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Sheldon Theater to begin Winter Series
By Lisa Donovan
Staff Reporter
On blustery afternoons and eve
nings during the next few months,
Sheldon Film Theater's Winter Se
nes will provide some warm wintcr
tainment.
The scries begins with Jan
Svankmaier s film, “Alice, ' and a
pre-lcaiure showing of a Y ugoslavian
animation film, '‘Satiemama.'’ “Al
ice” is an inventive version of Lew is
Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland. "
“Satiemania,'’ taken from the
Sheldon collection, depicts society’s
\ tees and eroticism with an emphasis
on the oppression of w omen,
x “Satiemama ' and “Alice” w ill run
Thursday through Saturday. Show
times are at 7 and 9 p.m. and the
Saturday matinees are at I and 3 p.in.
The second feature film of the
w inter scries is “Bagdad Cafe” — one
of the most original and exhilarating
American comedies.
Percy Aldon pul together this feel
good comedy about two very differ
ent women who discover their differ
ences may complement and compli
ment each other.
Opening for the film is "Happy
Hour.” This short film, from the
University of Ncbraska-Lincoln lilin
studies area, was directed by UNL
student, Eric Steiner.
“Happy Hour” is the story of a
chance meeting in a New York bar
that leads to violence and tragedy.
These films will run Dec. 8
through 11 and Dec. 15 through 18.
Weekday showtimes are 7 and 9:15
p.m., Saturday matinees are at 12:45
and 3p.m. and Sunday matinees arc at
2:30 and 4:45 p.m.
Errol Morris’ “Thin Blue Line” is
the next feature film on the Sheldon
agenda. Blending fact with fiction,
the film is an investigation of the 1976
murder of a Dallas policeman.
The opening film, “Picnic,” is a
'hort film by Paul Vester. “Picnic.”
set against a backdrop of stills of
South America, is a story of violence,
human abuse and pending disaster
during a time of relative calm and
routine.
The films run Dec. 22 through 31
and Jan. 5 through H. The theater is
closed Dec. 24 and 25 and Jan. 1.
Showtimes arc at 7 and 9:15 p.m.,
Saturday matinees are at 12:45 and 3
p.m. and Sunday matinees arc at 2:30
and 4:45 p.m.
“Salaam Bombay," playing Jan.
12 through 22, is a story of street
children in Bombay, India. Mira
Nair’s film about Bombay’s street
children received the 1988 Camera
d’or prize at Cannes.
Sally Cruikshank’s short lilm,
“Face Like a Frog opens lor “Salaam
Bombay." The animated film is a trip
through a Crayola-colored lun house.
Showtimes are at 7 and 9:15 p.m..
Saturday matinees are at 12:45 and 3
p.m.,and Sunday matineesarcat 2:30
(except Jan. 22) and 4:45 p.m.
The “Hotel Terminus," by Marcel
Ophuls, traces the life of former Nazi,
Klaus Barbie. Ophuls not only exam
ines person, place and event in this
film but studies the human condition.
“Hotel Terminus” runs Feb. 2
through 5 and Feb. 9 through 11.
Showlimcs arc ai / p.m., except tor
Friday, Feb. 10. Matinees on Thurs
day through Saturday arc at noon and
the Sunday matinee is at 2:15 p.m.
Finishing the winter season is a
five-picture retrospective dedicated
to Samuel Goldwyn. The Polish
American producer came to Holly
wood in 1910. By 1913 Goldwyn had
established himself as a reputable
producer.
Sheldon's retrospective is a small
tribute to his great genjus and contri
butions to the history of cinema.
Films running Feb. 16 through 19
include “Guys and Dolls” and “The
Best Years of Our Lives.”
Admission is $4 for the general
public and $3 for senior citizens,
children and Friends of the Sheldon
Film Theater.
Courtesy ol RCA Rscords
Fairytale turns fable
By Lisa Donovan
Staff Reporter
“Alice,” a brilliant remake of
Lewis Carroll’s fairy laic, “Alice in
Wonderland,” invites the child and
the child-like to lake a trip through a
magical surreal universe of evil, ex
citement and eroticism — with a
touch of the perverse.
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When you gasp at the slabbing of
an animated character, then cither
you’re crazy or ihe story is very truc
to-life.
Jan Svankmajer, a Czechoslova
kian director, gives the viewer a feel
ing of both in his film, “Alice,” now
showing at the Sheldon Film Theater.
With only one human character,
Alice, played by Kristyna Kohou
tova, the film brings a child’s imagi
nation to life.
The tale begins as the child is
drifting off to sleep in her room
amongst toys, uneaten sweets and a
cup of lea: the things which Alice’s
imagination can and docs bring to
life.
The scene’s dark lighting provides
an air of mystery and fright.
And the dream begins.
Once her toy white rabbitcomcs to
life, the curious child finds herself
following the rabbit through a series
of adventures.
The white rabbit is consumed with
the idea that he is late for his appoint
ment with the queen of hearts and his
fear of and hale for the child.
Always needing the rabbit to wait
for her, Alice finds herself experienc
ing strange and unusual experiences,
and the rabbit’s anger from a child
like perspective.
The narration of the film, done by
Alice, is annoying and disrupting as
she finishes every sentence with a
“so-and-so said.”
The key to all of her changes is a
large old dresser, and the infamous
See ALICE on 8
Samantha Fox wants to have tun
with her latest dance track, album
By William Rudolph
Staff Reporter
Samantha Fox
“I Wanna Have Some Fun”
RCA/BMG Records
She first wanted everyone to touch
her. Then this “naughty girl” decided
she wanted love, too. And now,
Samantha Fox, Britain’s favorite
page three girl, wants to have some
fun with her third album, “I Wanna
Have Some Fun.”
Samantha Fox, not to be confused
with the American X-rated actress of
the same name, is the perky British
topless model whose little girl face
and big girl body made her a hit on
posters and in men’s magazines and
junior high fantasies across the world,
Fox even turned up on Club MTV
recently to sass “Downtown” Julie
Brown and promote her latest dance
track and album.
Fox has improved by great stride?
since her previous albums, but hci
lyrics and song titles still emphasize
her original claim to fame: Sex ane
her endowments.
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Most ol her titles seem designed to
titillate: notice such examples as
“Your House or My House,” “Next to
Me,”“I Wanna Have Some Fun,”and
“Out of Your Hands,”
As far as lyrics go, “Love House”
offers a prime example of Fox’s song
writing team: “It’s Friday night/I’m
dynamitc/Just touch me/I’ll ex
plode,” she promises.
As a dance album, “I Wanna Have
Some Fun” clicks, offering up a
whole first side of shakc-thc-houscrs
such as the title track, which essen
tially successfully reworks the
rhythm of Fox’s last hit, “Naughty
Girls.”
“Love House,” “Next to Me,” and
“Ready for This Love,” as well as
“You Started Something” on the sec
ond side also help get things going.
True to current trends, Fox splices
and mixes in snatches of cheery,
Cockney-accented French, bits of
phrases that don’t mean any th ing, and
portions of other songs, such as Rob
Base’s and D.J. E-Z Rock’s hit “It
Takes Two.”
Unfortunately, “I Wanna Have
Some Fun’s” main failing is that,
even while grooving to the beat, one
I winds up imagining how much better
the songs would sound if someone
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Jtxly Walley, or even a group like
Bananarama — sang them.
“You Started Something,” the
album’s standard power pop track by
British impresarios Stock-Aitkcn
Waterman deserves the trio’s former
hit makers such as Dead or Alive,
Bananarama or Rick Astley.
While Fox’s brash British vocals
work on tunes like the “provocative”
title track, they don’t hold up as well
in the more “soulful” numbers, such
as “Out of Your Hands” and the
album’s weakest track, an embarrass
ing remake of “I Only Wanna Be With
You.”
Added to this, the album’s lack of
creative unity — seven different pro
ducers for twelve tracks — helps
undermine Fox.
“I Wanna Have Some Fun” isn’t a
bad album for a dance, a party or for
doing one’s hair while getting ready
to go out.
Fox even shows signs of overcom
ing all her bad publicity if she contin
ues to improve musically and wear
more clothing, as she docs on this
album’s cover.
Samantha needs to decide if she
wants to be bad or bubbly — an artist
or a piece of meat who sings, too.
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‘Glam band ’ Jetboy [feels the shake’
with new LP that’s definitely rock
By Michael Deeds
Senior Reporter
Jetboy
“Feel the Shake”
MCA Records
Rock Scene Magazine says
“Chuck Berry would be proud."
Crecm Magazine says “The smart
money is riding with this San Fran
cisco-based unit." But the Daily
Nebraskan says “Wcll-l-ll, maybe.
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Jctboy is a relatively new group
who have just released their debut
LP, “Feel the Shake.” They like to
emit an image of hard-gigging and
rough limes not only in thcirmusic,
but in their style.
Arc they as tragic as they want
us to believe?
Well, they have a dead ex-bas
sist.
Plus, Sami Yaffa, who look the
bass player’s place, is formerly of
Hanoi Rocks, the band struck by a
drunken driving death with Motley
Crue’s Vince Neil.
And their guitarist — Billy
Rowe — recently had his arm
smashed in an auto accident. But
luckily, 12 screws and two metal
plates solved all that.
So maybe the boys of Jelboy
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down to business.
The music sounds like old AC/
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