if not an artistic brcvktiao.,!.1.. least a unique creation in n;mr,t.e!. For its creator Ralph Bakshi, ..ho rrj only wrote and directed ii, bu t i'l :.- used his voice for several of tf'o characters, Heavy Traffic is a pim-CuI, v n tive view of an integral pa. of I u-ots -the bleak, rough and h ; nv r'e !,. nis native New York. A f ;-moi chief .i CBS TV's Terry toons, he gives us 0 d'mly lit world of shipyar d dot k , 1 . oliops, bars, dingy opji rmvit.-.. streets and alleys. greg lukow y grip We meet Michael, a iginal voung .iitisl who gets caught up with a lnud, hustling black chick named Cft .-!., ph.::, true to the movie's ad campaign, a myriad of kooks, hustler;,, cop-., hai dhats and God. The film probably is insulting to -.:! !y everyone from Italians, Jew. a ! blacks to piostitutes, tiansv. s-.d cripples. .lit' The film is contemporary, hut I Sere are many items in it that could r.'r.te it at nearly anytime since the '20s, perhaps suggesting the city as j giant, entrapping organism, impervious to betterment or change j f .... ImrMl. I Inilnr P.-.rl. h -f-- ':f' l US 1 F A In the ninth season of the Lincoln Fncti'.: ; of Chamber Music, opening Boys choir to open concert set offers view York life ? o: a cartoon, it has many i3';n't(j imayes to drive its point i-,o-:.t; di jd, naked woman dangling he1'!-! ..! clothesline high above the b.i rm streets; a voice at the Ixjginning ask in-;. 'VVb.it k'lls the pain? Who do .o,i ev?", and a captured pigeon in vain tries to chase ich finally splatters bin. y, -.id , set you free, and you shit on me, " he says. The cartoon begins and ends with a l.w tson frorrowoi k using a flesh and blood .V1i.li,,! I and Caiole. This partis ret oi.lv unnecessary, but even 'neexj: i.oiis with the rest of the film. It also has a set of completely dissimilar, yet effective, musical selections; from Chuck Berry's ' Maybelhne" to Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons." With blood, gore, sex and assored . ji-.nit.'tli,) iike that ftom the in id--! i. ;;'! comics, Heavy Traffic di '- o.es its X rating. But if Bakshi's on ).. effort, Frit the Cat, was a ec'ie shallow capitalization on that r.it.nu H'-'.ny Traffic is not only a inn";! statement, but also invent ivi within the realm of ai :'Li'e'i; f 1'iixts fantasy and the real v !ild .ariply, yet effectively. A cntojii car cruises down the i I ' 1 1 ".ii .iphi.'d ; 11 i i ts of the city, f"..i h.e I .ind Carole sit in a caitnon bar 'v.'t:' ,i real backgiound 1,'lvniJ tliem an. I Mich h I watches Clai k G. l ie and Jean H.nlrjw in Red Dust while sitting ip a vast empty animated theater. v; ';v' "!HlillWlWWlMgilIIiri : i r 1 1 1 o Orfhoctr.'l lAill (if fpntnrOfl lb; (jiithii voices of the Texas Boys Choir will fill Pei si, it a, Auditorium tonight. The chorale, from Fort Wor '.. ep' os the Lincoln Community Concert Seties at 0 p.m. 1 his highly tooted choir has toured the world. The lxys have ,,) 4 x fouj Pope John XXIII at St. Peter's Basilica in Pr.mv , icpi' ., eiited the U.S. in Austria's Vienna Festival and appealed on national television with Ed Sullivan and Petty Co! iO. !i won an International Film and Television Festival !7,-)'d for ilsfilm, A I in ic of Waking. It also participated in ,r pi ir. nta Fe and F ott Worth ii rhrei bias re oi di d right albums for Columbia Ma- n't wc-i ', .aid two of their records won Grammy A-.v.-rd- (oi I; i st recorded choral fM-rformance. h,c (I, wi s ijiicctoi, George Bragg, founded the qtoup v.. 1 -s Vv-4 - vvw.A ,fi A hardhat finds his date is not all Heavy Traffic. There are cartoons within cartoons, and the graphics and other technical gimmicks combine the most brilliant psychedelics since Yellow Sahniarine with an energetic, raucous power. In a medium where this type of effect is attempted rarely, let alone achieved, Bakshi's dialogue and animation are even more remarkable. Regardless of what tradition has said the featutc cartoon should ie, (I was bored to tears at Charotto's Web), Heavy Traffic is not a great film, but it is a well made cat toon. I wouldn't call Harry In Your Pocket absolutely the worst movie I've Middle East war Tel A viv Quartet The war in the Middle East has had a most surprising effect loc.Jly; the Tel Aviv String Quartet, featuring clarinetist Yona Eulmger, was scheduled to open the ninth season of the Lincoln Friends of Chamber Music on Oct. 26. However, the ensemble may be unable to leave It.-H because of the conflict. In that event, die otmdivaii Quartet, assisted by Hi;: ha id Stoltzman on clarinet, w!l open ihe new season. T he Stiadwaii ensemble, from the University of low,., was founded ten yean ago, ims made fuui European tours and has per f o med in major music ceo' s in Noith Amr'iica Members of the Stradivari Ouartct are Allen Qhnus, first viol'n; William Preucil, viola; John Fanell, second violin; and Charles Wendt, cello. Sloltzman is n;co(ii.'ed ,r 01 u; (jf the great American . lai inch ,r , He is affiliated with the M.elboto Music Festivals and has nlteri pei Ir.'i med with Rudolph and Peter S rkee The quartet wib pri'S'iit lir.ibms' in 19-10 in Denton, Tex. Since moving to Fort Worth in 1907, it has Ite.u supported by private contribution in addition to its recording arid performing revenues. Compose! Igor Stravinsky conducted the boys in a recorded performance of his composition, "Persephone." Altei the recording was complete, he called the Texas Boys Choir "the best bi y's choir in the world." Fl -. v- 's Community Concerts will have four other l rfoim H.ces. On Nov. b, the Bayanihan Dance Company from ihe I'hmtmes will appear. The other concerts include sop. am; HniM it., Peters, the musical Briyxdoon, and an oig.'i' dm.. .'';; til ,iud Crow. i' r.on o: , are at Pershing Auditorium. Season tickets : :" lj,jx office at tonight's program only ''V. ;" ! ' ' '"" For ticket information call' . i i i i j. "she" appears to be in Ralph Bakshi's seen in quite awhile. Dull and worthless are more fitting words. James Coburn, Machael Sarrazin and Walter Pidgeon move through two hours of nonacting, mostly hanging around hotels and pulling off phony looking pickpocket maneuvers. The movie is not even the comedy the ads indicate it to be. Melodrama is a better term. You do learn several neat pickpocket terms though, like cannon, rat kicks, wire mob, stall, steer and skin the poke. And you probably will leave the theater with the useful habit of checking for your wallet every five minutes. So I guess it's not a complete waste of time. may prevent performance "Clarinet Quintet", "Quartet No. 1" by Bartok, and the "Quartet in E-flat Major" by Mendelssohn. In addition, the new season will feature four other groups. These include: on Nov. 9, the Baroque Ensemble of the USSR, which consists of a violin, flute, cello, oboe and harpsichord; the Lincoln Chamber Players, a group of local artists, on Dec. 15; the Czech Chamber Orchestra, led by Joseph Vlach on Jan. 25; and finally, on March 1, the Janacek Quartet, which will play a piece by Smetana in addition to one of Janacek's quartets. The concerts will be in the Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery Auditorium, with the exception of the Czech Chamber Orchestra, which will be in Kimball. The series, cosponsored by the Sheldon Art Gallery, is open to the public on a subscription basis. Season tickets are $15, and are available at Sheldon or from UNL professor of philosophy Nelson Potter. 'Jaily nebrasksr Wednesday, octohor 17, 1973