Tuesday, January 28, 1986
Daily Nebraskan
Page 5
'Twice' not worth price
Walpurgisnacht
brings food, fun
here Friday
By Kathy Shultz
Staff Reporter
UNL's 12th annual Walpurgis
nacht Winter festival, or "witch's
demonic orgy" as defined by Webs
ter, will be this Friday from 7 p.m. to
2 a.m. in the Nebraska Union.
Twelve years ago, the University
Program Council created the festi
val, which encompasses a variety of
talent, Angela Swantek, Walpurgis
nacht chairperson said.
The festival was dubbed Walpur
gisnacht in honor of the English
nun, Saint Walpurg, who once aided
people in warding off witches' power.
"We'll be utilizing the entire
Union for the event," Swantek said.
The activities include vocalists,
bands, Karate demonstrations, come
dians, belly dancers, a marriage
booth, a cake walk and jello eating
contest.
"A large percentage of the talent
is local, but there will be two
national acts juggler Chris Bliss
and hypnotist John Ivan Palmer,"
Swantek said.
Bliss choreographs his act to
lights and music. He has opened for
musical groups such as the Jack
son's Victory Tour, Loverboy, Asia
and Eddie Money. Bliss will perform
"A Concert for Your Eyes" at 10:45
p.m. in the Centennial Ballroom.
Palmer, known as the "World's
Chrit SemmlerSpeclal to Daily Nebraskan
Fastest Hypnotist" will perform in
the Centennial Room at 9:30 p.m.
The local dance band Jagg will
also perform, Swantek said.
Swantek said this year's new acts
were chosen by audition and some
previous festival performers will be
returning.
Aside from the singing and danc
ing, a variety of food will be served
including hot pretzels, polish hot
dogs and baklava.
About 4,000 people are expected
to attend the event, she said.
"We're doing a lot of new and fun
publicity this year," she said, "defi
nitely more than last year."
This week frisbees, helium bal
loons and suckers promoting Wal
purgisnacht will be given out. On
Friday, a search light will be outside
the union to attract patrons.
Many of the events require tic
kets, which cost 50 cents each.
Each event specifies the number of
tickets needed. There also will be
passes available which cost $5 for
students with UNL ID, and $6 for
non-students.
"These passes get you into every
entertainment event, and since each
main act cost $3, a pass is a really
good deal," Swantek said.
:-r i-v- r
it
C9
If you're a math, engineering or physical
sciences major, you could be earning $1 ,000 a
month during your junior and senior years.
That's S25 ,000 by graduation.
This excellent opportunity is part of the
Navy Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate
Program. It's one of the most prestigious
ways of entering the nuclear field- and
rewarding, too. You get a $4,000 bonus upon
entrance into the program, and $2,000 more
when you complete your Naval studies.
You also receive a year of paid graduate
level training that's the most comprehensive
in the world. And you'll acquire expertise
with state-of-the-art nuclear reactor and
propulsion plant technology.
As a Navy officer, you'll get responsilility
and recognition early on. Your high-level
experience and credentials will help make
you a leader in one of the world's fastest
growing industries.
In addition to the professional advan
tages, nuclear-trained officers get an
unbeatable benefits package, travel
opportunities, planned promotions, and a
solid salary that can reach as much as
$50,000 after five years.
Find out more about the Navy Nuclear
Propulsion Officer Candidate Program, and
make your education start paying off today.
Call Navy Management Programs:
1-800-642-8828
or see Terry Lang on
Feb. 3 & 4 at Placement Office.
g g fa,
f iy m
tr
By Charles Lieurance
Senior Reporter
Here's a new story idea:. A middle
aged, middle-class, middle-brow steel
worker (Gene Hackman) is going
through a middle-life crisis rendezvous
with a lovely widow (Ann-Margret). He
then leaves his wife (Ellen Burstyn) of
many long, sedentary years for this new
love and is forced to leave all of his old
life behind. He enjoys his newfound
youth and his ex-wife enjoys her new
freedom after a brief bout with post
separation melancholy.
Bud Yorkin's "Twice in a Lifetime"
treats this tired scenario as if it were a
gem of imagination.
Movie Review
Hackman's daughters make a split
decision. Amy Madigan as the hot
headed one who takes after her father,
won't speak to him anymore. Ally Sheedy
as the youngest daughter has a rela
tionship with her father that borders
on incest. She accepts anything Daddy
wants to do.
There's also an eldest son, but nobody
knows what he thinks. He walks in from
nowhere and accuses everyone in the
family of being old-fashioned and prud
ish, hangs around to smile and act
worldly and then disappears.
For all the great reviews stacked up
on top of each other in the advertise
ment, this film is a massive disap
pointment. Yorkin's ("Start the Revo
lution Without Me," "Cold Turkey")
direction submits to every cliche the
domestic melodrama allows him. Just
after Hackman breaks up with his wife
and leaves his suburban prefab home
for an inner city love nest, Yorkin films
him from below staring up at the skys
crapers of Seattle, his hands full of
flowers and the makings of a romantic
meal for two. He spins around like Mary
Tyler Moore. I was waiting for him to
toss his handkerchief up in the air and
kick his leg up.
All of the characters are dull with
the exception perhaps of Amy Madigan
as the hot-headed daughter who is try
ing desparately to hold her economically-strapped
marriage together. Her
feverish performance is alarming, and
in the face of all the cliches, one you
hope the camera will follow more closely.
But the script not only fails to recog
nize its many weaknesses, it doesn't
even know its strengths.
Hackman, Burstyn, Ann-Margret and
Sheedy are all utter bores. If this is a
film about how boring and dead-end
middle class American existence is, it
succeeds brilliantly. Unfortunately,
most film audiences want to go places
they've never been before and meet
characters whose lives differ from their
own. Nothing about this is even remote
ly engaging.
If this were the film's only flaw, it
could be forgiven. We could simply say,
"Well, real life is dreary, why shouldn't
films be dreary?" But Yorkin tries
hard to be sentimental, to make us feel
for everyone in the film while resolving
nothing.
Yorkin can't even give us a clear
chronology of events. There is no sense
of time, no clear idea of economic cir
cumstance, no character development.
I can't see any reason to go see this
movie. If you're the sort of person who
would pay $4 to see an "ABC Movie of
the Week," here's your chance. For
anyone else: yawning is something you
can do comfortably at home, for free.
Wall-Bankers Announces
2-FEK ON
NiTlATiON FEES!
On all Student Memberships
Now thru February 17th.
Bring in a friend and join Wall-Bankers on a full
club membership or fitness center membership.
Sign up and pay only one initiation fee! That's
savings you can bank on!
And You Get A Lot for the Money:
Eight racquetball courts
Nautilus, AMF, Universal & Olympic Free Weight
Equipment
Aerobic classes
Physical conditioning evaluation
Steam room, sauna, whirlpool
Pro-shop &, lounge
No court charges & advance reservations
Complimentary lockers
VoLlJw
Wall-Bankers has been in business in Lincoln
for over 7 years and we're open 24 hours a
day, 364 days a year!
Call or Stop By Today
I
Racquetball & Nautilus Fitness Center
330 West "P" Street 475-3386